The Wild Bunch (1969)
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- R
- 2h 25min
- Action, Adventure
- 19 Jun 1969 (USA)
- Movie
An aging group of outlaws in 1913 Texas look for one last big score, selling stolen Army rifles to a rogue Mexican general during that country's revolution, as the traditional American West is disappearing around them.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| William Holden | ... |
Pike
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| Ernest Borgnine | ... |
Dutch
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| Robert Ryan | ... |
Thornton
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| Edmond O'Brien | ... |
Sykes
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| Warren Oates | ... |
Lyle Gorch
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| Jaime Sánchez | ... |
Angel
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| Ben Johnson | ... |
Tector Gorch
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| Emilio Fernández | ... |
Mapache
(as Emilio Fernandez)
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| Strother Martin | ... |
Coffer
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| L.Q. Jones | ... |
T.C
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| Albert Dekker | ... |
Harrigan
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| Bo Hopkins | ... |
Crazy Lee
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| Dub Taylor | ... |
Wainscoat
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Paul Harper | ... |
Ross
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| Jorge Russek | ... |
Zamorra
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| Alfonso Arau | ... |
Herrera
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Chano Urueta | ... |
Don Jose
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| Elsa Cárdenas | ... |
Elsa
(as Elsa Cardenas)
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| Bill Hart | ... |
Jess
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| Rayford Barnes | ... |
Buck
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Stephen Ferry | ... |
Sergeant McHale
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Sonia Amelio | ... |
Teresa
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| Aurora Clavel | ... |
Aurora
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| Enrique Lucero | ... |
Ignacio
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| Elizabeth Dupeyrón | ... |
Rocio
(as Elizabeth Dupeyron)
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Yolanda Ponce | ... |
Yolis
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José Chávez | ... |
Juan Jose
(as Jose Chavez)
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René Dupeyrón | ... |
Juan
(as Rene Dupeyron)
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Pedro Galván | ... |
Benson
(as Pedro Galvan)
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Graciela Doring | ... |
Emma
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Major Perez | ... |
Perez
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Fernando Wagner | ... |
Mohr
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| Ivan J. Rado | ... |
Ernst
(as Jorge Rado)
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Ivan Scott | ... |
Paymaster
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Señora Madero | ... |
Margaret
(as Sra. Madero)
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Margarito Luna | ... |
Luna
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| Chalo González | ... |
Gonzalez
(as Chalo Gonzalez)
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| Lilia Castillo | ... |
Lilia
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Elizabeth Unda | ... |
Carmen
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Julio Corona | ... |
Julio
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Alyce Allen | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Archie Butler | ... |
Jabalai (uncredited)
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Tap Canutt | ... |
Burt (uncredited)
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Gordon T. Dawson | ... |
Pinkerton Man (uncredited)
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Dennis Falt | ... |
Townie (uncredited)
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Dennis Feldman | ... |
Townsperson (uncredited)
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Mickey Gilbert | ... |
Frank (uncredited)
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| Robert 'Buzz' Henry | ... |
Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
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'Chico' Hernandez | ... |
Boy on Town (uncredited)
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Buck Holland | ... |
Thornton Posse Rider (uncredited)
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Walt La Rue | ... |
Abe (uncredited)
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Raul Madero | ... |
Old Teetotaler (uncredited)
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Erwin Neal | ... |
Fray (uncredited)
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Matthew Peckinpah | ... |
Boy Watching Robber Scoop Up Moneybag (uncredited)
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Bill Shannon | ... |
Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
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Jim Sheppard | ... |
Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
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Jack Williams | ... |
Phil (uncredited)
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| Sheb Wooley | ... |
Buck's Scream (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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| Joe Yrigoyen | ... |
Simkins (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sam Peckinpah | ||
Written by
| Walon Green | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Sam Peckinpah | ... | (screenplay) |
| Walon Green | ... | (story) and |
| Roy N. Sickner | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Phil Feldman | ... | producer |
| Roy N. Sickner | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Jerry Fielding | ||
Cinematography by
| Lucien Ballard | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Lou Lombardo | ... | (as Louis Lombardo) |
Editorial Department
| Robert L. Wolfe | ... | associate film editor |
| Joel Cox | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Edward Carrere | ||
Costume Design by
| James R. Silke | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Al Greenway | ... | makeup artist |
| Keester Sweeney | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| William D. Faralla | ... | production manager (as William Faralla) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Clifford C. Coleman | ... | assistant director (as Cliff Coleman) |
| Fred Gammon | ... | assistant director |
| Robert 'Buzz' Henry | ... | second unit director (as Buzz Henry) |
| John 'Bud' Cardos | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| Howard G. Kazanjian | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Phil Rawlins | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Phil A. Ankrom | ... | property master (uncredited) |
| John Barton | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
| Stephen R. Ferry | ... | property master (uncredited) |
| Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
| Arnold Losey | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Tyrus Wong | ... | art department (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Robert J. Miller | ... | sound |
| Joe Kavigan | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Stanley Martin | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Billy Mauch | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Bill Rivol | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Ed Scheid | ... | supervising sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Dan Wallin | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| John O. Young | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Bud Hulburd | ... | special effects |
| Ralph Ayres | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| James Rugg | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Denny Arnold | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Norman Bishop | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Archie Butler | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
| Joe Canutt | ... | stunt double: "Lyle" (uncredited) |
| Tap Canutt | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| John 'Bud' Cardos | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary Combs | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Louie Elias | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tony Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Chad Evans | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jim Feazell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Joe Finnegan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Mickey Gilbert | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bill Hart | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Robert 'Buzz' Henry | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| 'Chema' Hernandez | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bob Herron | ... | stunt double: Ernest Borgnine (uncredited) |
| Billy E. Hughes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Whitey Hughes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary McLarty | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Erwin Neal | ... | stunt double: "Pike" (uncredited) |
