My account my tickets my listings settings learn about verified tickets. Also, please be sure to read the advice and disclaimer page for information about visiting the locations. Drugstore cowboy no previous drugthemed film has the honesty or originality of gus van sants drama drugstore cowboy. Drugstore cowboy is that rarest of things, a well made, almost impartial film, in which the acting and directing are so real you occasionally feel as if youre watching a documentary, a movie which defines itself though the message. Drugstore cowboy was filmed mainly around portland, oregon, including in an area in the pearl district that used to be a railyard, with a viaduct going over it. Bob and his friends dianne, rick and nadine have been drug addicts for years and live from one high to the next.
Jun 11, 2007 in this fullness of perspective the film owes a considerable debt to its source material, a thenunpublished novel of the same name by james fogle, a convict who based the book on his own experiences a paperback edition of drugstore cowboy hit bookshelves a year after the filmas release, with dillon and his costar kelly lynch featured. Pic addresses the fact that people take drugs because they enjoy them. Its one of the top best drug addiction movies ever made thats superbly acted and well made. Definition of drugstore cowboy in the idioms dictionary. Bangs and laughner here readily admit to lifting drugstore cowboys bluesy melody from reddings album. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing drugstore cowboy near you. Burroughs in moviedrugstore cowboy 1989 this feature is not available right now. Drugstore cowboy is a 1989 film about crew of drug addicts as they travel across the u. Drugstore cowboy film in america filming locations. A crew of pillpopping outcasts knocks off pharmacies in the pacific northwest and forms a makeshift family in gus van sants. Drugstore cowboy filming locations portland oregon youtube. Filming locations for drugstore cowboy, a film by gus van sant, filmed in portland oregon in 1989.
A pharmacyrobbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law. Drugstore cowboy film in america filming locations for. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Oscarnominated writer and director gus van sant was a key figure on the american independent film scene of the 1980s and 1990s, offering p tic yet cleareyed excursions through americas seamy underbelly in films like drugstore cowboy 1989 and my own private idaho 1991. Drugstore cowboy movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind.
Set in portland in the early 70s, matt dillon gives the performance of his career as bob hughes, the superstitious leader of an awkward band of addicts who go directly to the source for drugs by robbing drugstores. Possibly the hottest cast in cinema history, chilled to the bone by gus van sants direction. There have been numerous singles, trax on compilaions, and even an unreleased album as well. I started this project in 2007 because i found this to be an interesting way to document how portland had changed in the previous 20 years. Starring matt dillon, kelly lynch, and heather graham, the film follows a roving quartet of drug addicts and, consequently, drug thieves, especially from the businesses of the title who wash up in portlands thengritty pearl. Free to meander as it pleases, drugstore cowboy still offers up an intensity of living life on the edge, on the border between addiction and process. The making of drugstore cowboy, gus van sants first major. Matt dillon plays the leader of a group of dopeheads who wander around the country robbing pharmacies to feed their habits. Drugstore cowboy is a period piece, so we get an old sylvania tv set and that groovy floralpatterned armchair in the foreground. All you gotta do is look at the labels on the little bottles.
Written by gus van sant and daniel yost, based on an autobiographical novel by james fogle. Drugstore cowboy is a bar, coffee shop, and cultural hub in deep ellum, tx. How these characters operate is just as interesting as who they are as people, and its often the. The heroes of these films always have a weakness, and in drugstore cowboy the weakness is drug. Drugstore cowboy 1989 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Drugstore cowboy is an excellent film that never got its dues for some reason. So many things ignored lyrics to 311s beautiful didaster. Overview of drugstore cowboy, 1989, directed by gus van sant, with matt dillon, kelly lynch, james legros, at turner classic movies. Drugstore cowboy 1989 filming locations the movie district. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Phoenix, oregon april 11th 07 april 2020 how the problems of drug addiction is depicted in the movies. Well i remember how you tried to explain remember how you felt the same as me but you were tied to habit, not a lover. When they dont rob drugstores, they spend their time laying around, taking drugs, waiting for the next score. Drugstore cowboy 1989 soundtracks 10 for all we know written by j. Updated for 2017, set locations from the gus van sant movie drugstore cowboy. Van sants acclaimed second feature is a daring and uncompromising look at outlaw junkie life based on the novel by james fogle. The main character of drugstore cowboy, bob, is a junkie who leads a crew that includes his woman dianne in robbing pharmacies. Most people dont know how theyre gonna feel from one moment to the next. Remember and i guess you came to me cause you needed to. It is about criminals who do not intend to be particularly bad people, but whose lives run away with them.
Bangs and laughner here readily admit to lifting drugstore cowboy s bluesy melody from reddings album. The opening sequence where they are under an overpass was in the industrial area on the west bank of the willamette river which flows through the middle of portland. Imdb takes a look at 5 inspiring documentaries to stream this black history month. Pacific northwest in the early 1970s, supporting their habit by robbing pharmacies and hospitals. Drugstore cowboy is a period piece, so we get an old. Find out when and where you can watch trainspotting on tv with the full listings schedule at. Ive been resting, a drugstore cowboy higher than a hawks nest i was let down by an east end plowboy who needed more time to rest, oh i had to rest and think again.
Bob matt dillon is the leader of a group of drugstore robbing drug addicts. Released october 11th, 1989, drugstore cowboy stars matt dillon, kelly lynch, james legros, heather graham the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of 82 out of 100. Burroughs in moviedrugstore cowboy1989 this feature is not available right now. Drugstore cowboy is one of the best films in the long tradition of american outlaw road movies a tradition that includes bonnie and clyde, easy rider, midnight cowboy and badlands.
Starring matt dillon, kelly lynch, and heather graham, the film follows a roving quartet of drug addicts and, consequently, drug thieves. Drugstore cowboy movie filming locations the 80s movies. Drugstore cowboy 1989 stream and watch online moviefone. Watch drugstore cowboy 1989 full movie free online. My favorite pair of boots is a pair of justins that were made in mexico. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Most people dont know these 19 movies were filmed in oregon. Drugstore cowboy productions company 91 photos facebook. Drugstore cowboy nude scenes 1 image and 1 video including appearances from kelly lynch.
Drugstore cowboy was filmed mainly around portland, oregon, including in an area in the pearl district that used to be a railyard, with. It probably has a lot to do with the diverse climates. Gus van sants 1989 indie is filled with rich detail and insight into the life of a drug addict, brought to life by a careerdefining matt dillon. Drugstore cowboy 1989 filming locations, portland, matt dillon, kelly lynch, heather graham, james le gros, max perlich. Trainspotting movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. The making of drugstore cowboy, gus van sants first major film. The drugstore cowboys are celebrating their 40th year in business in 2012 by releasing their 4th cd in 4 decades, hence the name dc4decades. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Drugstore cowboy was mainly filmed around portland, oregon. Gus van sant attempts to show an intimate look into the lives of heroin addicts with his film drugstore cowboy.
Matt dillon, kelly lynch and james remar all give powerhouse performances and who are all equally underrated actors. Filmmaker gus van sant shoots drugstore cowboy, the project that will bring he and his collaborators a formidable burst of mainstream attention. Bob, leads a family of junkies that rob drug stores for their fix. Buy drugstore cowboy tickets from the official site.
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