Movies about drugs

[NewEraResearch]

I agree on most of the movies, Yellow Submarine is a keeper though for sure. And i always dug dazed and confused too (good ol' hs days)

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[dreamatrix]

arent we forgetting the biggest drug movie ever ,, Alice in wonderland , ok alice doesnt take anything but the world of imagination she enters could easily be described as a psychedelic trip ,whatabout fantasia ,tha one to me looks like some serious mindbending was goin on at disney too hehe ,and a little unknown but not so bad one "thurday" about a guy who quits his dopelife but tumbles back into it

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swim must agree.. tea, tea whos got the tea? Just a half cup if you dont mind!

[zera]

I know it isn't a movie, but the HBO show The Wire deserves to be up there. It's about drug dealers in the ghettoes of Baltimore and the cops that track them, tap their phones, investigate them, and build cases against them. Unlike other cop shows an entire season is a single investigation. It's just an amazingly insightful and realistic look at the drug war on the street level (the creator spend 18 months with the Baltimore homicide unit).

My favorite quote of the show was when the boss of a syndicate is basically trying to turn his dealing group into a real business and is going to business school to actually figure out how to improve things. Because of this all the dealer's are meeting and following Robert's Rules of Order, at the end one of the guys is writing something down:
Boss: "What are you doing"
Dealer: "Robert's Rules of Orders says we're supposed to take minutes at every meeting"
Boss: "You're taking minutes of a criminal fucking conspiracy dawg?!"

[carling29]

hi there i gotta say top films are

no1 pink floyd the wall awsome film when mashed up

no2 scarface

no3 cant think lol bit early @ the moment

[Alicia]

Yeh swia likes jacob ladder specially for the freaky guys that keep twisting there heads back and forth that scream randomly.. and the random dogs head in the fridge.

[monkeygone2heaven]

swim finds there are differences between fims she likes to see on drugs and drug films -- films which are about drugs or addiction or have that theme...

the ultimate drug film for her is Trainspotting. her favourite film with a drug theme has to be Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me (Twin peaks in general).

swim sees a lot of surreal/strange films and they're often enhanced with some drug use. note Naked Lunch, the Shining, Blue Velvet for movies with drug/alcohol elements that swim likes or finds powerful.

as for light & fun one, The Big Lebowski is swim's favourite! for a really silly time, swim recommends Dave Chapelle's stoner movie Half Baked! also Chappelle show is very funny -- Tyrone Biggums, Rick James, etc... )

further films swim recommends which i don't think have been mentioned are Better off Dead (to see stoned), Ed Wood, 24 hour Party People, Withnail & I, Wizard of Oz -- not all are obviously drug-related but recommended films... oh and swim says see North by Northwest stoned -- it's an astonishingly good movie..

swim can go on forever when it comes to film! happy to recommend/comment.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me - Trailer
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Year: 1992
Genre: Thriller
Director: David Lynch
Cast: David Bowie
Heather Graham
Sheryl Lee
Ray Wise
Drugs used: ?
Tagline: Meet Laura Palmer... In a town where nothing is as it seems... And everyone has something to hide.

Essentially a prequel to David Lynch and Mark Frost's earlier TV series "Twin Peaks". The first half-hour or so concerns the investigation by FBI Agent Chet Desmond (Chris Isaak) and his partner Sam Stanley (Kiefer Sutherland) into the murder of night-shift waitress Teresa Banks in the small Washington state town of Deer Meadow. When Desmond finds a mysterious clue to the murder, he inexplicably disappears. The film then cuts to one year later in the nearby town of Twin Peaks and follows the events during the last week in the life of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) a troubled teenage girl with two boyfriends; the hot-tempered rebel Bobby Briggs (Dana Ashbrook) and quiet biker James Hurley (James Marshall), her drug addiction, and her relationship with her difficult (and possible schizophrenic) father Leland (Ray Wise), a story in which her violent murder was later to motivate much of the TV series. Contains a considerable amount of sex, drugs, violence, very loud music and inexplicable imagery. Written by Douglas Baptie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105665/plotsummary


24 Hour Party People
24 hour Party People - Trailer
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Year: 2002
Genre: Biography
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Steve Coogan
John Thomson
Drugs used: ?
Tagline: The unbelievably true story of one man, one movement, the music and madness that was Manchester.

Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division (who go on to become New Order) then James and the Happy Mondays, who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters, and the birth of one of the most famous dance clubs in the world, The Hacienda - a mecca for clubbers as famous as the likes of Studio 54. Graphically depicting the music and dance heritage of Manchester from the late 70's to the early 90's, this comedy documents the vibrancy that made Mad-chester the place in the world that you would most like to be. Written by IGB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274309/plotsummary


Withnail & I
Withnail & I - Trailer
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Year: 1987
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce Robinson
Cast: Richard E. Grant
Paul McGann
Drugs used: ?
Tagline: You are invited to spend an hilarious weekend in the English countryside.

London 1969 - two 'resting' (unemployed and unemployable) actors, Withnail and Marwood, fed up with damp, cold, piles of washing-up, mad drug dealers and psychotic Irishmen, decide to leave their squalid Camden flat for an idyllic holiday in the countryside, courtesy of Withnail's uncle Monty's country cottage. But when they get there, it rains non-stop, there's no food, and their basic survival skills turn out to be somewhat limited. Matters are not helped by the arrival of Uncle Monty, who shows an uncomfortably keen interest in Marwood... Written by Michael Brooke {michael@everyman.demon.co.uk}

London: The Sixties. Two down-on-their-luck actors (Withnail and Marwood) find solace in drink and other substances. Seeking respite from their uneventful lives they escape up north to Penrith to Withnail's uncle's stone cottage. Faced with no modern conveniences, a bunch of oddball locals, and a surprise visit from an amorous "Uncle Monty", their wits are tested, along with their friendship. Written by Kathleen Mortensen {presto@freespace.net}
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094336/plotsummary

[augentier]

love Requiem for a Dream but it always makes me feel shitty afterward..it's an intense movie.

one of my favs is Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle...HILARIOUS..i love Freak Show

[Bajeda]

Originally Posted by Riconoen {UGC}

The Ultamite movie to watch either drunk or stoned is The Big Lebowski. swim luaghed till he nearly had a heart attack the other day watching it while under the influence.

