miércoles, 25 de abril de 2007
Una cabeza que vale un millon
En el cine de accion hay un nombre que marco un
antes y un despues, ese nombre es el de: Sam Peckinpah; de él se podra decir que fue muchas cosas, pero que fue un mal director, jamas; él sí que supo plasmar como nadie las escenas de accion, con aquellos tiroteos ralentizados y esos agujeros de bala de donde manaba sangre que lo salpicaba todo. Asi era y es el cine de Peckinpah. Ademas de toda la parafernalia tecnica, él se encargo de mostrarnos unos mundos de lo mas sordidos, fiel reflejo de la época en la que vivia, con personajes que son totalmente unos perdedores, para nada triunfadores, demostrandonos asi con esos personajes, con los que uno bien podria terminar encariñandose, pero solo con algunos, no con todos, que a veces la vida es un gran pañuelo sucio. Asi es, en el cine de Peckinpah todo era gris y triste, ademas de rojo color sangre. En esta oportunidad, Peckinpah nos presenta una pelicula mitad road movie, mitad western, con un delineado de personajes ya clasico: personas comunes y marginales, conviviendo en un mundo que es una porqueria, junto a aquellos, que, a pesar de estar llenos de plata, demu-
estran ser peores que los propios marginales; al comienzo de la pelicula, se ve como un terrateniente mexicano, interpretado por el magistral Emilio Fernandez, gran amigo de Sam Peckinpah esta dispuesto a llegar hasta las ultimas consecuencias, con tal de encontrar a aquel que embarazo a su hija, sin importarle nada, aun sin con ello debe golpear
a su propia hija con tal de que esta le diga el nombre del padre de la criatura. El terrateniente, una vez que le es proporcionado el nombre, un tal Alfredo Garcia, se encargara de contratar a alguien para que lo encuentre y le traiga la cabeza, de ahi el titulo, pagando por la realizacion de tal trabajo, la nada despreciable suma de un millon de dolares; quién se ha ocupar de encontrar tal preciado articulo, no es otro mas que Bennie, interpretado por el actor Warren Oates. Lo que no sabe Bennie, es que no sera él, el unico que ande tras la busqueda de tal preciado objeto.
a su propia hija con tal de que esta le diga el nombre del padre de la criatura. El terrateniente, una vez que le es proporcionado el nombre, un tal Alfredo Garcia, se encargara de contratar a alguien para que lo encuentre y le traiga la cabeza, de ahi el titulo, pagando por la realizacion de tal trabajo, la nada despreciable suma de un millon de dolares; quién se ha ocupar de encontrar tal preciado articulo, no es otro mas que Bennie, interpretado por el actor Warren Oates. Lo que no sabe Bennie, es que no sera él, el unico que ande tras la busqueda de tal preciado objeto.
Traiganme... fue filmada en un periodo en donde Peckinpah no se llevaba bien con la industria cinematografica, la misma le tenia un poco de recelo, ya que con su anterior pelicula, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, perteneciente al año 1973, no le habia ido nada bien, es asi que aqui se puede notar, durante toda la pelicula, un cierto aire de desesperanza; ademas, aqui, el director muestra la cara de un Mexico pobre, triste, decadente, lo cual, le trajo algun que otro problema con el gobierno mexicano. Al igual que en sus anteriores trabajos, en esta obra se encuentra
el tema de la amistad, y Peckinpah, con unas pocas escenas, muestra como nadie el amor que se tienen dos seres marginales como lo son Bennie y su novia.
Como datos curiosos, hay que decir de que esta es la unica pelicula de Peckinpah, que tiene el corte del director, mientras que todas las otras
fueron cortadas por los productores;
el tema de la amistad, y Peckinpah, con unas pocas escenas, muestra como nadie el amor que se tienen dos seres marginales como lo son Bennie y su novia.
Como datos curiosos, hay que decir de que esta es la unica pelicula de Peckinpah, que tiene el corte del director, mientras que todas las otras
fueron cortadas por los productores;
para llevar a cabo su papel, el actor Warren Oates, copio al propio Sam Peckinpah, incluso, los anteojos de sol que lleva en la pelicula, son del propio Peckinpah, Oates se los pidio prestados; Gig Young aparece en la pelicula, en el bar donde Oates toca el piano, cuando él y Robert Webber se van, Oates le pregunta su nombre a Young, aquél le dice que se llama: ¨Fred C. Dobbs ¨, dicho nombre hace referencia al personaje de Humphrey Bogart de la pelicula El Tesoro de Sierra Madre ( The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948 ) dirigida por John Huston.
