Greetings all - so sad to pass on the news that comic/actor (can I throw in neurotic genius?) Richard Lewis has passed. Read more about it here >
Many don't know about the movie reco today, Drunks from 1997, which is a shame because it's actually the first movie ever completely centered around the AA program. The plot takes place in a big NYC church where a big meeting is taking place. This gave the filmmakers a lot of room to cast some big names and the supporting cast is chock full of A-listers. But Lewis is the star, he is in charge of coffee for this big metting but he's had a real bad day and wants to go out. After unexpectedly being asked to speak, he loses it, leaves the meeting and begins an odyssey thru NYC relapsing and I won't spoil the rest. Lewis was never really properly commended for this performance though as he acts way outside his normal comedic presence.
As of this post, Drunks is not available in the streaming world, used DVD best bet, I put some scenes below and if you can handle German subtitles, here's a pretty good upp I found on YT. 3.0 stars/5
Rest in peace Mr Lewis, enjoy the ride.
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