- Cisco Pike
-
Cisco Pike Directed by Bill L. Norton Produced by Gerald Ayres Written by Bill L. Norton Starring Kris Kristofferson,
Gene Hackman,
Karen Black,
Harry Dean Stanton,
Doug Sahm,
VivaDistributed by Sony Pictures, Release date(s) january 14 1972 Running time 95 minutes Language English Cisco Pike is a 1972 drama written and directed by Bill L. Norton. It stars Kris Kristofferson as a musician fallen on hard luck who turned to dealing marijuana as a means of income. The film also stars Karen Black, Harry Dean Stanton, Antonio Fargas, Gene Hackman, Viva, and Texas musician Doug Sahm. This film was not widely embraced by audiences on its initial release but has become a cult movie. Much of its cult status comes from fans of Kris Kristofferson and Doug Sahm, but it also carries a cult status because of its dated (and unintentionally funny) take on the subject of drugs, dealers, and the lifestyle in which they led.
Contents
Plot
The film centers on Cisco Pike (played by Kris Kristofferson), an out of luck and out of work musician, and Sergeant Leo Holland (played by Gene Hackman). Cisco is a former drug dealer who has been busted several times by Sgt. Holland, and one night Holland comes to the door and demands that Cisco move a large amount of marijuana for him or suffer jail. He has several misadventures selling the marijuana, meets up with Doug Sahm at a recording studio, has his friend Jesse Dupree visit (played by Harry Dean Stanton, billed as H.D. Stanton for this film), meets a pregnant rich girl and her friend, and tries to make good with the Sergeant in the time alloted to him.
The movie was filmed in and around Hollywood, including a concert scene at the Troubador Club in West Hollywood.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack has most of Kristofferson's The Silver Tongued Devil and I album, and a song by Doug Sahm, along with the Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee song "Hootin' and Hollerin'"
DVD Availability
The film is available on DVD (R1) from Sony Pictures.
External links
Films directed by Bill L. Norton 1970s Cisco Pike (1972) · More American Graffiti (1979)1980s Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985) · Three for the Road (1987)1990s Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994) · Hercules in the Underworld (1994) · Gone in the Night (1996) · Every Mother's Worst Fear (1998)Categories:- English-language films
- Films about music and musicians
- Drug-related films
- 1972 films
- Drama films
- Films directed by Bill L. Norton
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