El actor Warren Oates trabajo en las siguientes peliculas:
Yellowstone Kelly, 1959, dirigida por Gordon Douglas; The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, 1960, dirigida por Budd Boetticher; Private Proverty, 1960, dirigida por Leslie Stevens; Hero´s Island, 1962, dirigida por Leslie Stevens; Mail Order Bride, 1964, dirigida por Burt Kennedy; Mayor Dundee ( Major Dundee, 1965 ) dirigida por Sam Peckinpah; The Shooting, 1967 dirigida por Monte Hellman; Smith !, 1969, dirigida por Michael O´Herlihy; Dillinger, 1973, dirigida por John Milius; The White Dawn, 1974, dirigida por Philip Kaufman; Sleeping Dogs, 1977, dirigida por Roger Donaldson; Blue Thunder, 1983, dirigida por John Badham.
El actor Warren Oates trabajo en las siguientes peliculas:
Yellowstone Kelly, 1959, dirigida por Gordon Douglas; The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, 1960, dirigida por Budd Boetticher; Private Proverty, 1960, dirigida por Leslie Stevens; Hero´s Island, 1962, dirigida por Leslie Stevens; Mail Order Bride, 1964, dirigida por Burt Kennedy; Mayor Dundee ( Major Dundee, 1965 ) dirigida por Sam Peckinpah; The Shooting, 1967 dirigida por Monte Hellman; Smith !, 1969, dirigida por Michael O´Herlihy; Dillinger, 1973, dirigida por John Milius; The White Dawn, 1974, dirigida por Philip Kaufman; Sleeping Dogs, 1977, dirigida por Roger Donaldson; Blue Thunder, 1983, dirigida por John Badham.
El actor Emilio Fernandez trabajo en algunas de las siguientes peliculas:
El Destino, 1928, dirigida por Chano Urueta; The Land of Missing Men, 1930, dirigida por Johjnm P. McCarthy; The Western Code, 1932, dirigida por John P. McCarthy; El Impostor, 1937, dirigida por David Kirkland; Juan sin Miedo, 1939, dirigida por Alfonso Sanchez Tello y
Juan Jose Segura; Piratas ( Pirates, 1986 ) dirigida por Roman Polanski.
El director Sam Peckinpah, realizo lo siguiente:
Writer:
1970s
1960s
1950s
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) (screenplay) (story) ... aka Traiganme la cabeza de Alfredo Garcia (Mexico)
Straw Dogs (1971) (screenplay)
The Wild Bunch (1969) (screenplay)
Villa Rides (1968)
Noon Wine (1966) (TV)
The Glory Guys (1965)
Major Dundee (1965) (screenplay)
"The Dick Powell Show" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) - The Losers (1963) TV Episode (writer) - Pericles on 31st Street (1962) TV Episode
Ride the High Country (1962) (uncredited) ... aka Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
"Route 66" (1 episode, 1961) - Mon Petit Chou (1961) TV Episode (writer)
"The Westerner" (13 episodes, 1960)... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title) - The Painting (1960) TV Episode (creator) - Hand on the Gun (1960) TV Episode (creator) - Going Home (1960) TV Episode (creator) - Line Camp (1960) TV Episode (creator) - Ghost of a Chance (1960) TV Episode (creator) (8 more)
"Klondike" (2 episodes, 1960) - Swoger's Mule (1960) TV Episode - Klondike Fever (1960) TV Episode
"Pony Express" (1 episode, 1960) - The Story of Julesberg (1960) TV Episode
"The Rifleman" (6 episodes, 1958-1959) - The Baby Sitter (1959) TV Episode (story) (teleplay) - The Money Gun (1959) TV Episode (teleplay) - The Boarding House (1959) TV Episode (written by) - The Marshal (1958) TV Episode (story) (teleplay) - Home Ranch (1958) TV Episode (written by) (1 more)
"Zane Grey Theater" (3 episodes, 1958-1959)... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title) ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title) - Lonesome Road (1959) TV Episode - Trouble at Tres Cruces (1959) TV Episode (writer) - The Sharpshooter (1958) TV Episode
"Broken Arrow" (3 episodes, 1957-1958) - The Transfer (1958) TV Episode (writer) - The Teacher (1957) TV Episode (teleplay) - The Assassin (1957) TV Episode (teleplay)
"Gunsmoke" (10 episodes, 1955-1958)... aka Gun Law (UK) ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title) - Dirt (1958) TV Episode (teleplay) - Jealousy (1957) TV Episode (teleplay) - Poor Pearl (1956) TV Episode (teleplay) - Legal Revenge (1956) TV Episode (teleplay) - The Round Up (1956) TV Episode (teleplay) (5 more)
"Have Gun - Will Travel" (1 episode, 1958) - The Singer (1958) TV Episode (co-written by)
"Trackdown" (1 episode, 1957) - The Town (1957) TV Episode (writer)
