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Drugstore Cowboy ()


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A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.

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Bob
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Dianne
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Rick
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Nadine
Eric Hull ...
Druggist
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David
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Gentry
John Kelly ...
Cop
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Bob's Mother
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Trousinski
Janet Baumhover ...
Neighbor Lady
Ted D'Arms ...
Neighbor Man
Neal Thomas ...
Halamer
Stephen Rutledge ...
Motel Manager
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Drug Counselor
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Tom the Priest
Robert Lee Pitchlynn ...
Hotel Clerk
Roger Hancock ...
Machinist
Michael Parker ...
Crying Boy
Ray Monge ...
Accomplice
Woody ...
Panda the Dog
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doug Cooeyate ...
Extra - guy with knife (uncredited)
Wade Evans ...
Nurse (uncredited)
Tom Peterson ...
Self - TV Commercial (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gus Van Sant ... (as Gus Van Sant Jr.)

Written by

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James Fogle ... (novel)
 
Gus Van Sant ... (screenplay) and
Daniel Yost ... (screenplay)
 
William S. Burroughs ... (additional dialogue) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Cary Brokaw ... executive producer
Karen Murphy ... producer
Nick Wechsler ... producer

Music by

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Elliot Goldenthal

Cinematography by

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Robert D. Yeoman ... director of photography (as Robert Yeoman)

Editing by

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Mary Bauer
Curtiss Clayton

Editorial Department

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Charles Abbott ... editorial intern
Sharon Ballin ... editorial intern
Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Curtis Croeni ... first assistant editor
D-J Haanraadts ... second assistant editor (as 'D.J.' Haanraadts)
Randal Holmes ... editorial intern
Maureen Iser ... post-production coordinator
Mike Milliken ... negative timer
Lisa Rosen ... post-production coordinator
Caroline Ross ... additional editor
Elizabeth Schmidt ... apprentice editor (as Elizabeth Fulton)
Tom Walton ... post-production intern

Casting By

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Sharon Bialy
Richard Pagano

Production Design by

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David Brisbin

Art Direction by

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Eve Cauley

Set Decoration by

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Margaret Goldsmith

Costume Design by

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Beatrix Aruna Pasztor

Makeup Department

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Jeanine Greville-Morris ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Gina Monaci ... hair designer
Lizbeth Williamson ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Karen Koch ... production manager
Leslie A. Leitner ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robin Leigh Fleck ... second assistant director
David B. Householter ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Linda Dixon ... swing gang
Steven Elliot ... paint intern
Michael Gastaldo ... property master
Rob Gomez ... art department assistant
Kenneth Hardy ... lead man (as Ken Hardy)
Benjamin Hayden ... swing gang
Christopher Kliks ... painter
Don Lundell ... carpenter (as Don Robinson Lundell)
Chris Mikolavich ... construction assistant / paint assistant
Brian Montague ... art department intern
Christopher Nance ... carpenter (as Christopher J. Nance)
Dana A. Payne ... carpenter
Charles T. Riggs ... carpenter
Dan Self ... head scenic artist
William Small ... assistant property master
Missy Stewart ... set dresser
Scott Tabor ... props
Jason Winters ... head carpenter
Gregory Yock ... construction assistant

Sound Department

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Martha Atwell ... assistant sound editor
G.W. Brown ... adr editor
Dane A. Davis ... supervising sound editor: Danetracks
Gary Gegan ... a.d.r./foley mixer
Tom Hammond ... foley editor
Wayne Heitman ... re-recording mixer: JDH Sound
Matthew Iadarola ... re-recording mixer: JDH Sound
Joel Iwataki ... sound recording engineer
Robert Jackson ... boom operator
Ron Judkins ... sound mixer
John Kwiatkowski ... sound effects editor
Mark Larry ... foley editor
John Lawson ... stereo sound consultant: Ultra
Mark 'Frito' Long ... recordist: JDH Sound (as Mark Frito Long)
Kimberly Ellen Lowe ... dialogue editor (as Kimberly Voigt)
Tom McCormick ... optical sound transfer
Joan Rowe ... foley artist
Tracy Toon ... assistant sound editor
Jerry Trent ... foley artist
Randell Vandegrift ... dialogue editor (as Randy Vandegrift)
Carl Vandervoort ... additional boom operator
Matthew Iadarola ... sound effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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David Boushey ... stunt coordinator
Steve Buckley ... stunts (as Stephen D. Buckley)
Bob MacDougall ... stunts (as Robert MacDougall)
Kathleen Reilly ... stunts
Paul Thomas ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Boccaccio ... first assistant camera
T.J. Civis ... grip
Eric Alan Edwards ... photographer: second unit
Michael Gall ... electrician
John F. Gurney ... additional electrician
Wes Houle ... electrician
Douglas Kirkland ... still photographer
Bob Leitelt ... grip (as 'Mr. Bob' Leitelt)
Willie Mann ... best boy grip
Jesse Mather ... best boy electric
Mary McGowan-Welp ... additional electrician
Michael Earl Menlow ... additional electrician (as M.E. Menlow)
Mike Moad ... dolly grip
Chris Morley ... gaffer (as Christopher Morley)
Les Percy ... key grip
Randall S. Timmerman ... second assistant camera
Demmie Todd ... unit photographer
Steven Welp ... additional electrician
Rick Wiley ... grip
Gary Yahn ... grip

Casting Department

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Patti Carns Kalles ... casting: Portland (as Patti Kalles)
Julia Flores ... casting assistant: Los Angeles
Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Chris Mikolavich ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dana Delfs ... wardrobe assistant
Marychris Mass ... wardrobe assistant
Lynn Murdock ... assistant costume designer
Marsha Perloff ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Charles Harrington ... location manager
Matt Rask ... assistant locations

Music Department

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Bill Bernstein ... music editor
Randal Case ... music coordinator
Joel Iwataki ... music scoring mixer
Richard Martinez ... associate music producer
Kosmo Vinyl ... music consultant
Elliot Goldenthal ... musican: keyboards (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jane Goldsmith ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Harry Alston ... driver
Pedro Amaya ... driver
William 'Fleet' Eakland ... transportation coordinator
Robert Eckholt ... driver
Larry Gersten ... driver
John Hannah ... driver
Scott Hubacek ... driver
Lawrence Odgen ... driver
Lawrence Ogden ... transportation
Bruce Simballa ... transportation captain
John Jan Slovinec ... driver
Randall A. Small ... driver: camera car (as Randy Small)
Larry Smith ... driver
Pat Stubbs ... driver
Paul Thomas ... driver

Additional Crew

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Christina Ajalat ... assistant coordinator
Eric Anderson ... office production assistant
Jo Barnett ... production accountant
Linda Bloom-Hedine ... craft service
Heather Braden ... production assistant (as Heather J. Braden)
Kathy Clark ... unit publicist
Michelle Croft ... first aid
Gwen Everman ... assistant accountant
Linda Feldman ... craft service (as Linda Feldmann)
Miriam Garcia ... assistant coordinator
Judy Geletko ... additional accountant
Steve Gerse ... legal services
Denton Hall ... legal services
Michael Kerras ... extras coordinator
Chloe King ... assistant to producers (as Chloé King)
Kendra King ... assistant: Mr. Brokaw
Kelly Leistritz ... stand-in
Claudia Lewis ... production executive
Kim Lorati ... production intern
Tito Matos ... stand-in
Eric McLeod ... production coordinator
Janis C. Nelson ... legal services (as Janis Nelson)
Susan O'Leary ... office production assistant
Laurie Parker ... production executive
Shannon Putnam ... stand-in
Alex Rad ... production intern
Mark Saltveit ... set production assistant
Erick H. Schultz ... set production assistant
Drew Silverman ... office production assistant
Julie Spielberg ... legal services
Mickey Cottrell ... publicist (uncredited)

Thanks

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Michael Eliasberg ... special acknowledgment
Rob McMurran ... in memory of
Gary Tieche ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A group of drug users in the 1970's help finance their habit by robbing drug stores. Matt Dillon's character is very superstitious and eventually his luck runs out. Written by Jason Ihle

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Taglines Sooner or later, someone will pay the price... See more »
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Also Known As
  • 迷幻牛郎 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 追阳光的男孩 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 药店牛仔 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 追阳光的少年 (China, Mandarin title)
  • ドラッグストア・カウボーイ (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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Budget $2,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia This film was based on the writings of James Fogle, who was a real-life criminal and drug addict who robbed drugstores. See more »
Goofs The cut on Bob's head goes from bandaged to gone and then reappears bandaged when he is talking with the defrocked priest. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Precious Images (1986). See more »
Soundtracks For All We Know See more »
Crazy Credits Home-video-style footage of the characters plays during almost the entire end credits. See more »
Quotes Bob: Well, to begin with, nobody, and I mean nobody, can talk a junkie out of using. You can talk to 'em for years but sooner or later they're gonna get ahold of something. Maybe it's not dope. Maybe it's booze, maybe it's glue, maybe it's gasoline. Maybe it's a gunshot to the head. But something. Something to relieve the pressures of their everyday life, like having to tie their shoes.
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