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Sam Peckinpah saved the legacy of the American Western in the ’60s as film critics were wanting to declare the genre cinematically dead in the wake of all the amazing titles arriving from Europe as part of the Spaghetti Western wave. At this point, Hollywood studios were more than satisfied making dozens of cowboy shows for television since it was economically more viable.
Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rawhide and others were keeping people at home when they wanted action on the wild frontier. Peckinpah had found a home making westerns for TV as a writer and director. He even created
The Westerner series starring Brian Keith (
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Blu-ray Review)
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Studio(s)United Artists/MGM (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Film/Program Grade: A-
Review
[Editor’s Note: Kino Lorber Studio Classics inadvertantly used the wrong master for this release and is replicating new replacement discs that use the proper 2017 4K restoration. You can find a link to their replacement program in the Additional Notes section of this review below.]
It’s been almost forty years since Sam Peckinpah died but he remains one of the most divisive and discussed filmmakers of the late 20th century. He’s one of those directors whose name is synonymous with a very specific type of movie. But relatively few of his films received universal acclaim, especially at the time of their release. The typical journey for a Peckinpah film is a long, slow climb toward building an avid, vocal cult following.
Sam Peckinpah’s BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA Hits 4K Blu-ray on 3/9 By Mike Sprague
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia with Warren Oates on Blu-ray on March 9th.
Restored in 4K from the original camera negative, the Blu-ray features reversible artwork and a slipcover. Check them out below along with a list of special features.
Special features:
Trailers From Hell with Josh Olson (A History of Violence)
Theatrical trailer Sam Peckinpah’s neo-Western thriller begins when a Mexican land baron puts a million dollars on the head of the man who seduced and impregnated his daughter, two money-hungry hired killers recruit a small-town bartender (Warren Oates) to help them do their dirty work. But their tequila-fueled trek across the desolate Mexican frontier grows more intense, gruesome and bloody with every savage murder they leave in their wake. Some people will do anything for a million dollars!