As: Cast. [28], In the third volume of Marvel Comics' Rawhide Kid, the main character's enemy is named after the film and his outfit is called "The Cisco Pike Gang". Cisco leaves Jesse's corpse on a bench. [16] The Washington Post called the plot and the "film's virtue" "mundane". [11] Initial reviews were poor and it was a commercial failure at the box office. Holland is angry and visits Cisco's home; he beats Cisco and threatens to shoot him unless he continues the sales. Cisco Pike is available to watch, stream, download and on demand at Amazon Prime, Hulu, Apple TV+, FuboTV, The Roku Channel and Starz. Cisco is an ex-rock star, famous in the 1960s, whose life and career has been a mess because of drugs. He records more and tells his girlfriend, Sue, about his failure. The film is set soon after his second arrest and he’s now keen on giving up his criminal past, focussing instead on his music. Editor Robert Jones contributed the ending of the story. His peers encouraged him to reject the role and to take acting lessons instead, but he accepted the part, and later said; "I read the script and I could identify with this cat" and that acting is "understanding a character, and then being just as honest as you can possibly be". It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Synopsis submission guide. [4] Sunset Strip was also used as a location, and some indoor scenes were filmed at The Troubadour and The Source Restaurant. An ex-con cat burglar (Bruce Willis) becomes mixed up with a CIA operative, a Vatican agent and a wealthy couple in a plot to steal da Vinci artifacts. The manager tells Cisco he will be paid in two days; Cisco starts destroying his office until the manager gives him a personal check. Another of Cisco's customers takes him to a major buyer, and Cisco realizes he and his customer are being set up by the police; they escape and are rescued by Sue. Today, Cisco Pike appears primarily to be a repository of charming, distinctly early ’70s Americana, including, but not limited to: chunky sideburns, casually deployed western wear, and shambling hippie country rock. Cisco Pike is a 1972 drama film that was written and directed by Bill L. Norton, and released by Columbia Pictures. Except for the wikilink, as explained below.--GDuwen Tell me! The shop owner declines and Cisco returns home to find his demos have been rejected. Kristofferson, who was signed to Columbia Records, arrived to the appointment intoxicated and left. [31] The film's soundtrack also includes "Michoacan", which is sung by Doug Sahm during his cameo,[32] as well as "Hootin' and Hollerin" by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. Instead, he asks him about the marijuana. [5] Released during the beginning of the war on drugs, Life described the approach of the movie studios and their depictions of drug issues in the United States as wrong. He records more and tells his girlfriend, Sue, about his failure. As for Black, it concluded "her talents are more or less wasted". [10] A crew of thirty-five took part in the production, which was one of the smallest Columbia Pictures had used at that point. 20:26, 1 May 2020 (UTC) Plot. Norton described Cisco Pike as his version of La Dolce Vita "set in L.A". Cisco Pike is a real time capsule taking us back to the gritty underbelly of early 70's Los Angeles. Cisco Pike was not officially available on home media until its re-release on DVD in 2006. More concerned with texture than plot, the film takes its time unfolding, all the better to take in its myriad counterculture psychologies. 1976 Family Plot; 1976 Ace Up My Sleeve; 1975 Nashville; 1975 The Day of the Locust; 1975 Trilogy of Terror; 1974 Airport 1975; 1974 Law and Disorder; 1974 The Great Gatsby; 1974 Rhinoceros; 1973 The Outfit; 1973 The Pyx; 1973 Little Laura and Big John; 1972 Portnoy's Complaint; 1972 Cisco Pike; 1971 Born to Win; 1971 A Gunfight; 1971 Drive, He Said; 1970 Five Easy Pieces; 1969 Easy Rider; 1969 … Cisco accepts the deal and starts fragmenting the marijuana bricks, then contacts his former customers and proceeds with sales. Cisco Pike is a 1971 drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 35 minutes. Pike's plans to go straight, however, go somewhat awry when he's blackmailed by a crooked narc (Gene Hackman) into selling $10,000 worth of stolen marijuana. [16] Variety called