Garner Simmons

Movies

A Simple Adventure Story: Sam Peckinpah, Mexico and The Wild Bunch
Self
A documentary crew returns to the shooting locations of Sam Peckinpah's legendary western to reflect on the film and the way it impacted their lives.
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
Portrayal of a talented, influencial and troubled artist: a filmmaker who fought his own demons and seemed to live his own legend like no other director. Against all odds Sam Peckinpah was able to create a very personal body of work in the studio system of Hollywood and with his powerful directing and editing style changed the way of filmmaking forever. Legendary for his use of slow-motion violence, various scandals and his ongoing problems with sudios and producers, the story of Peckinpah is filled with tragedy, humor, success and defeat.
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
Miracle Landing
Screenplay
Cracks are noticed in the ceiling of an aircraft. They widen & a large portion of the fuselage tears off & an emergency landing attempted. Based on actual events.
Rare Breed
Screenplay
A real-life story of a kidnapped horse in Italy, and a young girl's quest to retrieve it.
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Hacienda Guard (uncredited)
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.