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.
Directed by Gus Van Sant
drug abuse
support group
1970s
drug addiction
junkie
portland, oregon
drugstore
group therapy
melancholy
drug stealing
burglars
opioid use disorder
hopeful
tragic
Rank
#33 in 1989·#2559 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Matt Dillon
Bob
Kelly Lynch
Dianne
James Remar
Gentry
James Le Gros
Rick
Heather Graham
Nadine
Beah Richards
Drug Counselor
Grace Zabriskie
Bob's Mother
Max Perlich
David
William S. Burroughs
Tom the Priest
Eric Hull
Druggist
George Catalano
Trousinski
Ted D'Arms
Neighbor Man
Crew
Gus Van Sant
Director
Gus Van Sant
Screenplay
Elliot Goldenthal
Original Music Composer
Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
Nick Wechsler
Producer
Cary Brokaw
Executive Producer
Sharon Bialy
Casting
David B. Householter
First Assistant Director
Eric Alan Edwards
Second Unit Director of Photography
Popular Reviews
574 reviews
Jayvee
9.0★ · 05/09/26
Hexes and not escaping your past—I really hoped he became clean by the end; otherwise, like he said, “I was alive. I hope they can keep me alive.”
Hexes and not escaping your past—I really hoped he became clean by the end; otherwise, like he said, “I was alive. I hope they can keep me alive.”
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Jblublubebe
7.9★ · 05/23/26
I'll be sure to not place a damn hat on my bed, thanks bob
I'll be sure to not place a damn hat on my bed, thanks bob
xrohynate
10.0★ · 05/23/26
dios mío, q buena película!!
dios mío, q buena película!!
Timothy Kandra
My brain has confused this movie for Buffalo '66 for YEARS.
My brain has confused this movie for Buffalo '66 for YEARS.
