Cinematic background from Drugstore Cowboy 1989 - Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A fisheye lens view of people shopping in a store; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman standing over a dead body in a kitchen; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a woman sitting on top of a couch next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two men walk down the street in front of a motel; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two men in black suits and a hat are walking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – Cars parked on a street in the rain at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and two women sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman standing in a hallway holding a clipboard; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A car and a motorcycle on a wet road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – An older man wearing a suit and a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man with a bandage on his forehead; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man in a plaid shirt looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A group of people walking down a street at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a woman sitting on a couch together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – An older man and a younger man are holding a bow and arrow; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – An older black woman with a large afro looking to her left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – An older man wearing a hat and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man in a hat is holding a cane over another man's head; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman standing next to an old car on a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A large green house with a large balcony; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman laying on the ground with her eyes closed; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A beautiful young woman with long blonde hair wearing a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A couple of cars parked on top of a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman in a black leather jacket standing in a hallway; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A neon sign is lit up at night in a motel; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman sitting next to a man on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – An older man sitting in a chair with a hat on; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man with blood on his face sitting in a bathroom; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman walking down a hallway in the dark; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – An older man wearing a hat looking out of a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man in a suit and hat sitting next to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – An older black woman wearing a black and white polka dot shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man walking down a hallway in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man with wet hair and a brown and white sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man with a bandage on his forehead; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman in a pink shirt is holding a pen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man with a bandage on his forehead; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman wearing a leather jacket walking down a hall way; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A group of police officers standing next to an old car; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – Smoke billows out of a factory on top of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man sitting on a chair in a living room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man in black jacket looking at sunglasses in a store; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man wearing sunglasses sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – Many boats in the water at dusk; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman with long hair is laying down; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman sitting on top of a bed in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and woman sitting at a table playing cards; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a car wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two men in green scrubs walking down a hall way; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man wearing a suit and tie holding a newspaper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man with a bandage on his forehead; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man sitting in a chair with a cigarette in his mouth; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A building that has a sign on the side of the building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man in a suit and tie next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a bed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman holding a cigarette in her hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man in a plaid shirt looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man smoking a cigarette while sitting next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man sitting in the passenger seat of a car looking out the window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man holding a cigarette in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man with a bandage on his head and another man with a bandage on his head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A street filled with lots of traffic lights at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A group of people standing around a man laying on the ground; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man in a jacket and sweater looking up; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man in a plaid shirt is holding his hand up to his chest; Medium shot, Low angle