Cisco pike on dvd 0433962276 from sony pictures home entertainment. Cisco pike kristofferson is a washed up rock and roll star who had his fifteen minutes and now is reduced to selling weed from his battered guitar case which he trawls around the recording studios and sunset strip hangouts hitting up his old. Reminded me of the seventies films that strived for. Cisco pike, composer music score, songwriter chuy franco mexican severn darden ciscos lawyer herb weil fightened customer hugh romney reed crew bill l. Similar movies to cisco pike gone baby gone when 4 year old amanda mccready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girls aunt, beatrice mccready hires two private detectives, patrick kenzie and angie gennaro. Norton director, screenwriter bob johnston musical directionsupervision, supervisor. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Starring kris kristofferson the last movie in his first leading role, and boasting an impressive supporting cast including gene hackman the conversation. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. Norton director, screenwriter alfred sweeney art director arthur piantadosi soundsound designer bill l. It stars kris kristofferson as a musician fallen on hard luck.
Cisco pike cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Kris kristofferson, harry dean stanton revisit 1972s cisco pike. Cisco is an exrock star, famous in the 1960s, whose life and career has been a mess because of drugs. I admit to surprise because popular singers are usually pretty awful in their movie debuts. A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt lapd policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend. Buy cisco pike movie posters from movie poster shop. Cisco pike kristofferson is no stranger to hard times. He started acting in the 1970s, appearing in the films the last movie 1971, cisco pike 1972, pat garrett and billy the kid 1973, blume in love 1973, alice doesnt live here anymore 1974, and vigilante force 1976 before starring in the 1976 film a star is born as john. Lowkey and quiet, cisco pike is more or less a forgotten piece of 70s cinema, which is precisely why i jumped into the thing with both feet. Norton on allmovie this crimedrama follows the exploits of a rock. Following his arrest for selling marijuana, cisco pike, a fading rock star who, in the space of four years, has gone from winning gold records to pawning his guitar, vows to give up dealing and try to reestablish himself in the music business. A movie rated r for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the pg rating would permit. Cisco pike has a great languid tone, that arguably contributes to its lost cult status. This is an unmissable addition to the obscure seventies counter culture canon of rebellious antihero movies like cutters way and wholl stop the rain but what.
Cisco pike is a down and out musician with a desire to get back into the music game. In his first leading role, kris kristofferson is comfortable and easy in front of the camera, though he rarely feels the need to amplify his emotions, even when being harassed by the man or cradling his best. Cisco pike is a 1972 drama written and directed by bill l. Cisco pike 1972 starring kris kristofferson on dvd dvd. The conclusion is a bit abrupt and feels divorced from the rest of the film, but kristoffersons expression of finality and resigned. These dvds will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world region free. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. It stars kris kristofferson as a musician fallen on hard luck who turns to dealing marijuana as a means of income. Cisco pike 1972 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc.
The film centers on cisco pike played by kris kristofferson, an outofluck and outofwork musician, and sergeant leo holland played by gene hackman. Cisco ends up with so many balls in the air he cant catch them all. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Read the full synopsis of cisco pike, 1972, directed by b. Joy bang and another woman seen briefly topless as they lean over on top of a guy in bed. A corrupt cop blackmails cisco to sell marijuana for him. The film stars kris kristofferson as a musician who has fallen on hard times, turns to the selling of marijuana and is blackmailed by a police officer, who is portrayed by gene hackman. Cisco pike, composer music score, songwriter chuy franco mexican severn darden cisco s lawyer herb weil fightened customer hugh romney reed crew bill l. With kris kristofferson, karen black, gene hackman, harry dean stanton. The grindhouse film festival presents a rare 35mm print of this existential 70s crime obscurity. American actor kris kristofferson has been in numerous films, television films, television series and video games. Kris kristofferson, gene hackman, karen black, harry dean stanton, roscoe lee browne, viva, joy bang, doug sahm. A corrupt cop, leo holland, blackmails cisco to sell marijuana for him. When he gets busted by a crooked cop gene hackman, hes blackmailed into selling off 100 kilos of marijuana in one weekend in order to get the charge dropped.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Although it occasionally has the feel of a featurelength advertisement for its stars latest lp, cisco pike has plenty to offer with its eccentric pacing, great cast, and period ambience. This sale is for cisco pike 1972 starring kris kristofferson on dvd. The film also stars karen black, harry dean stanton, antonio fargas, gene hackman, viva, and texas musician doug sahm. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Cisco would love to make a comeback as a performer, but hes seen by his peers as a hasbeen pot dealer, so theres little luck to be found there. He started acting in the 1970s, appearing in the films the last movie 1971, cisco pike 1972, pat garrett and billy the kid 1973, blume in love 1973, alice doesnt live here anymore 1974, and vigilante force 1976 before.
Cisco pike is a 1971 drama starring kris kristofferson as a downtrodden musician whos forced to dealing drugs to make a living. Heres the rare trailer for the 1972 drama cisco pike starring gene hackman. Cisco pike nude scenes 11 images and 2 videos including appearances from joy bang karen black. Hercules and the amazon women is the first movielength pilot episode of the television series. Norton, with kris kristofferson, karen black, gene hackman, at turner classic movies. Cisco pike le lime wood media ltd powerhouse films.
A blackmailing police officer gene hackman forces an exconvict rock star kris kristofferson to sell 100 kilos of marijuana. Cisco is an exrock star who has become a drug dealer. An rrated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a pg movie would admit. But his day job as a weed dealer gets in the way when a crooked cop blackmails him into moving a big stash of marijuana in two days. Now with a pregnant girlfriend he has a chance to start a new life. Kris kristofferson, harry dean stanton revisit 1972s cisco. The film stars kris kristofferson as a musician who has fallen on hard times, turns to the selling of marijuana and is blackmailed by a police officer, who is portrayed by gene hackman the movie, which is nortons directorial debut and kristoffersons debut as a leading actor. Norton gives cisco pike an appropriately stoned vibe throughout, unfolding the action at the deliberate pace of a thc daydream and including some great footage of the sunset strip circa 1971. That lumbering meter was omnipresent in films of the day. Staring gene hackman, kris kristofferson, karen black and viva.
Just released from prison for drugdealing, cisco pike kris kristofferson dreams of mak. Cisco pike kristofferson is a washed up rock and roll star who had his fifteen minutes and now is reduced to selling weed from his battered guitar case which he trawls around the recording studios and sunset strip hangouts hitting up his old contacts. Cisco pike 1971 a blackmailing police officer gene hackman forces an exconvict rock star kris kristofferson to sell 100 kilos of marijuana. Cisco pike, the film despite unforgettable performances by kris kristofferson in. At one point, the troubadour even calls a pregnant drug enthusiast a silver tongued devil. Watch cisco pike starring kris kristofferson in this drama on directv. Norton with kris kristofferson, gene hackman, karen black, viva, year. Great performances abound in this leisurely paced film about the end of the counterculture. Kris kristofferson stars as cisco pike, a musician who falls on hard times and starts dealing drugs. The hippieburnout drama cisco pike is a movie in which the optimism of the.
The performance that holds it together comes, somewhat surprisingly, from kris kristofferson. Cisco pike 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The overriding theme of cisco pike seems to be this. Cisco pike is a 1972 drama film that was written and directed by bill l. Kris kristofferson, recast as an actor playing a version of his music persona, in the role of a jobbing drug dealer is the embodiment of when all that 60s love went 70s sour.
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