Cisco Pike
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| 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, |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures, |
| Release date(s) | 1972 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
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 has an amazing cast, and also stars Karen Black, Harry Dean Stanton, Antonio Fargas, Gene Hackman, 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.
[edit] 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 in early role.) 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 marijuna, 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.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack to this film is notable for containing most of Kristofferson's Silver Tongued Devil album, and a song by Doug Sahm, along with the Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee song "Hootin' and Hollerin'" Although an official soundtrack isn't available, it can pieced together with the tracks mentioned above.
[edit] DVD Availability
The film is currently available on DVD (R1) from Sony Pictures.
