SYNOPSICS
Not for Human Consumption (2013) is a English movie. Chris Alonso has directed this movie. Nick Thurston,Maddy Curley,Michael Rispoli,Alberto De Diego are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2013. Not for Human Consumption (2013) is considered one of the best Crime,Drama movie in India and around the world.
Inspired By True Events - Jay Trotta (Nick Thurston) spends three years in prison for shooting his drug dealer, but uses his time to get sober. Once released, he works hard and finally gets part ownership in a new Hookah Bar. Jay seizes a "new" business opportunity, making and marketing "incense" that is actually a powerful marijuana-like drug. Jay sidesteps the law by marketing he product 'not for human consumption'. Making money hand over fist, Jay brings his oldest friend, Marty, into the business but keeps his girlfriend, April, in the dark, knowing she would not approve. Jay is torn between his conscience and his pocketbook, but when tragedy finally strikes, he must face the moral ramifications of his 'legal' business and make some hard choices about the future.
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Not for Human Consumption (2013) Reviews
A young man has to decide if being rich is worth the guilt of hurting people and losing his best friend
This is a movie that needed to be made and that is was made on a very low budget ($200,000) makes it even more attractive. It's the story of the so called "Synthetic Marijuana" or "Incense" industry that swept the country in the early 2000s to 2013. The writer created the story very loosely around his experiences working in an incense lab packaging the substance as well as his stint in prison for the shooting of a drug dealer. He took his story and then created several characters around it and created a storyline that holds together well. It also holds the audience pretty well too. Basically the story is about this young man's coming of age and his struggle with the ethical and moral side of dealing in something that may be hurting the customers he sold it to. It also deals with the loss of his longest friend as he struggled with the same addictions with drugs that the writer's character dealt with. Nick Thurston did a great job as the key character who decides losing everything is better than being responsible for others losing their lives. The tear jerker ending gives both a feeling of loss and redemption and tied the whole story together in a believable package. However, don't shed too many tears as even though it is written to make it appear that Jay's friend Adam dies in real life it's actually just part of the story that was made up. In fact the two key players did not own the company at all but were just employed by a lab that packaged "Incense." So don't worry over it too much. Do, however, worry about the "incense" business as the statements at the end of the film in that regard are true. ---- At the end of the credit message about drugs there is a memoriam that reads: In loving memory of Adam Erdman 1985 - 2011. I did a little research and this is from a site about the movie being made in South Florida: "While in recovery, Louis (The writer of this movie) said he befriended and mentored a man named Adam Erdman, who also worked at the synthetic marijuana operation for a short time, at Louis' invitation. Eventually, Erdman relapsed and, in January 2011, he was killed on the streets of Miami, according to Louis and Erdman's girlfriend, Hayley Snyder." That from a Sun Sentinel article from Nov 27 2013 about the movie production in that area. IMDb wouldn't allow the URL to be shown.
Uptick in Spice Hospitalizations
I viewed the film again as a parent; it is a disturbing millennial morality tale. It is carefully constructed and will have considerable impact on anyone of any age aware of the times and aware of the things "kids" face daily. Even with an mediocre moral compass, everyone has a choice which can send them spinning into chaos, and this film proves it. I think of Mr. Cobain's words that "there is a special place in hell for people who glamorize drugs", and this film provides an opportunity to see the descent into hell and the suffering of those in its rippling effect. This review is a personal struggle after the shock of a news article and watching the film again last night. Too many have thought that a designer drug, like designer clothing, would trend away. Yet, I read an April 29th, 2015, just yesterday, article with a cold, medical perspective and title that "hospital visits spike for new "Spice" drug". New Spice drug? It may be the medical community and more than half of America lives with eyes wide shut. Who has not had this tragedy touch their lives, directly or indirectly? Having purchased, viewed, and reviewed the film on other sites, I could not miss those who reviewed and explained that, like the drug, the film is outdated. I will be returning and attempt to respond to those in denial. I began viewing Not For Human Consumption as a cautionary tale directed to young people about designer drugs. However, within the first fifteen minutes I was forced to stop my viewing. Michael Rispoli so sharply portrays a parent, exhausted and heartbroken, it struck my soul. I realized that this film, relating to designer drugs--a subject of which I know nothing, was going to be more powerful than I expected. The film is a journey through universal themes from coming of age and sense of self to death and redemption. Nick Thurston does an excellent job transitioning through his character's life roles as the typical "gangsta" wannabe drugged out kid, to the enlightened, sober young man having spent three years in prison, to marketing genius and entrepreneur. This is not so much a success story, as it is a story about a man who learns things the hard way every time—until he grasps the need to reset his moral compass and his life. Well-crafted by a new director, Chris Alonso. This was the easiest choice in the Indie Awards, and Not For Human Consumption is a fine choice for you and your family. It is real, live, and today. Teach your children well.