"The Wild Bunch" wasn't just Peckinpah's best movie -- it is still one of the four or five best westerns ever made AND one of the Top 100 films in movie history. An amazing accomplishment.

@unbreakable7633

8 ай бұрын

The Wild Bunch is just one of those movies that sticks with you.

Cross of Iron (1977) is Sam Peckinpah most underrated film. Lost money, didn't play well in the United States, no American soldiers. Still one of the best war movies ever made. What gets me IMDB rates Convoy 6.4 yet rates Cross of Iron 7.4 so list is not accurate.

@jdw174

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. You can't leave out Cross of Iron. One of my favorites. List is incomplete without it.

@simonkevnorris

7 ай бұрын

I was waiting for Cross of Iron to appear and don't understand why it never did.

Loved Randolph Scott and Joel Mcrea when they starred together

I love Cable Hoque, which gave us LQ Jones, Strother Martin, and the snake.And giving Stella Stevens a bath (huge sigh - I was young)

For me, The Wild Bunch and Ride the High Country are his best. I like Major Dundee too, fun for me even if not for the cast while making it.

Peckinpah also had a TV series called The Westener, starring Brian Kieth! Excellent TV western!

CROSS OF IRON!

Not bad. Killer Elite is a lot of fun.

no 5 Billy the kid no 4 Convoy no 3 goes jointly to Major DunDee/the Wild Bunch no 2 Ride the High Country gets the no 2 spot ( i love this film,but it just loses out to my no1 no 1 just has to be the Getaway , this is possible Steve McQueen at his screen best ? & the chemestry between him & Ali is pure magic making this film always a pleasure to watch...

While not a fan of explicit violence in film (too much of that IRL), I was interested in what motivated Sam to make them. In reading up on him, found that he served in the Marines beginning in 1943 in China, part of a group to oversee the disarming and repatriation of Japanese soldiers. He witnessed many acts of (vengeful) brutality by the Chinese against the Japanese, including torture and murder. The Marines were not permitted by their command to intervene. He also began his lifelong descent into alcoholism during this period. According to some, he also suffered from mental illness (likely intensified by his alcoholism), including manic depression and paranoia. All these may in part contribute to an understanding of his combative relations with many in the industry, and in his personal life. Yet there were also many in the industry devoted to him, who remained lifelong supporters. Life is stranger than fiction....

@goodnightvienna8511

13 күн бұрын

Thank you for that information, people are always products of their environment and experiences and I can see how this is relevant with Mr. Peckinpah .

What happened to Cross of Iron or did I miss it or something? Very underrated and desererves multiple viewings.

Ride the High Country is my favorite featuring a wonderful ride into the sunset by cowboy movie legends Scott and McCrea. It is also far lighter to deal with than the ultra violent Wild Bunch; that admittedly is an outstanding "last gasp" Western.

Nice work ,keep it up.👏👏👏

Deve ser comboio em inglês! Pekinpah era um gênio de filmes de ação e violência! Meu Ódio Será Sua Herança é um clássico!

As the boys of Wild Bunch were heading for the showdown Sam was throwing extras into the camera to get a bigger crowd scene

Alcohol ended a great career. What a shame

Great video. While I know you are doing Peckinpah''s 10 best films it is worth noting that the 4 episodes of the TV Series 'Rifleman' that he directed rate 8.3 on IMDb. This is higher than most of the movies in this video.

Warren Oates having drinks and a conversation with the head was, well, different

In My Opinion “The Wild Bunch” Has To Be Sam Peckinpah’s Best Work Followed By “Ride The High Country” Then “Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid” Followed By “The Getaway,” Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia,” “Major Dundee,” “Straw Dogs”.

The wild bunch, Cross of iron. Straw dogs.

You should add that C Heston gave up some or all of his salary to finish the film.

Straw Dogs changed my opinion of rural England forever. It made me think that maybe you are in deep trouble when the police can't help.

@famouspeople63

28 күн бұрын

Yeah, I know what you mean.

you missed Cross of Iron all of his films were his best.

Bob Fosse took the movie musical and added a autobiographical, seedier element to make them grittier. Fosse’s Cabaret is a low class burlesque drag club in Pre-WWII Germany. Joel Grey is phenomenal as the MC. One of the saddest parts of entertainment in the 21st Century is the demise of the Night Club as a legitimate place to go to have a dinner, some drinks and see quality singers, dancers and comedians. Everyone from Eddie Cantor in the 1920’s and I am sure others before him to Sinatra, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin became huge stars by playing in Night Clubs. It was so normal that tons of movies have night club scenes in them.

@unbreakable7633

8 ай бұрын

Did something similar with All That Jazz.

Convoy? Jeezus.

Best line in a Peckinpah movie, “No I don’t know where Rudy is, stupid broad.”

Best, RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY

@befhip

8 ай бұрын

Saw this movie when I was 14 years old. It left a lasting impression on me as I knew I had seen something very special. Still my favorite Peckinpah movie to this day..

……Charlton Heston returned his whole salary to the producing studio of film, ‘Major Dundee’………

Hi, "Wrangler"..., ( Famous People )..., "I have no use for Sam Peckinpah." "Semper Fi" Mike in Montana :)

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Wild Bunch Straw Dogs Iron Cross Alfredo Garcia The Getaway

Anything until Convoy

Did I miss cross of iron,?

@famouspeople63

2 ай бұрын

See my other Peckinpah video in my channel

Who's Sam Pecking Paw when he's at home?

The Killer Elite (1975) is a much better film than it gets credit for.

whadya mean 10? He made only 8...

@famouspeople63

21 күн бұрын

Actually made 14. 1961 The Deadly Companions 1962 Ride the High Country 1965 Major Dundee 1969 The Wild Bunch 1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1971 Straw Dogs 1972 Junior Bonner 1972 The Getaway 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 1974 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 1975 The Killer Elite 1977 Cross of Iron 1978 Convoy 1983 The Osterman Weekend

@rajkomilosevichguera4547

21 күн бұрын

@@famouspeople63 Noon Wine? What do we do with that?

Learn to pronounce his name correctly

@IainAWard

9 ай бұрын

Maybe, stop being so judgemental, pal.

@unbreakable7633

9 ай бұрын

My name is hard to pronounce, a bunch of consonants and vowels that don't make a lot of sense, and my father always joked when people asked him how to pronounce it, "Just like it's spelled."

Peckinpah did not have ten good films.

@johnpendarvis7885

13 күн бұрын

Sez you, Sparky.