Story of a Junkie is a 1987 drama film directed by Lech Kowalski and starring John Spacely.
The movie has amassed quite a reputation in certain circles for its depictions of hard drug usage in New York City's East Village area.
[citation needed] Many of the cast members, including leading man John Spacely, are actual junkies.
[citation needed] Perhaps even more notable than the cinéma vérité structure is the almost total lack of moralizing on the part of the producers or its characters.
His final moments are chronicled in yet another Lech Kowalski film, Born to Lose: The Last Rock & Roll Movie, a documentary about deceased former New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders.