Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy

Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.

R 1989 · 102 min · ★ 7.1 · 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.

Directed by Gus Van Sant · Written by Gus Van Sant

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