“Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon) is the leader of a "family" of drug addicts consisting of his wife, Dianne (Kelly Lynch), and another couple who feed their habit by robbing drug stores as they travel across the country. After a tragedy befalls a member of his group, Bob decides he must leave his dysfunctional clan and go straight. Parting ways with his junkie past proves more difficult than expected when Bob is stalked by an old acquaintance looking to score drugs at any price.”
“Most people don't know how they're gonna feel from one moment to the next. But a dope fiend has a pretty good idea. All you gotta do is look at the labels on the little bottles.”
I knew it in my heart. You can buck the system, but you can't buck the dark forces that lie hidden beneath the surface. The ones some people call superstitions. Howling banshees. Black cats. Hats on beds. Dogs and the evil eye. So I relaxed and gave in to the notion that, for the very first time in my life, I knew exactly what was going to happen next.