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.
Key facts
Original language
English
Setting
Portland
Crew
Screenplay
William S. Burroughs, Gus Van Sant, Daniel Yost
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Classification date
January 18, 2007
Versions
French version
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | Drugstore Cowboy | English |
| Alternate title | Drugstore Cow-boy |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Drugstore Cowboy - Elliot Goldenthal (1989) | 3 releases, 1989: Novus |
| CD | Drugstore Cowboy - Elliot Goldenthal (1989) | 2 releases, 1989: Novus |
| Cassette | Drugstore Cowboy - Elliot Goldenthal (1989) | 3 releases, 1989: Novus, RCA |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Gus Van Sant |
| Screenplay | William S. Burroughs, Gus Van Sant, Daniel Yost |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
