This film has long been over-looked as one of Sam Peckinpah's finest and it is only now that is seems to garnering favour. The reason for this is beyond me as it is possibly one of the best films of the 1970's.
It is a sort of road trip that looks into the destruction of a man (Warren Bates) ... Read review
Sam Peckinpah knew he couldn't call a movieBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garciaand get away ... more
with it. That's why he did it. When he undertook this nakedly personal project, in self-exile in Mexico, the director was a deeply bitter man out of favour with ...
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Sam Peckinpah knew he couldn't call a movieBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garciaand get away ... more
with it. That's why he did it. When he undertook this nakedly personal project, in self-exile in Mexico, the director was a deeply bitter man out of favour with ...
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Some people will do anything for a million dollars... even if it means killing anyone who ... more
gets in their way! Written and directed by Oscar nominee Sam Peckinpah and starring Academy Award winner Gig Young, Warren Oates, Robert Webber, Kris Kristofferso...
Why is his head worth one million dollars and the lives of 21 people? Sam Peckinpah's ... more
rip-snorting classic available on DVD for the first time. When a Mexican land baron puts a million dollars on the head of the man who seduced his daughter two mon...
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Advantages: a great film which suits repeated viewings Disadvantages: lack of extras
This film has long been over-looked as one of Sam Peckinpah's finest and it is only now that is seems to garnering favour. The reason for this is beyond me as it is possibly one of the best films of the 1970's.
It is a sort of road trip that looks into the destruction of a man (Warren Bates) who loses everything in search of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Surreal and violent with touches of black comedy it can be seen as ... ...their films will definitely like this one.
The acting is superb throughout with special mention to Warren Bates who reputedly based his performance on Sam Peckinpah down to even borrowing his sunglasses. Bearing in mind Peckinpah was on a self destructive streak and battling alcoholism and the studios you can imagine how visceral and sad the performance is.
The only disappointment about this release is the total lack ... more
This film has long been over-looked as one of Sam Peckinpah's finest and it is only now that is seems to garnering favour. The reason for this is beyond me as it is possibly one of the best films of the 1970's.
It is a sort of road trip that looks into the destruction of a man (Warren Bates) who loses everything in search of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Surreal and violent with touches of black comedy it can be seen as a forerunner of teh Coen Brothers films. Anyone who enjoyed their films will definitely like this one.
The acting is superb throughout with special mention to Warren Bates who reputedly based his performance on Sam Peckinpah down to even borrowing his sunglasses. Bearing in mind Peckinpah was on a self destructive streak and battling alcoholism and the studios you can imagine how visceral and sad the performance is.
The only disappointment about this release is the total lack of extras but then it is worth it for the film alone.
A lost classic which genuinely makes you feel for the protagonist while still serving up the violence standard in Peckinpah's films.
When a wealthy Mexican offers a large reward for the head of the man who seduced his daughter, he triggers off an orgy of violence, death and destruction as bounty hunters take up the offer.
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...Dark tides of family pride and religious wrath flowing from the very first sequence... (Sight And sound, 21/11/2008)
In a mad-cackling way, it's bloodily hilarious, driven by a wild, unhinged humour... (Uncut, 21/11/2008)
DVD Description
In 1974, Sam Peckinpah directed BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA, a film that is, even for Peckinpah, relentlessly bleak in its portrayal of life. Tellingly, it was one of the last films Peckinpah produced; it was also the fearsome director's personal favorite of the many movies he directed. Warren Oates stars as Bennie, a piano-player who happens upon two bounty hunters who have been dispatched by a Mexican rancher to collect the head of Alfredo Garcia. It seems that Garcia had impregnated the rancher's daughter, who wants his head as indisputable proof that this deviant is dead, and won't be bothering his family again. Penniless and out of luck, Bennie does a little snooping of his own, discovers that his girlfriend knows where the final resting place of Garcia is, and decides to usurp the bounty hunters by severing Garcia's head and collecting the cash for himself. Peckinpah unleashes some ferocious scenes of violence as Bennie attempts to complete his task, while Oates is magnificent as Bennie, who slides into madness as events take a turn for the worse; he even resorts to talking to Garcia's decapitated head, and washing it in the shower.
A truly awesome addition to Peckinpah's canon of films, BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA is often unfairly overlooked in favour of more popular Peckinpah fare such as THE WILD BUNCH and STRAW DOGS. While the film may be shot through with Peckinpah's trademark misogyny and violence, it nevertheless remains a potent ride through humanity's dark side, with Peckinpah training his unrelenting camera on some gruesome scenes that remain long in the memory after the final credits fade.
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