In a sense, Sam Peckinpah never died. Because whenever you see a film featuring gaping chest wounds, mass carnage, slow-motion death scenes and amoral heroes, you’re seeing the influence of Sam Peckinpah. His work is alive and well in the movies of John Woo, Walter Hill, Sam Raimi and Quentin Tarantino. And hopefully, Bloody Sam, wherever he is, can see these films and smile. WIL FORBIS