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The film portrays life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park" (a nickname at that time for Sherman Square on Manhattan's Upper West Side near 72nd Street and Broadway). [3] The film is a love story between Bobby (Pacino), a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen ( Kitty Winn ), a restless woman who thinks Bobby is ...
Drug films are films that depict either illicit drug distribution or drug use, whether as a major theme, such as by centering the film around drug subculture or by depicting it in a few memorable scenes. Drug cinema ranges from gritty social realism depictions to the utterly surreal depictions in art film and experimental film.
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Trapped in a Purple Haze is a drama television film about drug abuse which originally aired on ABC in 2000; its title is a reference to the Jimi Hendrix song "Purple Haze".The film starred Jonathan Jackson, JoBeth Williams, and Carly Pope, with a supporting role by Hayden Christensen (who eventually beat Jackson for the part of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequel trilogy).
In 1990s New York City, teen runaway and stripper Froggy is caught in the throes of heroin addiction as she falls in love with a fellow junkie, war veteran Baylis. The couple finds comfort in each other, yet they are already far too deep in a wild downward spiral.
Animals is a 2014 American romantic drama film written by David Dastmalchian and directed by Collin Schiffli.The film stars Dastmalchian and Kim Shaw as a couple living in a broken car who scam strangers to support their heroin addiction.
Mel gives Bobbie heroin to ease his pain. After Bobbie heals, Mel and his heroin-addicted girlfriend Sid take Bobbie and Rosie under their wing. The two commit several drug heists, including one at a small clinic which accrues them a significant amount of money. While on the run, Rosie discovers she is pregnant.
Joe Smith, a heroin addict, is on a quest to score more drugs. Joe has a problematic relationship with his on-off, sexually frustrated girlfriend, Holly Sandiago. During the course of the day, Joe overdoses in front of an upper-class couple, attempts to fool welfare into approving his methadone treatment by having Holly fake a pregnancy, and frustrates the women in his life with his drug ...