A group therapy session takes place involving a drummer from a suddenly defunct jazz band, an athlete and a pregnant junkie.
Acting
Jeannie Berlin's raw, messy desperation as the junkie.
Score
Tim Buckley's actual musical contributions—folk-jazz ghost in the machine.
Director
Victor Stoloff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tim Buckley, the folk-jazz legend cast as The Drummer, died of a heroin overdose in June 1975, shortly after filming completed. The movie sat shelved for years.
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