Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gus Van Sant
Screenplay by	Gus Van Sant; Daniel Yost
Based on	Drugstore Cowboy; by James Fogle
Produced by	Karen Murphy; Cary Brokaw; Nick Wechsler
Starring	Matt Dillon; Kelly Lynch; James Remar; James LeGros; Heather Graham; William Burroughs;
Cinematography	Robert Yeoman
Edited by	Mary Bauer; Curtiss Clayton
Music by	Elliot Goldenthal
Distributed by	International Video Entertainment; Avenue Pictures
Release date	October 6, 1989 (United States);
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million
Box office	$4.7 million

Drugstore Cowboy is a 1989 American crime drama film directed by the American filmmaker Gus Van Sant. Written by Van Sant and Daniel Yost and based on an autobiographical novel by James Fogle, the film stars Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham and William S. Burroughs. It was Van Sant's second film as director.

At the time the film was made, the source novel by Fogle was unpublished. It was later published in 1990,^[2] by which time Fogle had been released from prison. Fogle, like the characters in his story, was a long-time drug user and dealer.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on October 6, 1989, and received acclaim from critics.

^ ^a ^b "Drugstore Cowboy". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
^ "Drugstore Cowboy". Amazon. ISBN 0-385-30224-X. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016.

[mojo-1] "Drugstore Cowboy". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.

[2] "Drugstore Cowboy". Amazon. ISBN 0-385-30224-X. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016.

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