Synanon (film)
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| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Written by | S Lee Pogostin |
| Starring | Edmond O'Brien |
| Release dates | 1965 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,000,000[1] |
Synanon is a 1965 film directed by Richard Quine. It stars Edmond O'Brien, Stella Stevens, Eartha Kitt, Alex Cord and Chuck Connors. It was filmed at Synanon in Santa Monica, California.[2]
Plot
Hooked on heroin, Zankie Albo is admitted to Synanon House, a rehabilitation center. Chuck Dederich, a recovering alcoholic, is in charge.
Zankie is placed in the care of Joaney during his early, painful stages of drug withdrawal. She, too, is a rehabbing junkie, and any further mistake on her part could permanently cost her custody of her child.
An attraction develops between Zankie and Joaney, resulting in jealousy from another man interested in her, Ben, a parolee and "graduate" of the center. Ben reports them to the center's officials after catching Zankie and Joaney in a romantic tryst. A patient who manages to get high on cough medicine is persuaded by Zankie to share it leading to a tragic end.
Zankie while in a seedy motel room with Joaney shoots up heroin, which unbeknownst to him is bad. As he experiences a reaction to the drug, Joaney watches in horror; seconds later Zankie is dead from the overdose.
Synopsis
The founder and staff of a California halfway house try to help drug addicts quit.
Cast
- Edmond O'Brien as Chuck Dederich
- Chuck Connors as Ben
- Stella Stevens as Joaney
- Alex Cord as Zankie Albo
- Richard Conte as Reid
- Eartha Kitt as Betty
- Peter Bernard as Timmy
References
- ↑ Rentals accruing distributors in North America. See "Top Grossers of 1965", Variety, 5 January 1966 p 36
- ↑ http://allmovie.com/work/synanon-112538
External links
- Synanon at the Internet Movie Database
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