
Requiem for a Dream(2000)
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.


“The ultimate speed freak's tale.”
Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old girlfriend, Amy.

Jason Schwartzman
Ross

Mickey Rourke
The Cook

Brittany Murphy
Nikki

John Leguizamo
Spider Mike

Patrick Fugit
Frisbee

Mena Suvari
Cookie

Chloe Hunter
April Love

Elisa Bocanegra
Giggles

Julia Mendoza
La Sadgirl

China Chow
Escort
Spun is a crime, drama, comedy film released in 2003 exploring themes of video surveillance, drug trip, veterinary, lgbt, illegal drug, speed freak. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund, it stars Jason Schwartzman, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy. Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old girlfriend, Amy.
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