- HD 1080
- Runtime: 95m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Director: Lech Kowalski
- Stars: John Spacely
- keywords: heroin, drug addiction, junkie, ghetto, eye patch, downtown, intravenous, lower east side, drug addict, shooting up, urban landscape, saint marks place
- Slogan: It's the story of a desperate man. It's the story of a desperate society.
- providers: Troma NOW
- The Story of a Junkie is featured in the top rankings of 1985
- #100 in Top Drama Movies of 1985
Filmed in documentary-style, the film follows the character of Gringo, a young man looking for fortune in New York, only to fall into heroin addiction.