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October 1989 (USA)
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Plot:
A realistic road movie about a drug addict, his 'family', and their inevitable decline into crime. full summary | full synopsis
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10 wins
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4 nominations
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(28 articles)
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A great road movie. A great drug movie. A great black comedy. One of the best movies of the 1980s.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Matt Dillon | ... | Bob |
 | Kelly Lynch | ... | Dianne |
 | James LeGros | ... | Rick (as James Le Gros) |
 | Heather Graham | ... | Nadine |
 | Eric Hull | ... | Druggist |
 | Max Perlich | ... | David |
 | James Remar | ... | Gentry |
| John Kelly | ... | Cop |
 | Grace Zabriskie | ... | Bob's Mother |
| George Catalano | ... | Trousinski |
| Janet Baumhover | ... | Neighbor Lady |
| Ted D'Arms | ... | Neighbor Man |
| Neal Thomas | ... | Halamer |
| Stephen Rutledge | ... | Motel Manager |
| Beah Richards | ... | Drug Counselor |
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102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Norway:15 |
South Korea:18 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Portugal:M/18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12
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Based on the writings of James Fogle, who was in reality a criminal and drug addict who robbed drugstores.
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Continuity: The amount of sweat and blood on Bobby's shirt changes between shots in the women's bathroom at the hospital.
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Referenced in Over the Hedge (2006)
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Psychotic Reaction
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'Drugstore Cowboy' really knocked my socks off when I first watched it about 12-13 years ago, and it still impresses me every time I view it again. An unsentimental drug movie that doesn't resort to knee jerk moralizing, it is one of the very best movies of the 1980s, and still one of the best movies of its kind (Alison Maclean's underrated 'Jesus' Son' is one of the few recent movies to come close to it). Gus Van Sant looked like he was going to be one of the most exciting directors of the 1990s, but after the excellent 'My Own Private Idaho' it quickly proved not to be so, his career ending up with awful saccharine "uplifting" Hollwood dreck and his misguided remake of 'Psycho' that's best if we pretend never happened. Whatever he went on to make there's no denying that this is one brilliant movie. Matt Dillon gives one of his strongest and most complex performances, and he is backed up by an equally impressive supporting cast of Kelly Lynch (easily her best role), the wonderful James LeGros ('Floundering'), future sex symbol Heather Graham ('Boogie Nights'), and quirky character actor fave Max Perlich ('Truth Or Consequences, NM'). Also keep an eye out for the shoulda-been-a-star James Remar ('The Warriors') and a cameo by the legendary William S. Burroughs as "the Priest". 'Drugstore Cowboy' has energy, humour, depth and honesty. I love it. A wonderful movie and highly recommended.