The Junkies (2000)

Director:

Ian Denyer

Writers:

Jane Bussmann, David Quantick

Stars:

Sally Phillips, Peter Serafinowicz, Peter Baynham

Cast

Cast overview:
Sally Phillips	...	Sal
Peter Serafinowicz	...	Big Al / Narrator
Peter Baynham	...	Jackie
Kevin Eldon	...	Kevin (as Kevin Elden)
Alan Owen	...	Old Man
Amy Simmons	...	Woman in Gallery
Pamela Wynne	...	Woman in Gallery

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

internet | heroin | drugs | independent film

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Box Office

Budget:

£3,500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Co-writer Peter Serafinowicz used to play in a Liverpool punk/goth band called The Junkies.

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Connections

References Trainspotting (1996)

User Reviews

Occupies the difficult middle-ground between Friends, Trainspotting and Baynham's Pot Noodle adverts, but does so in a very funny way.

"The Junkies" deals with a difficult, and fundamentally un-funny, subject (drug abuse) surprisingly well. The show's astonishingly low budget (£3,500) does occasionally show through, but, as films like "The Phantom Menace" (in which Peter Serafinowicz, who plays "Big Al" in "The Junkies", provides the voice of Darth Maul) show, budget does not equal quality - there are no special effects or light-sabres, but there is a very sharp script and some great acting. Unfortunately, as the show has never been broadcast on television and is not available on video, the only way to watch it is to download the video in QuickTime format, which is quite irritating (at least, I find it so), but ultimately worth it.