Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

A wealthy Mexican landowner known as El Jefe learns that his daughter is pregnant and demands the name of the man responsible. When she names Alfredo Garcia, her father puts a large bounty on Garcia's head, drawing bounty hunters from across the country. Among those who see a chance at the reward is Bennie, an American bar pianist scraping by in a small Mexican town. Two gunmen, Quill and Sappensly, tell him about the offer, and Bennie realizes that Garcia, who was once involved with his girlfriend Elita, has already died in a car crash. He sets out with Elita to find the grave, hoping to claim the money by delivering the head, while other parties pursue the same prize.

Sam Peckinpah directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Gordon T. Dawson, and Martin Baum produced. The film followed Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid in Peckinpah's filmography and starred Warren Oates as Bennie, alongside Isela Vega, Robert Webber, Gig Young, Helmut Dantine and Emilio Fernández. Made for about two million dollars, it drew modest audiences at the time.

Later assessments have been warmer: on IMDb it holds 7.4 from roughly 23,000 votes and on TMDB 7.1 from around 440 votes. A critics' rating of 7.2 from 31 reviews places it broadly in line with those audience scores, suggesting a film that has found a more appreciative view decades after its release.