Gus Van Zant made his first splash with this gritty adaptation of a prison memoir of an addict who survived by knocking over drugstores with his little gang. It’s a well-balanced, truthful, frequently funny look at the pleasures and dangers of drugs and addiction, and also of family. Matt Dillon is outstanding as the “dad” of the gang, with Kelly Lynch as the “mom,” and Heather Graham and James LeGros as the kids. William Burroughs has a memorable cameo as Tom the junkie ex-priest. (1989, dvd, r.) *7*
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