Clean and Sober

Daryl Poynter is a successful but self-destructive Philadelphia real estate salesman who is Drug addiction to cocaine. He embezzlement $92,000 of his company's money from an escrow account and then loses $52,000 to his addiction and the stock market. Waking up one morning next to a girl who suffered a heart attack from a cocaine overdose, he tries to cover up the drug use, but the police make it clear that they know what happened. There is also the matter of the company's money. Daryl goes to the airport to try to flee the country but his credit card is declined and he has no cash. His colleague Martin also refuses to put him up for a couple of weeks. Daryl then learns of a drug rehabilitation on the radio which lasts about a month and which guarantees anonymity. He checks in, figuring he can hide out there. While in rehab he meets Craig, a tough but supportive drug rehabilitation counselor. With great difficulty, Craig helps Daryl to realize he is an addict and that his life is complete chaos. He says to him, "The best way to break old habits is to make new ones."

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 27495
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide August 10, 1988
  • Runtime 124 minutes
  • Genres Drama
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages English
  • Studio Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Company Warner Bros. Pictures Imagine Entertainment
  • Production Countries United States of America
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Box Office Worldwide $8,674,093
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