The awardwinning documentary that inspired the oscar winning film, the fighter, starring christian bale, melissa leo and mark wahlberg, high on crack street. Hbos film america undercover documented his life for a period of 18 months. Throughout the movie christian bales character dickie eklund was filming a documentary for hbo called high on crack street. Dicky eklund, brenda, and booboo have grown up in and around lowell. Eklund was featured in farrells documentary, high on crack street. Lost lives in lowell 1995 documentary following the lives of addicts in the city of lowell massachusetts, including former professional boxer dicky eklund. Lost lives in lowell is a harrowing documentary chronicling 18 months in the lives of three crackhouse friends whose addiction has let.
Farrell is a filmmaker and news cameraman, who directed the awardwinning hbo documentary high on crack street. Did dickie really believe that the hbo documentary was going to be about his comeback. Lost lives in lowell featuring dicky eklund, portrayed by by adam chitwood december 20, 2010. Watch documentary high on crack street hbo official on. Be warned, the documentary as a whole is highly depressing and will make you angry, especially regarding a pregnant addict who continues smoking crack five months into her pregnancy. Filmed in the mid 90s, high on crack street the shows how drugs slowly destroyed several lives in lowell, massachusetts. Dicky was featured in the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street and was later sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for, among other things, kidnapping and. Dicky eklund charged with domestic assault lowell sun. Crack street director turns spotlight on own lost life. Gary booboo giuffida, 58, of high street in lowell was also told never to come to new hampshire again. Adams plays mickys girlfriend charlene fleming, and leo portrays micky and dickys mother, alice eklundward. Hes a former boxer whose life was dramatized for the 2010 film, the fighter. Lost lives in lowell follows three longtime lowell residents who exemplify the citys decline. Boo boo, brenda, and former professional boxer dicky eklund in their daily exploits to get high.
Dicky eklund, portrayed by christian bale, is shown smoking crack and being high. Dicky eklund, portrayed by christian bale, is shown smoking crack and being high throughout, telling his family that the hbo camera crew are filming him making a boxing comeback. Dicky eklund was born on may 9, 1957 in lowell, massachusetts, usa as richard a. Its got crack addicts losing jobs and losing loves. It follows a handful of crack fiends from lowell, ma, one of them being micky wards brothertrainer dicky eklund portrayed by christian bale in the oscar. He regressed to his late 20s, before high on crack street, long before all his. I recently saw it for a second time and enjoyed it just as much as the first time i saw it. Lost lives in lowell, which features dicky eklunds struggle with crack cocaine and. Lost lives in lowell the 1995 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. One of the subjects of the documentary is dicky eklund, the brother of championship boxer irish micky ward. High on crack street shows him getting weightless with scurrilous.
Laconia the lowell, massachusetts man who was featured in a hbo production about crack cocaine and former boxer dicky eklund was given suspended sentences in state prison for spitting on a belmont police officer. Lost lives in lowell has been made available for purchase via amazon. Years later, christian bale would play a fictionalized version of eklund in the 2010 film, the fighter. All year we filmed dicky and his two crackaddicted friends. During that specific period of time, as seen in the film, dicky was a part of a documentary about crack addiction, called high on crack street. Dicky eklund was born on 9th may 1957, in lowell, massachusetts to alice eklund ward and richard eklund sr. Eklund, 58, of lowell, was played by actor christian. Aug 02, 2009 the world was introduced to dicky eklund the fallen boxer who once knocked sugar ray leonard to the canvas.
It was a coproduction of hbo and dctv, produced by farrell, deleo, and alpert. High on crack street is an absolutely heartbreaking hbo documentary that follows the lives of three lowell residents who are addicted to crack cocaine. Exboxer dicky eklund, brenda a street prostitute and boo boo. Feb 26, 2011 what remained was the reallife high from dicky eklunds triumph. If you havent seen david o russells the fighter yet you have to watch it. Hbo documentary from the fighter high on crack street. Richie farrell left works out with dicky eklund at golds gym in chelmsford. He has a troubled relationship with his halfbrother and trainer dicky eklund christian bale, a former boxer who is now addicted to crack but. High on crack street scores the hits despite the fighters. The real dicky eklund in hbos high on crack street and. Watch documentary high on crack street hbo official on youtube the real hbo documentary featuring dicky eklund. Lost lives in lowell, this doc plays a very significant role in the films story.
Once a thriving manufacturing center, lowell, ma provides a case study in the disturbing aftermath of industrial collapse. Dicky eklund and 10 related entities entities finder. His spiral into drugs and prison devastated the eklund family his mother, alice. In the film, the documentary is titled crack in america. How long was dicky eklund, played by christian bale in the.
