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Death Drug is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 1 january 1978 with Philip Michael Thomas
Death Drug (1978)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1978
Length 1h13
OriginUSA
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about health care, Musical films
Rating52%
Death Drug is a 1978 American exploitation film that deals with the harsh and deadly affects of PCP, or "angel dust". The film starred Philip Michael Thomas as a plumber turned musical artist who got hooked on angel dust, leading to a drastic change in personality and, soon, his demise.
Synopsis
The film begins with a news anchor reporting on a crazy man, suspected to be high on angel dust, attacking a group of roller skaters at a park in Venice, California; the man was apprehended by police and handcuffed, but broke free of the handcuffs and escaped, only to get hit by an automobile and die of his injuries.Actors
Philip Michael Thomas
(Jesse)
Rosalind Cash
(Doctor)
Casey Biggs
(Melvin)
Vernee Watson-Johnson
(Carolyn (as Verne Watson))
Larry McCormick
(- himself)
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