Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (US Version) DVD Region 1

In 1974, Sam Peckinpah directed BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA, a film that is, even for Peckinpah, relentlessly bleak in its portrayal of life. Tellingly, it was one of the last films Peckinpah produced; it was also the fearsome director's personal favorite of the many movies he directed. Warren Oates stars as Bennie, a piano-player who happens upon two bounty hunters who have been dispatched by a Mexican rancher to collect the head of Alfredo Garcia. It seems that Garcia had impregnated the rancher's daughter, who wants his head as indisputable proof that this deviant is dead, and won't be bothering his family again. Penniless and out of luck, Bennie does a little snooping of his own, discovers that his girlfriend knows where the final resting place of Garcia is, and decides to usurp the bounty hunters by severing Garcia's head and collecting the cash for himself. Peckinpah unleashes some ferocious scenes of violence as Bennie attempts to complete his task, while Oates is magnificent as Bennie, who slides into madness as events take a turn for the worse; he even resorts to talking to Garcia's decapitated head, and washing it in the shower. A truly awesome addition to Peckinpah's canon of films, BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA is often unfairly overlooked in favor of more popular Peckinpah fare such as THE WILD BUNCH and STRAW DOGS. While the film may be shot through with Peckinpah's trademark misogyny and violence, it nevertheless remains a potent ride through humanity's dark side, with Peckinpah training his unrelenting camera on some gruesome scenes that remain long in the memory after the final credits fade.

"...Dark tides of family pride and religious wrath flowing from the very first sequence..." - Richard, Combs (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 03/01/1975

"...If there is anything to the auteur theory, then ALFREDO GARCIA is the most autobiographical film Peckinpah ever made....A real director is at his best when he works with material that reflects his own life patterns..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 10/28/2001

"In a mad-cackling way, it's bloodily hilarious, driven by a wild, unhinged humour..." - Allan, Jones (Supporting Actor/Singer), Uncut, 07/01/2005

Ranked #1 in Uncut's Best DVDs Of 2005 -- "[T]his mescal-haze odyssey is arguably the most personal and certainly the most extreme statement Peckinpah ever made." - Uncut Staff (Uncut Film Critic), Uncut, 01/01/2006

4 stars out of 5 -- "Oates excels, but the bleak brilliance is all Peckinpah's." - David, Parkinson (Empire Critic), Empire, 02/01/2009

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Product Title:	Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (US Version) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (US Version) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (US Version) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (US Version) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Isela Vega (Actor) | Candy Clark (Actor) | Gig Young (Actor) | Emilio Fernandez (Actor) | Sam Peckinpah | Martin Baum | J.D. Cannon (Actor) | Eddie Redmayne (Actor) 依娜維加 (Actor) | Candy Clark (Actor) | Gig Young (Actor) | Emilio Fernandez (Actor) | 森畢京柏 | Martin Baum | J.D. Cannon (Actor) | Eddie Redmayne (Actor) Isela Vega (Actor) | Candy Clark (Actor) | Gig Young (Actor) | Emilio Fernandez (Actor) | Sam Peckinpah | Martin Baum | J.D. Cannon (Actor) | Eddie Redmayne (Actor) Isela Vega (Actor) | Candy Clark (Actor) | Gig Young (Actor) | Emilio Fernandez (Actor) | Sam Peckinpah | Martin Baum | J.D. Cannon (Actor) | Eddie Redmayne (Actor) Isela Vega (Actor) | Candy Clark (Actor) | Gig Young (Actor) | Emilio Fernandez (Actor) | Sam Peckinpah | Martin Baum | J.D. Cannon (Actor) | Eddie Redmayne (Actor)
Director:	Gig Young | Sam Peckinpah Gig Young | 森畢京柏 Gig Young | Sam Peckinpah Gig Young | Sam Peckinpah Gig Young | Sam Peckinpah
Producer:	Emilio Fernandez Emilio Fernandez Emilio Fernandez Emilio Fernandez Emilio Fernandez
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Release Date:	2005-03-22
UPC Code:	027616920522
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Not Rated
Publisher:	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	113 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004398166

Director: Sam Peckinpah

DVD Features:

Region [unknown]
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Mono
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer