The Wild Bunch (1969; Dir.: Sam Peckinpah)

Canon Fodder Episode 17

Aging cinephile Daniel and Corky face off against Sam Peckinpah’s violently apocalyptic western classic. But did the film drive your hosts wild, or did it get their panties in a bunch?

THE WILD BUNCH FACTS & FIGURES

Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #136 (tied)

U.S. premiere: June 18, 1969

IMDB synopsis: “An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the “traditional” American West is disappearing around them.”

CLIPS & CLIPPINGS

Original theatrical trailer for The Wild Bunch

“If they move, kill’em!”

Blowing the bridge

“Let’s go.”

NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

News from Home (1976; Dir.: Chantal Akerman)

IMDB synopsis: “Impersonal and beautiful images of Akerman’s life in New York are combined with letters from her loving but manipulative mother, read by Akerman herself.”

Our review of News from Home comes out on July 16!

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