Where They Went

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

A down-at-heel American bar pianist in Mexico City takes a bounty on a dead man's head and drives into the Mexican countryside with his girlfriend to dig it up.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1El Jefe's hacienda
    ≈ 00:00:00
    InferredFictional

    El Jefe learns who made his daughter pregnant and puts a million-dollar price on Alfredo Garcia's head.

  2. 2Bennie's bar
    Mexico City, Mexico
    ≈ 00:08:00
    Stated on screen

    Two American hitmen ask Bennie about Garcia; he plays dumb.

  3. 3Elita's motel
    Mexico City, Mexico
    ≈ 00:15:00
    Inferred

    Elita admits her affair with Garcia and tells Bennie he died in a car crash.

  4. 4Max's hotel room
    Mexico City, Mexico
    ≈ 00:22:00
    Inferred

    Bennie strikes a deal with El Jefe's men for Garcia's head.

  5. 5Garcia's grave
    Alfredo Garcia's home village
    ≈ 01:00:00
    InferredFictional
  6. 6Max's hotel shoot-out
    Mexico City, Mexico
    ≈ 01:35:00
    Inferred
  7. 7El Jefe's hacienda
    ≈ 01:45:00
    InferredFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
538 km
Places
3
Countries
1
Stops
7
  • Car: 538 km
  • Not shown: 0.0 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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