Documentary /

Score: 68%( 85 votes )

Overview: A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

Cast:

Carl Hart
Self – Neuroscientist

Koe Rodriguez
Self

Nelson George
Self

Corey Pegues
Self

Samson Styles
Self

Felipe Luciano
Self

Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage)

James Traficant
Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)

John Kerry
Self (archive footage)

Dan Rather
Self (archive footage)

Geraldo Rivera
Self (archive footage)

Chuck Schumer
Self (archive footage)

Mike Tyson
Self (archive footage)

Maxine Waters
Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)

David Stern
Self (archive footage)

Paul Reubens
Self (archive footage)

Don Rogers
Self (archive footage)

Michael Jordan
Self (archive footage)

Michael Douglas
Gordon Gekko (archive footage)

John Deutch
Self – CIA Director (archive footage)

Wendell Foster
Self – Reverend (archive footage)

'Freeway' Ricky Ross
Self