"The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1 episode, 1957)... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title) - End of a Gun (1957) TV Episode (teleplay)
"Mr. Adams and Eve" (1957) TV Series (unknown episodes)
Director:
2000s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Essential Music Videos: Classic '80s (2004) (V) (video "Too Late for Goodbyes")
The Osterman Weekend (1983) ... aka Mission CIA (Philippines: English title)
Jinxed! (1982) (uncredited)
Convoy (1978)
Cross of Iron (1977) ... aka Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz (West Germany)
The Killer Elite (1975)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) ... aka Traiganme la cabeza de Alfredo Garcia (Mexico)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
The Getaway (1972)
Junior Bonner (1972)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1967)... aka The Chrysler Theater ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title) - The Lady Is My Wife (1967) TV Episode
Noon Wine (1966) (TV)
Major Dundee (1965)
"The Dick Powell Show" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) - The Losers (1963) TV Episode - Pericles on 31st Street (1962) TV Episode
Ride the High Country (1962) ... aka Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
"Route 66" (1 episode, 1961) - Mon Petit Chou (1961) TV Episode
The Deadly Companions (1961) ... aka Trigger Happy (USA: reissue title)
"The Westerner" (5 episodes, 1960)... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title) - The Painting (1960) TV Episode - Hand on the Gun (1960) TV Episode - The Courting of Libby (1960) TV Episode - Brown (1960) TV Episode - Jeff (1960) TV Episode
"Klondike" (1960) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"The Rifleman" (4 episodes, 1958-1959) - The Baby Sitter (1959) TV Episode - The Money Gun (1959) TV Episode - The Boarding House (1959) TV Episode - The Marshal (1958) TV Episode
"Zane Grey Theater" (2 episodes, 1959)... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title) ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title) - Lonesome Road (1959) TV Episode - Trouble at Tres Cruces (1959) TV Episode
"Broken Arrow" (1 episode, 1958) - The Transfer (1958) TV Episode
"Trackdown" (1957) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"Gunsmoke" (1955) TV Series (unknown episodes)... aka Gun Law (UK) ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
Producer:
1970s
1960s
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) (producer)
"The Dick Powell Show" (producer) (1 episode, 1963)... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) - The Losers (1963) TV Episode (producer)
"The Westerner" (producer) (11 episodes, 1960)... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title) - The Painting (1960) TV Episode (producer) - Hand on the Gun (1960) TV Episode (producer) - Going Home (1960) TV Episode (producer) - Line Camp (1960) TV Episode (producer) - Ghost of a Chance (1960) TV Episode (producer) (6 more)
Miscellaneous Crew:
In Production
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1950s
Ten Dead Men (2007) (post-production) (inspiration, thanks and love to the works of)
Running Scared (2006) (film dedicated to)
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996) (dedicatee) ... aka The Killer
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (1986) (dedicatee) (as Sam 'The Man' Peckinpah)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) (composer: song "Bad Blood Baby") ... aka Traiganme la cabeza de Alfredo Garcia (Mexico)
Morbo (1972) (screenplay supervisor) (uncredited) ... aka Morbidness (International: English title)
World Without End (1956) (dialogue director) (uncredited)
An Annapolis Story (1955) (dialogue coach) ... aka The Blue and the Gold (UK)
Dial Red O (1955) (dialogue coach)
Private Hell 36 (1954) (dialogue director) (as David Peckinpah) ... aka Baby Face Killers (USA: reissue title)
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) (production assistant) (uncredited)
"The Liberace Show" (1952) TV Series (stagehand) (unknown episodes)
Actor:
1980s
1970s
1950s
Pasota con corbata, Un (1981)
The Visitor (1979) .... Dr. Sam Collins... aka Stridulum (Italy)
Amore, piombo e furore (1978) .... Wilbur Olsen, Dime Novelist... aka China 9, Liberty 37 (USA) ... aka Clayton & Catherine ... aka Clayton Drumm (Spain) ... aka Gunfire (USA: video title) ... aka Love, Bullets and Frenzy
