Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/06/1989(USA)
Release Date: 10/26/1999
Sound: 2
Run Time: 104 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)
Distributor/Studio: Live/Artisan

The operative word in Drugstore Cowboy is "drug". Matt Dillon plays the leader of a group of dopeheads who wander around the country robbing pharmacies to feed their habits. Dillon's chums include doltish James Le Gros and teen-age junkie Heather Graham; also along for the ride is Dillon's wife Kelly Lynch. Their nemesis is cop James Remar, whom Dillon takes perverse delight in humiliating. When one of the young addicts dies of an overdose, it promps Dillon to try to go straight, a task complicated by wife Lynch's determination to stay high and by the corrupting presence of an ex-priest, played by Naked Lunch author William Burroughs. Drugstore Cowboy was director Gus Van Sant's breakthrough picture.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Matt Dillon - Bob
Kelly Lynch - Dianne
James LeGros - Rick
Heather Graham - Nadine
James Remar - Gentry
William S. Burroughs - Tom the Priest
Max Perlich - David

Production:
Gus Van Sant - Director
Karen Murphy Nick Wechsler - Co Producer
Elliot Goldenthal - Composer
Mary Bauer Curtiss Clayton - Editor
Gus Van Sant Dan Yost - Screen Writer
Margaret Goldsmith - Set Designer
Eve Cauley - Art Director
Richard Pagano - Casting
Sharon Bialy - Casting
Robert Yeoman - Cinematographer
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor - Costume Designer
Cary Brokaw - Executive Producer
David Brisbin - Production Designer
Karen Koch - Production Manager
James Fogle - Book Author

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1989 New York Film Critics Circle

1989 Independent Spirit Awards

1988 Los Angeles Film Critics Association