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    Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

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    This provocative and downbeat drama set in early 1970s Oregon looks at the sordid life of four junkies who rob pharmacies to support their habits, led by the superstitious Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon).

    On their trail is a policeman who has sworn to bring Bob to justice.

    Director Gus Van Sant brings an extraordinary visual style to this credible, non-judgemental portrayal of addiction, which is based on an unpublished semi-autobiographical novel by prisoner James Fogle.

    Dillon gives a compelling performance in the lead and The Naked Lunch author William S Burroughs appears in a cameo as a priest turned dope fiend.

    Bob Hughes
    Matt Dillon
    Dianne Hughes
    Kelly Lynch
    Gentry
    James Remar
    Rick
    James LeGros
    Nadine
    Heather Graham
    Drug counsellor
    Beah Richards
    Bob’s mother
    Grace Zabriskie
    David
    Max Perlich
    Tom the Priest
    William S Burroughs
    Druggist
    Eric Hull

    Director
    Gus Van Sant

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