''TV Junkie'' is a 2006 documentary that chronicles
Rick Kirkham
Richard Allen Kirkham (born May 16, 1958) is an American film producer, writer, cinematographer and journalist who is best known for his documentary ''TV Junkie'' and appearance in the Netflix documentary ''Tiger King.''
Early life
Kirkham ...
's drug addiction.
Production
Its filmmakers, Michael Cain and Matt Radecki, sifted through the
video diary
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footage to piece together the story of Kirkham's life, focusing on the seven years in which he and his family struggled with his addiction to crack cocaine. It was shown at
Sundance in 2006. The film was the subject of a lawsuit by his ex-wife Tammie.
Reception
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Variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' gave the film a middling review, finding the central figure unpleasant and unsympathetic and the production values inevitably low.
Film Threat found it "an unbelievably candid glimpse into the contradictions of cocaine addiction", and praised Kirkham's articulate and authentic self-portrait. OutNow.CH found it had a certain fascination beyond what would be expected.
Accolades
It won a Special Jury Prize in Documentary at that year's
Sundance Film Festival
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.
2006 Sundance Film Festival
sundance.org
References
External links
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Official trailer
Rotten Tomatoes
{{Tiger King
2006 films
American documentary films
Documentary films about drug addiction
2006 documentary films
Documentary films about journalists
2000s English-language films
Collage film
Sundance Film Festival award winners
2000s American films