Thornton is the perfect age to play guys like Pat Garrett in Westerns. That cameo he had in 1883 was perfect!!!
@davidlambert11704 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this. Seems like TCM showed the unfortunate 2005 Seydor Cut as opposed to the "Turner Cut" (which was Peckinpah's rough cut). A few things: there is evidence that Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid were friends in real life, most notably a quote from Paulita Maxwell (one of the Kid's lovers) where she describes them as inseparable and that everyone even had matching nicknames for the two of them (Garrett was "Big Casino" and the Kid was "Little Casino" because they were always gambling). People seem to get the idea that they weren't friends from Garrett's book, but why would he go out of his way to deny being the Kid's friend if no one at the time was making those claims? Later, one of the members of the Kid's gang wrote a book where he mentions Garrett coming to warn the Kid to leave the territory (just like in the film). As for the seemingly egregious casting of a 35 year old Kristofferson as a 21 year old Billy the Kid, this was not some weird oversight on Peckinpah's part. Peckinpah loved the irony of a guy called "The Kid" being a past his prime burnout. That's kind of the whole point of the film. Casting a 21 year old as Billy would give the aimlessness of his actions a certain spark and vitality that would undermine the whole film.
@winterfell_forever3 жыл бұрын
Totally spot on. The only thing lacking of the "Turner" version is the scene of Pat and his Mexican wife is missing.
@GeppettoProductions4 жыл бұрын
Would have loved to have seen Thornton play Peckinpah.
@sartainja Жыл бұрын
Would love to see Thornton play a historic figure. 👍
@Madbandit7717 күн бұрын
Don Johnson was up for playing Peckinpah.
@bartoszsekowski5112 жыл бұрын
Billy Bob would have played in Peckinpah films if he has been born earlier
@bellevaeinsideout7 жыл бұрын
Great film !
@steveparadis2978 Жыл бұрын
"Comes an age in a man's life when he don't wanna spend time figuring what comes next."
@paulwidener5691Ай бұрын
spot on
@justanotherguy1794Ай бұрын
I'd like to see Thornton play LBJ, who fits his conflicted profile perfectly. In my opinion, Cranston was miscast; his performance was pedestrian and Johnson was Shakespearean - heroic/tragic. Surprising that he hasn't gotten a fitting treatment. Billy Bob?
@paulwidener5691Ай бұрын
great movie
@garymills284310 ай бұрын
Billy the kid did not die he took a new name under a private pardon and moved to Olympia Washington i am Billy the kids great grandson
@Mehrdaad12 жыл бұрын
What the hell you are talking about ? The wild Bunch is the best movie Sam Peckinpah has ever done , that’s why I gave up TCM , because after Robert these people don’t know damn thing about movies
@TrueEnglishMan01 Жыл бұрын
People can have different opinions. Stop being intolerant, it’s infantile
@bennytudor53137 ай бұрын
The film is a masterpiece and Coburn was the coolest ever