Daryl Poynter is a successful but self-destructive Philadelphia real estate salesman who is addicted to cocaine. He embezzles $92,000 of his company's money from an escrow account and then loses $52,000 to his addiction and the stock market. Waking up one morning next to a woman who suffered a heart attack from a cocaine overdose, he tries to cover up the drug use, but the police make it clear that they know what happened. There is also the matter of the company's money. Daryl goes to the airport to try to flee the country but his credit card is declined and he has no cash. His colleague Martin also refuses to put him up for a couple of weeks. Daryl then learns of a drug rehabilitation program on the radio which lasts about a month and which guarantees anonymity. He checks in, figuring he can hide out there. While in rehab he meets Craig, a tough but supportive drug rehabilitation counselor. With great difficulty, Craig helps Daryl to realize he is an addict and that his life is complete chaos. He says to him, "The best way to break old habits is to make new ones."
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Drama |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Tod Carroll, Ron Howard, Jay Daniel, Tony Ganz, Deborah Blum |
Directed By: | Glenn Gordon Caron |
Written By: | Tod Carroll |
Cast: | Henry Judd Baker, Patricia Quinn, Tate Donovan, Nick Savage, Dakin Matthews, Claudia Christian, Kathy Baker, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael Francis Clarke, Douglas Roberts, Morgan Freeman, Michael Leopard, Al Pugliese, Ben Piazza, Sharon Medearis, Stéphanie Menuez, Mary Catherine Martin, Sandra Foster, Michael Keaton, Leslie Neale, Terri Hanauer, J. David Krassner, Claudia Robinson, Doug MacHugh, Veronica Redd, David A. Kimball, Brian Benben, Rachel Ryan, Luca Bercovici, Pamela Dunlap, Harley Jane Kozak, Sharie Doolittle |
In Theaters: | Aug 10, 1988 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Production: | Imagine Films Entertainment, Warner Bros. |
Box Office: | $8,674,093 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |