Drugstore Cowboy
DRUGSTORE COWBOYÂ (18)
D:Â Gus Van Sant
Avenue (Nick Wechsler & Karen Murphy)
USA 🇺🇸 1989
100 mins
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Drama
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W: Gus Van Sant & Daniel Yost [based
on the novel by James Fogle]
DP:Â Robert Yeoman
Ed: Curtiss Clayton
Mus: Elliott Goldenthal
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Matt Dillon (Bob Hughes), Kelly Lynch (Dianne), James
LeGros (Rick), Heather Graham (Nadine), James Remar (Gentry), Grace Zabriskie (Mrs. Hughes), William S. Burroughs (Tom)
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A surreal and poetic melodrama about a group of drug
addicts who drive through America robbing drugstores to fund their habit.
All the performances on display are good and Gus Van
Sant's austere, low-key direction gives the film a spartan, desperate atmosphere.Â
The main criticism is the unenlightening and unconvincing
ending, although it didn't prevent the independent film becoming a huge cult favourite.
7/10
