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HOLLYWOOD RENAISSANCE

HOLLYWOOD RENAISSANCE. The Lesser Known Films. LESSER KNOWN TITLES. The Landlord (1970) (Trailer) The Hospital (1971) (Trailer) The Man (1972) (Cinema Obscura Link) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974). CHARACTERISTICS. Critical Hits, Sometimes Won Oscar

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HOLLYWOOD RENAISSANCE

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  1. HOLLYWOOD RENAISSANCE The Lesser Known Films

  2. LESSER KNOWN TITLES • The Landlord (1970) (Trailer) • The Hospital (1971) (Trailer) • The Man (1972) (Cinema Obscura Link) • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

  3. CHARACTERISTICS • Critical Hits, Sometimes Won Oscar • Sometimes Failed at Box Office • Relatively Obscure Today • Hard to Find on Video, DVD James Earl Jones in The Man

  4. THE LANDLORD • Director: Hal Ashby • Stars: Beau Bridges • Based on Book by Kristin Hunter • Plot: Wealthy white man buys apartment building with plans to evict everyone and build himself a mansion, but learns of his tenants’ low-income status and ends up fixing the place. Becomes involved with two Black women who live in the apartment building. • Multiple Awards Nominations including BAFTA, Oscar & Golden Globe (best supporting actress, Lee Grant).

  5. THE LANDLORD

  6. THE HOSPITAL • Director: Arthur Hiller • Stars: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg • Plot: A suicidal doctor finds himself surrounded by chaos and murders during a really, really bad day. • Impotency Monologue (YouTube) • Dark, DARK Humor • Won Oscar for Best Screenplay • Written by Paddy Chayefsky • Hollywood Backlash Film?

  7. THE MAN • Director: Joseph Sargent • Writer: Rod Serling • Based on Book by Irving Wallace • Plot: When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in an accident and the Vice President is too sick to take office, the Senate’s President Pro Tempore becomes President, facing racism, backstabbing politicians, and Black radicals all demanding his acquiescence. • Deals with race issues, activism, radicalism. • Originally made for television, it was given a theatrical release.

  8. THE MAN

  9. BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA • Directed by Sam Peckinpah • Stars: Warren Oates, Isela Vega • Plot: An American expatriate, Bennie, living in Mexico goes looking for the corpse of Alfredo Garcia so he can collect the reward offered by a local mob boss, who wants the man’s head for impregnating his teenage daughter. When his unfaithful girlfriend dies during the quest, he seeks revenge on those whose lust for vengeance killed the woman he loved. • Typically Peckinpah: Lots of blood, violence, and cynicism. • Box office failure, but has a small, loyal following including (the late) Roger Epert.

  10. BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA

  11. WHY THEY’RE FORGOTTEN • Difficult to find on home video or DVD — i.e., “The Hospital” sells brand new on Amazon.com starting at $38.80. “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo garcia” is listed at a minimum price (new) of $24.69 on DVD, and $43.69 on Blu-Ray. “The Man” is not available on videocasette, DVD, or Blu-Ray at all. • Although “The Landlord”is reasonably priced on DVD, it and the other films are not discussed much, at least in comparison to other titles such as “Midnight Cowboy”.

  12. SOURCES • The Landlord (Wikipedia) • The Hospital (Wikipedia) • The Man (TCM) • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia(Wikipedia)

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