A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
Direction
Nelson's unflinching archival assembly.
Writing
Reframes 'crack epidemic' as manufactured crisis.
Editing
Reagan clips hit like horror movie jump scares.
Director
Stanley Nelson
Nelson George
Self
Felipe Luciano
Self
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
John Kerry
Self (archive footage)
Dan Rather
Self (archive footage)
Geraldo Rivera
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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