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  • At Ground Zero (1994)
  • 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Crime
At Ground Zero (1994)
117 min | Comedy, Drama, Crime

Tom and Aysha are at the economic bottom of the LA scene; no money, on drugs, and selling themselves to exist. Tom brains his drug dealer, steals his drugs and the two split town by bus and thumb, heading 'home'. Hitching a ride from a ...See moreTom and Aysha are at the economic bottom of the LA scene; no money, on drugs, and selling themselves to exist. Tom brains his drug dealer, steals his drugs and the two split town by bus and thumb, heading 'home'. Hitching a ride from a quixotic, dangerous character, Bubba, they put up with his advances until he too is ejected from his own car as the two free themselves from all restraint. Aysha starts a real spiral into heroin, as Tom joins in, but spirits are high. They run into a hilarious character, Carman, who they enlist in their fun, as the trip escalates into the threesomes' investigation of freedom, drugs, and abandonment. Carman leaves the duo, and Aysha falls into a drug appetite Tom can't understand and in frustration he hurts her. Together, but separate, they endure the car ride as they head for Minneapolis and home. In the end, the couples explore the detritus of their family, and lives, and even in betrayal have passion for each other. On a final, bittersweet note, Carman continues his self-destructive ways, as some hope endures. Written by IvanWong See less
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Jock Petersen | Craig Schlattman (as Bubba Bukowski)
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Updated Jan 31, 1994

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Jan 1, 1995 (United States)
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8 cast members
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Thomas Jane
Thomas Quinton Pennington (as Tom Elliott) Thomas Quinton Pennington (as Tom Elliott)   See fewer
Ayesha Hauer
Aysha Almouth Aysha Almouth   See fewer
Brian Brophy
Carman Carman   See fewer
James Hanvik
Mr. Pennington Mr. Pennington   See fewer
Tonei Sackey
Mrs. Almouth Mrs. Almouth   See fewer
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