Critically Acclaimed documentary from director Lech Kowalski (DOA) following the life and times of a down-and-out heroin addict in 1980s New York.
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Title: Story of a Junkie (1985)
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John Spacely | ... | Self |
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Steven Shingles | ... | Self |
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Claude du Sorbier | ... | Self |
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Eddie | ... | Self |
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Osualdo Vasquez | ... | Self |
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Ray | ... | Self |
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Cliff Weiss | ... | Self |
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Renee Tenenbaum | ... | Self |
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Jesse the Mess | ... | Self |
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Dave Fargie | ... | Self |
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Robin McGill | ... | Self |
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Scott Colombo | ... | Self |
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Joe McGill | ... | Self |
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John McGill | ... | Self |
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Little | ... | Self |
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Critically Acclaimed documentary from director Lech Kowalski (DOA) following the life and times of a down-and-out heroin addict in 1980s New York.
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THE LOWER EAST SIDE. Dealers. Pushers. Shooting galleries. Getting off. There's No Place Like Home. See more »Genres:
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Performed by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Courtesy of Sugar Hill Record
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The MessagePerformed by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
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22 November 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Actually seems to be classified as a fake doc. The staged looking parts were mildly annoying and jarring, but big deal. The spirit of it is all real. And some nice filmmaking, creative photography. We see the real down and out impoverished streets, the total drug neighborhood. The music is raw and primitive. Like the clothing styles too. The filmmakers got very intimate with the characters in the film.