It might seem like Sam Peckinpah wasn’t familiar with Bob Dylan when they met during the preparation for the movie “Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid”. However, this was not the case. At the request of screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer, Dylan had agreed to compose music for and act in a minor role in the Western film from Peckinpah, known for “The Wild Bunch”, “The Getaway” and “Straw Dogs”. But according to the editor, Roger Spottiswoode, this is not the whole truth.
Peckinpah was at his ranch near Durango, Mexico. It was a sweltering day when he lounged in a tub, bare, regaling onlookers with stories, when Dylan made an entrance. Katy Jurado, the actress, was serving drinks. Spottiswoode recalls Peckinpah saying, “Bring Bobby Dylan a drink, Bobby Dylan needs a drink.” Peckinpah kept mispronouncing Dylan’s name and making him uneasy. “It seemed to me that Dylan didn’t enjoy being surrounded by strangers, or perhaps he just wasn’t fond of them,” Spottiswoode added. However, Peckinpah wouldn’t let him leave. He said something like, “I hear you play a great guitar, right? And you write songs and things?” Dylan replied hesitantly, “Uh, yeah, uh …” Peckinpah persisted, “Well, Bobby, I’d love to hear a tune. Play us a tune.” “I don’t usually do that,” Dylan said. “You don’t have a guitar?” Peckinpah urged, “Katy, Katy, get him a guitar! There’s a mariachi band playing out there; the man needs a guitar!
Spottiswoode recalls: “Dylan received one item, which he didn’t want, as he stood near the bathtub, watching Sam’s genitals floating in the water. Sam appeared relaxed, drinking and seeming comfortable, with everyone watching. It seemed that Sam was unaware or indifferent, but he actually knew a great deal. A well-known figure had intruded onto his territory – it was the most renowned theater in the world.
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