Crack USA: County Under Siege (1989)

Documentary which aired in 1989 as part of the HBO documentary series "American Undercover". It was filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida over the course of eight weeks and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary shows a cross section of abusers who have fallen under the deadly spell of the most addictive and affordable drug in America. Interviews with addicts and their families reveal that crack knows no socio-economic boundaries. Teenagers discuss the desperate measures they have taken to obtain the drug. The producers acknowledged the following for their assistance in making this film: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office; West Palm Beach Police Department; Data House of the Drug Abuse Treatment Association © Half-Court Productions Ltd. 1989

Crack USA: County Under Siege (1989, directed by Bill Guttentag and Vince DiPersio) has a TOPICAL score of 2.8 - ranked 6,430 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 10/10 (1 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.

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• AudienceTMDB 10/10 (1 ratings)
• Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
• ImpactWikipedia articles in 5 languages
• Still read563 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days

Starring: Joe Mantegna (actor #1,104)

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