Convoy (1978) (uncredited) .... News crew director
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) (uncredited) .... Will
Junior Bonner (1972) (uncredited) .... Man in Palace Bar
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) .... Charlie (meter reader)... aka Sleep No More ... aka Walter Wanger's Invasion of the Body Snatchers (USA: complete title)
Wichita (1955) (uncredited) .... Bank Teller
An Annapolis Story (1955) .... Pilot... aka The Blue and the Gold (UK)
Dial Red O (1955) (uncredited)
Self:
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title) - Episode dated 21 July 1972 (1972) TV Episode .... Himself
On Location: Dustin Hoffman (1971) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah (2005) .... Himself
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1992) (TV) .... Himself
Hollywood Mavericks (1990) .... Himself
Writer:
1970s
1960s
1950s
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) (screenplay) (story) ... aka Traiganme la cabeza de Alfredo Garcia (Mexico)
Straw Dogs (1971) (screenplay)
The Wild Bunch (1969) (screenplay)
Villa Rides (1968)
Noon Wine (1966) (TV)
The Glory Guys (1965)
Major Dundee (1965) (screenplay)
"The Dick Powell Show" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) - The Losers (1963) TV Episode (writer) - Pericles on 31st Street (1962) TV Episode
Ride the High Country (1962) (uncredited) ... aka Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
"Route 66" (1 episode, 1961) - Mon Petit Chou (1961) TV Episode (writer)
"The Westerner" (13 episodes, 1960)... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title) - The Painting (1960) TV Episode (creator) - Hand on the Gun (1960) TV Episode (creator) - Going Home (1960) TV Episode (creator) - Line Camp (1960) TV Episode (creator) - Ghost of a Chance (1960) TV Episode (creator) (8 more)
"Klondike" (2 episodes, 1960) - Swoger's Mule (1960) TV Episode - Klondike Fever (1960) TV Episode
"Pony Express" (1 episode, 1960) - The Story of Julesberg (1960) TV Episode
"The Rifleman" (6 episodes, 1958-1959) - The Baby Sitter (1959) TV Episode (story) (teleplay) - The Money Gun (1959) TV Episode (teleplay) - The Boarding House (1959) TV Episode (written by) - The Marshal (1958) TV Episode (story) (teleplay) - Home Ranch (1958) TV Episode (written by) (1 more)
"Zane Grey Theater" (3 episodes, 1958-1959)... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title) ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title) - Lonesome Road (1959) TV Episode - Trouble at Tres Cruces (1959) TV Episode (writer) - The Sharpshooter (1958) TV Episode
"Broken Arrow" (3 episodes, 1957-1958) - The Transfer (1958) TV Episode (writer) - The Teacher (1957) TV Episode (teleplay) - The Assassin (1957) TV Episode (teleplay)
"Gunsmoke" (10 episodes, 1955-1958)... aka Gun Law (UK) ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title) - Dirt (1958) TV Episode (teleplay) - Jealousy (1957) TV Episode (teleplay) - Poor Pearl (1956) TV Episode (teleplay) - Legal Revenge (1956) TV Episode (teleplay) - The Round Up (1956) TV Episode (teleplay) (5 more)
"Have Gun - Will Travel" (1 episode, 1958) - The Singer (1958) TV Episode (co-written by)
"Trackdown" (1 episode, 1957) - The Town (1957) TV Episode (writer)
"The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1 episode, 1957)... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title) - End of a Gun (1957) TV Episode (teleplay)
"Mr. Adams and Eve" (1957) TV Series (unknown episodes)
Director:
2000s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Essential Music Videos: Classic '80s (2004) (V) (video "Too Late for Goodbyes")
The Osterman Weekend (1983) ... aka Mission CIA (Philippines: English title)
Jinxed! (1982) (uncredited)
Convoy (1978)
Cross of Iron (1977) ... aka Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz (West Germany)
The Killer Elite (1975)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) ... aka Traiganme la cabeza de Alfredo Garcia (Mexico)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
The Getaway (1972)
Junior Bonner (1972)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1967)... aka The Chrysler Theater ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title) - The Lady Is My Wife (1967) TV Episode
Noon Wine (1966) (TV)
