Drugstore Cowboy
“Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.”
1989•R•1h 42m•7.1•Released
DramaCrime
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.
Director
Gus Van Sant
Writer
Gus Van Sant, Daniel Yost
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
Avenue Pictures
Cast
Matt Dillon
Bob
Kelly Lynch
Dianne
James Remar
Gentry
James Le Gros
Rick
Heather Graham
Nadine
Beah Richards
Drug Counselor
Grace Zabriskie
Bob's Mother
Max Perlich
David
William S. Burroughs
Tom the Priest
Eric Hull
Druggist
John Kelly
Cop
George Catalano
Trousinski
Janet Baumhover
Neighbor Lady
Ted D'Arms
Neighbor Man
Neal Thomas
Halamer
Production
Company
Avenue Pictures
Producer
Nick Wechsler
Producer
Karen Murphy
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