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Drugstore Cowboy(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-10-20
71%
543 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,500,000.00
Revenue: $4,700,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Avenue Pictures
Movie: Drugstore Cowboy
Top 10 Billed 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
Video Trailer Drugstore Cowboy
Video: Trailer
Trailer
'Bob Gets A Regular Job' Scene
'Bob Haggles Drug Prices' Scene
'Bob Tries To Rob A Hospital Pharmacy' Scene
'Cops Search Bob's Home' Scene
'Nadine Asks For A Dog' Scene
'Nadine's Body' Scene
'Robbing A Pharmacy' Scene
'Tom The Priest' Scene
Richard Linklater on DRUGSTORE COWBOY
All 10 videos
Trailer - Trailer
'Bob Gets A Regular Job' Scene - Clip
'Bob Haggles Drug Prices' Scene - Clip
'Bob Tries To Rob A Hospital Pharmacy' Scene - Clip
'Cops Search Bob's Home' Scene - Clip
'Nadine Asks For A Dog' Scene - Clip
'Nadine's Body' Scene - Clip
'Robbing A Pharmacy' Scene - Clip
'Tom The Priest' Scene - Clip
Richard Linklater on DRUGSTORE COWBOY - Featurette
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