Review of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) by Eduardo C — 24 Aug 2016
CULT FAVE is the quintessential psycho horror crime thriller. Legend has it it's the only film from great director Sam Peckinpah in which he had 100 percent control. The story is sordid and hard to believe, but gripping.
Warren Oates has a job but he behaves like a desperate drifter, desperate for a little cash so he can settle down with his Mexican girlfriend. Emilio Fernandez, whom I love , basically has the same role he had in the Wild Bunch- that of an excessively powerful and rich evil man with tons of attitude and swagger.
When he loudly boasts, "I'll give a million dollars for the head of Alfredo Garcia" , he is taken seriously because he is serious. He wants him dead because he impregnated his virgin daughter who appears to be slightly below the age of consent.
That sets in motion this wild, ultraviolent horrific tale of gangsters trying to collect the bounty. Foolish Warren Oates is desperate enough to seek it for a mere 10 grand. Gradually, he realizes it's worth much, much more.
He eventually turns psycho, but in a righteous way.
This review of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) was written by Eduardo C on 24 Aug 2016.
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia has generally received very positive reviews.
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