Drugstore Cowboy

"Sooner or later, someone will pay the price."

Oct 20 1989 R 1h 41m
Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.

Written by

James Fogle, Gus Van Sant, Daniel Yost

Directed by

Gus Van Sant

Cast

Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Avenue Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

12 wins & 11 nominations total

Trailers
Trailer
Featurettes
Richard Linklater on DRUGSTORE COWBOY
Scores
# of Votes
42,167
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
82
Popularity
NA