Directed by Doug Liman • 1999 • United States
Starring Sarah Polley, Timothy Olyphant, Katie Holmes
Director Doug Liman’s follow-up to SWINGERS is a hyperkinetic, MDMA-fueled cult joyride that bounces, with whiplash-inducing abandon, between a coterie of twentysomething Californians chasing drugs, sex, money, and a good time. Los Angeles checkout girl Ronna (Sarah Polley) needs to make some extra cash, fast. Her drug-dealing coworker Simon (Desmond Askew) wants to escape to Vegas for the weekend. Soap-opera actors Adam (Scott Wolf) and Zack (Jay Mohr) are looking to score some pills while trying to stay out of trouble. As their lives collide on Christmas Eve, they find themselves launched on a wild odyssey that won’t end until the sun comes up.
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