Whats really fun is the Big Lebowski challenge. It makes the movie that much funner, especially if you're like swim and his friends, who have seen it a considerable amount of times.


You need the ingredients for White Russians, some marijuana, and some beer.

Basically you just drink a white russian when he does, smoke a doobie when he does, and drink beer when he does. By the end of the movie you are quite intoxicated, but not too severely.

There are many variations of this you can do to suit your needs or preferences, such as just taking a hit out of a bong each time the dude smokes, or maybe a sip of white russians instead of a whole one for lightweights. Its still fun though!

[brown_thing]

anyone heard about the new harold and kumar movie 2008 so i hear.

[svenghali]

A Scanner Darkly, brah. The visuals of Waking Life, with the craziness of a drug induced plot. Sexy!

[nonee_desul]

Rules of Attraction is pretty good and portrays drugs fairly accurately.

^Whoops. The movie "Head" is a trip in itself. Not straight up about drugs, but obviously influenced by them. It stars the Monkees and was written by Jack Nicholson. What else is there to say...

The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction - Trailer
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Year: 2002
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Avary
Cast: James Van Der Beek
Shannon Sossamon
Jessica Biel
Kate Bosworth
Drugs used: ?
Tagline: There Are No Rules

Camden College. Sean Bateman is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He's also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest, as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde is, technically, a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson, who's left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara, has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen (Thomas Ian Nicholas), who's dating Candice to prove to Paul that he's not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean. Written by Will

This is a twisted story about sex, drugs, and college. Three disturbed students at Camden college get involved in a love triangle. Sean Bateman is a womanizing drug dealer who falls in love with virginal Lauren (not to be confused with her slutty roommate Lara,) because he inspects that she is his secret admirer, who is leaving notes in his box. Although Lauren does like Sean, she is still infatuated with Victor (her shallow ex boyfriend) who is in Europe for a semester. Lauren used to date Paul before he came out of the closet, and now Paul has his eyes on Sean when he mistakes him for bisexual. Things get more complicated since all the side characters (including the mentioned Lara and Victor) are deeply disturbed as well. Everybody is only looking out for themselves. Written by Heather Marik
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292644/plotsummary

[fryingsquirrel]

I though it was peyote they did in NBK, but it's been awhile since I saw it.

[izzy31]

I love Scarface. It's a legend among the old cocaine culture before crack.

[SatansGod]

Here are a few that i just think are must see.

1. Spun: In my opinion, it captures the feeling of being twacked in every sense of the word. The camera work, visuals, the randomness of the story, the acting. It was so close to real life, it was crazy.

2. New Jack City: Movie about the beginning and start of the Crack epidemic. Stars Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Chris Rock. Great modern Scarface, you basically take scarface, change the cubans, to blacks. Move it from miami to Phili. Great Movie.

3. 50 Pills: About a college kid who needs to make $1000 dollars by the end of the night or get kicked out of college. His roommate drug dealer buddy, gives him an option, Sell 50 pills of x. It shows the true randomness of drug dealing and the people you meet. Great funny movie.

They are all great movies, and should be checked out

[Rio Fantastic]

For me it's gotta be Reefer Madness. Makes me giggle all the time.

[lulz]

Well I scanned through the thread in my intoxicated stupor and it seems like all the good ones have been listed.

But!

Fun fact about Drugstore Cowboy - you know the old junkie priest in the film, that Matt Dillon's character is friends with?

The guy who played the priest was William Burroughs.

[NewEraResearch]

Originally Posted by lulz

Well I scanned through the thread in my intoxicated stupor and it seems like all the good ones have been listed.

But!

Fun fact about Drugstore Cowboy - you know the old junkie priest in the film, that Matt Dillon's character is friends with?

The guy who played the priest was William Burroughs.

I totally agree i updated to DVD on this title about a month ago. what a killer movie great acting by the cast and i love the scene where he has just gotton high in the car, and he's looking out the window etc.

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cant argue with the taste ;)

[xinfirmarycallsx]

Crank is an awesome movie.
Boondock Saints is amazing as well

The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints - Trailer
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Year: 1999
Genre: Crime
Director: Troy Duffy
Cast: Willem Dafoe
Sean Patrick Flannery
Billy Connolly
Bob Marley
Drugs used: ?
Tagline: Brothers. Killers. Saints.

Two Irish brothers accidentally killed mafia thugs. They turned themselves in and were released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and started knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he was to catching the Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing. Written by KevinYang(meowdragon@hotmail.com)

Irish brothers Connor & Murphy McManus live and work in Boston. Feeling that God's will to rid Earth from all human Evil was given to them as a mission, they set out to do their divine deed. A public outcry is never heard, and even FBI agent Paul Smecker, who follows their trace of bloodshed, admits that the boys are doing exactly what he secretly always has wished to happen. Risking their lives for their beliefs of Veritas (truth) and Aequitas (justice), the Boondock Saints are hyped by the public, for they are doing good, which only few dare to admit. Written by Julian Reischl {julianreischl@mac.com}
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144117/plotsummary