The City Addicted to Crystal Meth

2009 documentary film

The City Addicted to Crystal Meth
Written byLouis Theroux
StarringLouis Theroux
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerLouis Theroux
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Release9 August 2009 (2009-08-09)

The City Addicted to Crystal Meth is a British documentary by Louis Theroux.[1] It was televised on 9 August 2009. Theroux filmed his documentary in Fresno, California which has one of the highest number of crystal meth users in the United States.[2]

Reception

The documentary garnered mixed reviews.[3] The Times said "Theroux risks becoming the Alan Whicker de nos jours, a tourist with a typewriter, peering into these other lives but rarely getting dirty himself."[4]

The Guardian called the work "an extraordinary film, a sad portrait of a very different California".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Wollaston, Sam (10 August 2009). "Louis Theroux – The City Addicted to Crystal Meth – Grizzly Bear Face-Off: Austin Stevens' Adventures". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  2. ^ "This quality drama is best on the box". Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ Sutcliffe, Tom (10 August 2009). "The Weekend's Television: Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth, Sun, BBC2 Revelations: Talking to The Dead, Sun, Channel 4 Rock'n'Roll Hotel, Fri, BBC1". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth; Jam & Jerusalem". The Times. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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