Some Trips Are Worth the Gamble
Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, who hope to solve all their problems by smuggling a consignement of drugs for a local gangster. It's set in the present day in Dublin, Ireland against the backdrop of the end of the Celtic Tiger: the bursting of the bubble of this economy boom that's supposed to have done wonders for us all.
Director: Shimmy Marcus
Cast: Steven Berkoff, Laura Pyper, Jer O'Leary, Karl Argue, Gerry O'Brien, Gavin O'Connor
Some Trips Are Worth the Gamble
Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, who hope to solve all their problems by smuggling a consignement of drugs for a local gangster. It's set in the present day in Dublin, Ireland against the backdrop of the end of the Celtic Tiger: the bursting of the bubble of this economy boom that's supposed to have done wonders for us all.
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Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, who hope to solve all their problems by smuggling a consignement of drugs for a local gangster. It's s…
August 24, 2003
Shimmy Marcus
Steven Berkoff, Laura Pyper, Jer O'Leary
Comedy, Crime