New York City. Sara er en deprimeret kvinde er sygeligt fokuseret på sin vægt og ser tv dagen lang. Hun får mulighed for at deltage i sit foretrukne quizshow, og begynder at tage amfetamin for at tabe sig. Inden længe eskalerer hendes forbrug ukontrollabelt. Hendes søn Harry og hans Marion og vennen Tyrone er heroinjunkier og drømmer om at lave en stor handel, så de kan blive rige og starte modeforretning. For at få lidt startkapital bliver de nød til at pantsætte Saras tv.
- Genre: Kriminalitet, Drama
- Studio: Artisan Entertainment, Thousand Words, Protozoa Pictures
- Nøgleord: drug dealer, corruption, drug abuse, unsociability, degradation, insanity, heroin, drug addiction, junkie, hallucination, speed, diet, orderly, surrealism, illusion, fondling, drug use, grief, drug pusher, marijuana, chain gang, postmodern, drug trade, psychiatrist, drugged, illegal prostitution, gay parent, subculture, bitterness, hatred, industrial music, force feeding, decadence, marijuana joint, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, heroin addict, prescription drug abuse, eating disorder, heroin addiction, voyeurism, brunette, sign languages, shock, narcotics, hospitalization, incarceration, gay theme, lesbian, cautionary tale, methamphetamine, drug addict, moral corruption, psychological drama, split screen, audacious
- Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, Louise Lasser
