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Clean and Sober is a american film of genre Drama directed by Glenn Gordon Caron released in USA on 10 august 1988 with Michael Keaton
Clean and Sober (1988)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 10 august 1988
Length 2h4
Directed by Glenn Gordon Caron
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating66%
Clean and Sober is a 1988 American drama film directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Michael Keaton as a real estate agent struggling with a substance abuse problem. This film served as Keaton's first dramatic departure from comedies. The supporting cast includes Kathy Baker, M. Emmet Walsh, Morgan Freeman, Luca Bercovici and Tate Donovan.
Ron Howard, who previously directed Keaton in the comedies Night Shift (1982) and Gung Ho (1986), served as co-producer.
Synopsis
Daryl Poynter is a successful but self-destructive Philadelphia real estate salesman who is addicted to cocaine. He embezzles $92,000 of his company's money from an escrow account and then loses $52,000 to his addiction and the stock market. Waking up one morning next to a girl who suffered a heart attack from a cocaine overdose, he tries to cover up the drug use, but the police make it clear that they know what happened. There is also the matter of the company's money. Daryl goes to the airport to try to flee the country but his credit card is declined and he has no cash. His colleague Martin also refuses to put him up for a couple of weeks. Daryl then learns of a drug rehabilitation program which lasts about a month and which guarantees anonymity. He checks in, figuring he can hide out there. While in rehab he meets Craig, a tough but supportive drug rehabilitation counselor. With great difficulty, Craig helps Daryl to realize he is an addict and that his life is complete chaos. He says to him, "The best way to break old habits is to make new ones.Actors
Michael Keaton
(Daryl Poynter)
Kathy Baker
(Charlie Standers)
M. Emmet Walsh
(Richard Dirks)
Morgan Freeman
(Craig)
Tate Donovan
(Donald Towle)
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