A Thousand Junkies
2017 American film
- Tommy Swerdlow
Warren Hansen
Lee Buckley
James Long
Nathaniel Park
Production
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THI Productions
Release date
- April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) (Tribeca)
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A Thousand Junkies is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by and starring Tommy Swerdlow. It is Swerdlow's directorial debut.[1]
Plot
One sunny day in Los Angeles, three heroin junkies, Tommy, T.J. and Blake, try to find some heroin so they can get high. Over the course of the day, with impending and growing withdrawal setting in, each character’s backstory is explored to a degree as they embark on a seedy Odyssey and increasingly desperate measures to stave off dope sickness.
Cast
- Tommy Swerdlow as Tommy
- T.J. Bowen as T.J.
- Blake Heron as Blake
- Bill Pullman as himself[2]
- Steven Weber as Moshe[2]
- Dinarte de Freitas as Igor
- David Darmstetter as Liquor Store Owner
- Dennice Cisneros as T.J.'s Girlfriend
- Jerry Stahl as Cab Driver
- Karen Swerdlow as Karen
- Lucinda Jenney as Blake's Mom
- Patricia Castelo Branco as Ludmila
References
- ^ Grobar, Matt (28 April 2017). "'A Thousand Junkies' Stars On Rehashing A Painful Period In Their Lives And The AA Meeting Where They Met — Tribeca Studio". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b Scheck, Frank (27 April 2017). "'A Thousand Junkies': Film Review; Tribeca 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
External links
- A Thousand Junkies at IMDb
- A Thousand Junkies at Rotten Tomatoes
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