Comfortably Numb is a 1995 American independent drama film co-written and directed by Gavin O'Connor.
It is also named after Pink Floyd’s 1979 song Comfortably Numb.
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Plot
William pursues his aspiration of being a prosecutor and also finds happiness with his new love Meadow, but their partying lifestyle develops into a heroin addiction that destroys their lives.
Cast
Dana Ashbrook as William Best
Angela Shelton as Meadow Adare
Harry Lennix as Hamlin Day
Tovah Feldshuh as Victoria Stevens
Mary Beth Peil as Emily Best
Release
Comfortably Numb was rated NC-17 in the United States by the Motion Picture Association of America for "scenes of graphic drug use and some explicit sexuality".
The film was given a limited theatrical release in the US by Meistrich Corporation in 1995 and was released on DVD in Canada by Alliance Atlantis on August 14, 2007.
Reception
Variety wrote, "Comfortably Numb is a smartly mounted pic with no star power and a story-line about the moral dilemmas facing a Connecticut preppie-turned-NYC prosecutor. Unfortunately, it takes a fatal turn halfway through by becoming a lurid antidrug tract and never recovers. Pic showcases talents of cast and crew, but B.O. prospects are nil."