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A drug-addicted leader and his crew rob pharmacies while navigating addiction and law enforcement in 1980s America.
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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.
"Drugstore Cowboy is the second feature film from the now-legendary director Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho). It’s a sharp independent comedy about a man (Matt Dillon) who leads a group of drug addicts traveling like nomads from one pharmacy to another in search of drugs. However, a tragic incident leads him to seek rehabilitation, though things don’t go as he expects. It's a film that even today feels refreshing for its honesty in portraying a specific lifestyle, without judgment and with empathy."