Story of a Junkie (1985)

Critically Acclaimed documentary from director Lech Kowalski (DOA) following the life and times of a down-and-out heroin addict in 1980s New York.

Director:

Lech Kowalski

Stars:

John Spacely, Steven Shingles, Claude du Sorbier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Spacely	...	Himself
Steven Shingles	...	Himself
Claude du Sorbier	...	Himself
Eddie	...	Himself
Osualdo Vasquez	...	Himself
Ray	...	Himself
Cliff Weiss	...	Himself
Renee Tenenbaum	...	Himself
Jesse the Mess	...	Himself
Dave Fargie	...	Himself
Robin McGill	...	Himself
Scott Colombo	...	Himself
Joe McGill	...	Himself
John McGill	...	Himself
Little	...	Himself

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

fake documentary | heroin addict | heroin | troma | new york city | 

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Taglines:

It hits on you. It hustles. It gets off. It shoots. It overdoses. It risks. It deals. It bags. It loves. It feels. It loses. It wins. It survives.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Story of a Junkie

Filming Locations:

Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kasba Productions,Newell Media I

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

The Message
Performed by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Courtesy of Sugar Hill Record

User Reviews

Terrible story line, about a terrible subject.

This movie has real drug abuse and bad acting scenes. May be worth showing your suburban kids if they know nothing about heroin abuse. It is a scary and depressing film, and can get very boring.

The VHS edition contains an interview with Lech Kowalski (the director) by Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Studios President). It's on a street corner like he's catching her on the way to the store. It's a very poor addition to this garbage. Gee, I wonder if I should ge the DVD for more exciting additions to this trash.

Kaufman said it was better then "Train Spotting". I would definitely suggests "Train Spotting" rather than this film.