Drugstore Cowboy

Gus Van Sant’s acclaimed drama, a sometimes blackly funny--but always graphic and harrowing--look at the troubled lives of a close-knit group of nomadic drug addicts in the early-’70s Pacific Northwest, is based on the autobiographical novel by career criminal James Fogle. Matt Dillon stars as Bob Hughes, the group’s leader, who, after a bungled pharmacy robbery, decides to go straight. With Kelly Lynch, James LeGros, Heather Graham, and writer William S. Burroughs. 104 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English stereo; audio commentary by Van Sant, Dillon; documentary; biographies; theatrical trailer.