A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
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Cast
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| Billy Crudup | ... | FH | |
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Robert Michael Kelly | ... | Salesman |
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Torben Brooks | ... | Car Crash Driver |
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Dierdre Lewis | ... | Driver's Wife |
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Jimmy Moffit | ... | Car Crash Doctor |
| Antoinette LaVecchia | ... | Dead Man's Wife | |
| Samantha Morton | ... | Michelle | |
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Steve Buck | ... | Richard |
| Ben Shenkman | ... | Tom | |
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Scott Oster | ... | Stan |
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Brooke Rachel Shive | ... | Beatle (as Brooke Shive) |
| Mark Webber | ... | Jack Hotel | |
| John Ventimiglia | ... | McInnes | |
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Jesse Weaver Jr. | ... | Carl |
| Michael Shannon | ... | Dundun (as Mike Shannon) | |
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A gentle and usually mellow young man, who sometimes knows things before they happen and gets vibes of premonition, tell us his story: how he met Michelle in Iowa in 1971, how he got the name Fuckhead, how she introduced him to heroin and their falling in love, his thieving, his hospital work and their time in Chicago when she gets pregnant, detox, going to Phoenix to live, AA meetings and a dance, working at a care center where he learns to touch the residents, and modifying his daily schedule so that he passes a neighboring Mennonite household at the right time to hear the wife sing Gospel songs in the shower. Slowly, very slowly, FH lets his gifts emerge. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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female nudity | female frontal nudity | watching tv | song | shower |Genres:
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Rated R for graphic drug use, strong language, sexuality and some violent images | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 July 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$37,089, 18 June 2000Gross USA:
$1,302,067Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,302,067Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Written by Bob Montgomery
Performed by Dorothy Moore
Courtesy of Malaco Records
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The movie's title comes from a line in the Velvet Underground song "Heroin". See more »Goofs
FH takes a "sip" of punch, but we can see that the liquid never even touched his lips. See more »Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Wedding Planner/Amy/Sugar & Spice/Shadow of the Vampire/Taboo (2001) See more »Soundtracks
Misty BlueWritten by Bob Montgomery
Performed by Dorothy Moore
Courtesy of Malaco Records
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I was totally disarmed by this wonderful movie! Most movies about drug addiction hit you over the head with the misery and destruction of the users. Yet this movie was about so much more--a whole host of characters marching to a different beat. This movie told it's tale in short snippets...I almost felt like I was eavesdropping or spying on the characters at various moments in their lives. Nice balance of lightheartedness and seriousness. Some truly great lines. When a nurse tells FH his girlfriend is comfortable now. He asks with total naivete: "Is she dead?"
I see that others here have problems with the title and the reference to Jesus. Not me. Aren't all of us (and esecially the world's "losers") just Christ figures waiting for redemption. It made me think of the line, the meek shall inherit the earth. The mystical touches, whether drug induced or not, were wonderful.