Cocaine Cowboys (1979 film)
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| Directed by | Ulli Lommel |
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| Produced by | Franz-Christoph Giercke |
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| Cinematography | Jochen Breitenstein |
| Edited by | Paul Evans |
| Music by | Elliot Goldenthal |
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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] It was actor Tzi Ma's film debut.[5]
Plot summary[edit]
Cocaine Cowboys is about cocaine dealing members of a rock band who get into trouble with the American Mafia.[6]
Andy Warhol appeared as himself.[3]
Reception[edit]
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".[7]
Filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary both praised the film on the first episode of The Video Archives Podcast.
Film set[edit]
Cocaine Cowboys was filmed in 1979 at Warhol's summer home in Montauk, East Hampton, Long Island, New York.[3][8]
Selected cast[edit]
- Jack Palance
- Tom Sullivan
- Andy Warhol
References[edit]
- ^ "Cocaine Cowboys (1979)". British Film Institute. Accessed 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Cocaine Cowboys (1979)". American Film Institute. Accessed 7 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Buckley, Tom (5 October 1979). "Film: 'Cocaine Cowboys':Powdery Smugglers". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Christine Jun, "Andy Warhol's great grandchildren". Dazed, 6 August 2013. Accessed 7 February 2018.
- ^ Tzi Ma on The Farewell, Rush Hour, and working with the amazing Veep cast, retrieved 2019-12-22
- ^ "Cocaine Cowboys (1979)". Turner Classic Movies. Accessed 7 February 2018.
- ^ Michael Rechtshaffen, ""Cocaine Cowboys" relives Miami's high times". Reuters, 19 January 2007. Accessed 7 February 2018.
- ^ Anthony Haden-Guest, "Inside Jue Lan, The Hamptons’ Hot New Art Hangout". The Daily Beast, 28 May 2016. Accessed 7 February 2018.
