Cisco Pike (1971) – Nostalgia Central

Washed-up songwriter and musician Cisco Pike (musician Kris Kristofferson In his first film) he was arrested for drug trafficking. We see him trying to pawn his guitar. He can’t mortgage it and returns home to find that his latest demo has been rejected.

A corrupt LAPD drug cop named Leo Holland (Gene Hackman) approaches Pike with a deal – to sell 100 kilograms of marijuana he has “acquired.” He needs $10,000 and gives Pike one weekend to sell it.

In exchange, he gets to keep any excess money he can keep, and his final arrest papers will be changed so he can get out if the case goes to trial.

Pike agrees – although he promised his girlfriend Sue (Karen Black) that he would stop using drugs – but things go wrong, and he angrily returns the drugs to Holland, who beats him and threatens to kill him if he doesn’t keep up. Sales.

Cisco’s efforts to empty the pot in one quick weekend find him frolicking in bed with Merna (Andy Warhol Star Viva and Lynn (porn actress Joy Pang), hit the studio with Doug Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quartet, and dine with Buffalo (Antonio)The hag bearVargas reminisces about past times with his old musician friend Jesse Dupree (Harry Dean Stanton), who eventually suffers a fatal overdose.

Cisco Pike
Kris Kristofferson
Sue
Karen Black
Officer Leo Holland
Gene Hackman
Jesse Dupree
Harry Dean Stanton
Myrna
FIFA
flexible
Joey Bang
lawyer
Severn Darden
Buffalo
Antonio Vargas
Rex
Doug shares
Sim Valensi
Alan Arbus
Reed
Crispy gravy (like Hugh Romney)
Your fire
James Oliver
Mouse
Noana Davis
waitress
Timothy Neer
Swimming lady
Lorna Thayer
Jack
William Traylor

exit
Bill Norton