Love is the Drug is a 2006 American drama produced by Box Office Productions and Alpine Pictures. Directed by Elliott Lester, it was filmed in Los Angeles, California. It was previewed at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2006 before being released theatrically on a limited basis in Seattle, Washington on October 6, 2006. Starring John Patrick Amedori, Lizzy Caplan, and D.J. Cotrona, the film tells the story of a social outcast who becomes obsessed with a pretty wealthy girl and begins stealing drugs for her friends to be near her. It received mixed reviews from critics. Jonah Brand is... a scholarship student at a private school full of wealthy students. Poor and lacking the social confidence of his classmates, at graduation he finds himself attracted to Sara Weller , who is part of a close-knit quartet of drug users that includes her boyfriend Troy and their friends Lucas and Erin . Sara returns his interest but the rest of her group discourage Jonah's attention.
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| Release date: | 2006 |
| Directed by: | Elliott Lester |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |