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4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Drugstore cowboy

Call Number

  • 4K BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Remar, James Le Gros, Heather Graham, William Burroughs, Beah Richards, Grace Zabriskie, Max Perlich.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2025]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 16 cm.)

Audience

MPAA rating: R.

Summary

"Gus Van Sant's dreamy, drifty, deadpan second feature an addiction drama based on James Fogle's autobiographical novel captures the zonked-out textures and almost surreal absurdity of a life lived fix to fix. Swinging between dope-fueled disconnection and edgy paranoia, Matt Dillon plays the leader of a ragtag crew that robs pharmacies for pills, coasting across the 1970s Pacific Northwest while trying to outrun sobriety and fate. With a brilliant supporting turn from counterculture high priest William S. Burroughs and a lyrical feeling for the streetscapes of Van Sant's hometown of Portland, Oregon, Drugstore Cowboy cemented the director's status as a preeminent poet of outsiderhood."--Container.

Notes

This is a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and requires a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player; it will not play in standard Blu-ray or DVD players. For full 4K UHD effects, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.

Based on the novel by James Fogle.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Gus Van Sant and director of photography Robert Yeoman, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack ; one 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features ; audio commentary featuring Van Sant and actor Matt Dillon ; The making of "Drugstore cowboy," featuring interviews with Van Sant and members of the cast and crew ; new interviews with Yeoman and actor Kelly Lynch ; deleted scenes ; trailer.

Contents

  • [Disc one.] 4K Ultra HD version
  • [Disc two.] Blu-ray version.

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