Remy is a medical student who has a flair for making his patients comfortable. His genuine concern for the patients in his charge marks him as a hot prospect in his internship program. Pamela works at a children's book publishing company. The two meet via Pamela's brother, who is also Remy's good friend. They fall in love and get an apartment in the East Village of New York. Soon after, the couple begins to indulge in speed and barbiturates. They become heavily addicted. Remy is thrown out of medical school and Pamela quits her job. Remy soon finds himself in debt with the local dealer, Stutter, who introduces his customer to heroin as a revenge for his late bill. Pamela faces the prospect of getting sober at her brother's clinic, but must leave behind a destitute Remy in order to do it.
Michael Sarrazin
as Remy
Jacqueline Bisset
as Pamela
Jon Cypher
as Alan
Allen Garfield
as Stutter
Kurt Dodenhoff
as Matthew
Marcia Jean Kurtz
as Nurse
Kevin Conway
as Clancy
Roger Robinson
as Angel
Antonio Fargas
as Boy
Susan Doukas
as Ward Nurse
Ultra Violet
as Emergency Room Patient
