

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
Acting
Stiller's twitchy desperation—comedy king goes full gutter.
Writing
Adapted from Stahl's actual memoir; the ALF writing room scenes are unhinged.

Director
David Veloz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Jerry Stahl makes a cameo as a doctor at the detox clinic—grim inside joke.
This bombed in '98 but predicted the addiction memoir boom that peaked with A Million Little Pieces.