Scott hosts Bloody Sam, a Peckinpah fan podcast, with guest Paul of Spotlight — the Star Trek-movies show that started as a 13-episode dare and is now pushing 150. After a botched intro they keep anyway.
*Junior Bonner* (1972): Jeb Rosebrook script, McQueen first, Peckinpah for hire, still stamped. 92% on 24 RT reviews, 6.7 IMDb, $2.8M on $3.2M. Shot at Prescott, Arizona’s real rodeo while Sam was still cutting *Straw Dogs*. They talk dad-and-son scenes, Ace’s practiced front, Ida Lupino putting McQueen in his place over apple pie, the underwritten romance vs *American Graffiti*, long rodeo stretches you skip, fading-west themes that rhyme with *Ride the High Country* and *The Wild Bunch*. Paul’s disc-collector detour: flipper *Wild Bunch*, botched *Pat Garrett* box sets, the BFI print at the Prince Charles.
Scales: Bloody Sam 1/5 (bruises only). Nietzsche 3/5. Pecking nah from Paul, gentle pecking yeah from Scott. Next month: *The Getaway*.
Spotlight wherever you get pods. Scott also does All 90s Action All the Time
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What is The Director's Chair Network?
Join Ryan and many featured guests and other hosts as they break down and review a variety of directors and their films!
So far, this podcast has featured films from Edward Zwick, John Hughes, Brian De Palma, and Michael Mann.
Soon, we will feature Edgar Wright, Sam Peckinpah, Paul Verhoeven, and David Fincher!