An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Emilio Fernández
- El Jefe
- (as Emilio Fernandez)
Donnie Fritts
- John
- (as Donny Fritts)
Chalo González
- Chalo
- (as Chalo Gonzalez)
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- TriviaThe only movie directed by Sam Peckinpah that he had final cut on - all the others were re-cut by the studios.
- GoofsAs Bennie crosses inside his apartment, alone, and talks to Alfredo's head, a crewman in black clothing is visible, ducking behind an adjacent transom. His arm reappears a second later, as Bennie reaches for a bottle in the pantry.
- Crazy creditsThere are only three credits at the beginning of the film: The production credit, the two stars, and the story/screenplay. Everything else is at the end, and the film's title is the very last credit.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)
- SoundtracksBennie's Song
by Isela Vega
Featured review
A twisted and dark masterpiece
There was probably no greater director in the U.S. from 1969-1974 than Sam Peckinpah. He made seven films, ranging from classics (The Wild Bunch) to superior genre pics (The Getaway). And before his career began sliding, he had one more masterpiece in him: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. This is the story of one man's alcohol-fueled journey into dissolution and redemption and a really strange film. Warren Oates plays Benny, a piano player cajoled by a pair of men into finding Alfredo's head. See, Alfredo impregnated the daughter of a vicious landowner, and now he wants him dead. But this isn't really what the film is about. It's more about Benny, and how his journey costs him everything. Warren Oates is wonderful as Benny, and there are some great darkly comic moments between him and the head. And this is one of Michael Medved's 50 worst movies of all time - what more of a recommendation do you require? Seriously, this is a great film.
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- contronatura
- Feb 26, 2000
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- Also known as
- Bring mir den Kopf von Alfredo Garcia
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- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $18,894
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By what name was Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) officially released in India in English?
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