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Iconic Images: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid …
19 Nov“Keep the change Bob”
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid – “Keep the change Bob”
Clip: Turner Classic Movies – Billy’s Escape
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/138593/Pat-Garrett-Billy-the-Kid-Movie-Clip-Billy-escapes-from-jail.html
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid – “Keep the change Bob”
Update: Sam Pekinpah Bio …
24 SepTo be included in My Favorite Westerns: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid; The Wild Bunch; and MFW Great Western Directors
“I loved Westerns as a kid,
and I wanted to see if they held up”.- Sam Pekinpah
They’re holding up pretty good Sam.
Warren Oates Inducted … MFW Cowboy Hall of Fame
9 Aug
“Hopalong Cassidy and Ben Johnson have rubbed off on my life. That’s about all I have to say.”
keep the change Bob …
25 May
Slowly putting in my content for Pekinpah’s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. I have a ton, but have still been slowed down by this persistent flu – which I’ve had for 2 weeks now. It’s a killer.
The story behind the making of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid in very interesting. Pekinpah’s ongoing fight with studio over content and costs. Reminds me of John Huston’s battle with the studio during his making of Unforgiven (starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn). Both of these films still turned out to be Classics despite all the infighting and interference. To production people, movies are about money – that’s all. But to Pekinpah and Huston movies are about Art. Can you imagine somebody telling these guys how to make a movie? Incredible.
Making a movie is a tough task – involves hundreds of people. When you think of all the things that go wrong, it’s a wonder that anything gets turned out at all.
But it does – and we are the benefactors.
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid … history
20 MayOfficial Poster
I was laid low by a nasty flu for over a week. I’m not over it yet, but I think I’ll feel well enough to do some work here.
Mainly, I’ve continued research on Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. It’s worth noting that Pekinpah’s version of ‘the kid’ saga does pretty well follow the actual historical chain of events. So those who often criticize many western movies for historical inaccuracy should take note. There are some liberties taken, such as Kristopherson’s age (32) compared to ‘the kid (20).
I’ve included a link to the Wiki which details the events. But with or without any such inaccuracies this would have been a fine piece of Western film making.
