Paul Kreppel
Three best friends, Nick, a writer and a simple man, Donny, the charismatic, wealthy one, and Emile, the artist with a bleeding heart, still reside in the small town they grew up in. As their ten-year high school reunion approaches, a dark secret from their past returns to haunt them.
A forlorn teenager abandoned in New York City spirals out of control, from a troubled kid to an accidental addict, after he mistakes the welcoming embrace of a Lower East Side drug dealer for the love of family. Offering a humorous take on the absurdity of the junky lifestyle, STRAIGHT OUTTA TOMPKINS also presents a fearlessly honest portrayal of the violence and danger that come with teen drug use.
This is the story of how one of the famous movie roles was cast. The role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.