Michael is a recovering addict. Back on the wagon, he's now responsible for a young, beautiful, and pregnant wife. He's working the graveyard shift at a gas station to support his new family, but the job drives him crazy. Then a wealthy stranger, Stuart, enters Michael's life, taking Michael through a tour of the seediest and slimiest parts of L.A. underbelly. Is Stuart leading Michael to hell, or salvation?
Acting
Peter Weller's Stuart — smug, seductive, absolutely unhinged casting.
Cinematography
Digital video grime that makes LA look like a fever dream.
Direction
Eaton's one feature — messy, ambitious, never boring.
Director
Isaac H. Eaton
Balthazar Getty
Michael Holloway
Peter Weller
Stuart Chappell
Rebecca Gayheart
Chloe Holloway
Peter Greene
Detective Adrianson
Brad Dourif
Roland Montague
Corin Nemec
Vincent
Johnny Whitworth
Tron
Frederic Forrest
Sean
Michael Dorn
Det. Thomas Greenwood
Clayton Landey
Announcer
Richard Moll
Homeless Man
Downtown Julie Brown
Speaker
Tane McClure
Keesha
Cheryl Dent
Serena
Gregory Scott Cummins
Johnny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on early digital video — one of the first features to embrace the format's ugliness as aesthetic.
Premiered at Sundance 2000 then vanished; a time capsule of pre-gentrified LA nightlife and Y2K digital anxiety.
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