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Intoxicating

  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
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Intoxicating (2003)
DramaThriller

Dorian Shanley, is a heart surgeon who abuses alcohol and drugs. Dorian trades stolen pharmaceuticals for cocaine , provided by his best friend and enabler, Teddy. While Dorian's life and ca... Read allDorian Shanley, is a heart surgeon who abuses alcohol and drugs. Dorian trades stolen pharmaceuticals for cocaine , provided by his best friend and enabler, Teddy. While Dorian's life and career take a nosedive, Shanley numbs the pain of losing his father, William Shanley, to a f... Read allDorian Shanley, is a heart surgeon who abuses alcohol and drugs. Dorian trades stolen pharmaceuticals for cocaine , provided by his best friend and enabler, Teddy. While Dorian's life and career take a nosedive, Shanley numbs the pain of losing his father, William Shanley, to a form of Alzheimer's common in prizefighters. To further complicate circumstances, Dorian fa... Read all

  • Director
    • Mark David
  • Writers
    • Mark David
    • Kirk Harris
  • Stars
    • Kirk Harris
    • John Savage
    • Eric Roberts
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    403
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark David
    • Writers
      • Mark David
      • Kirk Harris
    • Stars
      • Kirk Harris
      • John Savage
      • Eric Roberts
    • 9User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
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    Kirk Harris
    Kirk Harris
    • Dr. Dorian Shanley
    John Savage
    John Savage
    • William Shanley
    Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts
    • Teddy
    Camilla Overbye Roos
    • Anna Michelzewski
    Joanne Baron
    Joanne Baron
    • Dr. Eilene Preminger
    D.W. Brown
    D.W. Brown
    • Dr. Micheal Tuuri
    Ron Gilbert
    Ron Gilbert
    • Officer John Connor
    Allan Rich
    Allan Rich
    • Micheal Reilly
    Laurie Baranyay
    Laurie Baranyay
    • Megan Foster
    Michael Dalmon
    • Jerry
    Christina Carson
    Christina Carson
    • Nurse Amy
    Marie Black
    • Katie
    Art Chudabala
    Art Chudabala
    • William Stanley's Doctor
    Trevor Hale
    • Man in Bathroom
    Susanna Harter
    • Susan Walker
    Nina Kruse
    • Nurse in Hallway
    Aidan Harris Kuykendall
    • Dorian Shanley
    Tina Kuykendall
    • Mother Shanley
    • Director
      • Mark David
    • Writers
      • Mark David
      • Kirk Harris
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    1UncleBobMartin

    Why?

    A self-centered, wholly contemptible heart surgeon does everything in his power to ruin his life and to hurt the two women who are self-destructive enough to believe they love him.

    He is, of course, highly successful, and subsequently suffers enough to become a better person.

    Unfortunately, by this time I had developed such an intense dislike for this cretin that the only ending that would have been satisfying to me would have been to see him choke to death on his own vomit. No such luck.

    Somehow, he manages to suck down tons of drugs from an apparently uninventoried hospital dispensary, bring an OD case into the hospital without ever being questioned by hospital staff about his role in the incident, and even collapse in the middle of heart surgery, without immediate consequences. Whether any or all of these incidents has anything to do with his later suspension from said hospital is a mystery, they never pick any one reason for the suspension.

    Even if this were a good movie, it would be damn near ruined by the too-loud and uninspired soundtrack, alternating with scenes where the barely-talented leads mumble their lines in an evocation of intimacy...if you turn it up at such junctures, prepare to be blasted by bad orchestrations with the next scene change.

    I got sucked into watching this crud by the other reviewers here at IMDb. I have since checked their posting history, and none of them have much background - each of them wrote one to three reviews total, each was active as a "reviewer" for a single day. Don't get hyped!

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    This review has been voted down as "not useful" by 18 of 27. If you look at my other reviews on IMDb, *nowhere else* will you see 27 people interested enough in my review to vote. I can only presume that this mob is the same hypesters at work who gave this execrable piece of dreck such glowing reviews.
    2sinjac

    Just watch the trailer

    Don't bother watching the movie. The trailer is the best part. The rest is just filler party and bar scenes and little dialog. Don't even bother to turn on subtitles because most of the dialog is just "heh baby" or "heh sweetheart".

    The only suspense in this movie was wondering if Dr Shanley has a cleaning service. There was vomit on the bed linens when he went to the ER. When he returned home the rumpled bed linens were the same but the vomit was gone.

    The film could have been condensed to 30minutes are less. I suppose this isn't the worst film I've seen--since I did stay with it till the end, but it ranks pretty low.
    10michelle-146

    Realistic tale of substance abuse

    As someone who has grown up with parents in AA this film is as close to the reality of it all as I have seen. Lead Actor Kirk Harris' performance is at once incredible and should be star making. The stories centers around a young doctor with a large appetite for drugs and alcohol. His arrogance is offset by the love he has for his dying father played by John Savage. Eric Roberts does a terrific job as his drug dealer. A guy who lives in the suburbs and who looks anything but a drug dealer. It is clearly the best Eric Roberts has been in a film since Runaway Train. The visuals of the film give the frantic life of the lead character a whole other level usually not seen in independent film. The hip hop soundtrack adds an extremely modern edge to this film as well. It was odd but cool to see hip hop artists rap over the tale of a caucasian doctor. I applaud the filmmakers for being this eclectic and having the courage to take on this heart wrenching subject matter. The film reminds me of another of my all time favorites in Leaving Las Vegas. I would also recommend it to anyone who dug Requiem for a Dream or the lost gem Clean and Sober.
    6valis1949

    One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

    Actually, not as bad as I expected. Bookended by two "C List" stars from the 80's(John Savage/Eric Roberts) the plot predictably lurches through the expected scrutiny of lines, pills and booze. This whole subject has been covered and recovered numerous times before-sometimes better, and sometimes worse. However, this film seems to forget one essential element of the genre. Where was the clamor to 'Get Treatment!'? In this film, good honest work is presented as a solution to his problem without even the suggestion of therapy. The entire medical profession seems to believe that it is entirely beyond the realm of possibility that an individual can overcome an addiction without help. Is this film suggesting a new avenue, or is it just sloppy film-making? I think the latter.
    10screentime

    A scary kind of heart surgeon

    I was just reading an article on addiction and doctors when I rented this one...

    How appropriate. Never heard of it before and was surprised. A much better film than the cover (which looked kinda "B". It is obviously a low budget film but certainly has heart and good performances. Dug that it wasn't afraid to be a little sexy too. A tad slow for a commercial film. Had a late sixties/early seventies feel to it (sans the hip hop soundtrack) which made me dig it all the more. Online I found a mention that the film was based on a true story. If that is so it is actually quiet a scary film.

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    • Soundtracks
      Die 4 Me
      Lyrics by Coolio (as Ivey) / Sen D.O.G. (as Reyes) / Azam Ali (as Ali)

      Music by Mark David (as David) / William Tabanou (as Tabanou) (NBS)

      Published by DT Pinstripe (ASCAP)

      Performed by NBS, Coolio, Sen D.O.G. (as Sen Dog) & Azam Ali

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    • Release date
      • January 11, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Интоксикация
    • Production companies
      • Film Kitchen
      • JAM Pictures
      • Rogue Arts
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,560
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,686
      • Nov 7, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,560
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 49m(109 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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