| Bob Orrison | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Yolanda Ponce | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Danny Sands | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Dick Shane | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bill Shannon | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jim Sheppard | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Roy N. Sickner | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jack Williams | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Joe Yrigoyen | ... | stunt double: "Angel" and "Sykes" (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bud Gaunt | ... | key grip |
| Bernie Abramson | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Dave Friedman | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Reggie Jones | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Thomas Laughridge | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| James F. Reber | ... | generator operator (uncredited) |
| Don Stott | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Richard Tim Vanik | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Gordon T. Dawson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Gordon Dawson) |
Location Management
| Morrie Nierenberg | ... | location auditor (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Sonny Burke | ... | music supervisor |
| Laurindo Almeida | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Richard H. Anderson | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
| John Audino | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Frank Beach | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Art Beck | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Milt Bernhart | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Hoyt Bohannon | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Gene Cipriano | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
| Joseph Difiore | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gil Falco | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Victor Feldman | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
| Jerry Fielding | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Carl Fortina | ... | musician: accordion (uncredited) |
| Justin Gordon | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
| Donald Harris | ... | music film editor (uncredited) |
| Maurie Harris | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Richard C. Harris | ... | supervising music film editor (uncredited) |
| Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
| William Hinshaw | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Joe Howard | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Nathan Kaproff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Manny Klein | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Varoujan Kodjian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Bernard Kundell | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ronald Langinger | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
| Irving Lipschultz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Joe Livoti | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Charlie Loper | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Abe Luboff | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Shelly Manne | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Greig McRitchie | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Tommy Morgan | ... | musician: harmonica (uncredited) |
| Erno Neufeld | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Pisani | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Jack Preisner | ... | musician: accordion (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Howard Roberts | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Schwartz | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
| Thomas Shepard | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Henry Sigismonti | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Clark Spangler | ... | musician: organ (uncredited) |
| Manuel Stevens | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| David Strech | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Tony Terran | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Milton Thomas | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Gerald Vinci | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Al Viola | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Dan Wallin | ... | scoring mixer (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Kurt E. Wolff | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| Albert Woodbury | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Wyble | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Mary Louise Zeyen | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Zito | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Crayton Smith | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Bud Dawson | ... | transportation gaffer (uncredited) |
| Chet Jan | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Joe Lessner | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Charles Misere | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Frank Olmstead | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Earl Pierson | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Rex Schroetter | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Elizabeth Burnette | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Tony Faehnle | ... | ramrod (uncredited) |
| Stanley Feldman | ... | production coordinator (uncredited) |
| Anthony Goldschmidt | ... | assistant to producer (uncredited) |
| Gay Hayden | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
| 'Chema' Hernandez | ... | head wrangler (uncredited) |
| Robert Joseph | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
| Alyce S. Miller | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
| Greta Shepherd | ... | secretary to executive producer (uncredited) |
| Branko Wohlfahrt | ... | weapon specialist (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Procopio Ortiz Reyes | ... | thanks (as General de Brigada E.E. Procopio Ortiz R.) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros./Seven Arts (1969) (United States) (theatrical)
- Dear Film (1969) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1969) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros./Seven Arts (1969) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner-Pathé Distributors (1969) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner-Tonefilm (1969) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1971) (India) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros F. E. Inc.)
- Warner Bros. Pictures Mexico (1973) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- CBS (1973) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Bros. (1979) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1980) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Canal+ (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Lucernafilm - Alfa (1991) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS) (widescreen director's cut)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-edited)
- Warner Bros. (1999) (Argentina) (re-release)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD) (special edition)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (special edition)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (original director's cut)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- 7flix (2022) (Australia) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
- 7Mate (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- Plaion Pictures (2025) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (Peckinpah's West)
- Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Film Score Monthly (soundtrack) (limited edition)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.)
- Warner Bros. Records (soundtrack) (original release)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
It's 1913, and the "traditional" American West is dying. Amongst the inhabitants of this dying era are a gang known as "the wild bunch." After a failed railroad office robbery, the gang heads to Mexico to do one last job. Seeing their times and lives drifting away in the 20th century, the gang takes the job and ends up in a brutally violent last stand against their enemies deemed to be corrupt, in a small Mexican town ruled by a ruthless general. Written by blazesnakes9 |
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| Taglines | The land had changed. They hadn't. The earth had cooled. They couldn't. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $6,244,087 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Robert Ryan's incessant complaints about not receiving top billing so annoyed director Sam Peckinpah that he decided to "punish" Ryan. In the opening credits, after freezing the screen on closeups of William Holden's and Ernest Borgnine's faces while listing them, Peckinpah froze the scene on several horses' rear ends as Ryan was listed. See more » |
| Goofs | Early in the film, Harrigan threatens Deke Thorton by promising to send him back to Yuma if he doesn't catch Pike. In reality, the Yuma Territorial Prison had already shut down in 1909, roughly four years before the events of the movie, and had been converted to a high school. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Precious Images (1986). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Polly Wolly Doodle See more » |
| Quotes |
Crazy Lee:
Well, how'd you like to kiss my sister's black cat's ass? See more » |