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"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.
In 1971, in Portland, Bob, his girlfriend Dianne and his friends Rick and his girlfriend Nadine are smalltime thieves of drugstores and hospitals. They spend their lives drugged and Bob is chased by the abusive police detective Gentry (James Remar).
Drugstore Cowboy. Matt Dillon and his not-so-merry band of junkies rob pharmacies and cheat death. 803 IMDb 7.3 1 h 41 min 1989. X-Ray R. Drama · Suspense · Downbeat · Emotional. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $7.99. More purchase. options. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
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. Gus Van Sant. Director, Screenplay.
Watch the trailer of Drugstore Cowboy, a classic crime drama about a gang of drug addicts on the run. Starring Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch.
1 h 41 m. Summary A group of heroin addicts lead by Bob (Dillon) rob drugstores to continue their addictions. Crime. Drama. Written By: Gus Van Sant, James Fogle, Daniel Yost, William S. Burroughs. Drugstore Cowboy. Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 15 Critic Reviews. 82. User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 197 User Ratings. 8.6. My Score.
Available on Tubi TV, iTunes, Plex. Drug addict husband and wife team, Bob and Diane Hughes (Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch), and a younger couple of thieves resort to robbing drugstores to stay high. Still, in spite of this tragic lifestyle, they share moments of compassion and humour.
