Realistic Drug Movie?

As far as realistic drug effects go, I'd say Fear and Loathing in Las vegas did a great job.

I am also in the midst of writing a movie that revolves around drug use. Going pretty good so far, but it can be tough making it realistic. Good luck with yours!
 
which drug? Its easy to find people taking whatever drug your character is doing. Hang out with them if you have time.
 
"Spun" Is a great little movie. Very real I thought. A little to real for me. I knew people just like it at the time. I used do be a bouncer at a bar. I've seen and known all types.
 
Some good movies named alread but I have couple of other drug movies that might give you some ideas.....

Something retro: Go ask Alice.

Also Trainspotting.
 
Yeah, I can't believe Trainspotting was first mentioned in the 27th post. Read the book it's based on too if your film drug of choice is heroine. Gotta love the lost DT scene of the dead baby crawling on the ceiling.

And oh yeah, "Requiem For A Dream" RULEZ!
 
Many good ones named already. I'd throw out SLC PUNK and GO as a couple others with drug use handled in interesting ways.
 
Good advice for a drug movie????

Don't do a drug movie. Nothing says, 'Hey I have absolutely no imagination whatsoever so here's a cliched student film about the most generic subplot ever' like a drug movie.

Try thinking about what you'd like to see in a film and not what you've seen a million times in films. There's enough people out there making drug movies, and chances are they're doing it better than you as well, so... yeah, you should show those hacks whats up.

Biggest influence on pop-culture student film bullshit -- Requiem for a Dream...

Don't do it. Challenge yourself. Don't recycle that hipster crap.
 
vital,

your post was a while ago. if you're still doing it, i'll post my 2 cents.

I think your answer lies within your question. you wrote:
I'm planning to make a drama short about the effects of drugs on a couple of students.

first question:
Why? have you ever snorted coke? done heroin? are you a recovering alcoholic? had an alcoholic dad?

I'm not trying to challenge you. just trying to help you get to the bottom of your question. The answer is sometimes closer than we think. but it's not always comfortable.

Next:
find the original reason you inspired to do this, dig that thing back up, because it was probably from somewhere deep in your subconscious, which is usually a non-obvious and truthful place, and then do it for exactly THAT reason.

good luck.

-Murf
 
Hmmm, this thread had some talk about 'characters' and ended up with a lot of drug hardware & trips...

Look on the web for the local AA, NA, & CA meetings in your town (alcoholics anonymous, narcotics Anon, & cocaine anon.) Some of 'em will be "open meetings"; look for groups that are geared towards teens to 30-yr. olds (a lot of the NA & CA groups). Sit in and listen, you'll get enough character stuff for 20 screenplays.

Some groups have candlelight meetings on certain nights, and people really open up.

If you check that out, please respect the "anonymous" part; don't swipe stories... but get the "tone" right. Look at mannerisms, character tics, and get some overall feel of what these folks have been through, and are still going though. A lot of people have been humbled to a degree we can barely understand from the power alcohol or drugs hold over them; very few movies have really made the viewer understand that. AA works on the idea that nobody but an addict can completely understand addiction; the job of art & literature & film is to make such things understood by an audience, at least at a gut level.

I'm not an addict, but attended many meetings in support of a family member, and man... an eye-opener for sure.
 
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