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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia [4K Ultra HD] [Blu-ray]

Warren Oates (Actor), Isela Vega (Actor), Sam Peckinpah (Director, Writer) Rated: NR (Not Rated) Format: Blu-ray
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From Sam Peckinpah, the legendary director of Ride the High Country, The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs, The Getaway and Convoy, comes this audacious crime drama starring the great Warren Oates (Barquero, Two-Lane Blacktop). When a Mexican land baron puts a million dollars on the head of the man who seduced and impregnated his daughter, two money-hungry hired killers recruit a small-town bartender (Oates) to help them do their dirty work. But their tequila-fueled trek across the desolate Mexican frontier grows more intense, gruesome and bloody with every savage murder they leave in their wake. Some people will do anything for a million dollars! Co-starring Gig Young (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?), Robert Webber (Wild Geese II), Kris Kristofferson (Semi-Tough) and the seductively beautiful Isela Vega (The Black Widow), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a gritty classic that vibrates with explosive action and nail-biting tension.​


Bonus Content:

  • 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
  • Presented in Dolby Vision
  • A Killer's Rhapsody: Revisiting Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia: Interview with Writer/Film Historian Julie Kirgo
  • Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Co-Producer Gordon Dawson, Moderated by Film Historian Nick Redman
  • Audio Commentary with Film Historians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, David Weddle, and Nick Redman
  • Image Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
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Special Features

  • 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
  • Presented in Dolby Vision
  • A Killer's Rhapsody: Revisiting Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia: Interview with Writer/Film Historian Julie Kirgo
  • Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Co-Producer Gordon Dawson, Moderated by Film Historian Nick Redman
  • Audio Commentary with Film Historians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, David Weddle, and Nick Redman
  • Image Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Parcel Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.3 x 13.6 x 1.3 cm; 99.79 g
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Sam Peckinpah
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, 4K
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 52 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ June 3 2025
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Warren Oates, Isela Vega, Robert Webber, Gig Young, Helmut Dantine
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ SHOUT! FACTORY
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Martin Baum, Frank Kowalski
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F1NLFKH7
  • Country of origin ‏ : ‎ Canada
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Sam Peckinpah
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Nate
    5.0 out of 5 stars The title is perfect, but can obscure the emotional core of this film
    Reviewed in Canada on April 4, 2010
    I won't repeat details of the film that have been admirably described in several other reviews. I will say, though, that the description of this film as a bloody, raw, existential revenge pic can obscure the fact that at the heart of this film is a very subtle and tender relationship that is destroyed by the pragmatics of life in a dog eat dog world.

    Bennie is an undercompensated piano player (living in Mexico) who loves Elita, a local prostitute. He has to prostitute his talents to stupid gringo tourists in the way she must sell herself to get by; while neither seem fully satisfied, both are pragmatic about it, but only she seems resigned to her occupation. He can't ask her to quit and marry him because he can't afford it. There is also the chance that she would not want to be totally dependent upon one man, although she clearly does love him. He is no killer, just down on his luck, and jumps at the chance to make some money when he realizes that Alfredo Garcia is already dead and he can do what is necessary without hurting anyone. After all, the dead Garcia owes something to Elita, doesn't he? The problem is that he has no idea what he's getting himself into.

    What I think is most unexpected and wonderful about this film is that it depicts the romanticism of Bennie and Elita in such a tender and thoughtful way (before shooting it down). He plays guitar while she sings. They speak longingly of a future together, that neither can really believe is possible. He is jealous of her relationship with Alfredo Garcia, but not vindictive, and forgives wholeheartedly. He sits nearby, touching her foot, while she crouches fetal position in the shower, weeping after she understands his plan. This is not bloody and brutal after the fashion of recent work such as The Devil's Rejects (which is sometimes compared to Peckinpah); the violence of the film stands in stark contrast to the simple tenderness of two people who can barely see a way out of their difficult lives but hold onto hope while they still have each other.
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  • Raegan Butcher
    5.0 out of 5 stars weirdly cool & unforgettable
    Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2006
    This is some kind of bizarre masterpiece. The title says everything you need to know about the plot. Warren Oates is perfect as the displaced gringo who isn't really a bad guy but who is willing to cut a few moral corners to get what he thinks he wants and he is matched by Isela Vegas as his earthy and sensual girlfriend who is horrified to be on such a mission. Gig Young & Robert Webber seem to be channeling William Burroughs with their off-kilter couple of gay hit-men. Kris Kristofferson shows up as a rapist-biker. And the severed head is carried around in a grisly burlap bag that collects flies at a furoius rate. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

    i am not sure what Sam Peckinpah is trying to say here , maybe, LIFE SUCKS, DIE. or perhaps, "All is vanity--except maybe there is something that isn't." but he has made a strange, sad poem about the human condition, with gunfights!
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  • Johnny Rocker
    4.0 out of 5 stars For Love, Or Money?
    Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2017
    Off the bat, this is a strange one for Peckinpah. A throw back to The Wild Bunch mixed with Straw Dogs and Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid. A young Mexican girl in early pregnancy is relaxing by lake edge for the longest time. She is suddenly summoned to see her father by her sister and two of his henchmen. Her father is the powerful El Jefe (Emilio Fernández) who demands to know who the cowardly father of her child is. Being tortured, she finally confesses it was Alfredo Garcia. El Jefe incensed, issues a million dollar bounty to his men to kill this Alfredo and return with his head. Two hit men appear at a bar where staff and customers are coy about knowing or seeing Alfredo. But the piano player Bennie (Warren Oates) diffuses the situation by admitting he's familiar with Alfredo. The men propose if Bennie could locate and kill Alfredo, and return his body to them he'll get $10,000 for his service. Bennie quickly meets his gal pal Elita who he expects has just been sleeping with Alfredo recently. She admits to it, but says after the fling Alfredo got drunk and killed himself in a car accident. But she knows where he's buried. Bennie makes a deal with the hit men he can easily deliver Alfredo's body to them, and they give him 4 days to do so. Taking Elita on a road trip to see this grave site, he professes his love to her along the way. And the deal he's made about Alfredo's corpse. Promising her that when he gets paid, he'll take her back to America with him and they'll live happily ever after. Elita is horrified by this plan, yet knows it maybe her only ticket out of the dismal life she's been living in Mexico. During the trip, Elita is nearly raped by a couple of bikers that incense Bennie to kill them. And comes to the realization he may not be the only errand boy out looking for Alfredo. None the less, love is blind. Get the dirty deed done, and the love birds will soon be out of harms way. But why is Alfredo so sought after? There must be more than ten grand on his head? After Elita unveils where Alfredo is buried, she winds up dead in the aftermath, and Alfredo's corpse is headless. Bennie is enraged, and vows to finish the job he set out to do. Dealing with the insanity of loosing his love, his friend, and reward much bigger than he was promised, Bennie's going to get something good out of all of this, and no one's going to stop him! So the movie is somewhat vague on why Bennie is drifting around Mexico, and/or what his relationship was with Alfredo to begin with. But the viewer gets the sense Bennie's a decent and talented guy that fell on some bad luck somewhere along the line. And though it was fun to drift around, and maybe have a drinking buddy like Alfredo, and easy flings with girls like Elita, it's time to regain some decency and settle down finally. Yet, he's so torn by Elita's wayward ways, and what Alfredo's pursuits has lead him to. Can he ever be decent again? So kudos to Warren Oates for pulling off such a complex roll that really lures the viewer in. Story wise though, is a bit convoluted at first. Seemingly easy, and Bennie and Elita almost seem reckless in their love and dreams. But when it all begins to intensify - it gets INTENSE! Though I like most of Peckinpah's movies, this is a modern day close second to The Wild Bunch. With a subtle yet strong human angst under the surface. Graphic, violent, mysterious and unrelenting. And yet, with a touching sadness throughout. A definite unsung classic for Warren Oates and Sam Peckinpah!
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  • Eric Krupin
    5.0 out of 5 stars A nihilist masterpiece
    Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2001
    This has got to be one of the bleakest visions in the history of cinema. (No wonder Michael "The Toupeed Sissy" Medved put it on his 50 Worst list.) Every frame is saturated with ugliness and despair. If you are prepared to confront this extreme work of art on its own terms - and I think any director capable of making "The Wild Bunch" has earned the right to that respect - it will prove to be a truly unforgettable experience.
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  • Nial Westwood
    5.0 out of 5 stars bring me the head of alfredo garcia
    Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2004
    Please release this masterpice on DVD as soon as possible.
    Dark humour, twisted and very violent. A must for Peckinpah fans.
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  • James the King
    5.0 out of 5 stars Arrow's 2017 blu ray review
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2017
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    Sam Peckinpah will always be a divisive name among cinephiles, and even the most dedicated of his fans have to concede that he made some outright stinkers, but he also delivered some of the greatest movies of his time. For my money, Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia is his masterpiece, largely owing to the fact that it's the only film he made without the vitriolic studio conflict for which he is famous. Some people accuse BMTHOAG (and many of Peckinpah's other films) of being nihilistic, but I think it's clear here, more so than in any other of his movies, that Peckinpah's concern was with how people survive in a world which he saw as nihilistic. Warren Oates' Benny is one of the most tragic characters in Peckinpah's oeuvre, because he retains a fundamental decency in spite of his apparent efforts to be a cynic. His emergence as a good guy (of sorts) in the final moments of the film could not have the impact it does if Peckinpah's world were any less atrocious and overbearing. The action and violence for which Peckinpah is known is used sparsely but ferociously here, but what really makes BMTHOAG unique among his films is that this is the only time Peckinpah shows any dedicated interest in the male-female relationship. (I am not overlooking Cable Hogue or Straw Dogs, but Hogue's approach was much more whimsical, while Dogs' main concern was man's relationship to himself and his notion of manhood). Typically, the relationship in BMTHOAG is skewed, challenging and quite disturbing, but its aftertaste has a much more genuine ring of love conquering all than almost any other movie I can think of.

