Spun (2002)

A drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.

Director:

Jonas Åkerlund

Writers:

Will De Los Santos (screenplay), Creighton Vero (screenplay)

Stars:

Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Patrick Fugit

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Schwartzman	...	Ross
Mickey Rourke	...	The Cook
Brittany Murphy	...	Nikki
John Leguizamo	...	Spider Mike
Patrick Fugit	...	Frisbee
Mena Suvari	...	Cookie
Chloe Hunter	...	April Love
Elisa Bocanegra	...	Giggles
Julia Mendoza	...	La Sadgirl
China Chow	...	Escort
Nicholas Gonzalez	...	Angel
Debbie Harry	...	Neighbor (as Deborah Harry)
Josh Peck	...	Fat Boy
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Amy
Eric Roberts	...	The Man

Storyline

A drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.

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Plot Keywords:

methamphetamine | nudity | black comedy | speed freak | drugs | 

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Taglines:

Algunos viven a otro ritmo... (Some live at a different pace...)

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive drug content, strong sexuality, language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Brink Films- (us)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 2003 (Norway)

Also Known As:

The Cook

Filming Locations:

Circus Liquor - 5600 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,160, 16 March 2003, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$410,241, 18 May 2003

Company Credits

Production Co:

Muse Productions, Brink Films, Little Magic Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min 106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While Ross and The Cook are driving away from the market for the second time, "Nobody's Fault" by Phantom Planet is on the radio. Jason Schwartzman was the drummer of Phantom Planet until 2004.

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Goofs

When Ross arrives to The Cook motel room, by the time that Nikki is going to work to the strip club, The Cook is wearing black and white sneakers, then right ahead, after threatening Ross, is wearing cowboy boots.

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Quotes

Spider Mike: Frisbee, Frisbee, sex and travel, man. I told you to sex and fucking travel, right? Take a fucking hike, you understand?

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Crazy Credits

Based on the truth... and lies

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Alternate Versions

Unrated DVD contains footage deleted to avoid an "NC-17" rating.

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Connections

References Darling (1999)

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Soundtracks

Love to Love
Written by Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
Performed by Zwan (as The Djali Zwan)
Published by Th Th Music Limited / Chrysalis Music Limited
Courtesy of Martha's Music, LLC

User Reviews

People looking for a plot are missing the point

This movie is a realistic portrayal of the meth lifestyle, not because it's a realistic movie, but because it's a bunch of tweakers very busy doing nothing. My friend and I laughed during the whole movie because we both knew people who fit the characters in the film perfectly. If you don't know anyone into drugs this movie probably won't appeal to you. The moviemakers get a lot of facets of the lifestyle spot-on, like the importance of the car. The main character is the most important person in the movie, even more important than the cook, because he's got a car. A lot of the movie is spent driving around on various crank-related missions, most of them pointless. And that's really what being a crankster is about, getting high for the sake of getting high and finding ways to fill all that extra time they now have. If the characters come off as blunted and one-dimensional it's because that's how the people they're portraying are.