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Overview

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Director:
Sam Peckinpah
Writers:
Frank Kowalski (story) and
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Release Date:
August 1974 (Austria) more
Tagline:
It's got guts! more
Plot:
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 synopsis
NewsDesk:
BFI Southbank London To Host Sam Peckinpah Festival In January
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One man and his quest for meaning turns into a Peckinpah classic. more

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tráiganme la cabeza de Alfredo García (Mexico)
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Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA | Mexico
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
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:R

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Trivia:
In the scene where the priest baptizes Alfredo's son, we can hear (in Latin) the child's name: David Samuel. Sam Peckinpah's full name is David Samuel Peckinpah. more
Goofs:
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. more
Quotes:
Bennie: There ain't nothing sacred about a hole in the ground or the man that's in it. Or you. Or me. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
J.F. more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
One man and his quest for meaning turns into a Peckinpah classic., 4 March 2008
9/10
Author: JohnRouseMerriottChard from United Kingdom

El Jefe is outraged to find that his daughter has fallen pregnant to a man who has upped and gone, after learning the identity of the rascal (Alfredo Garcia), he offers one million dollars to anyone who can bring him the head of the Lothario running man. On the trail are hit men Quill & Sappensly, Bennie & his prostitute girlfriend Elita, and some other Mexican bandit types, all of them are on a collision course that will bring far more than they all bargained for.

This was the one film where director Sam Peckinpah felt he had the most control, the one where we apparently get his own cut and not some chopped up piece of work from interfering executives, and viewing it now some 34 years after its release, it stands up well as a testament to the work of a great director. On the surface it looks trashy, we have homosexual hit men, grave robbing, potential rape, murders abound, prostitution, lower than the low characters, in short the film is awash with Peckinpah traits. Yet it would be a disservice to even think this film isn't rich in thematic texture, for the journey that Bennie, our main protagonist takes is one of meaning, he is a loser, but we find him on this quest to find not only fortune, but respect and love. It's a bloody trail for sure, but it has much depth and no little Peckinpah humour to push the film to it's bloody yet triumphant finale. Warren Oates is rewarded by Peckinpah for years of stirling work for him by getting the lead role of Bennie, and he grasps it with both hands to turn in a wonderful performance that splits sadness and vibrancy with deft of ease.

Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia has a harsh quality about it, be it the violence, or be it the sadness of the characters, but what isn't in doubt to me is that it's harshness is cloaked in Peckinpah splendour, 9/10.

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