Drugstore Cowboy
“Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.”
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Matt Dillon·Bob
Kelly Lynch·Dianne
James Remar·Gentry
James Le Gros·Rick
Heather Graham·Nadine
Beah Richards·Drug Counselor
Grace Zabriskie·Bob's Mother
Max Perlich·David
William S. Burroughs·Tom the Priest
Eric Hull·Druggist
Average shot length
5.6s per shot
Gus Van Sant's career average is 15.2s across 16 measured films —see the full picture.