Drugstore Cowboy
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Drugstore Cowboy |
| Original title | Drugstore Cowboy |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1989 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gus Van Sant |
| script | Gus Van Sant, Daniel Yost , William S. Burroughs |
| production |
Karen Murphy , Nick Wechsler |
| music | Elliot Goldenthal |
| camera | Robert D. Yeoman |
| cut |
Mary Bauer , Curtiss Clayton |
| occupation | |
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Drugstore Cowboy is a film by Gus Van Sant from 1989. It is a drama , thriller and road movie , the drug addiction addressed, and was Van Sant's breakthrough as director.
With Matt Dillon in the lead role, the film was shot primarily in and around Portland , Oregon .
action
Four young drug addicts roam the American Northwest in the 1970s raiding pharmacies and hospitals to satisfy their addictions. They are led by Bob Hughes and his girlfriend Dianne. Bob regards the group as his family and Rick and Nadine as his children.
This role becomes increasingly frustrating for Nadine and when one day she dies of an overdose, Bob decides to take part in a 22-day methadone program in Portland. There he meets Tom Murphy, a priest and former junkie. Tom visits him regularly and gives him advice about the dangers of temptation.
One day Dianne shows up and gives Bob a bag of his "favorite drugs" that Dianne and Rick had previously stolen from a dealer. Bob resists the temptation to take the drugs and passes the bag to Murphy. A little later, Bob is attacked by the robbed dealers and - because he refuses to get the drugs back - shot by them.
Bob is taken to the hospital. On the way there, he ponders his life.
Novel
Van Sant's film is based on the previously unpublished novel of the same name by James Fogle . It wasn't until 1990, when Fogle was released from prison, that he published the book. Like the characters in his story, he was a drug user and dealer for a long time.
Reviews
“A short film that is outstanding in staging, photography and presentation and consistently reports from the perspective of those affected. Riddled with gallows humor and absurdities, he tells the tragic version of a modern picaresque story. He does not investigate the causes, avoids accusations and thus reflects the cycle of dependency as a life detached from the rest of the world. "
“In a simple way, Drugstore Cowboy is little more than a road movie. But on another level we are dealing with a moral story from the life of a junkie that is relevant far outside the scope of the film. "
"Poetic, downright melancholy and full of tenderness for his characters, Van Sant tells the story of these drifters, whose existence fluctuates between euphoria and depression - and he tells the documentary precisely, relentlessly, without loyalty and false sentimentality."
“... Bob is not a real western hero, and 'Drugstore Cowboy' is not a real western, and that little difference creates a great sadness. Gus Van Sant emphasizes this gap, and loss is the real theme of the film. "
Awards
Drugstore Cowboy won the following awards
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (1989) - Best Screenplay (Dan Yost, Gus Van Sant)
- National Society of Film Critics Award (1990) - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Awards 1990 - Best Actor (Matt Dillon), Best Cinematography (Robert Yeoman), Best Screenplay (Gus Van Sant, Daniel Yost), Best Supporting Actor ( Max Perlich )
- New York Film Critics Circle Award (1989) - Best Screenplay
literature
- James Fogle: Drugstore Cowboy . Delta, New York NY 1990, ISBN 0-385-30224-X , (based on a novel).
Web links
- Drugstore Cowboy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Drugstore Cowboy. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Drugstore Cowboy at film.at
- ^ Allmovie.com ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
