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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   5,658 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Rudy Wurlitzer (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
31 August 1973 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Best of enemies. Deadliest of friends.
Plot:
An aging Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons--his sole purpose being to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
The Real Bob Dylan
 (From IFC. 13 May 2009, 4:24 AM, PDT)

Oscar-Winning Actor James Coburn Dies at 74
 (From IMDb News. 19 November 2002)

User Comments:
I want to be a hippie more (80 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

James Coburn ... Pat Garrett

Kris Kristofferson ... Billy The Kid
Richard Jaeckel ... Sheriff Kip McKinney
Katy Jurado ... Mrs. Baker
Chill Wills ... Lemuel
Barry Sullivan ... Chisum

Jason Robards ... Governor Wallace

Bob Dylan ... Alias
R.G. Armstrong ... Ollinger
Luke Askew ... Eno
John Beck ... Poe

Richard Bright ... Holly
Matt Clark ... J.W. Bell
Rita Coolidge ... Maria
Jack Dodson ... Howland

Jack Elam ... Alamosa Bill
Emilio Fernández ... Paco (as Emilio Fernandez)
Paul Fix ... Maxwell
L.Q. Jones ... Black Harris
Slim Pickens ... Sheriff Baker
Jorge Russek ... Silva

Charles Martin Smith ... Bowdre (as Charlie Martin Smith)

Harry Dean Stanton ... Luke
Claudia Bryar ... Mrs. Horrell
John Davis Chandler ... Norris (as John Chandler)
Michael T. Mikler ... Denver (as Mike Mikler)
Aurora Clavel ... Ida Garrett (as Aurora Clavell)

Rutanya Alda ... Ruthie Lee
Walter Kelley ... Rupert
Rudy Wurlitzer ... O'Folliard
Elisha Cook Jr. ... Cody
Gene Evans ... Mr. Horrell
Donnie Fritts ... Beaver
Dub Taylor ... Josh
Don Levy ... Sackett
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Peckinpah ... Will (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sam Peckinpah 
 
Writing credits
Rudy Wurlitzer (written by)

Produced by
Gordon Carroll .... producer
 
Original Music by
Bob Dylan 
 
Cinematography by
John Coquillon (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
David Berlatsky 
Garth Craven 
Tony de Zarraga  (as Tony De Zarraga)
Richard Halsey 
Roger Spottiswoode 
Robert L. Wolfe 
 
Casting by
Patricia Mock 
 
Art Direction by
Ted Haworth 
 
Set Decoration by
Ray Moyer 
 
Makeup Department
Jack Wilson .... makeup artist (as Jack P. Wilson)
Herbert Smith .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Jim Henderling .... unit production manager
Alfonso Sánchez Tello .... production manager: Mexico (as Alfonso Sanchez Tello)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold .... assistant director (as Newton Arnold)
Gordon T. Dawson .... second unit director (as Gordon Dawson)
Jesus Marin Bello .... assistant director: Mexico
Lawrence J. Powell .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Robert J. Visciglia Sr. .... property master (as Robert John Visciglia)
 
Sound Department
Harry W. Tetrick .... sound
Charles M. Wilborn .... sound
Bill Wistrom .... supervising sound editor (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Augie Lohman .... special visual effects (as A.J. Lohman)
 
Stunts
William H. Burton .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Combs .... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Gatlin .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hart .... stunts (uncredited)
Whitey Hughes .... stunts (uncredited)
Harrold Laswell .... stunts (uncredited)
Walter Scott .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Herbert Smith .... camera operator
Gabriel Torres .... director of photography: second unit (as Gabriel Torres G.)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Butler .... wardrobe
 
Music Department
Dan Carlin Sr. .... music editor (as Dan Carlin)
Dan Wallin .... scoring mixer (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Katherine Haber .... production staff (uncredited)
'Chema' Hernandez .... head wrangler (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (USA) (poster title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for western violence and sexuality/nudity. (edited for re-rating; originally R)
Runtime:
122 min (1988 restored version) | 115 min (2005 DVD Special Edition) | 106 min (Cut theatrical version)
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1987) (video release) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) | Netherlands:18 (original rating) | West Germany:16 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (TV rating) | Australia:PG | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Monte Hellman was supposed to direct the film as a follow-up to Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) (which was also written by Rudy Wurlitzer). His first choice to play Billy was James Taylor (who starred in "Blacktop"). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Richard Jaeckel (Sheriff McKinney) wears a very obvious wig in all his scenes. more
Quotes:
Garrett: Bob, what else do you believe in, besides God?
Ollinger: Me!
Garrett: Just like old Ollinger - has the minority opinion on everything.
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
I want to be a hippie, 11 September 2007
6/10
Author: DaSchaust from Germany

I was very eager to see this classical Western for which I'd heard so many recommendations.

To my big disappointment it turned out to be a completely boring movie about men trying to be as "masculine" as possible, i.e. drinking whiskey, looking fierce, dirty and cynical, using women, shooting each other for no reason and leading non-content conversations. Come on, that's not enough to turn a film into a legend! In the 70s all this might have gone through as an innovative look on the Western genre; today it just looks completely dated and offers a distinctive hippie interpretation of what life in the "good old West" meant, and which is all but convincing. James Coburn does what he is expected to do, the rest of the acting is quite poor, including Kris Kristofferson's.

And then, there is Bob Dylan himself -- what the hell is his appearance good for other than simply promoting the film? His character is almost as embarrassing as Madonna in most of her movies.

This film would have deserved a '4' but I give it a '6' for the slight but unlikely chance that I might have missed something important.

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