Directed by:
Gus Van SantCinematography:
Robert D. YeomanComposer:
Elliot GoldenthalCast:
Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham, Max Perlich, James Remar, Grace Zabriskie, Beah Richards, William S. Burroughs, Michael Parker (more)VOD (1)
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Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon) is the leader of a “family” of drug addicts consisting of his wife, Dianne (Kelly Lynch), and another couple who feed their habit by robbing drug stores as they travel across the country. After a tragedy befalls a member of his group, Bob decides he must leave his dysfunctional clan and go straight. Parting ways with his junkie past proves more difficult than expected when Bob is stalked by an old acquaintance looking to score drugs at any price. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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A film like Requiem for a Dream is much more depressing and darker in its portrayal of drugs, but nonetheless, Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy shows that drug use isn't all fun and games, and that your own actions can catch up to you if you want to turn your life around. The ending is good, though perhaps a bit too symbolic, which bothered me a bit.
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