Movie

Drugstore Cowboy

16 1989 1 h 42 min
71%
Audience score644 votes on TMDB

“Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.”

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
Screenplay
Gus Van Sant
Screenplay
Daniel Yost
Status
Released
Release date
20/10/1989
Original language
English
Budget
US$ 3 M
Box office
US$ 5 M

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