Drugs. They consume mind, body and soul. Once you're hooked, you're hooked. Four lives. Four addicts. Four failures. Despite their aspirations of greatness, they succumb to their addictions. Watching the addicts spiral out of control, we bear witness to the dirtiest, ugliest portions of the underworld addicts reside in. It is shocking and eye-opening but demands to be seen by both addicts and non-addicts alike.
Written by Jeff Mellinger <jmell@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
The man peeling the orange (and the orange truck) in the scene where the characters go to receive a new shipment of drugs not only indicates their next destination - Florida - but also serves as a nod to the Godfather films, where the presence of oranges indicated disaster.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
When Marion stabs Arnold in the hand with a fork, you can see fork marks on the fake hand from rehearsal.
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Quotes
Harry Goldfarb:
[on the phone]
Marion... I've been thinking about you so much... are you okay? Marion:
When are you coming home? Harry Goldfarb:
Soon. Marion:
When? Harry Goldfarb:
Soon... you holding out alright? Marion:
Harry... can you come today? Harry Goldfarb:
Yeah...
[Both Harry and Marion start to cry]
Harry Goldfarb:
I'll come... I'll come today. You just wait for me, alright? Marion:
Harry...
[...]
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Crazy Credits
The man on the train who says "You're whacked" to Sara when she tells him that she's going to be on TV is credited as "You're Whacked".
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"Bugs' Got a Devilish Grin Conga"
Performed by The Moonrats Marcel Reginatto - Saxophone, Vocals Brian Emrich - Bass Guitar, Vocals Oscar Oñoz - Trumpet, Vocals Theodore Birkey - Keyboards, Vocals Tico Torres (as Hector Torres) - Percussion, Vocals Darren Aronofsky - Vocals Engineered, Programmed and Mixed by James Murphy for DFA at Plantain Recording House NYC
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