I enjoy "Straw Dogs" as well but it's difficult for me to take the climax seriously because I can't help but think of the climax to the family film "Home Alone".
Actually the only film Sam really considered to be his own project.Most people think that most of his films were his first choice, yetthey weren't. In the process he made them 'Peckinpah-films',but GARCIA was the only one he really wanted to make - he evenmade it low-budget on produced himself.Of course it flopped
Bennie is face to face with serious trouble but he continues to try and remain cool babbling small talk until Quill asks him point blank if he "knows a lot of studs around here" with a sheepish grin. Now, just what is Quill implying with that double edged question, and Quill kind of reinforces his innuendo's, during his description of Al "he's quite the ladies man, his name is Alfredo Garcia, maybe you can help us find him, about thirty, sometimes he calls himself Al... Garcia, he speaks English, Spanish, and a little French" , Gill says French with a weird grin while Sappensly sort of chuckles silently are they implying that they know Al Garcia is Bi or that simply he likes to use his tongue, it could go either way? You wouldn't pick up on this details stuff the first go through on the film.
I have the 'bad' habbit of watching Sam's films almost only in 35mm. So I saw GARCIA only 3 times I guess.(Don't know it by heart)I'll take the opportunity to finally check out my DVD And see how my Spanish suffered over the years..
I'm sure CABLE was one his three or four favorites. But like all smart film makers he mentionedit very often to support it because it wasn't released very well by the studio. Also it's important atwhich time such statements were made.Yet CABLE was not his original idea / script. It was very close to Peckinpah and he saw itas a dedication to his ancestors who were pioneers in 19th century California.But GARCIA was ALL his. Sort of 'Sam as independent film maker' if you wish..You can ask almost every film maker 'Which film would YOU like to make?' (for those whoare not to familiar with the movie making facts - this is not the way it usually works. Not unlessyou were Kubrick or you actually have your own studio ). GARCIA was that film for Sam.