A drug dealer reconsiders his profession when his boss plans to go straight and an old flame reappears.A drug dealer reconsiders his profession when his boss plans to go straight and an old flame reappears.A drug dealer reconsiders his profession when his boss plans to go straight and an old flame reappears.
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- 1 win & 6 nominations
Rene Raymond Rivera
- Manuel
- (as a different name)
Vince Cupone
- Young Cuban
- (as Vinny Capone)
Chris Northup
- Retro Yuppie
- (as Christopher Todd Northup)
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- TriviaWhen questioned about what the film's title meant, Willem Dafoe joked that the other two films in Paul Schrader's trilogy of loners were titled after the key character's occupation. He jokingly said Schrader thought no one would watch a film if it was just called "Drug Dealer".
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Wide awake (not?)
Drifting through life - I guess ome can really understand what that's like. The status quo is something you don't approve of, but you don't have the willpower to break through and change yourself or rather the way you live. It probably one of the few cases to depict this quite exceptional, without really pointing it out. In a way this is quite amazingly done.
And then there is the case! Yes Susan Sarandon and yes Willem Dafoe - but what Sam Rockwell in a small scene too? And even David Spade in a role that will not annoy many (though also not make many laugh as he is able to do). The story itself is pretty straightforward but it is the layers that really should get to you - that is if you are looking for them. Maybe you'll just enjoy a thriller, which also is not a bad thing at all. Human depths and flaws be damned
And then there is the case! Yes Susan Sarandon and yes Willem Dafoe - but what Sam Rockwell in a small scene too? And even David Spade in a role that will not annoy many (though also not make many laugh as he is able to do). The story itself is pretty straightforward but it is the layers that really should get to you - that is if you are looking for them. Maybe you'll just enjoy a thriller, which also is not a bad thing at all. Human depths and flaws be damned
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- Also known as
- 迷幻人生
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- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,050,861
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $46,302
- Aug 23, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $1,055,987
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