Drunks Movie Review 1996

Ensemble story set in a church basement in Manhattan where a diverse group of people go to their Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Recovering alcoholic Jim (Lewis) has gone on a bender after his wife's death; Rachel's (Wiest) an overworked doctor with drug and alcohol dependencies; alcoholic Becky's (Dunaway) a divorcee with problem kids; Brenda's (Hamilton) an ex-heroin addict who's HIV positive; Joseph's (Rollins) still haunted by his son's death, which he caused while driving drunk. There's more and everyone gets their chance at the spotlight. Adapted from Lennon's play "Blackout."

Distribution

BMG Entertainment, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036-4039, Phone: (212)930-4000, URL: http://www.bmg.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 88 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

On the Rocks, Drug Use & Abuse, Adapted from a Play, New York, New York

Screenplay

Gary Lennon

Cast

Richard Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Dianne Wiest, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Howard E. Rollins, Parker Posey, Spalding Gray, Amanda Plummer, Calista Flockhart, George Martin, Anna Thomson

Cinematography

Peter Hawkins

Director

Peter Cohn

Music

Joe Delia

Producer

Burt Harris, Peter Cohn, Shireen Meistrich, Larry Meistrich, John Hart, Tom Carouso, Kardana