Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

10/20/1989 (US) • 1h 42m

Drama, Crime

Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.

Overview

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,500,000.00

Revenue

$4,700,000.00

Keywords

drug abuse

support group

1970s

drug addiction

junkie

portland, oregon

drugstore

group therapy

melancholy

drug stealing

burglars

opioid use disorder

hopeful

tragic

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