The time period is
1881 in New Mexico. Pat Garrett
was formerly a travelling companion of Billy the Kid but now he has been
appointed sheriff. The New Mexico cattlemen
have given Pat the task of the elimination of Billy. Billy is taken into custody but he
escapes and Pat chases him throughout the territory. They finally meet up at Fort Sumner. Billy is a popular figure and he has
intervened in crimes committed by the cattlemen.
The problem with
Billy is that he doesn’t respect not shooting someone in the back? He sometimes tries to get out of
killing someone but the circumstances don’t allow this to happen. He has become a thorn in the side of
powerful and wealthy landowners.
Pat Garrett doesn’t have a choice now that he’s accepted the position of
sheriff. This film had a lot of
potential but it seems to skip over a lot of history and doesn’t provide
details. 3* (This movie is OK)
122
min, Bio directed by Sam Peckinpah with James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson,
Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jason Robards, Bob
Dylan, R.G. Armstrong, Luke Askew, John Beck.
Note: Imdb 7.4 out of 10, 83% critic 83%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2*, Amazon 4.1* out of 5* with 222
reviews.
Special
Note: Filmed in Durango, Mexico. The director, Sam Peckinpah was forced
out of the production by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and James Aubrey took over. He reduced the length from 122 to 106
minutes. The cast and crew were
very upset by this and the film became a critical and financial failure. The complete version was released in
1988 on video. Peter Fonda and
Malcolm McDowell were offered the role of Billy the Kid.
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