Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy1989

Director: Gus Van Sant
Stars: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham, Eric Hull
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 102 minutes

Gus Van Sant made his name with this offbeat story of a small group of drug addicts who heist pharmacies to feed their habit. Matt Dillon completely broke with his juvenile persona as Bob, the grungy ringleader and jittery mastermind of a junkie cre… more »



Bob:
Well, to begin with, nobody, and I mean nobody, can talk a junkie out of using. You can talk to 'em for years but sooner or later they're gonna get ahold of something. Maybe it's not dope. Maybe it's booze, maybe it's glue, maybe it's gasoline. Maybe it's a gunshot to the head. But something. Something to relieve the pressures of their everyday life, like having to tie their shoes.

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