HOLLYWOOD RENAISSANCEHOLLYWOOD RENAISSANCE

The Lesser Known FilmsThe Lesser Known Films

LESSER KNOWN TITLESLESSER KNOWN TITLES

• The Landlord (1970) The Landlord (1970) (Trailer)• The Hospital (1971) The Hospital (1971) (Trailer)• The Man (1972) The Man (1972)

(Cinema Obscura Link)• Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

(1974)(1974)

CHARACTERISTICSCHARACTERISTICS

• Critical Hits, Sometimes Won OscarCritical Hits, Sometimes Won Oscar• Sometimes Failed at Box OfficeSometimes Failed at Box Office• Relatively Obscure TodayRelatively Obscure Today• Hard to Find on Video, DVDHard to Find on Video, DVD

James Earl Jones in James Earl Jones in The ManThe Man

THE LANDLORDTHE LANDLORD

• Director: Hal AshbyDirector: Hal Ashby• Stars: Beau BridgesStars: Beau Bridges• Based on Book by Kristin HunterBased on Book by Kristin Hunter• Plot: Wealthy white man buys apartment building Plot: Wealthy white man buys apartment building

with plans to evict everyone and build himself a with plans to evict everyone and build himself a mansion, but learns of his tenantsmansion, but learns of his tenants’’ low-income low-income status and ends up fixing the place. Becomes status and ends up fixing the place. Becomes involved with two Black women who live in the involved with two Black women who live in the apartment building.apartment building.

• Multiple Awards Nominations including BAFTA, Multiple Awards Nominations including BAFTA, Oscar & Golden Globe (best supporting actress, Oscar & Golden Globe (best supporting actress, Lee Grant).Lee Grant).

THE LANDLORDTHE LANDLORD

THE HOSPITALTHE HOSPITAL

• Director: Arthur HillerDirector: Arthur Hiller• Stars: George C. Scott, Diana RiggStars: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg• Plot: A suicidal doctor finds himself surrounded by Plot: A suicidal doctor finds himself surrounded by

chaos and murders during a really, really bad chaos and murders during a really, really bad day.day.

• Impotency Monologue (YouTube)Impotency Monologue (YouTube)• Dark, DARK HumorDark, DARK Humor• Won Oscar for Best ScreenplayWon Oscar for Best Screenplay

• Written by Paddy ChayefskyWritten by Paddy Chayefsky • Hollywood Backlash Film?Hollywood Backlash Film?

THE MANTHE MAN

• Director: Joseph SargentDirector: Joseph Sargent• Writer: Rod SerlingWriter: Rod Serling• Based on Book by Irving WallaceBased on Book by Irving Wallace• Plot: When the President and Speaker of the Plot: When the President and Speaker of the

House are killed in an accident and the Vice House are killed in an accident and the Vice President is too sick to take office, the SenatePresident is too sick to take office, the Senate’’s s President Pro Tempore becomes President, facing President Pro Tempore becomes President, facing racism, backstabbing politicians, and Black racism, backstabbing politicians, and Black radicals all demanding his acquiescence.radicals all demanding his acquiescence.

• Deals with race issues, activism, radicalism.Deals with race issues, activism, radicalism.• Originally made for television, it was given a Originally made for television, it was given a

theatrical release.theatrical release.

THE MANTHE MAN

BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIABRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA

• Directed by Sam PeckinpahDirected by Sam Peckinpah• Stars: Warren Oates, Isela VegaStars: Warren Oates, Isela Vega• Plot: An American expatriate, Bennie, living in Mexico Plot: An American expatriate, Bennie, living in Mexico

goes looking for the corpse of Alfredo Garcia so he can goes looking for the corpse of Alfredo Garcia so he can collect the reward offered by a local mob boss, who collect the reward offered by a local mob boss, who wants the manwants the man’’s head for impregnating his teenage s head for impregnating his teenage daughter. When his unfaithful girlfriend dies during the daughter. When his unfaithful girlfriend dies during the quest, he seeks revenge on those whose lust for quest, he seeks revenge on those whose lust for vengeance killed the woman he loved.vengeance killed the woman he loved.

• Typically Peckinpah: Lots of blood, violence, and Typically Peckinpah: Lots of blood, violence, and cynicism.cynicism.

• Box office failure, but has a small, loyal following Box office failure, but has a small, loyal following including (the late) Roger Epert.including (the late) Roger Epert.

BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIABRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA

WHY THEY’RE FORGOTTENWHY THEY’RE FORGOTTEN

• Difficult to find Difficult to find on home videoon home video or DVD — i.e., “The or DVD — i.e., “The Hospital” sells brand new on Hospital” sells brand new on AmaAmazon.cozon.comm starting at $38.80. “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo starting at $38.80. “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo garcia” is listed at a minimum price (new) of garcia” is listed at a minimum price (new) of $24.69 on DVD, and $43.69 on Blu-Ray. “The $24.69 on DVD, and $43.69 on Blu-Ray. “The Man” is not available Man” is not available on videoon video casecasette, DVD,tte, DVD, or or Blu-Ray at all.Blu-Ray at all.

• Although “The LandAlthough “The Landlord”lord” isis reasonably priced on reasonably priced on DVD, it and the other films are DVD, it and the other films are not disnot discussed cussed much, at least in comparison to other titles such much, at least in comparison to other titles such as “Midnight Cowboy”.as “Midnight Cowboy”.

SOURCESSOURCES

• The Landlord (Wikipedia)The Landlord (Wikipedia)• The Hospital (Wikipedia)The Hospital (Wikipedia)• The Man (TCM)The Man (TCM)

• Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Wikipedia)(Wikipedia)