The Wild Bunch (VHS, 1990)

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As a counterpoint to the heroic horde of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, the aging gunmen of Sam Peckinpah's masterpiece break the very laws of honor which bind them in this bloody and meditative tale of the American West--widely considered to be the self-conscious nail in the coffin of the genre. William Holden, Robert Ryan, and Ernest Borgnine star as the leaders of a grizzled crew of Texan bandits who ride to Mexico, where, one by one, they are unceremoniously slaughtered by a Mexican revolutionary.The western, a genre steeped in legend and the concept of loyalty, was a dying breed when Sam Peckinpah unleashed this amoral and violent opus. Along with BONNIE AND CLYDE, it ushered in a new breed of Hollywood film, depicting a harsh reality where lines between right and wrong became blurred. Peckinpah brilliantly used aging Western stars such as Ryan and Holden to convey this passing of the cinematic torch. The film brought issues of violence and morality in movies to the forefront of American film criticism. Instead of appreciating the film as a critique of brutal violence, many critics responded by rejecting what they saw as a superfluous spectacle of dead bodies.

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UPC0012569101432
eBay Product ID (ePID)3145475

Product Key Features

DirectorSamuel David Peckinpah, Sam Peckinpah
GenreWesterns
RatingR
Leading RoleErnest Borgnine, William Holden
Signal StandardNTSC

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FormatVhs
Film CountryUSA
Release Date19900620

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  • Subversive and Shocking

    Sam Peckinpah was never one to mince words in his films. Or be subtle, for that matter. And this films contains the same amount of his shtick so be warned, squeamish and squirmy. Death does happen. Blood does spill. Messages do get taught. Characters surprise you and each other. Film buffs and those who like Sam Peckinpah as well as the curious need apply.

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  • Consummate Acting

    The Wild Bunch is still as wild as it was when I first saw it in a theater.

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