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71% Critic Match
Drugstore Cowboy
“Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.”
7.1 / 10• 1989• 1h 42m•R• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
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 & Crew
Matt Dillon
Bob
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gus Van Sant's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Drugstore Cowboy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
