After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.
Tupac Shakur
as Ezekiel 'Spoon' Whitmore
Tim Roth
as Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland
Thandiwe Newton
as Barbara 'Cookie' Cook
Charles Fleischer
as Mr. Woodson
Howard Hesseman
as Blind Man
Vondie Curtis-Hall
as D-Reper
John Sayles
as Cop #1
Lucy Liu
as Cee-cee
Bokeem Woodbine
as Mud (uncredited)
Kasi Lemmons
as Madonna
Tom Towles
as D-Reper's Henchman
