In 1973 he visited the U.S. with artist James Lee Byars in search of the «other» America; the fruit of that journey was a series of manipulated images of homeless alcoholics living on New York's Bowery. (en.wikipedia.org)
Poulter, an actual homeless alcoholic who sadly died after filming, is incredible in his performance. (collider.com)
It features a terrific lead performance by Nicolas Cage as a man at war with himself, an equally compelling supporting performance by up - and - comer Tye Sheridan (so engaging in Mud), and a riveting art - imitating - life performance by real - life homeless alcoholic Gary Poulter (who drowned in a lake before the film was released). (chrisreedfilm.com)