Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy

98 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 20, 1989

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.

Drugstore Cowboy

98 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 20, 1989

Drugstore Cowboy
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Avenue Pictures
Original title Drugstore Cowboy
Directors Robin Leigh Fleck, Jane Goldsmith, David B. Householter, Gus Van Sant
Writers Daniel Yost, James Fogle, Gus Van Sant

Cast

Matt Dillon

as Bob

Kelly Lynch

as Dianne

James Remar

as Gentry

James Le Gros

as Rick

Heather Graham

as Nadine

Beah Richards

as Drug Counselor

Grace Zabriskie

as Bob's Mother

Max Perlich

as David

William S. Burroughs

as Tom the Priest

Eric Hull

as Druggist

John Kelly

as Cop

George Catalano

as Trousinski

Janet Baumhover

as Neighbor Lady

Ted D'Arms

as Neighbor Man

Neal Thomas

as Halamer

Stephen Rutledge

as Hotel Manager

Robert Lee Pitchlynn

as Hotel Clerk

Roger Hancock

as Machinist

Michael Parker

as Crying Boy

Ray Monge

as Accomplice

Gus Van Sant

as Himself (uncredited)