    Arrow have done a great job with the video here, which was created from a new 4K scan. My only gripe, which at times becomes a major annoyance, is that it's heavily on the dark side. There are sequences in the film where whole areas of the shot disappear into blackness, and a cursory comparison with the earlier Twilight Time blu ray shows how much detail is actually being lost in these moments. Otherwise, detail and stability are stunning, and the colours, while a little softer than on Twilight Time's disc, are warm and realistic. What impressed me the most, doing a comparison, is how well Arrow have cleaned up the image. The Twilight Time disc was littered with scratches and marks, which actually became quite distracting at times. Arrow have removed almost all of the damage and the film looks completely natural and absolutely beautiful. I would rate it a perfect 5 were it not for the darkness, but I can't help the nagging feeling that it could have been just that little bit better.

    Sadly the audio quality is a huge letdown. It's described as "original mono", by which they clearly mean exactly that. The sound is horribly limited and lacks any genuine dynamic range, and there are sections of dialogue which are completely unintelligible. Another cursory comparison with the TT disc reveals a staggering difference in quality, with TT besting Arrow by a country mile. Why Arrow could not have licensed the same soundtrack is a mystery, especially given the obvious efforts made to deliver such wonderful PQ.

    It should be noted that subtitles are provided for all of the Spanish dialogue, which was not the case in my old MGM R1 DVD or (I think) on the TT disc. Personally, I always liked the ambiguity of not knowing exactly what's being said, but I also understand enough Spanish to be able to get the gist of things, which probably helps. The good news is that you can turn the subs off, which I did.

    Extras wise, Arrow have thrown in Paul Joyce's terrific documentary, Man Of Iron, which was also included on Criterion's old DVD of Straw Dogs many years ago, but has never been available in Europe. As if that weren't enough, Arrow actually sought out Paul Joyce, who provided them with beta tapes of all of the original uncut interviews he conducted for the film, which are presented here in their entirety, at a running time of over ten hours. It would seem fair to assume that the bonus disc containing these interviews will be limited to the initial run, as per Arrow's usual MO. With this is mind, if you're salivating after reading this paragraph, go and pick up this release asap.

