Drugstore Cowboy


1h 40m 1989

Brief Synopsis

Gritty drama, set in the early 1970s, about a band of superstitious, drug-addled misfits who live by their wits and rob drugstores.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Crime
Dark Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Alpha Cine; Cinema Research Corporation; Colorfilm; Danetracks Inc; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Film Finances, Inc.; Film Trucks Inc; General Camera; Mercer Titles; Panavision, Ltd.; Samuel Goldwyn Films; Shotmaker Company
Distribution Company
Avenue Entertainment/RLJ Entertainment, Inc.; Arsenal Filmverleih; Art Filmes; Live Home Video; Meteor Film Productions; Rlj Entertainment, Inc.; Virgin Vision
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

Gritty drama, set in the early 1970s, about a band of superstitious, drug-addled misfits who live by their wits and rob drugstores.

Crew

Charles Abbott

Editorial Intern

Christina Ajalat

Coordinator Assistant

Geri Allen

Other

Harry Alston

Driver

Pedro Amaya

Driver

Craig Atkinson

Song ("Psychotic Reaction")

Martha Atwell

Sound Editor Assistant

Sharon Ballin

Editorial Intern

Jo Barnett

Production Accountant

Mary Bauer

Editor

Bill Bernstein

Music Editor

Sharon Bialy

Casting

Linda Bloom-hedine

Craft Service

John Boccaccio

1st Assistant Camera

David Boushey

Stunt Coordinator

David Brisbin

Production Designer

Cary Brokaw

Executive Producer

G W Brown

Adr Editor

Steve Buckley

Stunts

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

John Byrne

Song ("Psychotic Reaction")

John Campbell

Assistance

Randal Case

Music Coordinator

Eve Cauley

Art Direction

Roy Chaney

Song ("Psychotic Reaction")

Kath Clark

Unit Publicist

Curtiss Clayton

Editor

J. Fred Coots

Song ("For All We Know")

Curtis Croeni

1st Assistant Editor

Michelle Croft

Other

Dane A. Davis

Sound Editor Supervisor

Dana Delfs

Wardrobe Assistant

Karl Derfler

Song Producer ("I Am")

Jackie Deshannon

Song Performer ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")

Jackie Deshannon

Song

Linda Dixon

Swing Gang

William Eakland

Transportation Coordinator

Robert Eckholt

Driver

Eric Alan Edwards

Director Of Photography 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Michael Eliasberg

Special Acknowledgement

Ken Ellner

Song ("Psychotic Reaction")

Roky Erickson

Song

Roky Erickson

Song Performer ("I Am")

Gwen Everman

Accountant Assistant

Linda Feldmann

Craft Service

Robin Leigh Fleck

2nd Assistant Director

Julia Flores

Casting Assistant (Los Angeles)

James Fogle

Source Material (From Novel)

Elizabeth Fulto

Apprentice Editor

Michael Gall

Electrician

Miriam Garcia

Coordinator Assistant

Michael Gastaldo

Property Master

Gary Gegan

Adr Mixer

Gary Gegan

Foley Mixer

Judy Geletko

Accounting Assistant

Steve Gerse

Legal Services

Larry Gersten

Driver

Elliot Goldenthal

Music

Bobby Goldsboro

Song Performer ("Little Things")

Bobby Goldsboro

Song

Jane Goldsmith

Script Supervisor

Margaret Goldsmith

Set Decorator

Rob Gomez

Art Department Assistant

James Grauerholz

Assistance

Jeanine Greville-morris

Hairstyles Assistant

Jeanine Greville-morris

Makeup Assistant

John F Gurney

Additional Electrician

Dirk-jan Haanraadts

2nd Assistant Editor

Tom Hammond

Foley Editor

Tom Hammond

Foley Editor

Charles Harrington

Location Manager

Barbara Harris

Casting (Voice)

Jan Hassard

Assistance (Portland Mayor'S Office)

Benjamin Hayden

Swing Gang

Wayne Heitman

Sound Rerecording Mixer

Sam Henry

Assistance

Jimmy Holiday

Song ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")

Randal Holmes

Editorial Intern

Wes Houle

Electrician

David Householter

1st Assistant Director

Scott Hubacek

Driver

Matthew Iadarola

Sound Rerecording Mixer

Maureen Iser

Post-Production Coordinator

Joel Iwataki

Music Recording Engineer

Robert Jackson

Boom Operator

Jack Johnson

Song Performer ("I Am")

Ronald Judkins

Sound Mixer

Patti Kalles

Casting (Portland)

Will Kaplan

Song Performer ("Tv Commercial Music")

Will Kaplan

Song

Michael Kerras

Casting Coordinator (Extras)

Chloe King

Assistant (To Producers)

Kendra King

Assistant (To Cary Brokaw)

Christopher Kliks

Other

Karen Koch

Production Manager

Leslie Kong

Song ("The Israelites")

John Kwiatkowski

Sound Effects Editor

Michael Lally

Assistance

Mark Larry

Foley Editor

John Lawson

Ultra-Stereo Consultant

Kelly Leistritz

Stand-In

Robert Leitelt

Grip

Leslie Leitner

Post-Production Supervisor

Jeff Levi

Music Producer ("Piu Amore Romantico Per Anna")

