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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   9,006 votes
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Director:
Sam Peckinpah
Writers:
Walter Hill (screenplay)
Jim Thompson (novel)
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Release Date:
13 December 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
They're Hot - McQueen/MacGraw more
Plot:
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Bloody, exciting, and amazing on all accounts more (116 total)

Cast

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Steve McQueen ... Doc McCoy
Ali MacGraw ... Carol McCoy

Ben Johnson ... Jack Beynon
Sally Struthers ... Fran Clinton
Al Lettieri ... Rudy Butler
Slim Pickens ... Cowboy

Richard Bright ... The Thief
Jack Dodson ... Harold Clinton
Dub Taylor ... Laughlin
Bo Hopkins ... Frank Jackson
Roy Jenson ... Cully

John Bryson ... The Accountant

Bill Hart ... Swain
Tom Runyon ... Hayhoe
Whitney Jones ... The Soldier
Raymond King ... Boy on the train
Ivan Thomas ... Boy on the train
C.W. White ... Boy's Mother
Brenda W. King ... Boy's Mother
W. Dee Kutach ... Parole Board Chairman
Brick Lowry ... Parole Board Commissioner
Martin Colley ... McCoy's Lawyer
O.S. Savage ... Field Captain
Dick Crockett ... Bank Guard
A.L. Camp ... Hardware Store Owner
Bob Veal ... TV Shop Proprietor
Bruce Bissonette ... Sporting Goods Salesman
Maggie Gonzalez ... Carhop
Jim Kannon ... Cannon
Doug Dudley ... Max
Stacy Newton ... Stacy
Tommy Bush ... Cowboy's Helper (as Tom Bush)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Margaret Mazzola ... Car Hop #1 (uncredited)
Hal Smith ... Various radio announcers (uncredited)
Tommy Splittgerber ... Train Station Ticket Agent (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sam Peckinpah 
 
Writing credits
Walter Hill (screenplay)

Jim Thompson (novel)

Produced by
Mitchell Brower .... producer
Gordon T. Dawson .... associate producer
David Foster .... producer
 
Original Music by
Quincy Jones 
 
Cinematography by
Lucien Ballard 
 
Film Editing by
Robert L. Wolfe  (as Robert Wolfe)
 
Casting by
Patricia Mock 
 
Art Direction by
Angelo P. Graham  (as Angelo Graham)
Ted Haworth 
 
Set Decoration by
George R. Nelson 
 
Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell .... hair stylist (as Kathy Blondell)
Al Fleming .... makeup artist
Jack Petty .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Don Guest .... production manager (as Donald Guest)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold .... assistant director
Gordon T. Dawson .... second unit director
Ron Wright .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Chalo González .... assistant property master (as Chalo Gonzalez)
Les Hallett .... assistant property master
Robert J. Visciglia Sr. .... property master (as Robert J. Visciglia)
Jarrell Jay Knowles .... props (uncredited)
Wes Webb .... carpenter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Michael Colgan .... sound editor (as Mike Colgan)
Garth Craven .... sound consultant
Michael J. Kohut .... boom operator (as Michael Kohut)
Richard Portman .... sound re-recording mixer
Josef von Stroheim .... sound editor (as Joe von Stroheim)
Charles M. Wilborn .... sound mixer
Walter A. Gest .... sound re-recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Bud Hulburd .... special effects
 
Stunts
Gary Combs .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Crockett .... stunts (uncredited)
Donna Garrett .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hart .... stunts (uncredited)
Whitey Hughes .... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Gaylin P. Schultz .... key grip
Mel Traxel .... still photographer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kent James .... costumer: men
Barbara Siebert .... costumer: women
Ray Summers .... costume supervisor
James M. George .... wardrobe (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Mike Klein .... assistant editor
Bill Lindemann .... assistant editor (as William G. Lindemann)
Roger Spottiswoode .... editorial consultant
 
Music Department
Dan Carlin Sr. .... music editor (as Dan Carlin)
Don Elliott .... musical voices
Toots Thielemans .... musician: harmonica solos
 
Other crew
Joan Arnold .... production secretary
Joie Gould .... assistant to producer
Katherine Haber .... dialogue director (as Katy Haber)
Michael Preece .... script supervisor
 
Thanks
Warren Skaaren .... thanks: executive director, Texas Film Commission
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 (re-rating, uncut) | USA:PG (cut) | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:16 | France:-12 | Norway:16 (cut) (1973) | Norway:18 (uncut) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 (re-rating) | Italy:VM14 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:18 (nf) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
El Paso, Texas, USA more
Company:
First Artists more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The radio station playing at the drive-in restaurant is WHIL, an obvious reference to scriptwriter Walter Hill. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After the robbery, Doc and Carol's blue car plows through a neighboring porch. The windshield is clearly shattered by one of the broken porch columns. As soon as they are out of town, the blue car is immaculate. more
Quotes:
Laughlin: What's the cat's name.
Fran Clinton: Poor Little Harold.
Laughlin: Strange name for a cat.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Steve McQueen: The King of Cool (1998) (TV) more

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18 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Bloody, exciting, and amazing on all accounts, 20 July 2005
9/10
Author: J Biz from United States

Steve McQueen, the number one bad ass of his time (aside from Clint Eastwood of course). So what's wrong with rooting for the bad guy? This movie seems almost flawless with its excellently executed car chases, it's suspenseful and exciting shoot-outs, and its riveting emotional sequences. Both McGraw and McQueen make this movie well worth the experience. While it is a violent movie (especially for the year it was released!) its moments of comic relief and even serenity make this movie worthy of any moral person's eyes.

Without spoiling the movie, just imagine Bonnie and Clyde with the greatest action/adventure experience ever. And to think it was over a measley $500,000... Of course, they were being chased for $750,000.

9/10 for an adventure close to perfection.

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