The Killer Elite
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Oct 16, 2026
Jason SacksHOST
But I see he chose two other much less good movies.
Jason SacksHOST
What, Killer Elite I think is a Peckinpah.
Dan StoryHOST
Yeah.
Dan StoryHOST
That one's not, not bad, but it's definitely not, uh, top tier Peckinpah.
Craig TerlsonGUEST
I think Fielding scored it, and then, um, McQueen brought in another scorer 'cause he didn't like what Fielding did.
Craig TerlsonGUEST
Um, the other one is Killer Elite.
Michael BoyceHOST
Mm-hmm.
Craig TerlsonGUEST
Uh, Killer Elite is a, is kind of a bit of a minor film with James Caan and Robert Duvall.
Craig TerlsonGUEST
Again, it's commercial.
Craig TerlsonGUEST
It's okay.
DanHOST
Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon hit theaters at the very end of the year.
DanHOST
Sam Peckinpah spent the year making The Killer Elite, which was also released in December.
DanHOST
Dylan spent the fall filming Renaldo and Clara, which would be released in 1978.
DanHOST
In May of 1975, George Lucas founded his special effects company Industrial Light & Magic.
Jason SacksHOST
But I see he chose two other much less good movies.
Jason SacksHOST
What, Killer Elite I think is a Peckinpah.
Dan StoryHOST
Yeah.
Dan StoryHOST
That one's not, not bad, but it's definitely not, uh, top tier Peckinpah.
Dave ShumkaHOST
[laughs]
Nick FlanaganGUEST
Yes, yes, and then, and then the third band was called The Killer Elite, which was named after the Sam Peckinpah film, The Killer Elite.
Graham ClarkHOST
Nice.
Nick FlanaganGUEST
With James Caan.
Dave ShumkaHOST
[laughs]
Nick FlanaganGUEST
[laughs] Did you know about that?
Dave ShumkaHOST
No, I was immediately, I w- in my mind when you said Killer Elite, I was like, "Yes, the one with the Al Pacino and Robert De Niro."
Nick FlanaganGUEST
[laughs]
speaker_1HOST
In fact, the cinematographer in this, Philip H. Lathrop, He's done some interesting films actually.
speaker_1HOST
He's done Killer Elite with James Caan, Gypsy Moth, which is Burt Lancaster and Gene Hackman jumping out of a biplane and stuff like that, and Parachuting, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Touch of Evil, which of course is a great film.
speaker_1HOST
It has got a bit of a look
speaker_0HOST
about that.