Drunks (1997)
Overview
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
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.81 |
Directed By
Peter Cohn
Crew
Peter Cohn
Gary Lennon
Gary Lennon
Peter Hawkins
Hughes Winborne
Michael Shaw
Kim Marie Druce
Lina Todd
Jill Footlick
Joe Delia
Daniel Goldfield
Miriam Johnson
John Denison
Dalhia Schuette
Barry Cole
Beth Tyler
Angela Johnson
Anthony Gasparro
Vincent Russo
Peter Cohn
Burtt Harris
Shireen Meistrich
Tom Carouso
John N. Hart
Larry Meistrich
Ilene S. Landress
Gary Lennon
TOP CAST
Richard Lewis
Jim
Liza Harris
Melanie
Liam Ahern
Billy
George Martin
Marty
Sam Rockwell
Tony
Amanda Plummer
Shelley
Kevin Corrigan
Cam
Fanni Green
Jasmine
Parker Posey
Debbie
Dianne Wiest
Rachel
Billy Dove
Leo
Julie Halston
Carol
Faye Dunaway
Becky
LisaGay Hamilton
Brenda
Calista Flockhart
Helen
Annette Arnold
Kathy
Howard Rollins
Joseph
Oscar Koch
Dennis
Margaret Devine
Terry
Michael Medeiros
Charlie
Kevin Rendon
First Liquor Clerk
Burtt Harris
Harry
Laurie Taylor-Williams
Francine
Spalding Gray
Louis
Anna Thomson
Tanya
Zach Grenier
Al
Christopher Lawford
Rich
Michael Campbell
Ted
Abe Gurko
Huge Guy
David Drumgold
Chaka
Ellsworth Davis
Park Kid
Joey Arias
Ruby
Jonathan Teague Cook
Freddie
Olga Merediz
Chairwoman
Judy Bauerlein
Lucy
Kevin Davis
Tom
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