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Drugstore Cowboy

  • 7.2 /10

  • 600

  • 97%

Plot

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.

Cast

Matt Dillon as Bob
Matt Dillon

as Bob

Kelly Lynch as Dianne
Kelly Lynch

as Dianne

James Remar as Gentry
James Remar

as Gentry

James LeGros as Rick
James LeGros

as Rick

Heather Graham as Nadine
Heather Graham

as Nadine

Beah Richards as Drug Counselor
Beah Richards

as Drug Counselor

Grace Zabriskie as Bob's Mother
Grace Zabriskie

as Bob's Mother

Max Perlich as David
Max Perlich

as David

William S. Burroughs as Tom the Priest
William S. Burroughs

as Tom the Priest

Eric Hull as Druggist
Eric Hull

as Druggist

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 20, 1989

Production Companies

  • Avenue Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $2,500,000.00

Revenue

  • $4,700,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.70 hrs

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Reviews

I reckon this might be the best effort I’ve seen from Matt Dillon as his “Bob” leads a small group of drug addicts who have finessed the art of stealing prescription medication from pharmacies and hospitals alike before retreating to a motel room and an amiable haze of booze and sex. He’s accompanied on his adventures by his wife “Dianne” (Kelly Lynch) and his understudy “Rick” (James Le Gros) an…