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Actors: James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Jason Robards, Harry Dean Stanton, Jack Elam, Richard Jaeckel
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid |
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PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID was directed by Sam Peckinpah in 1973.
Pat Garrett and Willam Bonney (Billy the Kid) used to be close friends for years. Now Pat Garrett has just been appointed Marshall of the Lincoln county with the mission to arrest the Kid. Billy the Kid is soon captured and jailed but manages to escape after having killed two deputies. Garret is then called in by the State Governor who, urged by the wealthy rancher Chisum, asks Garrett to settle once and for all the Bonney case.
The Marshall knows well his friend, he's sure that the Kid won't leave the territory and will manage to bring together his gang. Nevertheless, for the sake of their old friendship, he doesn't start the manhunt at once and gives to William Bonney time to reach Mexico. But Billy the Kid is aware that the good old time is over for him and prefers to fight Garrett than to start a new life elsewhere.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- hunting down outlaws
- Robber POV story
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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