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]
| Cocaine Cowboys | |
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| Directed by | Ulli Lommel |
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| Produced by | Franz-Christoph Giercke |
| Starring |
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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 |
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.
