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Drunks
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts - some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir practice, who don't call themselves alcoholic, and others, like Joseph, whose drinking almost caused the death of his child - as they talk about their lives at the meeting
| Release : | 1997 |
| Rating : | 6.4 |
| Studio : | Northern Lights Entertainment, BMG Independents, Kardana Productions, |
| Crew : | Art Department Coordinator, Art Direction, |
| Cast : | Richard Lewis Amanda Plummer Spalding Gray Faye Dunaway Parker Posey |
| Genre : | Drama |
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I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Awesome Movie
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
The first must-see film of the year.
I got out my DVD and watched this again last night. I believe this was originally a made-for-Showtime movie, and premiered the same year as another movie I can kinda see as good companion pieces to one another- "Leaving Las Vegas". Comedian Richard Lewis, who I believe is a recovering alcoholic himself, and coincidentally had a small role in LLV as well, stars in this ensemble drama set in one night surrounding an AA meeting. His character takes off on a relapse around the city as his fellow AA members go into all their stories. This is such a great film about addiction, and all the little things that can trigger relapses- the times, places, memories, people, etc... Lewis's performance in this rivals anything Anthony Hopkins, Robert DeNiro, Marlon Brando have ever done, so it kinda surprises me his acting career didn't go farther than it did. And look for some other great performances from some other heavy hitters- including no less than Faye Dunaway, Parker Posey, Calista Flockheart, Sam Rockwell, etc...Please check out all my reviews, plus lots of good interaction and group discussion about anything/everything movies/TV/entertainment at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/movie.holiks/Email us at:[email protected] don't settle for second best!- lots of copy-cat and imitation groups out there, but "the REAL movie-holiks" is THEE original one!
Wow. What a BRILLIANT piece of cinema.Drunks has to be hands down one of the most important and accurate films I've seen to date about Substance abuse.As a person with a father who died of Alcoholism, this film really helped me gain understanding.It helped me not only cope with my father's disease but gave me tremendous understanding to what he went through as an addict.Having attended a lot of the AAA meetings in my life, the film was spot on.Brilliant, real, funny, and full of heart... and tears.I would recommend adding this to your library if you haven't already.
Maybe the best movie about substance abuse I've ever seen...and I've seen most of them.Gritty, realistic, darkly humorous, and deadly serious.Richard Lewis at his best. Excellent supporting cast.Watch it two or three times to catch all the subtleties of the various subplots.This movie is an absolute must-see for anybody in recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction. This goes double for those recovering from both.Also good for friends and loved ones of people in recovery.
An inside peek at the goings-on of an unusually attractive Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Richard Lewis's character exists to provide a moral center for the film as it examines his desperate efforts to stay sober. The various members of the AA group provide different glimpses at what contributes to alcoholism and demonstrate that there is no one profile for what constitutes a "drunk."There are very nice performances in this film, particularly those of a pre-Ally McBeal Calista Flockhart and Parker Posey. The film's scene stealer and the most memorable drunk of all, however, is monologuist Spalding Grey, doing a hilarious turn as a church choir member who shows up at the wrong church. In the midst of explaining his blunder to the group he rhapsodizes brilliantly on the importance of Guinness in his life and discovers quietly that gee, maybe he too has a drinking problem.Overall the individual performances divert attention from the main storyline and provide more of a center for the film than Lewis, whose story is ultimately uninteresting. But check it out for Spalding Grey, who is probably the most natural actor in the film and a true pleasure to watch.
