Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Scott LeBrun This yarn (scripted by director Sam Peckinpah and Gordon T. Dawson, based on a story by Peckinpah and Frank Kowalski) takes place in Mexico, where a powerful land baron (Emilio Fernandez) must deal with scandal. His young daughter has been impregnated by the notorious scoundrel of the title, prompting him to utter that immortal line. Two bounty hunters (played by guest stars Robert Webber and Academy Award winner Gig Young) encounter a small town piano player, Bennie (Warren Oates) in their quest for information, and hire him to help them out. Bennie finds out from his own girlfriend (super sexy Mexican superstar Isela Vega) that Alfredo is in fact already dead. So they set out on a trip to locate where the s.o.b. is buried, and bring back his decapitated head as proof.Peckinpah takes his time spinning this particular yarn, making the film more about the journey - Bennies' journey - than the destination. Therefore, it may not appeal to people who want more action and more bloodshed throughout. But fret not: after a horrible, sombre story turn in the second half, it turns into a revenge saga where our antihero is determined to mete out some punishment. Make no mistake: he IS an antihero, one who does not hesitate to kill others in the pursuit of his goal. Yet he takes no pleasure from it. He just does what he has to do. It's his girlfriend that is more of a moral center for the story. It has some very appealing and poetic moments, gradually working its way bit by bit to a lot of gunfire and squibs going off. It also can boast some fairly funny black humor, since Alfredos' severed head is naturally quite smelly and attractive to flies, and Bennie has to use ice to keep it from rotting too much.Jerry Fieldings' score is excellent, as is the vibrant cinematography by Alex Phillips, Jr. In an offbeat touch, only a few credits are placed up front, with most of them saved for the end, with the films' title coming up just before the fade-out.The cast is superb. The late, great Oates makes the most of this meaty leading role, even emulating his director in his performance. Vega is both delectable (going topless at times) and a tremendous dramatic actress. Webber and Young are very good, subtly underplaying the nature of their relationship. Kris Kristofferson has an effective cameo as a lusty, creepy biker.Highly recommended to fans of both Peckinpah and Oates.Eight out of 10.

utgard14 The teenage daughter of a wealthy Mexican known as El Jefe is knocked up by Alfredo Garcia. El Jefe wants Garcia dead and places a $1,000,000 bounty on his head. Dive bar piano player Bennie (Warren Oates) wants to collect on the bounty. Luckily for Bennie, his hooker girlfriend Elita (Isela Vega) knows where Alfredo's buried. So Bennie gets Elita to take him to Alfredo's grave, where he intends to cut off the corpse's head and take it to El Jefe. But things go horribly wrong along the way.One of Sam Peckinpah's more controversial movies. Most people seem to either love it or hate it. I'm kind of in the middle. The first 3/4 of it is slow-going and you might find yourself checking your watch. When it finally picks up the pace it is undeniably interesting and hard to turn away from. It's Peckinpah so expect violence and nastiness with unsavory, dislikable characters and a somewhat nihilistic tone to it all. Excessive use of slow-mo in action scenes is also a bit much. It almost seems like the man is parodying himself. Peckinpah devotees will like it most.

thethirdman23 Putting a bullet on the two corpses apiece, Benny asks himself: "Why?" He has the answer too: "Because it feels goddamn good!"Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia is a violent masterpiece. For once I thought Peckinpah wasn't so serious about really bringing the head of a man. Turned out, I was wrong.For a while, it would seem like a road movie, when Benny and his woman, Elita take off down the road, talking about their future and everything. As the film progresses, it begins to be about a man's desperation, you might say, to get rid of the poor life he's been leading so far. The plot is very much simple. A wealthy industrialist puts a million dollar bounty on the head of the man who made his daughter pregnant. Two of his men, in pursuit of the Head, come across Benny who happens to know the man and ask of him to deliver them the Head. Benny accepts the task for a fee and later discovers from Elita, the man is already dead. Now we would follow the pursuit of the Head with Benny and Elita.Consider the scene where the pair was apprehended by two bikers who try to borrow Elita for sometime. Benny initially retorts but was asked to stay put by Elita, for whom this is not unusual, says, "I have been here before, you don't know the way." The scene is so sad even in its surface, it just shows two people who are left with no choices and hence, they do what they have to.Another scene at the graveyard when Benny wakes up to find the Head is gone and his lover is dead, what follows that was, in its own right, outstanding. After catching up with the men who robbed the Head from him and claiming his prized possession, Benny sort of develops a relationship with the Head. He goes on about talking and arguing with it. It's sort of morbidly funny but more than anything, Warren Oates, who plays Benny, has lived in a performance that is about the total desperation of a man who is obsessed with and in need of finishing the task he's set himself out for.The ensuing shoot-out on the road is brilliantly orchestrated, as you would imagine, with Peckinpah directing it. As the film ends, you also realize that it is also about the man who asserts to go out his own way. Peckinpah once remarked this is the only film of his that came out the way he intended to. In other words, his most autobiographical film. I think, you can sense it in the film's anti-hero.I would like to end this with another quote from the film, which I think, that has profound depth."There ain't nothing sacred about a hole in the ground or the man that's in it. Or you. Or me." – Benny

