Cisco Pike (1972)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Bill L. Norton

Writer:

Bill L. Norton (writer)

Release Date:

1 October 1979 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Gene Hackman and Kris Kristofferson and Karen Black and Viva and a footrace...a crooked cop...a lot of money and so little time.

Plot:

Cisco is an ex-rock star who has become a drug dealer. A corrupt cop blackmails Cisco to sell marijuana for him...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Nudity | Venice Beach | Los Angeles California | Corruption

Cast

Kris Kristofferson	...	Cisco Pike
Karen Black	...	Sue
Gene Hackman	...	Sergeant Leo Holland
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Jesse Dupre (as H.D. Stanton)
Viva	...	Merna
Joy Bang	...	Lynn Goodson
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Music Store Owner
Chuy Franco	...	Mexican Man
Severn Darden	...	Lawyer
Herb Weil	...	Suspicious Customer
Antonio Fargas	...	Buffalo
Doug Sahm	...	Rex
Howard Hesseman	...	Recording Engineer (as Don Sturdy)
Allan Arbus	...	Sim Valensi
Frank Hotchkiss	...	Motorcycle Officer

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:X (theatrical rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Acrobat Productions

Trivia:

Seymour Cassel was set to star but left shortly before filming began. Kris Kristofferson was a last minute replacement.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Crew with black pants and red shirt reflected in the brown station wagon, 26 minutes into the movie, after Cisco's montage of selling the packages. He meets a guy at a housing construction site.

Early 70's standout drug-selling flick!

This film was barely seen in 1972 starring Kristofferson and Gene Hackman as a scumbag cop. Harry Dean Stanton is marvelous as Kris' friend and Karen Black is always interesting. The cute Joy Bang is even here. This film was so far under the radar, most people forgot it even exists.

A 7 out of 10. Best performance = Harry Dean Stanton. Hackman should have played more characters like this one. This may be Kristofferson's best work (as an actor) along with Blume in Love. Great cinematography and location work. I can't believe this wasn't a hit in 1972. Track this one down and you won't be disappointed.

There was plenty of "junk" in the golden age 70's, but this film should not be included.