“” “At the beginning of the century, near the Mexican border, in the small town of South Texas, a bouquet of robbery is preparing to attack the offices of the railway company. But Bonus hunters watch … The confrontation degenerates and only five survivors manage to come to Mexico, and then destroyed by the civil war. The final resolution of accounts will only be more cruel …»
When he came out in 1969, the wild horde came to the world of cinema. The film, signed by Sam Pekingpa, was considered the final response of Hollywood to the West Spaghetti Wave, which was marked at the end of the genre that had to be overcome by blockbusters (sea teeth, stellar wars).
The film itself echoes this, representing the Western dying, corrupt by modernity (the appearance of the first cars …), in which the leader of this group, Pike Bishop (William Holden), finds himself in a world that he no longer understands and wants to move. Like the director, he looked.
The wild horde In the end, the real song of the Western genre is a song that ends with Hollywood classics with his Robin Wood: Here, we are dealing with true dishonest killers. There was a worthless name violence that the American community had never seen on screen before – and that it was not ready to see at all. The film leads to the limit of violence, the film then causes great contradictions. But Sam PekinkaIt fully takes into account.
“” “I want the viewer to feel the strongest, the most terrible possible way, the cataclysmic, irresponsible violence that can capture a man“Said the filmmaker.”I made this movie because I was very angry with Hollywood’s whole mythology, against bills, criminals, violence (…). This is a movie about America’s bad conscience.»
Successful Bet for Director: Viewers are scandalized by this increase in violence that ends with apotheosis, the final sequence of anthology.
Uncompromising Director
With a budget of 3.4 million, which eventually accounts for 5 or 6 million, The wild horde It was not easy to produce – whether it is for the director, the players and the shooting group. Shooting for 75 days that will become 81, the team will have to Sam Pekinka It is ready to give a masterpiece, but also to take everything in its way. If he makes the best movie there, he will do it ruthless and cruel.
“” “He was easy to do and if someone made a mistake on the squad or elsewhere he was ready to jump on it and shame”Said his producer, Phil Feldman.
Chief stakeholder will confirm his temperament against Michael Bliss’s book Do it correctly: the best criticism on Sam Pekingpa The Wild BunchSaid: “I think Mr. Feldman and I have released 22 people The wild horde. They were not all members of the studio, of course, some were self -employed, some from members of the Mexican city union. But we worked a lot and more than 8 hours a day.»
No concessions to get to the summit. And the summit that yes, he has reached him, the feature film is Quentin Tarantino’s 6 perfect movie list Sea teethExorcist or Annie Hall.
“” “I can say that too Frankenstein Jr. Enter this category. The wild horde Also! However, their shortcomings make their perfect films, it is part of their glory. To me, these works are unavailable! Return to the future Also a wonderful movie!“He added.
Always a corresponding remake?
Like many classics of cinema, a remake The wild horde Supported. Indeed, 4 decades later, in 2011, Tony Scott tried to understand her. However, the filmmaker died the following year. Two years later, Will Smith was expected to renew the torch as a producer, but it will not succeed.
In September 2018, the remake is returning: this time, Mel Gibson is announced for the project control. The following year, names such as Michael Fassbender and Peter Dinkleji refer to the casting of the film, which should be produced by Warner Bros. and then nothing more: there are no news since the project. It should be said that after you do not kill it in 2016 will be released, Mel Gibson Did not return to the back of the camera.
But Hollywood is well known for its endless remikes: everything is still allowed.
At the same time, the original work – impossible to match – should be considered in Max or Vod.
Source: Allocine
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