
In 1881 New Mexico, Pat Garrett, erstwhile traveling companion of the outlaw Billy the Kid, has become a sheriff, tasked by cattle interests with ridding the territory of Billy. After Billy escapes, Pat assembles a posse and chases him through the territory, culminating in a final confrontation at Fort Sumner, but is unaware of the full scope of the cattle interests' plans for the New West.... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1881 New Mexico, Pat Garrett, erstwhile traveling companion of the outlaw Billy the Kid, has become a sheriff, tasked by cattle interests with ridding the territory of Billy. After Billy escapes, Pat assembles a posse and chases him through the territory, culminating in a final confrontation at Fort Sumner, but is unaware of the full scope of the cattle interests' plans for the New West.
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| culturevulture.netTom Block...it could've %u2014 should've %u2014 been [Peckinpah's] third or fourth masterpiece (that depends on who's doing the counting), and the movie he'd been building towards his entire career. |
| Time OutDerek AdamsThere is a sombre, mournful quality which places the film very high up in the league of great Westerns. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonOne of the most bittersweet films of Peckinpah's career. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayA dry, dour film where the moments of poetic Americana barely cohere. |
| The ARTerySean BurnsPeckinpah's final word on a genre he helped define, and the greatest movie you almost never got a chance to see. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie fails to work up much excitement, and the title song by Bob Dylan is quite simply awful. |
| New York TimesVincent CanbyPat Garrett and Billy the kid suggest either that he (Peckinpah) has begun to take talk about his genius too seriously (it can happen to the best) or that he has fallen in with bad company. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenSome Peckinpah devotees consider the film among his finest work, others regard it as, well, troubled. Fascinating, nonetheless. |
| User ReviewJW MOne of my favorite westerns of all time. This is Sam Peckinpah's masterpiece. The entire cast is great, especially Coburn and Kristoferson. The music fits and it's beautifully shot. The scene between Slim Pickens and his wife while Knockin on Heaven's Door plays in the background is one of the best death scenes I have ever seen. |
| User ReviewNate CMake sure you see the 1988 version. Restored to Peckinpah's vision. This is one of the greatest westerns ever made. |