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August 1974 (USA)
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Southern action drama film about cockfighting. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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The Essentials: 6 Great Warren Oates Films On The 30th Anniversary Of His Death
(From The Playlist. 6 April 2012, 7:01 AM, PDT)
Miami 2012: Critic's Notebook
(From GreenCine Daily. 6 March 2012, 9:13 AM, PST)
[Interview] Director Alex Stapleton Talks ‘Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel’
(From The Film Stage. 15 December 2011, 7:11 AM, PST)
(From The Playlist. 6 April 2012, 7:01 AM, PDT)
Miami 2012: Critic's Notebook
(From GreenCine Daily. 6 March 2012, 9:13 AM, PST)
[Interview] Director Alex Stapleton Talks ‘Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel’
(From The Film Stage. 15 December 2011, 7:11 AM, PST)
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Oates is great, Hellman's been better
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Warren Oates | ... | Frank Mansfield |
 | Richard B. Shull | ... | Omar Baradansky |
 | Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Jack Burke |
 | Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Tom Peeples |
 | Laurie Bird | ... | Dody White Burke |
 | Troy Donahue | ... | Randall Mansfield |
| Warren Finnerty | ... | Sanders |
| Robert Earl Jones | ... | Buford |
| Patricia Pearcy | ... | Mary Elizabeth |
 | Millie Perkins | ... | Frances Mansfield |
 | Steve Railsback | ... | Junior |
| Tom Spratley | ... | Mister Peeples |
| Charles Willeford | ... | Ed Middleton |
| Pete Munro | ... | Packard |
| Kermit Echols | ... | Fred Reed |
| Ed Smith | ... | Whipple |
| Jimmy Williams | ... | Buddy Waggoner |
| John Trotter | ... | Hansen |
| Lois Zeitlin | ... | Lucille |
| Joe Bentley | ... | Peach Owen |
| A.B. Greeson | ... | Pete Chocolate |
| Bob Hannah | ... | Deputy sheriff (as Bob Earl Hannah) |
| Sara Rickman | ... | Martha Middleton |
| Meg Brush | ... | Mary Elizabeth's mother |
| Oliver Coleman | ... | Senator Foxhall |
| Donnie Fritts | ... | Gangleader - old man mask |
| Bobby Dunn | ... | Gambler |
| Kim Bernard | ... | Gambler |
| Ank Carleton | ... | Captain Mack |
| Billy Abbott | ... | Referee |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dickey Betts | ... | Cigarette mask (uncredited) |
| Steven Gaydos | ... | Nixon mask (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Monte Hellman | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Charles Willeford | novel "Cockfighter" | |
| Charles Willeford | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Roger Corman | .... | producer | |
| Samuel W. Gelfman | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michael Franks | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Néstor Almendros | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Lewis Teague | |||
| Monte Hellman | (uncredited) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Michael Chinich | |||
| Don Phillips | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Charles L. Hughes | (as Charlie Hughes) | ||
| Pat Mann | |||
Production Management | |||
| Peter Cornberg | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Don Walters | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Ed Turney | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Lee Alexander | .... | sound mixer | |
| Richard Bryce Goodman | .... | boom operator | |
| Kendrick Sweet | .... | sound effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Laurie Bird | .... | still photographer | |
| Leslie Otis | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Larry Robertson | .... | grip | |
| Tom Skarda | .... | best boy | |
| Bill Tharp | .... | key grip | |
| Hal Trussell | .... | gaffer | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Linda Civitello | .... | assistant wardrobe | |
| Carol Hammond | .... | wardrobe | |
| Patty Shaw | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Hal Harrison | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Leonard Allen | .... | location coordinator | |
| Frances Doel | .... | script girl | |
| Frances Doel | .... | script supervisor (as Frances Kimbrough) | |
| Steven Gaydos | .... | production assistant | |
| John Trotter | .... | technical advisor | |
| Bob Watkins | .... | production assistant | |
| Lois Zeitlin | .... | production assistant | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- New World Pictures (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
- Boid (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- International Film Distributors (1975) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
- Platina Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Platinum Disc (1996) (USA) (VHS)
- Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
- Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
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83 min
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The film has never been released in the UK and was recently banned from public showing at the 2006 Edinburgh Film Festival following intervention by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA). According to the BBFC the movie would never receive a UK certificate as the film contravened the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937 because the cockfighting scenes were organized for the purpose of filming.See more »
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Referenced in Final Exam (1981)See more »
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Warren Oates is great. This isn't his best performance (he's better in BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA and TWO LANE BLACKTOP...maybe even RACE WITH THE DEVIL), but he's still fantastic. I love how he manages to convey so much without speaking (those who haven't seen the film - Oates barely speaks in this film).
Monte Hellman...does a good job, but this is not his best work. I prefer TWO LANE BLACKTOP, THE SHOOTING, and RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND. There are some amazing moments in this, though, and the cockfighting footage is insane (and I'm sure this film didn't qualify for the "no animals were harmed..." tag, which wasn't in use then anyway, but you get the point).
And I love what Hellman does in the love scene by the lake between Frank and his girl. That was pure genius.
Ed Begley Jr. is also really fantastic, and Harry Dean Stanton is great. This movie actually made me want to go to a cockfight, so, I mean, yeah.
COCKFIGHTER...a must-see for Oates/Hellman fans. And, frankly, the video is impossible to find so unless you're a diehard fan you probably won't see this anyway. I found this in a video store in L.A. (Los Feliz). Video's out of print, but definitely worth seeing if you can find it.
I realize this review is rather poorly thought-out. Please forgive me.