Dustin (Tom Sullivan) is the leader of a rock band on the brink of super-stardom. Until now they have juggled their music career with cocaine smuggling. The musicians, and their manager Raf...
See full summary »
Related News
-
Low Budget Hell: Making Movies With John Waters
25 January 2012 | Underground Film Journal -
Late Night Classics – The Devonsville Terror
27 May 2011 | Killer Films
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Cocaine Cowboys (1979)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jack Palance | ... | Raphael | |
 |
Tom Sullivan | ... | Dustin |
| Andy Warhol | ... | Self | |
| Suzanna Love | ... | Lucy | |
|
|
Pete Huckabee | ... | Dean |
| Richard Young | ... | Terry | |
|
|
Tony Munafo | ... | Phil (as Tony Manufo) |
|
|
Richard Bassett | ... | Herman (as Richard Basset) |
| Tzi Ma | ... | Jimmy Lee | |
| Chuck Blackwell | |||
|
|
Ron Morgan | ||
|
|
Chuck Hasley | ||
|
|
Winnie Hollman | ||
|
|
Esther Oldham-Farfan | ... | (as Esther Oldham) |
|
|
Jan Sullivan | ||
Learn more
More Like This
Strangers in Paradise
(1984)
Comedy
|
Musical
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Ulli Lommel
Stars:
Ulli Lommel,
Ken Letner,
Thom Jones
BrainWaves
(1982)
Sci-Fi
|
Thriller
Director:
Ulli Lommel
Stars:
Keir Dullea,
Suzanna Love,
Vera Miles
Blank Generation
(1980)
Music
|
Drama
Director:
Ulli Lommel
Stars:
Carole Bouquet,
Richard Hell,
Ulli Lommel
Overkill
(1987)
Action
|
Crime
|
Thriller
Director:
Ulli Lommel
Stars:
Steve Rally,
John Nishio,
Laura Burkett
Boogeyman II
(1983)
Horror
Directors:
Bruce Pearn,
Ulli Lommel, and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Suzanna Love,
Ulli Lommel,
Shannah Hall
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
(1986)
Adventure
|
Comedy
|
Fantasy
Director:
Ulli Lommel
Stars:
Suzanna Love,
Barry Hickey,
Ulli Lommel
The Devonsville Terror
(1983)
Horror
Director:
Ulli Lommel
Stars:
Suzanna Love,
Robert Walker Jr.,
Donald Pleasence
Return of the Boogeyman
(Video 1994)
Horror
Directors:
Deland Nuse,
Ulli Lommel
Stars:
Kelly Galindo,
Suzanna Love,
Omar Kaczmarczyk
Cocaine Cowboys
(2006)
Documentary
|
Crime
|
History
Director:
Billy Corben
Stars:
Jon Roberts,
Al Sunshine,
Sam Burstyn
Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded
(2014)
Documentary
|
Crime
|
History
Director:
Billy Corben
Stars:
Mickey Munday,
Jon Roberts
Action
Directors:
Ulli Lommel,
Gregory Alosio
Stars:
Samantha Phillips,
Cindy Manella,
Joe Lambie
Adolf and Marlene
(1977)
Comedy
Director:
Ulli Lommel
Stars:
Kurt Raab,
Margit Carstensen,
Ila von Hasperg
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Dustin (Tom Sullivan) is the leader of a rock band on the brink of super-stardom. Until now they have juggled their music career with cocaine smuggling. The musicians, and their manager Raf (Jack Palance), wish to sever ties with organized-crime, leave the drug world behind and concentrate on music. However they are coerced into doing one last job for the Mob. They lose the $2 million of cocaine, and find themselves marked men unless they can fulfill their obligations. Written by INFOFREAKO
Taglines:
Kilos, Killers and the Colombian Connection! See more »Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
Did You Know?
Trivia
Although released before Blank Generation (1980), Cocaine Cowboys (1979) was filmed after that film was completed. See more »Connections
Referenced in Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten: Daniel der Zauberer (2016) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 June 1980 (Colombia) See more »Also Known As:
Cocaína Cowboys See more »Filming Locations:
Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, USACompany Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
ColorOn IMDb TV, you can catch Hollywood hits and popular TV series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free!
I put off seeing this movie for years, given how Ulli Lommell's more recent movies have been uniformly awful. I finally saw the movie today, and realized I could have waited a lot longer. The screenplay is simply inadequate - after the movie sets things up in the first few minutes, there's hardly any more plot to unfold, and the movie is padded with endless scenes of little to no consequence. Another problem is that there is not one fully fleshed out character - the band members all act alike. The movie has some bizarre casting with Jack Palance as the band manager, and Andy Warhol playing himself, but that only adds a little interest. There are some decent songs on the soundtrack, but that only adds a little more interest. The end results are so misguided that one has to wonder if the filmmakers were on the white stuff themselves.