Cinematheque: Roger Ebert

A Mexican warlord offers one million dollars for the head of Alfredo Garcia, the man who’s impregnated his daughter. Alongside the vicious band of bounty hunters is Bennie (Oates), a barkeep and piano player who also sets his sights on Garcia’s skull and a reward. In what is possibly Peckinpah’s most personal exploration of machismo, a seedy journey emerges that is fraught with mythical overtones. “I think I can feel Sam Peckinpah’s heart beating and head pounding in every frame.” - Roger Ebert