Sam Peckinpah is the oldest and surely the most violent filmmaker that we have covered to this point. Listen as we discuss this iconic and influential filmmaker while grappling with the implications of Peckinpah's world view. From the seminal The Wild Bunch to the polarizing Straw Dogs, join Chris, Jon, and guest Pete Gerharz on this journey.

Show Notes/Sources:

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-bring-me-the-head-of-alfredo-garcia-1974

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/straw-dogs-1971

https://film.avclub.com/straw-dogs-1798198413

https://film.avclub.com/bring-me-the-head-of-alfredo-garcia-1798200542

https://film.avclub.com/sam-peckinpah-1798222917

http://sensesofcinema.com/2002/great-directors/peckinpah/

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/259-straw-dogs-home-like-no-place

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4696-navigating-the-cruel-world-of-straw-dogs

https://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/1203-Summer-2012/Peckinpah.aspx

https://www.indiewire.com/2016/03/retrospective-the-films-of-sam-peckinpah-83864/

https://genius.com/The-flaming-lips-fight-test-lyrics

https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/its-peckinpah-tastic-on-edgar-wrights-debut-a-fistful-of-fingers

https://film.avclub.com/before-the-wild-bunch-sam-peckinpah-took-a-shot-at-the-1798248727