yeah i didn't thought much of it.
its narrative is not anything special and it kinda does whats expected of a film tackling drug addiction. matt dillon gives a great performance but thats also what holds this film together allong with the fact its shot pretty well.
Drugstore Cowboy
Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.
Rating
2.0 (1)
Release Date
10/20/1989Runtime
102 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$2,500,000Revenue
$4,700,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A gritty descent into the rhythms of addiction following a tight-knit group of Portland junkies as their carefully balanced life spirals downward. It's hauntingly intimate, less morality tale than unflinching portrait of how desperation and habit calcify into tragedy.
Mood
MelancholicBleakWistfulDefiant
Themes
AddictionFamilySurvivalRedemptionComing apart
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticDesaturated
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Addiction
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