Spun

Spun traces a wild three day stretch in which Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal meth, drifts through a feverish urban landscape. He meets a cast of offbeat characters, from Nikki the confident stripper to Spider Mike and the unpredictable Meth cook. Ross's real aim is simple yet fragile: reconnect with his former girlfriend Amy. The city pulses with neon, bass, and bad decisions as each encounter spirals into bolder schemes and impulsive trades. The tension comes from a string of everyday choices that threaten to pull him under. The mood stays kinetic, darkly comic, and blunt about addiction and desire. Despite the chaos, the film maintains a through line about longing and the costs of chasing quick fixes.

Directed by Jonas Åkerlund, Spun arrived in 2003 as an original screenplay from Will De Los Santos and Creighton Vero, presenting a brisk, kinetic look at a drug world that mixes crime, comedy, and consequence. The cast leans into chaos.

Box office performance is modest and not widely documented, reflecting its indie footprint on a budget of about 2 million dollars. It did not become a major nationwide hit, but it found an audience through limited releases and home media.

Spun has developed a cult following among fans of neon drenched crime comedies. Its ensemble delivers turns, especially Jason Schwartzman's jittery Ross and Mickey Rourke's The Cook, with Brittany Murphy and John Leguizamo leaving impressions. The film is noted for honesty about addiction and its blend of humor with danger.

Critics described Spun as a kinetic, messy yet funny look at addiction and the margins of life on the edge, blending dark humor with blunt truth. The film leans into frenetic energy while exploring how desire, impulse, and social pressure shape choices and their consequences, ending with earned, sobering caution.