Drugstore Cowboy

[JurassicMik]

Has anybody seen this movie starring Matt Dillon, its about a group of junkies who rob drug stores in order to support their habit. I thought it was a great movie and should certainly get more recognition than it has now.

[The Postmaster General]

I think this is a great movie and always bring it up whenever someone talks about how powerful a portrayal REQUIEM FOR A DREAM was.

This not only has Dillon, but hottie Kelly Lynch and a very young Heather Graham. James LeGros is someone I can never stand, but he was made for this role, and Max Perlich always plays a junkie, so he was cool (not really, but well played). Even William H. Burroghs shows up in a great role.

Drugstore Cowboy is definately ace in my book. There are so many good moments to this film: fucking with the cops, hats on beds, all of Dillon's monologues and sermons --- Yeah, you are dead on about this being underrated. There is really just so much to this film that IMO it surpasses modern "heroin-message" movies like Trainspotting and Requiem. Dillon even shot himself up during the movie using water, so he says. :o

This was early Gus Van Sant when IMO he had more humor in his movies, well - that is to say he didn't treat his topic so heavy. While the movie gets across a pretty unusual, but important message, at the end, I like how it doesn't beat it into you and keeps things moving in a way as to not be preachy.

[The Postmaster General]

bump

[JurassicMik]

I agree with everything you said. Come on people rent this now.

[The Postmaster General]

Yeah, this is exactly your point. I wouldn't even care if anyone liked it or not as much as I just think it's something that everyone should see for many reasons we keep listing.

Do you think it's the title or something? I think it's appealing, but maybe other people picture like a pharmacist with a 10 gallon hat in the old west or something. I dunno. My group of friends, and some family who've seen it all think it rocks. The movie has great cult appeal simply because of the names involved. It's a pretty odd mix when you step back and look at it. This is by far the type of work that makes Van Sant note worthy.

Bummer.

[The Postmaster General]

This is just.....


....strange....


I knew it wasn't seen that much, but I had no clue....

[TheDeadWalk]

I haven't seen it yet, but I've read a little about it on Netflix, and its interested me a little bit. I'll probably be renting it here soon.

[The Postmaster General]

It's important that you do. Otherwise you'll never know the significance of hats on beds, and it something that could come up one day.

[Tuukka]

It's been over 10 years since I've seen it, but I really liked it. I think it's still Van Sant's best movie.

My memory of the movie is hazy, but I recall giving it 8/10.