William S Burroughs scene in Drugstore Cowboy

My favorite scene of this well done 1988 film set in Portland, OR. William S. Burroughs pontificating on drug hysteria in a scene with Matt Dillon in his best role. Gotta love Burroughs speech patterns.

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[MrTerryKay]

'You should have been a philosopher.'

'In another life perhaps, in another life.'

[maxLeifermann]

those beats were good eggs...

[unktupelo]

Look down LOOK DOWN along that junk road before you travel there and get in with the Wrong Mob...

A word to the wise guy.

[Deadbeat Jeff]

Billy Billy Lee aint no fool, all the junkie's think he's cool. Rest well Mr. Burroughs, every time i hear you speak I remember why I have your face permanently depicted on my forearm. Thanks for the post, great movie, a tad inaccurate but wonderful none the less.

[jozsefkacsa]

Well Did you hear gold Billy Burroughs' Prediction?He was right on the mark 25 yrs ago Wow!!!

[NWDAMU503]

welcome to portland oregon...

[rose leduc]

I'm so glad that someone as articulate as WSB came along. He was a truly special person and will eventually be remembered along with Jesus, Karl Marx and others of that same order. He could really put words together and speak the TRUTH.

[morphinology]

Well,Bill summed up the war on drugs in a minute or two.Enough with war maybe we could try another approach.If only people could research the past drug wars and see what epic failures they have been,yet we seem to go round and around the mulberry bush.I THINK ITS A WAR ON THE UNDER CLASS so who cares? I DO......

[boredcrab2]

syysssstttttemattticly

[Hatcher Distraido]

Exterminator!.

'All the brothers shook hands. A distant cry echoes down cobblestone streets, down cold gray stairs up towards a windy blue sky.'

The Priest they Called Him, My Legs Senor.

No one can't love the man.

[WaterWolf347]

Matt Dillon sooo hawt!!

[yinzjagoffs]

Too bad left wingers have also jumped on board the b.s. war on drugs.