| The City Addicted to Crystal Meth | |
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| Written by | Louis Theroux |
| Starring | Louis Theroux |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Louis Theroux |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 9 August 2009 (2009-08-09) |
The City Addicted to Crystal Meth is a British documentary by Louis Theroux. It was televised on 9 August 2009. Theroux filmed his documentary in Fresno, California which has one of the highest number of crystal meth users in the United States.
Reception
The documentary garnered mixed reviews. The Times said "Theroux risks becoming the Alan Whicker de nos jours, a tourist with a typewriter, peering into these other lives but rarely getting dirty himself."
The Guardian called the work "an extraordinary film, a sad portrait of a very different California".
References
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (10 August 2009). "Louis Theroux – The City Addicted to Crystal Meth – Grizzly Bear Face-Off: Austin Stevens' Adventures". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- "This quality drama is best on the box". Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- Sutcliffe, Tom (10 August 2009). "The Weekend's Television: Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth, Sun, BBC2 Revelations: Talking to The Dead, Sun, Channel 4 Rock'n'Roll Hotel, Fri, BBC1". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- "Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth; Jam & Jerusalem". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- Louis Theroux's BBC Two specials
- BBC television documentaries
- 2009 television specials
- Documentary films about drug addiction
- Culture of Fresno, California
- Methamphetamine in the United States
- Documentary films about cities in the United States
- Documentary films about California
- Television episodes set in California
- BBC travel television series