Cisco Pike "surprisingly good" and Kristofferson "an excellent formal acting debut". It has received poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.5. Norton described the sets to Action (the Directors Guild of America magazine) as "claustrophobic" and said the finished film did not "play on the screen like it played in [his] mind". Reviewer Charles Champlin saw the film's depictions as an "accurate slice of social history". Now with a pregnant girlfriend he has a chance to start a new life. Sue calls 9-1-1 to notify them about the body. Cisco Pike (1971) 2021-04-11 21:59:00 PST - 2021-04-11 23:35:00 PST. Now with a pregnant girlfriend he has a chance to start a new life. Parents Guide. Cisco then visits his lawyer, who confirms the garage belongs to a person called Betty Hall, apparently related to Holland. Cisco Pike (1972) 0. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Della Ferguson Cisco (24 Mar 1893–6 Jul 1955), Find a Grave Memorial no. Synopsis Gene Hackman and Kris Kristofferson and Karen Black and Viva and a footrace…a crooked cop…a lot of money and so little time. It's not surprising why it was eventually rated 6.4, this movie is guaranteed to hold your interest for the 6.4 as you notice that you are relating to the characters. Cisco tries, but it's complicated by Sue's disappointment that he's dealing again, the unannounced arrival of Jesse (Cisco's old singing partner) strung out on heroine and a recent divorce, and a drug sale that almost ends in a bust. Cisco Pike is out of jail for dealing drugs, living with girlfriend Sue in Venice, going straight, writing songs and singing. A corrupt cop, Leo Holland, blackmails Cisco to sell marijuana for him. | Holland, and one night Holland comes to the door and demands that Cisco move a large amount of marijuana for him or suffer jail. She also starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s last film Family Plot, alongside Bruce Dern. Jesse and Cisco travel to Sunset Strip, where they find Merna and Lynn. Holland arrests Cisco and then takes him to a garage, where he shows Cisco the stolen marijuana. Holland finds Cisco, tells him he needs US$10,000, and gives him fifty-nine hours to sell the marijuana and, in return, tells Cisco he may keep any excess money and that he will alter his most recent arrest paperwork if the case goes to trial. Comparing Kristofferson's film debut to those of Mick Jagger in Performance and James Taylor on Two-Lane Black Top, The Philadelphia Inquirer concluded "(he) can't act either". [2] Norton had worked as a director on short films for UCLA's film school, television commercials and rock-and-roll shorts. The movie Cisco Pike 1972 happened to be written by Bill L. Norton and unveiled in the year 1972 with it likely be a winner among director Bill L. Norton's fans. [21] "Cisco Pike was unavailable on home media until its re-release on DVD format in 2006" Might be better to reword this so it's obvious that the film was never given an official release until 2006 - unavailable sounds like it went out of print; Done. Plot. Cisco has one weekend to sell it to his friends. The film's initial theatrical run was short-lived, but over the years, Cisco Pike has gained an enthusiastic cult following, and for good reason. Columbia felt Black's recent Best Supporting Actress nomination in the Academy Awards for Five Easy Pieces would help the promotion of the release. [4] Cisco Pike is Norton's directorial debut. They pick up Lynn on the way to her father's mansion. It described the inexperience of Norton, Ayres and Kristofferson and the "looseness of presentation" and "meandering story". [25] After Cisco Pike finished its run in theaters, Columbia Pictures did not license its broadcast for television and it was never officially released on VHS, though bootleg recordings circulated and it was screened in theaters that still possessed original copies. Sue returns home and Cisco drives away. Affected by the state of Jesse's drug addiction, Cisco tells Sue he is being blackmailed by a police officer. [30] An extended play containing the songs was released by Columbia Records in 1972. In case you're still wondering, Cisco Pike is precisely one of those low-budget, low-profile, low-key character study pieces that were so popular in the early and mid-70s. 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