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Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Film · 1989 · 102 min · R · Drama · Crime

Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.

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.

Directed by Gus Van Sant

Starring Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Remar, James Le Gros, Heather Graham, Beah Richards, Grace Zabriskie, Max Perlich

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In cinemas20 October 1989
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First release anywhere20 October 1989

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