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sam peckinpah question?
Other people with a lot of film knowledge and good judgement, help me out here. Straw dogs was awesome, the wild bunch was great, but i have yet to see "bring me the head of alfredo garcia". I have two questions:
1. What was the whole deal with sam peckinpah, drunk, with his tie around his head and calling john wayne a f@ggot?
2. If you have seen "bring me the head of alfredo garcia", tell me how you thought about it, if it's true peckinpah style, and if its worth watching (very eager).
If it helps, some of my favorites are CITY OF GOD, AMERICAN BEAUTY, BRICK, ICHI THE KILLER, DAWN OF THE DEAD (1974 of course), STAND BY ME, RESERVOIR DOGS, BLOOD SIMPLE, MEMENTO, SUNSHINE, BLOW, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. Plus many more foreign films many of you wouldnt know of. I have an open mind for movies and a wide variety of taste. Best recently made movies for me (since i prefer the classics) is between Watchmen (have all original comics as well) and Gran Torino.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
yeah it's a typical peckinpah movie, about a bounty placed on a ladie's man who gets a crime boss's daughter pregnant, I won't ruin it by telling you anymore about it, but it's well worth a watch. not my favourite by any means, I prefer straw dogs and cross of iron to be honest. it was ridiculed and got a terrible reception when it was released but has since become a cult classic.
as regards to the john wayne story, peckinpah was a raging alcoholic prone to violent mood swings and was known to say that he could never direct a movie if he was sober. obviously he had some beef with john wayne and this incident was the result. I'm not very knowledgable about his personal life or exploits but I'm sure there are plenty of books written about him...
- 5 years ago
Straw Dogs but that's probably because it's the only movie directed by Sam Peckinpah I saw lol
