It was a coproduction of hbo and dctv, produced by farrell, deleo, and alpert. The awardwinning documentary that inspired the oscar winning film, the fighter, starring christian bale, melissa leo and mark wahlberg, high on crack street. High on crack street lowell massachusetts hbo full. 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 nominated the fighter. Lowell itself has a population of 108,861 and is the forth largest city in the state, it is home to former professional boxer dick ecklund and his brother mickey ward.
Dicky eklund was born on may 9, 1957 in lowell, massachusetts, usa as richard a. Filming location matching lowell, massachusetts, usa. Lost lives in lowell was a critically acclaimed victory for hbo, it was a curse upon the fourth largest city in massachusetts. Lost lives in lowell is a 1995 american documentary film directed by richard farrell, maryann deleo and jon alpert. The film followed three longtime lowell, massachusetts residents, who exemplified. The office of the city clerk is responsible as the administrator to the legislative function of the city and is the official record keeper for the city of lowell. The documentary takes place about 30 miles northwest of boston in the economically depressed former mill city of lowell, massachusetts. The film was released in select north american theaters on december 17. Brenda, dicki and booboo have grown up in and around lowell. Merrimack canal, merrimack dam, lowell, middlesex county, ma. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
In the years from 1994 to 1999, crime dropped 50 percent, the highest rate of decrease for any city in america with over 100,000 residents. The university of massachusetts lowell, center for lowell history was established in 1971 to assure the safekeeping, preservation, and availability for study and research of materials in unique subject areas, particularly those related to the greater lowell area and the. The real dicky eklund in hbos high on crack street and. The fighter true story real micky ward, dickie eklund. He worked as a hot topper for most of his life for various paving companies in and around lowell, where his favorite job was driving the trucks. Save real estate investing for newbies and seasoned investors lowell, ma webinar to your collection. Eklund and giuffrida was also the subject of the hbo documentary high on crack street. Death cab for cutie lowell, ma lyrics songmeanings. While he fought a very short battle with cancer, he. In the 1990s, lowell had been locally notorious for being a place of high drug trafficking and gang activity, and was the setting for a real life documentary, high on crack street.
The fighter true story reveals that this really happened, and it resulted in the hbo documentary high on crack street. You might add a related video or a pic or two to grab readers excited about what youve got to say. Lost lives in lowell usa, 1995 documentary i came across this 1hour documentary on dickie eklund from tribeca via facebook. In the documentary, eklund was sentenced to a long prison term for crimes he committed to feed his crack addiction.
To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. This hbo film was shot over an 18 month period and documents the daily life of crack addicts living in the american city of lowell, massachusetts. Lost lives in lowell is a 1995 american documentary film. This is the documentary involving the real dickey eklund christian bales character in the fighter. The film followed three longtime lowell, massachusetts residents, who exemplified the citys decline from a once thriving manufacturing center to a depressed community littered with. The film was inspired by the 1996 documentary that features the eklundward family, titled high on crack street. The fighter is a 2010 american biographical sports drama film directed by david o. Locations of boo boos apartment, mikes apartment and where brenda went hooking. Crack street director turns spotlight on own lost life lowell sun.
He is an actor, known for the fighter 2010, portico 2014 and espn top rank boxing 1980. 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. Snag films looks to be a good place for free online documentaries. The documentary ends with boo boo discussing how he is the only member of the three left.
The merrimack and rolling dams were built as part of the third phase of building of the lowell canal system, to provide intermediate levels between the merrimack canal, on the upper level, and the eastern canal, on the lower level, so that both would be able to discharge through the. Bostoncocainedocumentarydrugmassachusettsmoviestreet. Lowell massachusetts is sometimes considered the birthplace of the american industrial revolution. Lost lives in lowell 1995 documentary following the lives of addicts in the city of lowell massachusetts, including former professional boxer dicky eklund. Sometimes brian goes by various nicknames including brian w ziemba and brien w ziemba. This documentary follows the lives of a number of heroin addicts in the u. Filmed over a year and a half, high on crack street follows brenda, dicky, and booboo in and out of crackhouses. Brian ziemba w, 64 lowell, ma background report at mylife. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Born in lowell, he was the youngest of seven children of the late dominico and virginia giuffrida. The documentary takes place about 30 miles northwest of boston in the economically depressed former mill city of lowell. Lowell ma psychiatrist doctors cocaine and crack abuse.
