Bei einem tragischen Unfall kommt die Verlobte des Hobbychirurgen Jeffrey Franken ums Leben. Nur Elizabeths Kopf kann er retten. Wild entschlossen sie wiederzubeleben, lädt der schüchterne Jeffrey eine Gruppe von Prostituierten zu einer Party ein. Als die Damen begeistert von Jeffreys Supercrack probieren, explodieren sie. Aus den einzelnen Körperteilen bastelt Jeffrey seine “neue” Elizabeth und haucht ihr dank eines Serums und viel Elektrizität wieder Leben ein. Doch Elizabeth benimmt sich wie eine Straßenhure und tötet ihre Freier grausam per Stromschlag.
Durch Zufall stößt der Journalist Gary Webb in den 1990er Jahren auf Verstrickungen von CIA mit mittelamerikanischen Drogenkartellen. Durch Kokainverkauf in den Straßen von South Central L.A. wurden die Contras in Nicaragua finanziert. Seine brisanten Enthüllungen in den San Jose Mercury News lösen ein politisches Erdbeben aus. Die CIA schlägt mit Verleumdungen zurück und auch Kollegen renommierter Medien diffamieren den Autor, der nicht nur um Ansehen, Job und Familie kämpfen muss, sondern auch um sein Leben.
Einer Beamtin, die in einer umfassenden Überwachungszentrale arbeitet, missbraucht ihre Position plötzlich in eigenem Interesse.
Während der Rezession in den 80ern in den USA kam eine billige, aber starke Droge namens Crack auf den Markt, die eine rassistisch motivierte Panik entfesselte.
Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".
A dog gets a taste of crack.
From the sultry streets of Hunts Point in the South Bronx, comes the rawest, realest and truest documentation of the world's oldest profession ever captured on video. From Brent Owens, the director of Pimps Up, Ho's Down, comes the first two in a series of five films. Hookers At The Point focuses on the business of sex and the people involved in it. As a special bonus we have included Hookers At The Point: Going Out Again, where we follow up on the personalities from the first film and see where "The Life" has led them.
Cocaine has always gotten a bad rap, and for a reason. It is a drug used by the rich and the poor legally and illegally, Mexican cartels fought over it with Colombia once associated with the brutal cocaine wars, and a source of tension between the American and Mexican borders on the people who are illicitly bringing in cocaine from one side of the border to another and will do anything to do it. So it can be surprising at times to the viewer throughout the course of the documentary special, that it was never always like this.
Documents 18 months in the lives of three crack addicts in Lowell, Massachusetts.
17-year-old track star, John Owens, has never used any drug stronger than pot, until he meets an older woman who introduces him to crack cocaine. He quickly becomes addicted but is able to hide his problem from all except his best friend, Chris.
"The Legend of Cool 'Disco' Dan" is the story of black Washington DC told from the perspective of Cool "Disco" Dan starting with his birth during the civil rights era and follows his life parallel with the rise of Go-Go music through the 1980s (which is the unheard but yet dominant urban music of DC) and also local DC politics with Marion Barry's rise and fall. Despite ending up homeless Cool "Disco" Dan used graffiti to escape the social problems D.C. had in the 1980s when things turned violent and became known as the Murder Capital of the United States. Cool "Disco" Dan ends up as a cult character of DC and his name becomes a symbol of survival during DC's most trying years.
Set in New York City in the 1990s, community activists seek to rid their neighborhood of the anguish, brutality, and violence associated with local drug dealers.
Short documentary about artist Keith Haring, detailing his involvement in the New York City graffiti subculture, his opening of the Pop Shop, and the social commentary present in his paintings and drawings.
Graduating student Jayson sees a seductive woman in the grocery store and later finds out that she is his new substitute teacher.
White powder, dealers and poseur women in a shady city you hardly get a glimpse of. Not to forget a man who introduces himself as a warrior talking to spirits. Salsa lovers share they love for gorillas, cocaine, sex and massages.
Lisa is a middle-class white woman from Toronto, Canada. She's also addicted to crack cocaine. To maintain her habit, she works as a prostitute while living in a hotel room. She's tried to get clean, but knows too well how easy it is to relapse. Meanwhile, she participates in Toronto's needle exchange program to reduce her risk.
Middle class teenagers Jill, Felipe and Eddie, talk about their addiction and drug-related death.
Documentary which aired in 1989 as part of the HBO documentary series "American Undercover". It was filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida over the course of eight weeks and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary shows a cross section of abusers who have fallen under the deadly spell of the most addictive and affordable drug in America. Interviews with addicts and their families reveal that crack knows no socio-economic boundaries. Teenagers discuss the desperate measures they have taken to obtain the drug. The producers acknowledged the following for their assistance in making this film: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office; West Palm Beach Police Department; Data House of the Drug Abuse Treatment Association © Half-Court Productions Ltd. 1989
In the 1980s and 1990s, an epidemic of crack cocaine addiction ravaged African American communities across the United States. Crack is extremely addictive, a trap that can lead to homelessness and an early death. Black addicts in Atlanta, Georgia tell us about their addiction, their past, and their struggles with police.