Overview

The movie follows Joe, a heroin addict, throughout his quest to score more drugs. The episodic plot occurs over a single day and centers on Joe's problematic relationship with his on-off, sexually frustrated girlfriend. During the course of the day, Joe overdoses in front of an upper-class couple, attempts to fool Welfare into approving his methadone treatment by having Holly fake a pregnancy, and frustrates the women in his life with his drug-induced impotence.

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Cast

Joe Dallesandro

Holly Woodlawn

Geri Miller

Andrea Feldman

John Putnam

Jane Forth

Bruce Pecheur

Diane Podel

Roberto D'Alessandro

Michael Sklar