Major Dundee (1965)
"The Dick Powell Show" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) - The Losers (1963) TV Episode - Pericles on 31st Street (1962) TV Episode
Ride the High Country (1962) ... aka Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
"Route 66" (1 episode, 1961) - Mon Petit Chou (1961) TV Episode
The Deadly Companions (1961) ... aka Trigger Happy (USA: reissue title)
"The Westerner" (5 episodes, 1960)... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title) - The Painting (1960) TV Episode - Hand on the Gun (1960) TV Episode - The Courting of Libby (1960) TV Episode - Brown (1960) TV Episode - Jeff (1960) TV Episode
"Klondike" (1960) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"The Rifleman" (4 episodes, 1958-1959) - The Baby Sitter (1959) TV Episode - The Money Gun (1959) TV Episode - The Boarding House (1959) TV Episode - The Marshal (1958) TV Episode
"Zane Grey Theater" (2 episodes, 1959)... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title) ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title) - Lonesome Road (1959) TV Episode - Trouble at Tres Cruces (1959) TV Episode
"Broken Arrow" (1 episode, 1958) - The Transfer (1958) TV Episode
"Trackdown" (1957) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"Gunsmoke" (1955) TV Series (unknown episodes)... aka Gun Law (UK) ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
Producer:
1970s
1960s
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) (producer)
"The Dick Powell Show" (producer) (1 episode, 1963)... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) - The Losers (1963) TV Episode (producer)
"The Westerner" (producer) (11 episodes, 1960)... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title) - The Painting (1960) TV Episode (producer) - Hand on the Gun (1960) TV Episode (producer) - Going Home (1960) TV Episode (producer) - Line Camp (1960) TV Episode (producer) - Ghost of a Chance (1960) TV Episode (producer) (6 more)
Miscellaneous Crew:
In Production
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1950s
Ten Dead Men (2007) (post-production) (inspiration, thanks and love to the works of)
Running Scared (2006) (film dedicated to)
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996) (dedicatee) ... aka The Killer
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (1986) (dedicatee) (as Sam 'The Man' Peckinpah)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) (composer: song "Bad Blood Baby") ... aka Traiganme la cabeza de Alfredo Garcia (Mexico)
Morbo (1972) (screenplay supervisor) (uncredited) ... aka Morbidness (International: English title)
World Without End (1956) (dialogue director) (uncredited)
An Annapolis Story (1955) (dialogue coach) ... aka The Blue and the Gold (UK)
Dial Red O (1955) (dialogue coach)
Private Hell 36 (1954) (dialogue director) (as David Peckinpah) ... aka Baby Face Killers (USA: reissue title)
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) (production assistant) (uncredited)
"The Liberace Show" (1952) TV Series (stagehand) (unknown episodes)
Actor:
1980s
1970s
1950s
Pasota con corbata, Un (1981)
The Visitor (1979) .... Dr. Sam Collins... aka Stridulum (Italy)
Amore, piombo e furore (1978) .... Wilbur Olsen, Dime Novelist... aka China 9, Liberty 37 (USA) ... aka Clayton & Catherine ... aka Clayton Drumm (Spain) ... aka Gunfire (USA: video title) ... aka Love, Bullets and Frenzy
Convoy (1978) (uncredited) .... News crew director
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) (uncredited) .... Will
Junior Bonner (1972) (uncredited) .... Man in Palace Bar
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) .... Charlie (meter reader)... aka Sleep No More ... aka Walter Wanger's Invasion of the Body Snatchers (USA: complete title)
Wichita (1955) (uncredited) .... Bank Teller
An Annapolis Story (1955) .... Pilot... aka The Blue and the Gold (UK)
Dial Red O (1955) (uncredited)
Self:
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title) - Episode dated 21 July 1972 (1972) TV Episode .... Himself
On Location: Dustin Hoffman (1971) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah (2005) .... Himself
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1992) (TV) .... Himself
Hollywood Mavericks (1990) .... Himself
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