Retour à la vie

Original title: Clean and Sober

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6.7/10

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Michael Keaton in Retour à la vie (1988)

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A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

7.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Clean And Sober

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Trivia
After seeing an early screening of the film, Jon Peters was inspired to cast Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne (Batman) in Batman (1989).

Goofs
The movie accurately references many of the twelve steps alcoholics use to work toward sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. However, before their first meeting, Daryl's sponsor instructs him to complete Step Four by making a fearless, searching personal moral inventory. No AA sponsor would instruct a new member to begin the recovery program with Step Four, nor with any other step than Step One.

Quotes
Richard: I woke up one morning, and when I looked in the mirror I noticed my nose was bent over entirely onto one side of my face. So, I got a hammer, and started banging my nose back to a right angle with my face. Suddenly, I looked at myself in the mirror, hammer in hand, blood streaming down my chin, and I realized my life was no longer manageable.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Tucker: The Man and His Dream/Vibes/Cocktail/Clean and Sober/Bagdad Cafe (1988)

Soundtracks
Tighten Up
Written by Billy Buttier and Archie Bell
Performed by Archie Bell & The Drells (as Archie Bell and The Drells)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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Featured review

Clean and Sober

Keaton is excellent as a cocaine junkie who joins an ex-junkie's recovery group, facing the battles that lie ahead when the dependency for drugs is no more. Touching and often bittersweet, Keaton soars onto the screen in a performance that astounds, shocks and amazes.