Drugstore Cowboy
Summary: A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
Release Date: October 20, 1989
Director:
Gus Van Sant
Runtime: 1 h 41 min
MPAA: R
Production: Avenue Pictures
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 2,500,000
Domestic: $ 4,729,352
International: $ 274
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