Best portrayal of heroin addiction in film.

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Panic in Needle Park

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littleghost-873-525817 — 13 years ago(May 04, 2012 03:06 PM)

I am a recovering heroin addict. I am still an opiate addict. Unfortunately.
I watch lots of movies dealing with addiction.and this one hit me right in the chest.

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Brennan-8 — 13 years ago(June 11, 2012 01:23 PM)

It was sure hard to watch. That first scene with the male addict and the close-up of the bloody needle eeeeek! Had me squirming.

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kidjay83 — 13 years ago(October 10, 2012 10:15 PM)

yea they did a killer job of they're portrayal
"You are the imagination of yourself"-bill hicks

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EliHayes — 12 years ago(February 22, 2014 11:24 PM)

I would agree with you that this film is a masterpiece that portrays heroin addict extremely accurately; the only film that I'd say does it better is Christiane F. This is coming from a recovered addict as well, just so you know that I'm not spouting nonsense, haha.

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Edward_de_Vere — 11 years ago(May 24, 2014 09:52 AM)

I agree, in that the film doesn't romanticize heroin addiction, nor does it engage in ham-fisted moralizing about the subject matter.
Panic in Needle Park
is almost documentary-like: it approaches its characters as case studies.
A lot of people compare this film to
Requiem for a Dream
, where the film-maker's camera tricks and artistry make addiction seem stylized and abstract rather than gritty. Both are good films, but this one is probably more honest.

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mombabytiger — 11 years ago(July 22, 2014 04:18 PM)

I am an opiate addict and I can't relate to Requiem at all. Panic hit home though.