Review of Drugstore Cowboy (1989) by Rebecca E — 05 Dec 2008

I don't think I was paying attention to this movie as I didn't think it was that great. A tad pretentious really.

This review of Drugstore Cowboy (1989) was written by Rebecca E on 05 Dec 2008.

Drugstore Cowboy has generally received very positive reviews.

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