The Wild Bunch Essay
The wild bunch
When Sam Peckinpah got back into making films he had the right people backing him up during this movie. The man that gave Peckinpah a chance for a comeback was Phil Feldman. Phil Feldman helped Peckinpah by getting him cast for the film the wild bunch. Peckinpah believe that Phil was on his side. Onset many believes Peckinpah was a madman on set and can trigger a lot of anger out the actors. And Feldman, though he refused to be steamrolled by the Peckinpah personality, backed his director throughout production. Phil was a champion for Sam Peckinpah. Peckinpah knew that Phil was for the picture. That's why Sam Peckinpah respected Phil Feldman. Peckinpah himself said, shortly after concluding production, that Feldman and ken Hyman were “very creative, very tough, stimulating and damn fine people to work with.
The help that he received wasn't the only reason Peckinpah’s artistry as a cinematic storyteller was maturing it was because he had a new vision and new …show more content…
Peckinpah was a moviemaker that could do anything he imagined. Since Peckinpah was out of the business for a while he was determined to make film long as he could. The movie The Ballad of Cable Hogue was Peckinpah favorite among all his films. “It was his most personal film.” James Coburn says “He was Cable”. Sam Peckinpah had a connection with the movie also with the character Cable. Also what made Peckinpah movies great was others contribution on the screenwriting. Sam Peckinpah had hired Gordon Dawson to be his associate producer on Cable Hogue. They both rewrote the script and did not receive credit. Sam Peckinpah had also enlisted his friend Frank Kowalski to be the script supervisor. Frank had been listed on the credits for the film. If there was anything funny or had real humor in the movie it was because of Frank Kowalski. When making something great it takes a group
When Sam Peckinpah got back into making films he had the right people backing him up during this movie. The man that gave Peckinpah a chance for a comeback was Phil Feldman. Phil Feldman helped Peckinpah by getting him cast for the film the wild bunch. Peckinpah believe that Phil was on his side. Onset many believes Peckinpah was a madman on set and can trigger a lot of anger out the actors. And Feldman, though he refused to be steamrolled by the Peckinpah personality, backed his director throughout production. Phil was a champion for Sam Peckinpah. Peckinpah knew that Phil was for the picture. That's why Sam Peckinpah respected Phil Feldman. Peckinpah himself said, shortly after concluding production, that Feldman and ken Hyman were “very creative, very tough, stimulating and damn fine people to work with.
The help that he received wasn't the only reason Peckinpah’s artistry as a cinematic storyteller was maturing it was because he had a new vision and new …show more content…
Peckinpah was a moviemaker that could do anything he imagined. Since Peckinpah was out of the business for a while he was determined to make film long as he could. The movie The Ballad of Cable Hogue was Peckinpah favorite among all his films. “It was his most personal film.” James Coburn says “He was Cable”. Sam Peckinpah had a connection with the movie also with the character Cable. Also what made Peckinpah movies great was others contribution on the screenwriting. Sam Peckinpah had hired Gordon Dawson to be his associate producer on Cable Hogue. They both rewrote the script and did not receive credit. Sam Peckinpah had also enlisted his friend Frank Kowalski to be the script supervisor. Frank had been listed on the credits for the film. If there was anything funny or had real humor in the movie it was because of Frank Kowalski. When making something great it takes a group