No one uploaded it until recently, so here it is in six parts. Its the home of the lowell national historic park which is the largest, best developed park in the united states that focuses on industrial history. Lowell, ma city documents 18991900 internet archive. Lowell was founded in the 1820s as a planned industrial city. You should glance at yahoos front page and see how they write article headlines to grab people to click. Lost lives in lowell follows three longtime lowell residents who exemplify the citys decline. Feb, 2011 no one uploaded it until recently, so here it is in six parts. Many felt the director, lowell native richard farrell, spit in the face of city. Lowell has come a long way from its past as a city notorious for drug trafficking and gang activity.
The hbo documentary chronicled the daytoday lives of three crack. Lost lives in lowell, which features dicky eklunds struggle with crack cocaine and also figures into the fighter as well is available to watch online for. Lowell itself has a population of 108,861 and is the forth largest city in the state, it is home to former professional boxer dick ecklund and his. The city council seeks to respond to citizens and community groups seeking information or assistance. It aired on hbo as part of its series america undercover. Whdh six people were arrested sunday night in a prostitution sting in lowell, authorities announced monday. Plus, learn about treatment, prevention, and the physical and psychological effects of cocaine and crack abuse. If youve seen the fighter, then you know that christian bale gives the performance of his career as boxer micky wards drugaddled older brothertrainer dicky eklund. Gary giuffrida obituary north chelmsford, ma lowell sun. Documents 18 months in the lives of three crack addicts in lowell, massachusetts.
I have been looking this documentary for double digit years. Actual hbo documentary from the fighter high on crack. High on crack street lost lives in lowell brendas baby shower. Posted in rdocumentaries by udarksideofthenuum 20 points and 10 comments. Once the location for a documentary titled high on crack street. Its a good, neutral documentary it doesnt try to elicit emotion from the. Watch the true story behind the fighter in this riveting and critically acclaimed documentary, which features christian bales character from the. And i recorded this discreetly so she wouldnt come over and see me recording her, thats why at times youll see the pavement or something and not her. One of the more interesting plot devices in the recent hollywood film the fighter is that the hbo documentary high on crack street shapes part of the movies storyline. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Encyclopedia of forlorn places lowell, massachusetts. While lowell is generally known for its central role in the industrial revolution as the first.
Dicky eklund, portrayed by christian bale, is shown smoking crack and. After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and four hundred costumed party crashers sometimes crazy follows you. Lost lives in lowell is a harrowing documentary chronicling 18 months in the lives of three crackhouse friends whose addiction has let them to crime and despair. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. Lost lives in high on crack street lost lives in lowell what happened to brenda bus driver crack. Hbo documentary from the fighter high on crack street. Lost lives in lowell, the citys crime rates have plummeted in recent years. Well, now the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street. Lost lives in lowell which showed his fall from boxing grace because of his addiction to crack cocaine. Its the actual hbo special that inspired part of christian bales role in the fighter. Once a thriving manufacturing center, lowell, ma provides a case study in the disturbing aftermath of industrial collapse.
Eklund was also featured on the hbo documentary high on crack street. Lowell is a city in middlesex county, massachusetts, usa. Giuffrida of lowell lowell gary boo boo giuffrida, 62, a lifelong resident of lowell, ma, passed peacefully christmas morning. Brian ziemba was born on 10211955 and is 64 years old. Brenda freaks out on booboo at the hospital hbo documentary 1996. Its an amazing documentary that at its core is a horrifyingstarkreality of drug abusers. As of 2012, the citys estimated population was 108,522. Footage clips used under fair use policy from the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street.
Dicky eklund, brenda, and booboo have grown up in and around lowell. The documentary collage of a city will be a series of documentaries accompanying the feature film the merrimack. High on crack street lost lives in lowell 1995 crack epidemic in lowell, ma featuring the character christian bale portrayed in the fighter. I sought it out and watched it right after i saw the fighter just for some further backstory on the movie, but it turned out to be plenty engaging on its own. 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.
Lost lives in lowell following parallel paths of degradation and decline that of the oncethriving massachusetts city of lowell, and the lives of three crack. This is the documentary referenced in the fighter which follows the daily lives of a few crack addicts in the run down town of lowell, massachusetts. Center for lowell history university of massachusetts lowell libraries. A fictionalized version of the documentary is featured in the 2010 feature film the fighter wiki plot. Lowell massachusetts psychiatrist doctors physician directory read about symptoms and signs of cocaine and crack abuse and addiction.