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Clean and Sober

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 2h 4m
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6.7/10
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Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
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A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.
IMDb RATING
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6.7K
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  • Director
    • Glenn Gordon Caron
  • Writer
    • Tod Carroll
  • Stars
    • Michael Keaton
    • Kathy Baker
    • Morgan Freeman
  • Director
    • Glenn Gordon Caron
  • Writer
    • Tod Carroll
  • Stars
    • Michael Keaton
    • Kathy Baker
    • Morgan Freeman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
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    Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
    Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
    Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
    Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
    Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
    Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
    Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
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    Top cast

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    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Daryl Poynter
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    • Charlie Standers
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Craig
    Tate Donovan
    Tate Donovan
    • Donald Towle
    Henry Judd Baker
    Henry Judd Baker
    • Xavier
    Claudia Christian
    Claudia Christian
    • Iris
    J. David Krassner
    • Tiller
    Dakin Matthews
    Dakin Matthews
    • Bob
    Mary Catherine Martin
    • Cheryl Ann
    Patricia Quinn
    Patricia Quinn
    • June
    • (as Pat Quinn)
    Terri Hanauer
    Terri Hanauer
    • Admissions Counsellor
    David A. Kimball
    David A. Kimball
    • Doctor
    Veronica Redd
    Veronica Redd
    • Head Nurse - Detox
    Sharie Doolittle
    • Nurse
    Sharon Medearis
    • Nurse
    Nick Savage
    • Gary 'Ike Turner'
    Sandra Foster
    • Xavier's Girlfriend
    M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh
    • Richard Dirks
    • Director
      • Glenn Gordon Caron
    • Writer
      • Tod Carroll
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      After seeing an early screening of the film, Jon Peters was inspired to cast Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne (Batman) in Batman (1989).
    • Goofs
      The movie accurately references many of the twelve steps alcoholics use to work toward sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. However, before their first meeting, Daryl's sponsor instructs him to complete Step Four by making a fearless, searching personal moral inventory. No AA sponsor would instruct a new member to begin the recovery program with Step Four, nor with any other step than Step One.
    • Quotes

      Richard: I woke up one morning, and when I looked in the mirror I noticed my nose was bent over entirely onto one side of my face. So, I got a hammer, and started banging my nose back to a right angle with my face. Suddenly, I looked at myself in the mirror, hammer in hand, blood streaming down my chin, and I realized my life was no longer manageable.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Tucker: The Man and His Dream/Vibes/Cocktail/Clean and Sober/Bagdad Cafe (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Tighten Up
      Written by Billy Buttier and Archie Bell

      Performed by Archie Bell & The Drells (as Archie Bell and The Drells)

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews40

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    Keaton's best work; uncompromisingly excellent on all counts
    CLEAN AND SOBER (1988) ***1/2 Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, M. Emmett Walsh, Tate Donovan, Claudia Christian, Brian Benben. Keaton gives a tour de force performance as chemical addict businessman facing big troubles and decides to cool off in a detox/rehab center run by a no-nonsense counselor (excellent Foreman). Great acting and tight, realistic direction from Glenn Gordon Caron (creator of tv's "Moonlighting" in this his feature film debut) and Baker's scenes with Keaton recall the desperation of Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick in "The Days of Wine and Roses". Watch Keaton's modulated reaction on learning of a tragic event. Heart-wrenching at times.
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    • george.schmidt
    • Feb 28, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 10, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Süchtig
    • Filming locations
      • Darby Borough, Pennsylvania, USA(Alcohol Anonymous Meeting Place)
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Films Entertainment
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,674,093
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,205,628
      • Aug 14, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,674,093
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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