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Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Drama Crime

Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.

Release Date: 1989, October 20
Directors: Gus Van Sant
Countries: United States of America
Production: Avenue Pictures, Avenue Pictures
Cast: Heather Graham, James Remar, James Le Gros, Grace Zabriskie, Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Max Perlich, John Kelly, Beah Richards, Ted D'Arms, Ray Monge, Michael Parker

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.

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