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Cisco Pike is a 1971 American drama film that was written and directed by Bill L. Norton, and released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Kris Kristofferson as a musician who, having fallen on hard times, turns to the selling of marijuana and is blackmailed by a police officer (Gene Hackman).
Jun 21, 2022 · The film wasn’t released until 1972, but it remains an incredible time capsule. As Kristofferson’s faded musician – the titular Cisco Pike – strides beside the murky, pre-gentrification canals...
Along the way, though, we meet Cisco Pike, who was a headliner a few years ago but has been getting by lately by dealing drugs. He gets out of the business, more or less, and then the Hackman character steals a big supply of pot and blackmails Cisco into selling it.
May 14, 2018 · Cisco Pike (Kristofferson) is a “hotshot dealer” who has fallen out the bottom of the music industry. He has decided to go straight and rekindle his musical aspirations when a corrupt police sergeant, Leo Holland (Hackman), blackmails him back into dealing “one last time.”
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.
May 28, 2006 · The forgotten film 'Cisco Pike' preserved '70s-era L.A. in the equivalent of amber. Now that it's out on DVD, sean howe says it's time to take a closer look to see how much has changed.
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Jun 21, 2022 · The film wasn’t released until 1972, but it remains an incredible time capsule. As Kristofferson’s faded musician – the titular Cisco Pike – strides beside the murky, pre-gentrification canals of Venice, Los Angeles looks a far cry from the millionaire’s playground it is now.
