A crew that partied hard!
While I was watching, I was looking up many of the actors that were in Sam's films and the age at which they died:
William Holden 63
Slim Pickins 64
Warren Oates 53
Steve McQueen 50
Sam Peckinpah 59
I think these guys were the rock stars of their time and that they lived life hard. In fairness to McQueen, he died from mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure, but I am sure he helped to activate it early by smoking a lot of cigs and reefers. My grandfather died of it at age 87. He never smoked.
I was somewhat disappointed they never suggested what the root causes of Sam's alcoholism and drug use were. According to his sister they had a happy childhood. Maybe he just got caught up in the fast life of movie making.
Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection. Send my credentials to the house of detention.