Product Details

• Actors: Brenda Benfield, Adonis Boyd, Jamie Dawson, Richard Dawson, Kelly Forester
• Directors: Michael Tully
• Writers: Damian Lahey
• Producers: Damian Lahey, Michael Tully
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Cinema Libre
• DVD Release Date: August 28, 2007
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TJ0S7C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,621 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Cocaine Angel" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Michael Tully makes an assured feature film-directing debut with COCAINE ANGEL a provocative portrayal of a young man s downfall as he struggles with cocaine addiction. Shot with gritty frankness in digital video the film captures the anomie of its location in the Florida suburbs while the use of mostly non-actors lends it the immediacy of a car crash. Damian Lahey who also wrote the screenplay stars as protagonist Scott an addict whose boyish mien belies the depth of his needs both chemical and emotional. Finding himself fired after going to work hungover one too many times Scott goes in search of his girl and a fix with his desperation visible as he struggles to keep it together along the way. Scott s occasional girlfriend Mary (Kelley Forester) is a no-nonsense crack-addicted prostitute with a child in Texas whose birthday is approaching. Scott promises that he will get her there for the celebration and the pair embark upon a doomed journey marked by events that spiral ever more seriously out of control leading to inevitable tragedy. The film carries its heavy subject matter with a success that s rare in no-budget indies and adds a taste of humor that only plays up the melancholy. Lahey brings much to the film endowing his character with a stammer numerous tics and a persistent strain of optimism all of which charm even as his self-destruction frustrates.System Requirements:Running Time: 113 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 881394103122 Manufacturer No: CLS1031

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Gritty, realistic drama. A real sleeper., November 12, 2007

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Andrew L. Schreiber (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cocaine Angel (DVD)

I rented this on Netflix, having been intrigued by the title, and wound up actually buying it. This is not a pretty film. It's rough around the edges, with a hard, real, low-budget look to it, but it's one of the strongest, best-written, and most realistic slices of life on the edge that I have ever seen. The performances, particularly by Damian Lahey as the cokehead barely keeping it together, are uniformly raw and emotionally naked, without ever being over-the-top, stereotypical, or forced. Studio productions could learn a big lesson in basic story-telling and character portrayal from this one.

4.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly Haunting, March 13, 2011

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MaZen - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cocaine Angel (DVD)

Perhaps I'm partial to this movie since I live in Jacksonville and know a lot of the area shown in the movie. I was moved by the story. Stunningly Haunting.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional Gamut, July 23, 2008

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J-Train - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cocaine Angel (DVD)

This one touches on just about every emotion you can think of. A hard film to watch because it takes a lot out of you, but absolutely a great film. The lead actor is amazing in his role and all of the characters are interesting, if not very likable. This is a story about failure... I guess. I mean, it's about drugs and addiction, but it is about something deeper than what is on the surface, although it could be about a lot of different things. The hardest parts for me to watch were the parts about child neglect. This movie doesn't beat around the bush at all, it is right in your face just as the main character is. This is an important movie that doesn't take itself too seriously in each scene, yet the whole movie ends up feeling very serious. And what a statement it makes. I think that the camera work gives a great feel to the movie and helps the viewer feel some of the emotions that are happening in the movie. I liked a lot of the camera angles and the directing. The music was outstanding. The best thing about this movie to me: it's a digital independent film. Good for them for making such a fine movie. The moral of this movie: Drugs are bad. Be warned, this isn't an easy film to watch, even though it is fun to watch. It's one worth owning.