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Drugstore Cowboy

71 %|Oct 20, 1989|Drama, Crime

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.

Featured Crew

Gus Van Sant
Director
Karen Murphy
Producer
Nick Wechsler
Producer
Gus Van Sant
Screenplay
Daniel Yost
Screenplay
Cary Brokaw
Executive Producer
Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
Mary Bauer
Editor

Cast

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Beah Richards
Drug Counselor
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Grace Zabriskie
Bob's Mother
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William S. Burroughs
Tom the Priest
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Eric Hull
Druggist
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George Catalano
Trousinski
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Janet Baumhover
Neighbor Lady
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Ted D'Arms
Neighbor Man
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Stephen Rutledge
Hotel Manager
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Roger Hancock
Machinist
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Michael Parker
Crying Boy
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Ray Monge
Accomplice
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Gus Van Sant
Himself (uncredited)