WARREN OATES STARS IN A CONTROVERSIAL DRAMA OF THE MOST BRUTAL BLOODSPORT OF ALL.
Warren Oates stars as Frank Mansfield, a master cockfighter whose reckless behavior has cost him the bloodsport's highest honor. Taking a vow of silence, he struggles to rebuild his career through the savage pits of the deep South. But in a world of mad gambles and broken dreams, some cockfighters are born to kill while others have only a fighting chance at redemption.
Warren Oates gives one of the greatest performances of his career in this controversial classic directed by acclaimed cult filmmaker Monte Hellman (Two Lane Blacktop), produced by Roger Corman and written by Charles Willeford, based on his powerful novel.