Drunks (film)

Drunks
Drunks
Directed by	Peter Cohn
Written by	Gary Lennon (based on his play Blackout)
Starring	Richard Lewis; Faye Dunaway; Spalding Gray; Amanda Plummer; Dianne Wiest;
Cinematography	Peter Hawkins
Edited by	Hughes Winborne
Music by	Joe Delia
Production; companies	BMG Independents; Northern Lights Entertainment
Distributed by	Shooting Gallery Film Series
Release date	August 23, 1995; (Boston Film Festival)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Drunks is a 1995 film starring Spalding Gray and Richard Lewis and directed by Peter Cohn.^[1]

Plot[]

A group of alcoholics meet up one night at a 12-step recovery meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, Jim reluctantly tells the story of his drug and alcohol abuse leading to his eventual sobriety and then leaves in frustration. The movie then alternates between Jim's ultimately futile attempts to resist the temptation to drink that night, and the remaining attendees of the meeting recounting their own struggles with addiction.

Cast[]

Richard Lewis as Jim
Liam Ahern as Billy
George Martin as Marty
Sam Rockwell as Tony
Amanda Plummer as Shelley
Kevin Corrigan as Cam
Parker Posey as Debbie
Dianne Wiest as Rachel
Julie Halston as Carol
Faye Dunaway as Becky
LisaGay Hamilton as Brenda
Calista Flockhart as Helen
Howard Rollins as Joseph
Oscar Koch as Dennis
Spalding Gray as Louis
Anna Thomson as Tanya
Zach Grenier as Al
Christopher Lawford as Rich
Margaret Devine as Sylvia

References[]

^ Holden, Stephen (March 14, 1997). "Drunks (1997) Why They Drank, How They Cope". The New York Times. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links[]

Drunks at IMDb
Drunks at Rotten Tomatoes

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[NYT-1] Holden, Stephen (March 14, 1997). "Drunks (1997) Why They Drank, How They Cope". The New York Times. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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