Trivia / Drugstore Cowboy

• Breakthrough Hit: For Gus Van Sant.
• Creator's Favorite Episode: Matt Dillon cited this film as his personal favorite, of all the films he has done.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Tom Waits was Gus Van Sant's first choice to play the lead although the finance company would not support Van Sant if he had cast him. Officially the reason given was that Waits was appearing in another movie they were financing although Van Sant has said he suspected the Oscar win of Kiss of the Spider Woman, a film they had also financed, had made them want a lead who could win an Oscar. Also considered were Jack Nicholson, Mickey Rourke and Charlie Sheen.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis was deemed too expensive for Dianne.
  • Bob Dylan and Patti Smith were offered the parts of Bob and Dianne.

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