A group of ruthless Chicago mob enforcers are sent to Kansas City to settle things with the owner of a slaughterhouse who has taken money that is not his to keep.
Acting
Lee Marvin's thousand-yard stare vs. Hackman's unhinged menace.
Cinematography
Sunflower field chase—beautiful, absurd, unforgettable.
Direction
Ritchie turns slaughterhouse horror into black comedy.
Director
Michael Ritchie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sissy Spacek's first film role—she was cast after the director saw her in a local theatre production in Texas.
The film's slaughterhouse sequences were shot in an actual working facility; some 'extras' were real workers who didn't know they were in a movie.
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