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Clean and Sober

  • 1988
  • R
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
7.9K
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Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
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Psychological DramaTragedyWorkplace DramaDrama

A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.

  • Director
    • Glenn Gordon Caron
  • Writer
    • Tod Carroll
  • Stars
    • Michael Keaton
    • Kathy Baker
    • Morgan Freeman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    7.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Glenn Gordon Caron
    • Writer
      • Tod Carroll
    • Stars
      • Michael Keaton
      • Kathy Baker
      • Morgan Freeman
    • 46User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast34

    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Daryl Poynter
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    • Charlie Standers
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Craig
    Tate Donovan
    Tate Donovan
    • Donald Towle
    Henry Judd Baker
    Henry Judd Baker
    • Xavier
    Claudia Christian
    Claudia Christian
    • Iris
    J. David Krassner
    • Tiller
    Dakin Matthews
    Dakin Matthews
    • Bob
    Mary Catherine Martin
    • Cheryl Ann
    Patricia Quinn
    Patricia Quinn
    • June
    • (as Pat Quinn)
    Terri Hanauer
    Terri Hanauer
    • Admissions Counsellor
    David A. Kimball
    David A. Kimball
    • Doctor
    Veronica Redd
    Veronica Redd
    • Head Nurse - Detox
    Sharie Doolittle
    • Nurse
    Sharon Medearis
    • Nurse
    Nick Savage
    • Gary 'Ike Turner'
    Sandra Foster
    • Xavier's Girlfriend
    M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh
    • Richard Dirks
    • Director
      • Glenn Gordon Caron
    • Writer
      • Tod Carroll
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      After seeing an early screening of the film, Jon Peters was inspired to cast Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne (Batman) in Batman (1989).
    • Goofs
      The movie accurately references many of the twelve steps alcoholics use to work toward sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. However, before their first meeting, Daryl's sponsor instructs him to complete Step Four by making a fearless, searching personal moral inventory. No AA sponsor would instruct a new member to begin the recovery program with Step Four, nor with any other step than Step One.
    • Quotes
      • Richard: I woke up one morning, and when I looked in the mirror I noticed my nose was bent over entirely onto one side of my face. So, I got a hammer, and started banging my nose back to a right angle with my face. Suddenly, I looked at myself in the mirror, hammer in hand, blood streaming down my chin, and I realized my life was no longer manageable.
    • Alternate versions
      The version from some HBO airings and Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray feature the short version of the 2003 Warner Bros. Pictures logo as the opening logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Tucker: The Man and His Dream/Vibes/Cocktail/Clean and Sober/Bagdad Cafe (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Tighten Up
      Written by Billy Buttier and Archie Bell
      Performed by Archie Bell & The Drells (as Archie Bell and The Drells)
      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 10, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Süchtig
    • Filming locations
      • Darby Borough, Pennsylvania, USA(Alcohol Anonymous Meeting Place)
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Warner Bros.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,674,093
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,205,628
      • Aug 14, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,674,093
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 4m(124 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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