Drugstore Cowboy
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Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

18
01/05/1990 (GB)
Drama, Crime
1h 42m

Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.

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.

  • Gus Van SantDirector, Screenplay
  • Daniel YostScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $2,500,000

  • Revenue

    $4,700,000

Keywords

  • drug abuse
  • support group
  • 1970s
  • drug addiction
  • junkie
  • portland, oregon
  • drugstore
  • group therapy
  • melancholy
  • drug stealing
  • burglars
  • opioid use disorder
  • hopeful
  • tragic

Top Billed Cast

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Bob

Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch

Dianne

James Remar

James Remar

Gentry

James Le Gros

James Le Gros

Rick

Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Nadine

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Drug Counselor

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Bob's Mother

Max Perlich

Max Perlich

David

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Tom the Priest

Eric Hull

Eric Hull

Druggist

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