The movie follows Joe, a heroin addict, throughout his quest to score more drugs. The episodic plot occurs over a single day and centers on Joe's problematic relationship with his on-off, sexually frustrated girlfriend. During the course of the day, Joe overdoses in front of an upper-class couple, attempts to fool Welfare into approving his methadone treatment by having Holly fake a pregnancy, and frustrates the women in his life with his drug-induced impotence.

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• Joe Dallesandro
• Holly Woodlawn
• Geri Miller
• Andrea Feldman
• John Putnam
• Jane Forth
• Bruce Pecheur
• Michael Sklar