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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

11/03/1999

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

This is the story of a leader of losers. We follow a "crew" of junkies as they score, argue, deal with the police on their tail, and confront the reality of their empty lives. Drugstore Cowboy deserves a special prize for refusing to plug formulaic humor or redemption into the mix -- it simply wouldn't fit and the lyricism of the scenes would be compromised.

I always like watching Matt Dillon and James LeGros - but my hat is, once again, off to Max Perlich as David, small-time dealer who's more dangerous than you'd suppose. If you think he's good here, you have to check out "Georgia."

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