Cocaine Cowboys (1979 film)

Cocaine Cowboys
Directed by Ulli Lommel
Produced by Franz-Christoph Giercke
Screenplay by
Starring
Music by Elliot Goldenthal
Cinematography Jochen Breitenstein
Edited by Paul Evans
Release date
  • October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05) (New York City)
  • June 11, 1980 (1980-06-11) (United States)
Running time
 87 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Cocaine Cowboys is a 1979 American crime drama film directed by Ulli Lommel and written by Lommel, Spencer Compton, Tom Sullivan and Victor Bockris.[1] It stars Jack Palance, Sullivan, and Andy Warhol[2] who made a cameo appearance.[3][4]

The film is about cocaine dealing members of a rock band who get into trouble with the American Mafia.[5]

Plot summary

Cocaine Cowboys is about cocaine dealing members of a rock band who get into trouble with the American Mafia.[5]

Andy Warhol appeared as himself.[3]

Reception

The film was given a very negative review at the time of its release by Tom Buckley in The New York Times.[3] Buckley wrote that apart from a good performance by Jack Palance, the other actors were "obvious amateurs", the story "flimsy", the dialogue poor and despite previous acting and directing successes Ulli Lommel's direction was "rudimentary".[3]

When mentioned in a Reuters news article in 2007 the film was referred to as a "clunker".[6]

Film set

Lommel and Warhol on the set of Cocaine Cowboys. Warhol is using a Polaroid SX-70 camera.

Cocaine Cowboys was filmed in 1979 at Warhol's summer home in Montauk, East Hampton, Long Island, New York.[3][7]

Selected cast

References

  1. ↑ "Cocaine Cowboys (1979)". British Film Institute. Accessed 7 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cocaine Cowboys (1979)". American Film Institute. Accessed 7 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Buckley, Tom (5 October 1979). "Film: 'Cocaine Cowboys':Powdery Smugglers". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Christine Jun, "Andy Warhol's great grandchildren". Dazed, 6 August 2013. Accessed 7 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Cocaine Cowboys (1979)". Turner Classic Movies. Accessed 7 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Michael Rechtshaffen, ""Cocaine Cowboys" relives Miami's high times". Reuters, 19 January 2007. Accessed 7 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Anthony Haden-Guest, "Inside Jue Lan, The Hamptons’ Hot New Art Hangout". The Daily Beast, 28 May 2016. Accessed 7 February 2018.
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