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Drugstore Cowboy. Drugstore Cowboy is a 1989 American crime drama film directed by the American filmmaker Gus Van Sant. Written by Van Sant and Daniel Yost and based on an autobiographical novel by James Fogle, the film stars Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham and William S. Burroughs. It was Van Sant's second film as director.
Oct 20, 1989 · A group of drug users in the 1970s rob drug stores to finance their habit and evade the law. Matt Dillon stars as the leader of the crew, who faces a tragic fate in this unsentimental and realistic film based on a true story.
- (41K)
- Crime, Drama
- Gus Van Sant
- 1989-10-20
Watchlist. Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon) is the leader of a "family" of drug addicts consisting of his wife, Dianne (Kelly Lynch), and another couple who feed their habit by robbing drug stores as they ...
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- Gus Van Sant
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- Matt Dillon
Robert Yeoman. "Drugstore Cowboy" is one of the best films in the long tradition of American outlaw road movies - a tradition that includes "Bonnie and Clyde," "Easy Rider," "Midnight Cowboy" and "Badlands." It is about criminals who do not intend to be particularly bad people, but whose lives run away with them.
A film about a group of drug users who rob pharmacies in the 1970s to support their habit. The main character, Bob, is a superstitious junkie who tries to go clean and faces danger from the police and other criminals.
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A drama crime film based on a novel by James Fogle, directed by Gus Van Sant. It follows a group of drug addicts who steal from pharmacies and hospitals in Portland, Oregon, in 1971.
A film by Gus Van Sant about a group of drug addicts who rob drug stores to support their habit. The film won several awards and was praised by critics for its realistic and gritty portrayal of the protagonist's journey.
