Adam & Paul (2004)

2 heroin addicts negotiate their way through Dublin's city centre, encountering friends and family as they search for their next fix.

Director:

Lenny Abrahamson

Writer:

Mark O'Halloran

Stars:

Tom Murphy, Mark O'Halloran, Gavin Dowdall

8 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Murphy	...	Paul
Mark O'Halloran	...	Adam
Gavin Dowdall	...	Boy at Flats 1
Luke Keeler	...	Boy at Flats 2
Michael McElhatton	...	Martin's Voice
Laurie Morton	...	Woman on Bus 1
Sylvia Murray	...	Woman on Bus 2
Gary Egan	...	Georgie
Dylan Grimes	...	Georgie Jnr
Shelby Clarke	...	Girl with plaits
Deirdre Molloy	...	Marian
Mary Murray	...	Orla
Paul Roe	...	Wayne
Thomas Farrell	...	Sleeping Bag Boy
Pierre Rodgers	...	Man in car

Storyline

2 heroin addicts negotiate their way through Dublin's city centre, encountering friends and family as they search for their next fix.

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Plot Keywords:

ireland | stealing | buddy movie | drugs | junkies | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Murphy (Paul) and Mark O'Halloran (Adam) were told by the local Garda Síochána, the Irish police, to leave the set as they thought that the two of them were real junkies looking to steal items from the set.

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Goofs

When Adam is high on heroin and lying down on a street bench (1hr07), the closeup of his eye shows a partially dilated pupil. Heroin would cause the pupils to contract to pinpricks.

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Connections

Spin-off Prosperity (2007)

User Reviews

You do drugs...you die

Everybody in the world ought to know that. Yet there are still people who do. Adam and Paul proves this as well as showing the hopeless deprivation homeless junkies exist in. It's not depressing, unless you're a junkie yourself and are heading in that direction.

In the course of one single day, Adam and Paul try to scam their way through hunger, friends and their relentless need for more heroin. They are clueless, zombified and about as dead as living people get. It's hard to feel sorry for them, in fact you'll probably feel as much contempt for them as their former friends (hardly first-class citizens themselves) do when they show up and mooch.

If you think your life is crap then you need only to compare it to Adam and Paul to cheer yourself up. And if you were ever tempted by drugs then this film ought to put you off that curiosity.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2004 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Adam és Paul

Filming Locations:

Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$313,973

Company Credits

Production Co:

Element Films, Screen Ireland, Speers Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color