Clean and Sober (1988)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1525 movies items)

" Clean and Sober is a 1988 American drama film directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Michael Keaton as a real estate agent struggling with a substance abuse problem. This film was Keaton's first dramatic departure from comedies. The supporting cast includes Kathy Baker, M. Emmet Walsh, Morgan Freeman, Luca Bercovici and Tate Donovan. Ron Howard, who previously directed Keaton in the comedies Night Shift and Gung Ho, served as co-producer. It also featured earlier performances by Clau"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1525 movies items)

" Clean and Sober is a 1988 American drama film directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Michael Keaton as a real estate agent struggling with a substance abuse problem. This film was Keaton's first dramatic departure from comedies. The supporting cast includes Kathy Baker, M. Emmet Walsh, Morgan Freeman, Luca Bercovici and Tate Donovan. Ron Howard, who previously directed Keaton in the comedies Night Shift and Gung Ho, served as co-producer. It also featured earlier performances by Clau"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2022: January (38 movies items)

"First viewing - Jan. 16th Not surprisingly, Michael Keaton gives a great performance that makes this film worthwhile. The rest of the cast is excellent too, especially Kathy Baker. I've never been an addict myself, but I'm best friends with one & from what I've learned from our friendship over the years a lot of the details here feel accurate enough. It's often agonizing watching this guy struggle to find sobriety & then try to put his life together again post-rehab. I also appreciated that the"

Favorite Drama Films: 1988-1989 (110 movies items)

" Directed by: Glenn Gordon Caron Produced by: Deborah Blum, Tod Carroll, Jay Daniel, Tony Ganz, and Ron Howard Written by: Ted Carroll Cinematography: Jan Kiesser Edited by : Richard Chew Music by: Gabriel Yared Distributed by: Warner Bros."