Product Details

• Actors: Richmond Arquette, Barbara Barrie, Erin Beaux, Gilbert Cates, Margaret Cho
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• DVD Release Date: October 31, 2000
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004XMVN
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,568 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Spent" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

From its intricate montage, to its heart-wrenching conclusion, Spent is an intense and compelling journey through the intertwined worlds of ambition, addiction, and compulsion. Set among the bright lights and big city bustle of Los Angeles, we find Max (Jason London), a wannabe actor, living for an endless series of tomorrows, caught up in the fast-paced world of high-stakes sports gambling. His girlfriend, Brigette (Charlie Spradling), challenges him to quit betting for a month, which he agrees to do, if she'll stop drinking. But it's a deal neither can keep. The thrill of the next bet, the release of the next drink are simply too tempting. As Max descends deeper and deeper into the hole with his bookie, Jay (Richmond Arquette), Brigette sinks into the depths of alcoholism, and his tortured roommate Grant (James Parks) struggles to come out of the closet. Meanwhile, the big score with a script they're trying to get to Jack Nicholson dangles in front of them, an illusionary life raft in a raging sea of uncontrollable desires and needs. Told with intense honesty, Spent rips the lid off of the LA good life and takes us on an unforgettable journey into the depths of despair... and back. Starring Jason London (Dazed and Confused, Rage: Carrie 2, If These Walls Could Talk), Charlie Spradling (Angel of Destruction), Richmond Arquette (Fight Club, Scream 3), James Parks (From Dusk Til Dawn 2).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A London Feast, November 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Spent [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I loved this movie! Jason London's acting was wonderful, and he looks simply gorgeous as usual. His wife, Charly Spradling, does a good job as Bridget. A rather raunchy sex scene between the two is made easier to watch by the humorous touch they add to it. A sad but touching movie. Rent or buy it, I believe you will enjoy it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Drug Scene, February 1, 2009

By	D. Barber (Tacoma.Wash.) - See all my reviews

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I bought this film for the simple reason that I think Charlie Spradling is gorgeous. Still, this is a serious film with the serious theme of addiction. Both actors, Charlie Spradling and her real-life husband Jason London, are clearly trying to make a film for grown-ups rather than some lightweight teen flick. She is addicted to alcohol, and he to gambling. The theme guarantees a film with a downer tone and there is a certain soap opera feel about it, but both actors give it their best and I think the film succeeds as a vehicle for actors trying to make a film with a meaningful theme.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original Score By Stan Ridgway, August 11, 2001

By A Customer

I bought this to hear what Stan Ridgway would do for the music on this. He did'nt disapoint! The opening titles are worth the purchase. Just like his solo work and his music with Wall of Voodoo, it's a strange and highly ecocative mix of certain ambiguous emotional states hard to name, with a lot of hybrid orchestrations of instruments. Too bad there's no soundtrack CD on this. There should be.