Drugstore Cowboy is a movie directed by Gus Van Sant in 1989 and based on the book of the same name by James Fogle, first published in 1990. The movie features Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Legros, Heather Graham, Eric Hull, Max Perlich, and others.
What users say
“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
In 1971, 26-year-old Bob Hughes leads a nomadic group of drug addicts—his wife Dianne, his best friend Rick, and Rick’s teenage girlfriend Nadine—who travel across the Pacific Northwest robbing pharmacies and hospitals to support their habits. After stealing from a Portland, Oregon, pharmacy, they drive home to get high, and are visited by David, a local low-life seeking hard-to-find Dilaudid.
Movie vs Book
Year
1989
Minutes
101
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Drugstore Cowboy
Director: Gus Van Sant
Country: USA
Year: 1989
Length: 1h41m
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Year
1990
Pages
224
Book Rate
7.90
S: Goodreads
Book
Drugstore Cowboy
Author: James Fogle
Country: USA
First published in: 1990
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“Not every good book needs to be a movie. I still believe nothing tells a story with the richness and complexity of a good novel.”
CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON (Writer)
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