Watch Story of a Junkie

"It's the story of a desperate man. It's the story of a desperate society."

R
1987
1 hr 28 min
6.2 (372)

The Story of a Junkie is a real life drama about junkie's and their involvement in rock-n-roll. These are heroin addicts starring as themselves during this rock era in New York City. Each of these actors that participate in the drug using scenes are using the drugs in reality. The scenes are real right down from each scene of shooting up. The actors that star in the film are real-life junkies addicted to heroin.

The movie depicts real situations being faced by these junkies. It doesn't matter if they are high on life or hard up on luck. It all follows the reality of being an addict and junkie in the streets of New York City.