This is a stimulating collection of interviews with one the most polarizing directors in Hollywood history.It features a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted film related media & organisations.Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984), an accomplished writer and director of television westerns did not come to the attention of film and Hollywood media until the release of his second feature-length film, the award-winning "Ride the High Country" (1962). He went on to become one of the most notoriously difficult, yet highly respected directors of his generation."Sam Peckinpah: Interviews" features the combustible director discussing his best-known films - including the gory western "The Wild Bunch" (1969), the hugely controversial "Straw Dogs" (1971), and the influential crime thriller "The Getaway" (1972) - and provides readers with an unrivalled and thoughtful portrait of one of Hollywood's most individual directors.