<p>On this episode I&#39;m joined by musician and writer Tony O&#39;Neill. Tony rose from working class Blackburn to playing keyboards with Marc Almond, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Kenickie. But that&#39;s only the beginning of his story. After falling into serious drug addiction, he pivoted and became a respected man of letters, writing underground classics such as Digging The Vain and Sick City - and Tony and I delve into his work, his crazed Hollywood experiences that involve Courtney Love and a memorable night with Ron Jeremy!</p><p>So it&#39;s appropriate that he jumps aboard IFWT to discuss Matthew Brights, often maligned, arthouse meets trashterpiece, Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby, starring Natasha Lyonne as &#39;White Girl&#39;, a young woman thrust into the penal system, before escaping with fellow inmate Cyclona, and heading on a twisted road trip filled with murder, necrophilia, drug abuse and a sinister Sister Gomez, played but the iconoclastic Vincent Gallo. </p><p><br></p><p>You can find Tony online at: Tonyoneill.net</p><p>Instagram: @tony_oneill_writer</p><p>And you can pick up his latest short story collection Forged Prescriptions wherever you buy your books. </p>

In Film We Trust

In Film We Trust

IFWT #156 - Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby [ft. author Tony O'Neill

APR 16, 2026103 MIN
In Film We Trust

IFWT #156 - Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby [ft. author Tony O'Neill

APR 16, 2026103 MIN

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<p>On this episode I&#39;m joined by musician and writer Tony O&#39;Neill. Tony rose from working class Blackburn to playing keyboards with Marc Almond, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Kenickie. But that&#39;s only the beginning of his story. After falling into serious drug addiction, he pivoted and became a respected man of letters, writing underground classics such as Digging The Vain and Sick City - and Tony and I delve into his work, his crazed Hollywood experiences that involve Courtney Love and a memorable night with Ron Jeremy!</p><p>So it&#39;s appropriate that he jumps aboard IFWT to discuss Matthew Brights, often maligned, arthouse meets trashterpiece, Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby, starring Natasha Lyonne as &#39;White Girl&#39;, a young woman thrust into the penal system, before escaping with fellow inmate Cyclona, and heading on a twisted road trip filled with murder, necrophilia, drug abuse and a sinister Sister Gomez, played but the iconoclastic Vincent Gallo. </p><p><br></p><p>You can find Tony online at: Tonyoneill.net</p><p>Instagram: @tony_oneill_writer</p><p>And you can pick up his latest short story collection Forged Prescriptions wherever you buy your books. </p>