Jeff Levi

Music

Claudia Lewis

Production Executive

Sam Lewis

Song ("For All We Know")

Abbey Lincoln

Song Performer ("Fo All We Know")

Mark Long

Sound Recording

Kim Lorati

Other

Pat Lucas

Assistance

Craig Luckin

Song Producer ("I Am")

Don Robinson Lundell

Carpenter

Robert Macdougall

Stunts

Cathy Main

Assistance

Willie Mann

Bestboy Grip

Bruce Markoe

Assistant

Richard Martinez

Music Producer Associate

Marychris Mass

Wardrobe Assistant

Jesse Mather

Bestboy Electrician

Tito Matos

Stand-In

Tom Mccormick

Optical Sound Transfer

Mary Mcgowan-welp

Additional Electrician

Eric Mcleod

Production Coordinator

M E Menlow

Additional Electrician

John Michalski

Song ("Psychotic Reaction")

Chris Mikolavich

Construction Assistant

Chris Mikolavich

Other

Mike Milliken

Other

Mike Moad

Dolly Grip

Gina Monaci

Hairstyles

Brian Montague

Art Department Intern

Chris Morley

Gaffer

Lynn Murdock

Costume Designer Assistant

Karen Murphy

Producer

Randy Myers

Song ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart")

Christopher J Nance

Carpenter

Janis Nelson

Legal Services

Susan O'leary

Production Assistant

Lawrence Oogden

Driver

Richard Pagano

Casting

Laurie Parker

Production Executive

Beatrix Aruna Pasztor

Costume Designer

Dana A Payne

Carpenter

Les Percy

Key Grip

J D Perkin

Assistance

Marsha Perloff

Wardrobe Supervisor

Shannon Putnam

Stand-In

Alex Rad

Other

Matt Rask

Location Assistant

Kathleen Reilly

Stunts

Charles T Riggs

Carpenter

Lisa Rosen

Post-Production Coordinator

Caroline Ross

Additional Editing

Joan Rowe

Foley Artist

Mark Saltveit

Production Assistant (Set)

Eric H Schultz

Production Assistant (Set)

Winfield Scott

Song ("Cherry Lips")

Daniel Self

Scenic Artist Supervisor

Leslie Shatz

Assistance

Drew Silverman

Production Assistant

Bruce Simballa

Transportation Captain

John Jan Slovinec

Driver

Randy Small

Camera Car Driver

William Small

Property Master Assistant

Larry Smith

Driver

Julie Spielberg

Legal Service

Missy Stewart

Set Dresser

Pat Stubbs

Driver

Theresa Tamiyasu

Assistance

Paul Thomas

Driver

Paul Thomas

Stunts

Gary Tieche

Assistance

Randall S Timmerman

2nd Assistant Camera

Demmie Todd

Stills

Tracy Toon

Sound Editor Assistant

Jerry Trent

Foley Artist

Gus Van Sant

Screenwriter

Randy Vandegrift

Sound Editor (Dialogue)

Carl Vandercoort

Additional Boom Operator

Kosmo Vinyl

Music Consultant

Kimberly Lowe Voight

Sound Editor (Dialogue)

Tom Walton

Other

Bruce Weber

Assistance

Nick Wechsler

Producer

Steven Welp

Additional Electrician

Lizbeth Williamson

Makeup

Jason Winters

Carpenter Supervisor

Cary Woods

Assistance

Gary Yahn

Grip

Robert Yeoman

Director Of Photography

Gregory Yock

Construction Assistant

Daniel Yost

Screenwriter

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Crime
Dark Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Alpha Cine; Cinema Research Corporation; Colorfilm; Danetracks Inc; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Film Finances, Inc.; Film Trucks Inc; General Camera; Mercer Titles; Panavision, Ltd.; Samuel Goldwyn Films; Shotmaker Company
Distribution Company
Avenue Entertainment/RLJ Entertainment, Inc.; Arsenal Filmverleih; Art Filmes; Live Home Video; Meteor Film Productions; Rlj Entertainment, Inc.; Virgin Vision
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Film is in memory of Rob McMurran.

Ultra-Stereo

Released in United States Fall October 6, 1989

Released in United States November 10, 1989 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 29 & October 1, 1989.)

Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Today and Tomorrow) August 24 - September 4, 1989.)

Released in United States September 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 9 & 11, 1989.)

Released in United States November 1989 (Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.)

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at Munich Film Festival June 23 - July 1, 1990.)

Released in United States Fall October 6, 1989

Released in United States November 10, 1989

Released in United States 1989

Released in United States September 1989

Released in United States November 1989

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States February 1990

Released in United States August 1999

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 29 & October 1, 1989.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Today and Tomorrow) August 24 - September 4, 1989.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 9 & 11, 1989.

Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.

Shown at Munich Film Festival June 23 - July 1, 1990.

Shown at Berlin Film Festival (Forum of Young Cinema) February 9-20, 1990.

Shown at Gen Art Summer Arts Festival in New York City August 5-9, 1999.

Began shooting September 24, 1988.

Released in United States February 1990 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (Forum of Young Cinema) February 9-20, 1990.)

Released in United States August 1999 (Shown at Gen Art Summer Arts Festival in New York City August 5-9, 1999.)

Voted Best Picture of the Year (1989) by the National Society of Film Critics. Also cited for Best Director and Best Screenplay.