ma-cortes Film starts promisingly enough , as the story takes place in the Mexican frontier with the U.S. , in 1974 . The Mexican baron land dubbed "The Boss" (Emilio Fernandez) to be aware his teenage daughter "Teresa" is pregnant , and he offers a reward : to take the head of Alfredo Garcia , a former employee . It is concerned by two American bounty hunters , "Quill" (Gig Young) and "Sappensly" (Robert Webber). Also, "Bennie" (Warren Oates), piano player and co-owner of a bar , along with her lover "Elita" Peach Vega (frequently naked Isela Vega), a prostitute and former girlfriend of "Alfredo Garcia" ; all of them are determined to get the reward . The pianist becomes mixed up vicious bounty hunters who are looking for the head of the man who has impregnated the wealthy owner's daughter and finishing in an orgy of blood and destruction .An enjoyable film , it turns to be an elegiac and tough perspective at the world of losers . Taut excitement throughout , though soon becomes to drawn out , beautifully photographed and with brutal scenes and some images filmed in slow-moving . The film results to be one of the most strong and ferocious directed by Peckinpah . Tenth Sam Peckinpah film , shot with limited financial resources and total freedom . As it was the only movie directed by Sam Peckinpah that he had final cut on , all the others were re-cut by the studios . However , upon release , it was banned in Sweden, Germany and Argentina . The screenplay from S. Peckinpah , Gordon T. Dawson, develops a plot of S. Peckinpah and Frank Kawalski . It is filmed on location in various localities of Mexico . The picture is full of action , drama , adventure , crime , thriller , romance and western . There is a lot of bloodletting but seems almost restrained alongside nowadays's movies . It proposes a rough history , violent , sordid and heartbreaking . Abundant dust , odors , standing water covered with algae , watering foul , squalid housing , etc. It shows the poverty of the region , school children , nasty motorists , rapists stalking , assault , murder , shootouts , etc . Extremely violent throughout , it does show a side of Mexico rarely shot in American movies . Violence takes many forms , including long shootouts , punching, pushing malicious torture in private and in public . The central motive is a cruel revenge . The film is possibly the most brutal and ferocious made by Peckinpah , when he was dominated by alcohol , melancholy , loneliness and despair . Warren Oates turns in an excellent acting as independent pianist who is searching redemption by a crazy vengeance , he and Isela Vega strike real sparks . Warren Oates is on the screen as "alter ego" of the director, who creates one of his most candid self-portraits . It is a road movie , which develops the action as a long drive from the city of Mexico , near which lies the estate of "The Boss" . The film is formatted in a violent odyssey , peppered with unexpected incidents , outrageous situations , social problems and a stark as well as shocking bloody violence . It also has exalted friendship , companionship , affection and love . Displays signs of misogyny that characterizes the filmmaker , where women are not reliable : they are infidels , weak character , disloyal , deceitful, and all men are big losers . In the context of this bleak world , explores the mythic figure of the loser, in line with the general mood of the country after the end of the Vietnam War . It pays tribute to "The Treasure of Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) , which is inspired and takes some elements included in the screenplay .The soundtrack by Jerry Fielding , Peckinpah's usual ("The Wild Bunch" 1969), composed a score in short melodies that evoke the folk music traditional Mexican and 4 songs notables : "Bennie's Song", "A place to go", "Bad Blood Baby "(voice of Peckinpah) and" JF. " Photography, Alex Phillips ("Robinson Crusoe", Buñuel, 1954) , offers images that accompany and underscore the dirty , rough and violent film . Action , dialog , cinematography , score and slow-moving editing are Peckinpah classic in his film more authentic and personal. Professionally made by the famous director who was a real creator and author of masterpieces as ¨Cross of Iron¨,¨The ballad of Cable Hogue¨, ¨Wild bunch¨ . ¨Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia¨ was lovely realized by Sam Peckinpah in his punchy directorial style . Hardcore Peckinpah moviegoers will appreciate this one more than the casual spectator .