@@jenmurrayxo Not a traditional western, PAINT YOUR WAGON. Gold rush comedy/musical/western. Clint Eastwood sings a love ballad! Where else are you going to see that!
One of my favorite John Wayne westerns is The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and one of my favorite John Wayne non-westerns is Island in the Sky (1953). Great reaction as always, Jen!
John Wayne was the biggest action , box office star of the post WW2 era. He is most associated with Westerns and war movies but he made one of the great romance movies that was the best loving tribute to the romanticized Ireland, The Quiet Man
Awesome reaction as usual :) Yes John Wayne did do other character types but is best know for westerns some of my favorites are Big Jake, McClintock, Rio Bravo (1959) and 7yrs later made a similar movie called El Dorado ((1966) both are fun, the Sons of Katie Elder which I put in the Mother's Day category and one of my all time favorites is The Quiet Man. Him and Maureen O'hara did a few films together and they certainly had very good chemistry.
Several years back I went on a few dates with Kim Darby who played Maddie. She told me a few stories of this movie. She was an 18 year old at the time with a baby. Wayne would come over and cook for her during the shoot. Also Glan Campbell used to sing for the group on the bus over to the location.
Saw this movie in the theater with my mom and aunt when I was a kid and loved it. The audience actually applauded at the end. The character of Rooster is very different from the western roles that "Duke" typically played which was strong, no nonsense, and typically in his westerns a loner who got the girl in the end (sometimes). He got his start making films in westerns but also played modern day roles, particularly WW2 era films. Some of my favorites: Stagecoach, Rio Bravo, Red River, In Harm's Way, Back to Bataan, McClintock, The Quiet Man, The Searchers and his final film The Shootist. Hard to believe but the man appeared in over 200 movies in his long career. You should definitely check out the remake with Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld (she does a better job portraying Maddie IMO).
My great grandfather was a deputy federal marshal who worked for Judge Parker. Listen to Rooster’s cats name, Sterling Price, my great grandfather was Sterling Price MacLaughlen.
That was no stunt double jumpin' that fence in the closing scene. God how I loved John Wayne, like so many, I so wanted him as my father seeing as I didn't have one.. True Grit sits alone in cement atop my list of favorite westerns just above the tie for 2nd between Silverado and Tombstone. God bless Marion "The Duke" Morrison may he rest in splendor and the joy he deserves.
Jen, I heard your comments about Clint's stoicism in his westerns. I heartily agree, but you need to see him in Two Mules For Sister Sara, Joe Kidd and especially The Outlaw Josey Wales. That will give you a more rounded opinion on Clint's characters in his earlier westerns. Some will tell you to also check him out with Lee Marvin in Paint Your Wagon. I suppose you should watch that one as well, but I would save it for a rainy day. It isn't quite the usual fare for either actor or for those that really like westerns.
The Searchers is the great American film, Jen.. And the Duke as Ethan Edwards is quite possibly the greatest performance of all time.. I recommend it highly..
The Shootist was John Wayne's last movie and EVERYONE on the set EXCEPT John Wayne KNEW at the time it was his last movie. Ron Howard is fond of telling the story of his time with John Wayne making this movie. Opey has said that everyone seemed terrified of John Wayne but he approached him meekly and humbly asking if the great cowboy movie star would help him practice some lines. Apparently John Wayne took an immediate liking to the polite and repsectfully reverent "kid" and would often express his desire to make another movie together.
Great reaction. Other J Wayne's westerns that deserve to be watched are The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Searchers, Rio Bravo, The Undefeated, and El Dorado
John Wayne was in a lot of different kinds of movies but his westerns were his most popular. He was also in a lot of WW2 movies that were very popular in their day.
John Wayne did a lot of westerns. He also did a lot of war movies but these weren't his only types of roles. He played a cop in several movies. He played an African big game hunter in the movie Harari. He also played a fire fighter who specialized if fighting oil rig fires. He has also played a lawyer in at least one movie. He also played a retired boxer who moved back to his native Ireland in a movie Called The Quiet Man (my favorite John Wayne movie of all time by the way. Out of all of the roles he played however the one that was the greatest stretch for him acting talent wise was playing Genghis Khan in the movie The Conqueror.
Here are a few more movies The Duke made which are really excellent not all are westerns but you will love them all, "The Searchers, Rio Bravo, Stagecoach, Reap the wilde wind, flying Tigers, The were expendable, Red River, Fort Apache, She wore a yellow Ribbon, the fighting kentuckian, 3 Godfathers, Sands of Iwo Jima, Flying Leathernecks, Rio Grande, The Quiet man, Hondo, The Conqueror, The Barbarian and the Geisha, The Alamo, Wagon Train, The Commancheros, McLintock, The Sons of Katie Elder, The War Wagon, Hellfighters, The Undefeated, Chisum, and Rio Lobo.
While you can't go wrong watching True Grit as your 1st John Wayne movie, I have to say The Cowboys remains my favorite and is a must watch for any fan...
I agree. I love the writing and Wayne's acting in True Grit, but sometimes Mattie being so strong-willed, is just too much for me. I think The Cowboys is one of Wayne's top 5 westerns along with The Shootist, Rio Bravo, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon and North To Alaska. I guess it just depends on what role his fans want to see from him because many many really like Liberty Valance and The Searchers, but for me, neither of those great films are part of his top 5 westerns. I think Wayne is just too 2 dimensional in those roles, whereas he really comes to life in the 5 I've chosen.
But don't watch it too soon. Watch a few other John Wayne movies before watching The Cowboys. Reason, Bruce Dern. He became the most hated actor ever for playing the bad guy.
To the recommended John Wayne list that is developing here, I would add the three movies of the so called “cavalry trilogy;” “Fort Apache,” “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon,” and “Rio Grande.”
I once spent the night where this film was shot in CO. Beautiful country. The log they sat on by the creek was still there and it was also where the showdown at the end happened.
Lonesome Dove, a tv miniseries, is the quintessential American western (Starring Robert Duvall). Enjoyed your reaction! This and The Quiet Man are my favorite John Wayne films. The Quiet Man is a departure from westerns. Wayne plays an Irish-American who goes back to Ireland. Directed by John Ford, who did westerns, it was filmed on location with beautiful cinematography of the Irish countryside.
I just looked up Lonesome Dove and saw that it's from 1989, and Duvall looks old in it, especially compared to True Grit. Blows my mind how he could look that old back then, before I was born, and he's still alive today, 35 years later. Man has been blessed with long life, like Eastwood and Gene Hackman.
Other great John Wayne westerns: Stagecoach Red River The Searchers Hondo El Dorado The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance He also performed in a "Cavalry Trilogy" in the late 1940s and 1950s. All worth watching. The Coen Brothers remade True Grit in 2010. Hailey Stanfield did a great job in it as the orphaned daughter.
YES! I forgot to mention that in my earlier comment. Wayne & Jimmy Stewart were magic together, and Lee Marvin was (IMHO) the most hateful villain in any western ever made.
John Wayne heroes (with some exceptions such as his characters in The Searchers and Red River) are excellent examples of positive masculinity. He can be stoic and gruff but typically only when the occasion calls for it. Most of the time he is good natured and has a soft place for people in need. He is tough without being heartless. He may not always be in command of the situation, but he's usually in command of himself. Ultimately the main difference between a John Wayne hero and a Clint Eastwood hero is you must peel away the layers to see Clint's heart of gold where as the Duke's heart of gold is readily available to all but his enemies.
John Wayne was my grandfather’s favorite and this was one of his favorites of Wayne. I recommend El Dorado, Rio Bravo, Mcklintock, Big Jake, The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, and Stagecoach
"Rio Bravo" (1959) is by far my favorite John Wayne film. It's especially good if you want to hear great music and singing. The legendary western character actor, Walter Brennan, is at the top of his game in this role.
watching this brought back so many memories of watching John Wayne movies with my dad. The Duke was my dad's favourite actor and over the years I bought him more than 100 of his movies on dvd and vhs and we watched them all, some quite often. miss you dad.
Awesome the Rooster Cogburn that doesn't mumble all the way through the movie lol, hopefully this is the start of a long beautiful journey. The Cowboys and The Shootist are magnificent.
There's something inviting about westerns, everything's so bright especially when you're used to living under rain most of the time. I barely recognised Robert Duvall, never seen him that young.
Always loved John Wayne. My dad has a blurry photo of him having a drink (in a crowd) with John Wayne from 1962 when he was at the Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi. He was there filming "Harari!".
"Rooster Cogburn", "The Cowboys", "The Shootist", "Big Jake", "Rio Bravo", "El Dorado" are great JW movies. Other westerns "Shane", "Pale Rider", "Quigley, Down Under", "Open Range", "Lonesome Dove", "The Magnificent Seven" 1960, "Little Big Man", "The Outlaw Josie Wales", "Silverado", "Support Your Local Sheriff"
Great Western of which Wayne was in many.. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Rio Bravo, The Sons of Katie Elder, El Dorado, The Shootist (another stand out performance), and The Cowboys. For a non Western check out The Quiet Man a gentle romantic comedy drama with the fiery Maureen O'Hara.
I'm afraid I always get teared up getting to the last scene "Come and see a fat old man sometime!" I used to have a good old friend/coworker named Joe in Orlando, FL. that was a lot like Rooster. We had a lot of good times before he passed away 🍺
The music for this was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who also composed music for The Great Escape, The Magnificent 7, and even Stripes! He's one of the Greats, like Jerry Goldsmith, whom I know you love and appreciate.
Other John Wayne classics: Red River; the Searchers; The 3 Godfathers; The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; She Wore Yellow Ribbon; Shepherd of The Hills; The Cowboys; The Quiet Man, The Shootist. There are many others, you should have fun viewing all his movies😊
25:42 I didn't realize how many "Star Trek" guest stars there were in this film. Maddy was Miri, the lawyer who was yelling at Rooster before he met Maddy was the husband who protected the salt vampire in "The Man Trap", this guy here who opened the door played one of the Earps in "Spectre of the Gun" and you are about to meet Maddy's lawyer, Dagget, who played that one examiner guy in "Wolf in the Fold".
I was born in 1980 and first started watching this movie on VHS in the early 90's. Back then I thought it was a great adventure movie, but as I got older I started to enjoy different characters for different reasons. Rooster is capable and relentless, La Boeuf is a braggart but true-hearted and funny, and Maddie is smart and resourceful. I think watching the remake soon would be an excellent idea, not just because it's an outstanding movie, but to compare the differnt approaches while you still remember the first.
Great reaction, Jen, thank you. There's a follow up to this film with John Wayne, "Rooster Cogburn" 1975 which is well worth reacting to. Other John Wayne Westerns I recommend are: "Stagecoach" 1939, "Fort Apache" 1948, "Rio Grande" 1950, "The Searchers" 1956, "Rio Bravo" 1959, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" 1962, "How The West Was Won" 1962, "McLintock" 1963, "The Sons of Katie Elder" 1965, "El Dorado" 1966, "The Shootist" 1976. John Wayne's non Westerns: "They Were Expendable" 1945, "The Sands of Iwo Jima" 1949, "The Quiet Man" 1952, "The Longest Day" 1962, "In Harm's Way" 1965. There are many more by him but these are the ones that I suggest as his best, Jen.
I like The War Wagon also. Ya, Rio Bravo is good. The Sons of Katie Elder is really good. It's a good list. El Dorado. I've seen these many times and the others also.
My personal favourite John Wayne western is “Big Jake” and the Dukes two sons were in it, one played one of his sons in the movie and the other played his grandson (first wife and third wife)…his other movie sons were the singer bobby vinton (blue velvet) and Chris Mitchum, Robert Mitchum son….its about a team of bad guy kidnappers vs John Wayne and friends and family
It’s hard to appreciate how big a star he was back in the day. But for over forty years he was considered the manliest movie star . Around 1940 to 1980. He was in over 150 movies , most of them westerns. A few great ones include El Dorado , 1966 ,The Cowboys , 1972 , Big Jake , 1971. These and many more you would enjoy.
He also played a wide variety of other roles: WWII soldier, detective, ship and ferry boat captain--and once (thankfully) even laughably miscast as Genghis Khan.
150?! I was just thinking about how I would like to buy all the John Wayne movies that I can on blu-ray. I won't be able to do that with 150 of them. Lol
Yes, absolutely more John Wayne reactions. Stagecoach, The Searchers, Rio Bravo, The Quiet Man, Sons of Katie Elder, Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Cowboys, 3 Godfathers. Take your pick!
John Wayne did a little bit of everything - Hatari (a romatic comedy), Trouble along the way (sports), Tycoon (action) without reservations (screwball comedy in the vein of it happened one night), the three godfathers (christmas), Island in the Sky & the high and the mighty (disaster movies in Airport category), legend of the lost (sort of an Indy Jones type), the barbarian and the Geisha (true story of teh first US ambassador to Japan), Brannigan and McQ (dirty Harry), Blood Alley (sort of an African Queen type). but his impact goes way beyond his acting. Wayne was the first actor to start his own production company to find and develop material. He is in the stuntman hall of fame for developing most the techiniques they still use to film fight scenes. And he was the first major star to go public with his health issues using it to raise awareness about Cancer. He in fact coined the term "the Big C" to refer to it.
6:02 Actually, in the time this movie is set, dinner and supper were different things, not two words for the same thing. Both refer to the evening meal. A dinner is often heavier fare and served very shortly after the end of the workday. Eating earlier provides time for digestion before turning in. Supper is served much later in the evening, and consists of lighter fare as a concession to the eater turning in comparatively soon after.
I was born and raised in Arkansas as was the author of True Grit, Charles Portis. I can tell you that we ate breakfast first thing in the morning, then dinner at noontime and supper in the evening. Dinner was generally the main meal of the day.
The absolute best John Wayne movies are this one and "The Searchers" from 1956, which had stunningly beautiful photography, every scene looks like an oil painting. 22:05 Last time we were in Colorado, we hiked right into that same meadow. Still looks much the same.
Wayne got his Oscar for this film. But he really should have gotten it 14 years earlier for The Searchers. The Remake of True Grit is excellent but has a very different tone. For John Wayne movie's I would also recommend The Cowboys and Red River.
All good movies. My parents told me that he should have won for The Sands Of Iwo Jima. That’s the Wayne blockbuster that resonated with the post war audience.
Possibly, plotwise, the newer one is closer to the book; but the book has a wry, dry, wise humor that the newer version lacks; there's humor here, which I like. It isn't the book's humor, but that kind is almost strictly the kind that only fits in the intimacy between the book and the reader. The rather stylized dialogue we have here is an echo of the book. I like both movie versions, and the book as well.
I respectfully disagree. His character in The Searchers is too rough and stern throughout the whole damn film. We don't get to know why Uncle Ethan was such a hard man at all, only that he was and we just had to accept it. SPOILER ALERT (kinda) I understand there is a allusion to Ethan having loved a woman that didn't become his wife, but we never fully know if that is true or the main reason for him being such a grump. At least with Rooster, we learn all we need to know from his own mouth and his actions. Plus, Rooster was a very funny man and caring as well, even though he could be just as tough or good with firearms as Uncle Ethan. BTW, wholly agree with you about True Grit remake and The Cowboys. One more thing, and I know it may be hard to hear, but Giant was a better western with a better story than The Searchers and it deserved its Oscar nomination that year.
@@thomast8539 Giant is a great film and is unjustly overlooked by so many and may be the best George Stevens movie( and that’s saying something) But I don’t recall anyone classifying it as a Western. I am a Texan and for the Baby Boomers and parents, it was the movie about the “ modern” Texas and its rise to national and international influence. It has many elements of a classic American Western. Interesting thought. BTW it’s much better than 80 Days , the 1956 Oscar winner .
@@williambowman2326 I get what you are saying, and others have said similar things, but I don't think that westerns just have to be about stories before the frontier closed. After all, Big Jake, The Shootist, Tom Horn and The Wild Bunch all take place after 1900 when the frontier had been closed for a decade. Plus, even The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean starts before 1900, but ends well after that, when oil is booming, just as oil plays a huge role in Giant. But, again, a lot of purists have their idea of westerns and I get that.
"The Big Country" with Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston, "The Tin Star" with Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins, "High Noon" with Gary Cooper, "Stagecoach" with a very young John Wayne...ask your Patreon supporters what they think of those movies. They are all fun to watch and great movies to boot. Enjoyed your reaction, as usual.
Glen Campbell was better known as a singer and one of the most talented guitarists of his time. BTW that was Campbell singing the movie's opening song.
If I remember correctly, Jen, Kim Darby was 21 when she played the 14 year old Mattie Ross. Hailey Steinfeld was about a year younger than the character in the later film based on the same book by James Portis.
Kim Darby got her start in television (including playing the title role in a 1966 Star Trek episode). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miri_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)
His later films reflected his age, compared to the early films which were your standard gunfighting movies. He also went to England as a detective in the movie Brannigan.
I didn't see anyone else answer the question "What's that on the horse?" Sweat Horses will overheat if run too hard and too long. If a rider pushes hard enough they die of heart failure. Rooster road the horse to death to save the girl. Extreme since back then they were worth a lot of money but is was either her or the animal.
One thing that bothered me is why didn't he get another horse so each had a ride? When he killed Ned Pepper, Pepper's horse was just standing there, next to his body.
I saw this in the theater when I was 9 years old. My favorite John Wayne movie. It took 55 years before I found out what he meant by keeping one chamber empty so he won't shoot his own foot off. Since the hammer on that type of pistol rests right on the back of a bullet when it's not cocked, they leave one empty while carrying it, and have THAT chamber be the one under the hammer while walking around or riding their horse, because if it's ON a live round, being hit or dropped CAN make it fire. And you don't want it firing when it's pointed at your own foot. 🤣 They call it "the cowboy load."
I saw this in my youth and loved the performances, and decided to read the book it was based upon afterwards. That too is certainly worth a read, especially for character perspective, if you ever get the chance.
John Wayne did primarily Westerns including US Cavalry Fort Apache, Rio Grande, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon. His second most movie genre was military. Such as In Harm's Way, Green Berets, The Sands of Iwo Jima, Horse Soldiers, The Flying Leathernecks, The Longest Day, and plenty more. He played an oil well firefighter in Hell Fighters. Other parts he played a private detective, American boxer of Irish descent who returned to Ireland The Quiet Man. The Duke's films are a deep dive into a rabbit hole.
You should also watch the 2010 version of "True Grit". Very different feel to it. Also good. Also, "Open Range" (Costner and Duvall) "Rio Bravo" (Another John Wayne movie)
Yes, John Wayne was mostly a Western actor. Some of his greatest from earlier; "Stagecoach" (1939), "Red River" (1948), "The Searchers" (1956), & the greatest western of all time "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962) with Jimmy Stewart & Lee Marvin
Jen you were hilarious in this reaction having flashbacks of Granpa Murry. Maybe your Granpa was copying John Wayne's movie style. --------- Drinking moonshine over the shoulder straight from the jug.
These scene where Rooster faces off with the four bad guys on the plain is one of my favourites in all of cinema. I get chills when he puts the reigns in his mouth and gallops towards them all guns blazing. Brilliant. Great reaction as always Jen. Glad you liked it and I'd love you to react to some other classic westerns.👍
I love Lee Van Cleef! He was so bad in the 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' especially when he shot the bedridden guy through the pillow and chuckled. But his biggest opponent had to be 'The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms' which he dispatched from atop the roller coaster.
@robphillips The Quiet Man was director John Ford's tribute to his own Irish heritage and John Wayne had some Irish ancestry as well , it plays every St Patrick's day 🍀 True Grit use to play all the time as well when i finally watched it all the way through i did really enjoy it .
@harveylee51 Thanks for the info! I didn't mention any of John Wayne's war movies or The Conquerer, because they aren't as popular. What do you think of Rio Bravo? I love it, but I'm kind of an old square.
After more the 100 movies, he won an Oscar. At his acceptance speech, he said if he had known, getting over weight, playing a drunk and putting a patch on his eye would get him an Oscar. He would have done it 40 years earlier. Check out his "Quiet Man" for a romantic comedy.
John Wayne was one of my late father's favorite actors. And I too have to admit he was pretty good. His movies like "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" and "Cowboys" are among my favorites. And yes, though he mostly did Westerns, John Wayne did do other types of movies. He was in several WW2 movies, a few other types I don't remember right now and his last movie, which was a flop, was about Genghis Khan I believe. