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Plot

After losing his license to work as a surgeon, synthetic-heroin addict Eugene Sands (David Duchovny) is on a downward spiral into the Los Angeles drug scene. One night, someone is shot in a bar, and Sands performs a life-saving medical maneuver on the spot. Word travels fast. A few days later, a limo drops him off at the Malibu den of counterfeiter-smuggler Raymond Blossom (Timothy Hutton) and his cupid-lipped moll Claire (Angelina Jolie). The bleach-haired Blossom needs someone to stitch up his hemorrhaging henchmen so they won't wind up answering questions at a hospital. He sees Sands as the ideal man to stop the flow of information and blood. It's a deal with the devil, but Sands accepts. Meanwhile, Claire has her eye on Sands, and FBI agent Gage (Michael Massee) has plans to bring down Blossom.
MPAA Rating:
R for strong graphic violence, gore, pervasive language and some drug use.
Genre(s):
Drama,Action
Run Time:
94min.
Theatrical Release Date:
10/17/1997
DVD Release Date:
06/17/1998
Director(s):
Themes:
Drug Trade,Drug Addiction,Haunted By the Past,Doctors and Patients,Criminal's Revenge,Mind Games,Down on Their Luck
Tone:
Confrontational,Forceful,Lurid,Menacing,Moody,Tense,Ironic
Keywords:
addiction,decadence,drugs,life-of-crime,surgery
Language:
English