Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

"Death Drug" begins with the end credits… Now, before you start thinking this has a deeper ambitious or artistic meaning, like in "Irreversible" or "Memento" for example, let me just assure you this isn't the case. This is purely a little illustration of the clumsy editing and amateurish production values this movie is dealing with. Remember "Reefer Madness"; the awful but unintentionally amusing 30's tutorial project about the dangers of drugs? "Death Drug" is something similar, made in the late 70's and with heavy blaxploitation influences, with a completely fictional, grotesque and laughable plot. Philip Michael Thomas, that Tubbs guy from "Miami Vice", is a struggling plumber who's finally beginning to have some luck regarding his aspiring music career. But then he becomes addicted to PCP – a drug known on the street as Angel Dust – and his whole life goes down the drain in various phases, including ignorance, paranoia, aggression and hallucination. His loving wife tries to help, but first he has to admit there's a problem and blah blah blah. This is a brilliantly inept movie! There's nothing even remotely decent about this production, and the only reason why I want to recommend "Death Drug" is because it delivers guaranteed laughs. The script is incoherent as hell, since Tubbs goes from the denial phase straight to rehabilitation. Here's a rundown of some of coolest side effects Angel Dust causes you to do: hunt down imaginary rats in a pile of oranges, battle giant spiders crawling on your shirt in the middle of a grocery store and accusing everybody of conspiring against you. Oh, and eventually you die because you challenged a truck to a game of chicken. After Tubbs' death, there's a hilarious series of news bulletins and interviews with random people regretting the lost young life of a great singer even though his career never even properly kick- started.

When I first saw this film, it was when I was 13 and it was shown under the alternate title "Whack Attack". This was supposed to be one of those films with a strong anti-drug message. Unfortunately, this comes off more like one of those films that would get released straight to high school health classes to warn of the dangers of drugs. The acting in it was marginal at best and it relied very heavily on scare tactics, which it didn't need since anyone with half a brain knows that PCP is one of the most dangerous drugs that has ever been unleashed. No wonder Phillip Michael Thomas had to wait five more years before his star making role in Miami Vice. If I were a young actor, I wouldn't put this film on my resume. To me, a straight documentary would have been more effective rather than have a bunch of actors act out a very predictable story with a predictable ending. However, the ending with the addict's son witnessing someone selling whack while visiting the grave of his father who was killed as a result of the drug. That probably was the most effective part of an ineffective movie.

This is without a doubt the funniest movie I've ever seen. From the intro and outro, the sheer brilliance of Philip Michael Thomas shines like a beacon for bad movie lovers everywhere! The best part, although its hard to choose one from this incredible work, is the totally out of place 1980s Philip Michael Thomas video that is ungracefully dumped right in the middle of the damn thing. This movie rules, bottom line, if you find it buy it! Don't even rent it, just buy it. Please God, or whoever chooses which movies make it to DVD, put this on a DVD and I will live the rest of my life in a convalescent bliss. 10/ 10

Death Drug is without a doubt, the best film of all time. Not only does it directly rip-off two classics- Disco Godfather (the anti PCP theme) and Slithis (the coke bottle vision during the hallucination), it shows Phillip Micheal Thomas at his all time best(worst). The music video will have you rollin! Watch for PMT's head superimposed over a pregnant woman's belly. Pure genius in B-movie glory!! The supplements on the video release are even better. Phillip Micheal intros and outros the film, and his ramblings make you wonder if he has indeed succumbed to the "sherm" himself. A must see!