Drugstore Cowboy is an irreverant glimpse into the life of Bob and his gang of pharmacy-robbing dope fiends. I love this movie for both its visual effects and its terrific lines.
The opening line: I was once a shameless full-time dope fiend. Diane was my wife. I loved her, and she loved dope. So we made a good couple.
Other great lines in this movie (there are really so many it's hard to single out a few):
This just isn't like him. Bob's like a rabbit, in and out and no nonsense. That goes for a lot more than a hospital pharmacy.
A sheriff's convention no less! Why couldn't it have been a Tupperware convention?
If I ever see a hat on a bed in this house, man, like you'll never see me again. I'm gone.
As far as I'm concerned, Matt Dillon can never top what he did with this character. For an actor who's kind of limited, this is an awesome performance.
And who can dislike a movie that features a cameo by William Burroughs?
I love Gus Van Sant's movies. (I forgive you, Gus, for Psycho.) In the early nineties I named a cat after him. She died this past February.