A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody "beef" with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out.
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| Lee Marvin | ... | Nick Devlin | |
| Gene Hackman | ... | Mary Ann | |
| Angel Tompkins | ... | Clarabelle | |
| Gregory Walcott | ... | Weenie | |
| Sissy Spacek | ... | Poppy | |
| Janit Baldwin | ... | Violet | |
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William Morey | ... | Shay |
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Clint Ellison | ... | Delaney |
| Howard Platt | ... | Shaughnessy | |
| Les Lannom | ... | O'Brien | |
| Eddie Egan | ... | Jake | |
| Therese Reinsch | ... | Jake's Girl | |
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Bob Wilson | ... | Reaper Driver |
| Gordon Signer | ... | Brockman | |
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Gladys Watson | ... | Milk Lady |
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A Chicago mob enforcer is sent to Kansas City to settle a debt with a cattle rancher who not only grinds his enemies into sausage, but sells women as sex slaves. Written by Brian J. Wright <bjwright@acs.ucalgary.ca>
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corn field | combine harvester | harvester | kansas city missouri | irish |Taglines:
Any way they slice it, it's going to be murder.Parents Guide:
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8 July 1972 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Nick Devlin: Well where did they keep you?
Poppy: In the orphanage with the other girls.
Nick Devlin: And where was that?
Poppy: It was in Missouri. It's the only home I really remember. It was in the country.
Nick Devlin: Then you have nobody?
Poppy: Just Violet.
Nick Devlin: Who?
Poppy: Violet, the other girl that was with me. She's my sister... well, not truly but we're closer than that. Violet and me we'd climb into each other's bed when it was really cold in the winter time and hug each other really close. Sometimes we'd...
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All of the "orphan girls" are named after flowers. See more »Goofs
When Nick enters the cornfield there's a spot on the back of his jacket. Next scene the strap on the pouch is covering it. See more »Quotes
Poppy: I never knew a man before; not even to talk to.Nick Devlin: Well where did they keep you?
Poppy: In the orphanage with the other girls.
Nick Devlin: And where was that?
Poppy: It was in Missouri. It's the only home I really remember. It was in the country.
Nick Devlin: Then you have nobody?
Poppy: Just Violet.
Nick Devlin: Who?
Poppy: Violet, the other girl that was with me. She's my sister... well, not truly but we're closer than that. Violet and me we'd climb into each other's bed when it was really cold in the winter time and hug each other really close. Sometimes we'd...
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In all of the marketing media, Lee Marvin and Gene Hackman were both billed above the title. However, in the opening credits, only Marvin is. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It helps if you are a big Lee Marvin fan to enjoy this movie - but even if you're not especially, there's still enough in here to raise it above run-of-the-mill.
The cinematography is first-rate; lots of use of natural light and dingy locations of the city contrasted with the golden Kansas sunshine. Both Marvin and Gene Hackman are terrific and each exude good screen presence as gangsters at odds with each other, culminating in the shoot-out in the sunflower field and cattle house.
The film is slightly let down by the sentimental and unnecessary last scene at the orphanage, which feels grafted on, although the very final shot of the children running into the countryside hints at some kind of hope for the future (post Vietnam), not least between Nick Devlin (Marvin) and his new girl Sissy Spacek.
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