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Who directed the Wild Bunch?
Sam Peckinpah
Why is Thornton helping Harrigan catch Pike?
Finish the Quote "It's not your word that counts._______"
It's who you give it to!
What does the machine gun during the final massacre symbolize?
What is the arrival of industrial warfare?
What branch was Sam Peckinpah's enlisted in?
Marine Corp
How was Angel killed?
The General slits his throat
How many crates of riffles did the Wild Bunch steal?
16 Crates
What were the children playing with in start of the film?
Ants and a Scorpion
What cinematic rules were broken in production?
Extremely realistic violence and show of chaos
How many members were in the Wild Bunch total?
9
What gift did Pike give the General?
Machine Gun
What does the opening scene of the children torturing the scorpion with fire ants represent?
What is mutual destruction? This scene was meant to mirrors the outlaws, who are trapped by the changing world. Previews the mutual destruction of the final massacre.
T/F Sam Peckinpah allowed his actors LQ Jones and Strother Martin to play as a closeted couple in the film?
True
What did Tector and Lye ask for when dinning with the General?
"Couple of them women you been hogging"
Who took the last crate of rifles from the General?
Angel
During the botched bank robbery, the gang discovers their heavy bags are filled with iron train-track washers instead of gold. What could that symbolize?
What is the loss of the “Old Frontier’s” mythical wealth and (or) emptiness of the gang’s criminal lifestyle.
Why did the production pay Parras de la Fuente to hold of installing modern electricity for their set?
To maintain the 1910's time period
Who was the last member that survived?
Deke Thornton
How much money did Pike ask for from the General in exchange for weapons?
$10,000 Gold pieces
What song were the folk people singing in the beginning of the movie?
Shall We Gather at the River