    All told, the movie itself makes this release indispensable. The near perfect PQ is let down by the terribly sub-par AQ, but the extras package is a treasure trove of pure dope for Peckinpah fans.
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  • harry georgatos
    4.0 out of 5 stars anti-hero film-noir
    Reviewed in Australia on February 18, 2019
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    Warren Oates gives the performance of his career. Violent, twisted Mexican noir with an assortment of characters popping in and out of this Mex- desert noir in getting their hands on the decapitated head of Alfredo Garcia to the head of a Mexican Mafia Lord who impregnated the daughter of the Mafia Lord. When the violence comes it proves cathartic and enjoyable. Sam Peckinpah has a visual style of film-making all to himself. The way he shoots the and edits his films is a visual grammar that distinctly belongs to the film-maker.
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  • Thomas Plotkin
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Why? Because it feels so $%#@! good..."
    Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2005
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    ...says Warren Oates' Benny as he empties his gun into the corpse of the man he just killed. Words basically do not do justice to this film. I'll just give some context. Peckinpah had (for the second and last time in his career)terminated his professional prospects by his misbehavior and antagonism of studio bosses during the shooting/editing of Pat Garret and Billy The Kid. Pickled in booze and filled with hatred and self-loathing, his aesthetic solution was to make a cheapie with no stars in his beloved Mexico. The resulting film, the subject of this review, turns The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs celebrations of violence and revenge upside down, and nobody wanted to hear about in in 1974. Few do now. A blackly comic nightmare, this is the only narrative film that I think can be described as suicide note. Warren Oates had difficulty getting a grip on the character of Benny ("Nobody's a loser all the time..."), the sleazy lounge singer turned lunatic corpse-desecrating avenger; then he showed up on set with a moustache and shades that made all who saw him realize he was aping Peckinpah. The director himself never commented on his stars' mimicry of him, probably silent assent to the truth of Oates' understanding of Sam's intentions. This one must be seen to be believed.
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  • ÁԲ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Si la encontráis barata, adelante
    Reviewed in Spain on December 1, 2015
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    Sí, es otro disco-manta de resen; y no, ningún extra. Pero la he conseguido por tres euros y pico, así que, mientras no saquen una edición decente, es mejor esto que nada. La estoy viendo ahora y aguanta muy bien. Por otro lado, hasta le pega a esta brutalidad de los setenta que la saquen así. Con moscas y todo...
    Es mi Peckinpah favorita, desde siempre. Quien no la conozca, y quiera darse un paseo por el lado salvaje, es todo un viaje al infierno.
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  • Auguste Dupin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful print and a fascinating commentary for an interesting film
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2021
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    This was my second viewing of this film -- the first being when I was a youngster not long after its release. The fact is I did not like it as much as I expected to. Its certainly good, and maybe I would watch it again, but I would not consider it a masterpiece. Its filmed in a rather sloppy way, with awkward staging and editing and some unpersuasive performances in supporting roles. If you think of the great scenes of conflict in The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs you will not find them here -- although there is no shortage of violence. Indeed, even The Osterman Weekend (a terrible film) handled its violence more effectively.
    Perhaps some of this apparent carelessness is deliberate. There is no denying this is a serious piece of work and just because I don't get why Peckinpah made a particular choice does not mean it was the wrong choice. And the main roles, taken by Warren Oates and Isela Vega, are played to perfection. I felt a lot of compassion towards Vega's character in particular, an affectionate and talented woman who has rather few choices available to her. Warren Oates is always so good, and his character goes through a lot of pretty bizarre experiences and we always believe in his responses (even if we might have trouble believing in the experiences themselves). Overall if you have any interest in Sam Peckinpah or cinema-off-the-beaten-path you should watch this, and the Arrow blu-ray is excellent.
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