Wasted

TV Movie
2002
R
1h 36m

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Texan small town high school buddies Chris, Owen Turner and Samantha 'Sam' Campbell were inconspicuous, bored and feeling blasé about anti-drug campaigns, so they 'experiment'. After OD'ed S... Read allTexan small town high school buddies Chris, Owen Turner and Samantha 'Sam' Campbell were inconspicuous, bored and feeling blasé about anti-drug campaigns, so they 'experiment'. After OD'ed Sam's dad gets her to detox, she grows closer to gentle Chris, who follows suit, and the pa... Read allTexan small town high school buddies Chris, Owen Turner and Samantha 'Sam' Campbell were inconspicuous, bored and feeling blasé about anti-drug campaigns, so they 'experiment'. After OD'ed Sam's dad gets her to detox, she grows closer to gentle Chris, who follows suit, and the pair takes distances from her cocky ex Owen, who gets drawn into the drug scene. Even their ... Read all

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6.3/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Nick Stahl

Chris

Summer Phoenix

Samantha

Aaron Paul

Owen

Britt Irvin

Amy
(as Brittney Irvin)

Andrew Airlie

Samantha's Father

Tony Massil

Brad

Jacqueline Samuda

Chris' Mom

Barbara Gates Wilson

Dr. Maxwell
(as Barbara Gates-Wilson)

Derek Richards

Chris' Dad

Joe Norman Shaw

Coach

Lorette Clow

Amy's Mom

Doug McKeag

Amy's Dad

Ty Olsson

Kurt

Ingrid Tesch

Owen's Mom

Frank Takacs

Teacher

Krista Rae

Tina

Paul Dunphy

Reporter

Stephen Kay

Counselor
(as Stephen T. Kay)

Director
- Stephen Kay
Writer
- Craig Machen
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teddyryan

impressive

You would think an MTV made flick about drugs would be lopsided in that obnoxious MTV way. But, WASTED is a complete surprise. One of the best TV movies I've ever seen. Extremely poignant and masterfully written. Nick Stahl's performance as Chris is also worth the viewing.

10picuco9

definitely not a waste of time

I saw this movie yesterday night and it was one of the best made for TV films I've seen. It was very well directed and the acting was superb, very convincing. The music was good and the cinematography was beautifully shot. Take out the hopelessness out of Requiem for a Dream and you get wasted. An excellent depiction of the world of drug addiction and its consequences given in a very open way in wich anyone can relate to. cudos to mtv for giving us a good flick for a change from !*$*% like Crossroads.

ally141

10 out of 10!!!

I just saw this movie tonight and i was completely surprised by it! I was expecting it to be like most TV movies are but it was one of the best movies ive seen in ages! Nick Stahls performance was excellent and he completely stole the movie!! It was such a gripping drama, so true to life and every second was worth watching!Judging by the other user comments its Definitely worth 2hours of your time and you wont be disappointed!! i really wanna see it again but cant find it anywhere in the UK so fingers crossed it may be out soon or maybe shown on tv again!!!!:)

8oreo77277

Not so wasted...

I wasn't planning on watching wasted when I saw the MTV preview but since I had nothing better to do or watch on a Sunday night I watched it.

Wasted was no Requiem for a Dream but it was a very good movie considering it was made by MTV. One thing that drew me to watching it was Summer Pheonix the sister of the late and wonderful River Pheonix stared. I suppose talent runs in the Pheonix family because she was good and so is Jaquien though niether are River. Nick Stahl also gives a great preformance as a junky jock. There isn't much else to say about wasted. It was a dark depressing and insightful look into the lives of three small town junkies. I recomend it to those who like the subject. 8/10

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Addiction vs. Sobriety

I wanted to see this movie to get a corny glimpse of MTV getting hypocritical about drug use, because these days much music (hip-hop especially) is blatantly pro-marijuana. What it turned out to be was an enthralling look at a group of friends battling with heroin addiction. Summer Phoenix was very believable as a recovering addict and the rest of the cast did very well in their roles. I saw a bit of 'Requiem for a Dream' in this, but maybe that's ineveitable in an anti-drug movie. I didn't love or hate this movie, but it kept me with my eyes glued to the screen for the full run of it. It was an emotionally powerful movie, indeed.

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Owen: I've been telling everybody who will listen to me that I'm through with all that, but I like it. I like the way it makes me feel. I wish I was feeling that way right now, it'd make this fucking boring conversation a lot more interesting. And I, uh, got some unfortunate news for you, Chris. Sammy likes it, too. And if you think you're jock love is gonna be enough for her, you're wrong. She'll come back for me. Not because I'm any big thing, but because I know how to keep her!

Connections
Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014)

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