A retrospective of the work of the late actor Warren Oates, with clips from his films and interviews with cast and crew members who worked with him.
Acting
Oates' volcanic screen presence that directors couldn't explain, only capture.
Direction
Thurman lets Sam Peckinpah's disciples worship their fallen saint.
Director
Tom Thurman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Oates and director Monte Hellman were so close they bought identical yellow Studebakers after filming Two-Lane Blacktop together.
This 1993 doc premiered on television when Oates' reputation was still largely cult — it helped spark the 2000s critical rehabilitation of 1970s American cinema's 'lost' actors.
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