Ross (Jason Schwartzman) is an addict badly in need of some speed. A visit to his dealer, Spider Mike's (John Leguizamo)--where fellow "tweakers" Nikki (Brittany Murphy)--a stripper, Frisbee (Patrick Fugit)--a metalhead, and Cookie (Mena Suvari)--Mike's girlfriend--turns into an odyssey, though, when Mike can't find his stash. Nikki tells Ross that her boyfriend, crazed cowboy The Cook (Mickey Rourke), can supply whatever he needs. The two of them visit The Cook at his motel lab, and Ross quickly gets his fix. Ross, however, is put into service as The Cook's errand boy and chauffeur, with only brief periods of freedom to check up on the stripper girlfriend he left tied to his bed back at his apartment. Ross' three days without sleep reaches a feverish head when it becomes evident that two cops (Peter Stormare and Alexis Arquette) have raided Spider Mike's pad in search of The Cook.

This relentlessly crude and graphic feature from Swedish music video director Jonas Ackerlund is not for the faint-of-heart. Lightening-fast edits, sexually explicit animation, Farrelly-Brothers-level rudeness, and a pervasive sense of nihilism swirl together to create a morally empty Los Angeles of seedy abodes and cinder-block strip malls inhabited by corrupt cops and thrill-seeking lawbreakers. Set to a memorable score by Billy Corgan, Mickey Rourke's memorable turn paves the way for a game young cast.

Theatrical Release: MARCH 14, 2003 (NY)
MARCH 21, 2003 (LA)

SPUN screened at the SXSW 2003 film festival in Austin, Texas.

UMD Features:

Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English, French
Subtitles - English

Distributor Notes: Three days of epic drug binging become a meth-induced odyssey for college dropout Ross when he becomes the local crystal meth cook's personal driver in exchange for free drugs. Bouncing from one bizarre situation to another, Ross slowly slips deeper and deeper into the crazy anonymous world of speed freaks in which there exists no boundaries or morality. With an all star cast including Brittany Murphy, Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Patrick Fugit, Mena Suvari, and an unfortunate green dog,get ready to see the city through eyes that can't sleep. It's SPUN.

Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Jason Schwartzman: American Actor, RUSHMORE (1999)
John Leguizamo: American Actor/Writer
Brittany Murphy: Actres, CLUELESS, GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Patrick Fugit: American actor, ALMOST FAMOUS
Mena Suvari: Actress, AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999)
Mickey Rourke: American actor, 9 1/2 WEEKS
Peter Stormare: Swedish Supporting Actor
Alexis Arquette: Actor, KILLER DRAG QUEENS ON DOPE
Deborah Harry: Of "Blondie" fame
Eric Roberts: American Actor, STAR 80

Jonas Akerlund: Director, SPUN (2003)

Chris Hanley: Producer
Fernando Sulichin: ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Timothy Wayne Peternel: Producer, SPUN (2003)
Danny Vinik: Producer, SPUN (2003)

Will De Los Santos: Screenwriter, SPUN (2003)
Creighton Vero: Screenwriter, SPUN (2003)

"...The movie is a tour de force of grunge atmosphere and tricky editing in which the jolts and cartoon flashes are seamlessly woven into the narrative..."
"...[Akerlund] has an undeniable instinct for dirtbag theatrics. SPUN is accomplished..."
"...Leguizamo is fearless when it comes to depictions of sexual conduct....Here his energy inspires the others..."
"...Rourke is excellent as the edgy entrepreneur..."
"There are a great many cameos....Mickey Rourke steals the show..."