Documents 18 months in the lives of three crack addicts in lowell, massachusetts. Lost lives in lowell 1995 and 17th annual screen actors guild awards 2011. Lost lives in lowell, followed eklund and two other crack addicts in lowell as their lives spiraled out of control. Jan 06, 2011 during that specific period of time, as seen in the film, dicky was a part of a documentary about crack addiction, called high on crack street. Dicky eklund ward knocks down sugar ray leonard the. Eklund started smoking crack while he was still boxing professionally.
As dicky eklund, brenda, and booboo move in and out of crack houses, rehab centers, and jail, their struggle for survival mirrors their hometowns fate. Due to the success of the fighter movie, the dickie eklund documentary high on crack street. A fictionalized version of high on crack street is also shown in the fighter, where it. The major source of dicky eklund s income was the professional boxing career 19751985 and meanwhile, serves as a personal trainer and boxing coach. He is an actor, known for the fighter 2010, portico 2014 and espn top rank boxing 1980. Lost lives in lowell 1995 and 17th annual screen actors. The world was introduced to dicky eklund the fallen boxer who once knocked sugar ray leonard to the canvas. Use eve entities finder to find relationships between entities, things, concepts and people.
He is an actor, known for the fighter 2010, high on crack street. Laconia a lowell, massachusetts man associated with former boxer dicky eklund appeared in two local courts yesterday for violating a circuit court protection order and failing to appear for a date in superior court. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family dicky eklund was born on may 9, 1957 in lowell, massachusetts, usa as richard a. High on crack street scores the hits despite the fighters fancy footwork the 1995 documentary about boxeraddict dicky eklund captures something missing. Dec 20, 2010 watch the hbo documentary high on crack street. Richard farrell, who plays one of the hbo cameramen in the film, is essentially playing himself. Aug 21, 2015 lowell richard dicky eklund, the wellknown halfbrother of boxing champion micky ward, was back in court on friday for a domestic assault and battery incident. Watch documentary high on crack street hbo official. Lowell richard dicky eklund, the wellknown halfbrother of boxing champion micky ward, was back in court on friday for a domestic assault and battery incident. The film was inspired by the 1996 documentary that features the eklundward family, titled high on crack street. Well, now the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street. In the documentary, eklund was sentenced to a long prison term for crimes he committed to feed his crack addiction. Lost lives in lowell original hbo documentary on dicky eklund, available to view online via snag films credit.
A documentary about the lives of three people and their addiction to crack. With a record of amateur boxing record of 194 wins out of 200 bouts, dicky eklund went professional on august 26, 1975. Boxer dicky eklund arraigned on domestic assault charges. Adams plays mickys girlfriend charlene fleming, and leo portrays micky and dicky s mother, alice eklund ward. Watch the hbo documentary on dicky eklund, portrayed by. Wellknown former welterweight boxer richard dicky eklund was arraigned in lowell on friday on charges of domestic assault and battery. Dicky eklund was born on 9th may 1957, in lowell, massachusetts to alice eklundward and richard eklund sr. He is an actor, known for the fighter 2010, portico 2014 and. Lost lives in lowell featuring dicky eklund, portrayed by christian bale in the fighter by adam chitwood december 20, 2010. Lost lives in lowell is a 1995 american documentary film directed by richard farrell, maryann deleo and jon alpert. The major source of dicky eklunds income was the professional boxing career 19751985 and meanwhile, serves as a personal trainer and boxing coach.
What remained was the reallife high from dicky eklunds triumph. One female and two males spend their time on a day to day basis getting high. High on crack street shows him getting weightless with scurrilous characters, being busted for all manner of felonious. Eklund became addicted to crack cocaine and his fighting career ended in 1985. Bale won the best supporting actor oscar for his portrayal of eklund. The fighter true story real micky ward, dickie eklund. Actual hbo documentary from the fighter high on crack.
Wild to see him in an hbo documentary so many years before the movie came. Lost lives in lowell which showed his fall from boxing grace because of his addiction to crack cocaine. Nov 27, 2016 be on the lookout for appearances from eklund family matriach alice ward, dickys famous brother micky, and the eklund sisters. The film was inspired by the 1996 documentary that features the eklund ward family, titled high on crack street. Details about his early life and education are not known to the media. It aired on hbo as part of its series america undercover. The documentary takes place about 30 miles northwest of boston in the economically depressed former mill city of lowell. Jan 25, 2011 get high on crack street with christian bale. High on crack street scores the hits despite the fighters fancy. The hbo documentary dramatized in the movie has been added to youtube. Feb 02, 2011 high on crack street scores the hits despite the fighters fancy footwork the 1995 documentary about boxeraddict dicky eklund captures something missing in christian bales mannered turn peter.
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