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August 1974 (Austria) moreTagline:
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An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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A twisted and dark masterpiece more (89 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Warren Oates | ... | Bennie | |
| Isela Vega | ... | Elita | |
| Robert Webber | ... | Sappensly | |
| Gig Young | ... | Quill | |
| Helmut Dantine | ... | Max | |
| Emilio Fernández | ... | El Jefe (as Emilio Fernandez) | |
| Kris Kristofferson | ... | Biker | |
| Chano Urueta | ... | Manchot, the bartender | |
| Donnie Fritts | ... | John (as Donny Fritts) | |
| Jorge Russek | ... | Cueto | |
| Chalo González | ... | Chalo (as Chalo Gonzalez) | |
| Don Levy | ... | Frank | |
| Enrique Lucero | ... | Esteban | |
| Janine Maldonado | ... | Theresa | |
| Tamara Garina | ... | Grandmother Moreno |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:RFun Stuff
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Upon release, it was banned in Sweden, Germany and Argentina. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: At a little after 1:33 in the movie, as Bennie crosses inside his apartment, alone and talking to Alfredo's head ("A friend of ours used to take a shower in there...You know that? You know that!"), a crewman in black clothing can be glimpsed ducking behind an adjacent transom. A second later, his arm reappears as Bennie reaches for a bottle in the pantry. moreQuotes:
Bennie: Hell, I wasn't trying to hit them, you knowElita: I know you weren't.
Bennie: I used to shoot a lot of pistols when I was in the army.
Elita: You're a nice gringo. You didn't have a thing to do in the army anyways.
Bennie: You'd be surprised, honey.
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There was probably no greater director in the U.S. from 1969-1974 than Sam Peckinpah. He made seven films, ranging from classics (The Wild Bunch) to superior genre pics (The Getaway). And before his career began sliding, he had one more masterpiece in him: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. This is the story of one man's alcohol-fueled journey into dissolution and redemption and a really strange film. Warren Oates plays Benny, a piano player cajoled by a pair of men into finding Alfredo's head. See, Alfredo impregnated the daughter of a vicious landowner, and now he wants him dead. But this isn't really what the film is about. It's more about Benny, and how his journey costs him everything. Warren Oates is wonderful as Benny, and there are some great darkly comic moments between him and the head. And this is one of Michael Medved's 50 worst movies of all time - what more of a recommendation do you require? Seriously, this is a great film.