Rockets Redglare!

Rockets Redglare!

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2003-05-02

A portrait of Rockets Redglare, the morbidly obese fixture of New York's underground until his death in 2001. Rockets was the sometimes bodyguard/drug dealer of Sid Vicious and Jean Michel Basquiat, as well as a talented stand-up comic and character actor who left his indelible mark wherever he went. This film chronicles Rockets' last days, hunting for methadone in Puerto Rico and telling stories from his past.

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A portrait of Rockets Redglare, the morbidly obese fixture of New York's underground until his death in 2001. Rockets was the sometimes bodyguard/drug dealer of Sid Vicious and Jean Michel Basquiat, as well as a talented stand-up comic and character actor who left his indelible mark wherever he went. This film chronicles Rockets' last days, hunting for methadone in Puerto Rico and telling stories from his past.

Released

2003-05-02

Runtime

89

Director

Luis Fernandez de la Reguera

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Production

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    Rockets Redglare

    Rockets Redglare
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    Willem Dafoe

    Willem Dafoe
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    Jim Jarmusch

    Jim Jarmusch
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    Steve Buscemi

    Steve Buscemi
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    Matt Dillon

    Matt Dillon
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    Julian Schnabel

    Julian Schnabel
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    Alexandre Rockwell

    Alexandre Rockwell
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    Molly Griffith

    Molly Griffith
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    Nick Zedd

    Nick Zedd