A crystal-meth addict struggles to get his next fix as he obsesses over a recent breakup in Spun, a lack-comic drug drama from music video director Jonas Akerlund. Rushmores Jason Schwartzman stars as Ross, a young man who finds his maniacal world crumbling around him over the course of one long weekend. Spun chronicles Ross travails as he tries to score from his regular dealer, Spider Mike (John Leguizamo), who realizes during Ross visit that hes misplaced his stash. Indisposed by the frantic drug search, Spider Mikes girlfriend, Cookie (Mena Suvari), enlists Ross to pick up her stripper friend Nikki (Brittany Murphy) from work, and when he grudgingly agrees, he learns that Nikki might have an inside line on some of her own speed, courtesy of The Cook (Mickey Rourke). Meanwhile, two bumbling cops are onto Spider Mikes trail, and in his paranoid-delusional state, he sets out to find out who set him up. Spun premiered at the 2002 CineVegas Film Festival before securing berths at the Sundance, Toronto, and South by Southwest festivals. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
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