Cocaine Cowboys is a 1979 American crime drama film directed by Ulli Lommel and written by Lommel, Spencer Compton, Tom Sullivan and Victor Bockris. It stars Jack Palance, Sullivan, and Andy Warhol who made a cameo appearance. It was actor Tzi Ma's film debut.
Plot summary
Cocaine Cowboys is about cocaine dealing members of a rock band who get into trouble with the American Mafia.
Andy Warhol appeared as himself interviewing Jack Palance.
Reception
The film was given a very negative review at the time of its release by Tom Buckley in The New York Times. 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".
When mentioned in a Reuters news article in 2007 the film was referred to as a "clunker".
Filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary both praised the film on the first episode of The Video Archives Podcast.
Film set
Cocaine Cowboys was filmed in 1978 at Warhol's estate Eothen in Montauk, a hamlet in East Hampton, New York on Long Island.
Selected cast
- Jack Palance
- Tom Sullivan
- Andy Warhol
References
External links
- Cocaine Cowboys at IMDb
- Cocaine Cowboys at Rotten Tomatoes
