Movie
Drugstore Cowboy
Overview
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.
Details
- Release date
- 1989-10-20
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Avenue Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Matt Dillon as Bob
- Kelly Lynch as Dianne
- James Remar as Gentry
- James Le Gros as Rick
- Heather Graham as Nadine
- Beah Richards as Drug Counselor
- Grace Zabriskie as Bob's Mother
- Max Perlich as David
- William S. Burroughs as Tom the Priest
- Eric Hull as Druggist
- John Kelly as Cop
- George Catalano as Trousinski
Crew
- Gus Van Sant - Director
- Gus Van Sant - Screenplay
- Daniel Yost - Screenplay
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