Episode 387: CISCO PIKE (1971)
About this episode
The episode discusses the film CISCO PIKE, its cultural context, and related social issues.
CISCO PIKE was Bill L. Norton’s directorial debut, Kris Kristofferson’s first screen credit, and just another Coked Up Crazy Ass White Boy role for Gene Hackman. A musician turned drug dealer wants to pull a 180 and go back to the music biz after a stint in the pen. But he spent the Summer of Love behind bars, and when he gets out, he finds out the ‘70s ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. Karen Black and Harry Dean Stanton support as his hapless passengers, adjusting in their own ways to the new bummer decade. On this Cody-less episode, we’re discussing crooked cops, cusp-of-the-decade vibes, how we’d sell 200 keys of giggle smoke, and whether or not Tom Hanks is hot. Give to these causes in need during ICE’s occupation of Minnesota: Support Minnesotans defending their communities from ICE: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ @sanctuarysupplydepot: Mutual aid group in Mpls getting basic necessities to our houseless neighbors https://linktr.ee/sanctuarysupplydepot @mplsmutualaid: Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors: https://linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid ISAIAH, an interfaith group fighting for racial and economic justice in MN…
People in this episode
Host: Trylove
Topics covered
- film analysis
- 1970s cinema
- drug culture
- music industry
- social issues
- mutual aid
Keywords
- CISCO PIKE
- Bill L. Norton
- Kris Kristofferson
- Gene Hackman
- 1970s
- drug dealer
- music
- mutual aid
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ICE, sanctuarysupplydepot, mplsmutualaid, ISAIAH
Books & works: The Silver Tongued Devil’s Last Ride, How Kris Kristofferson Beat the Devil
More episodes of Trylove
- Episode 392: Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (2001) with Lauren Haun
- Episode 391: THE RED SPECTACLES (1987) with Matt Clark
- Episode 390: VANISHING POINT (1971)
- Episode 389: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS (1982)
- Episode 388: LINDA LINDA LINDA (2005)
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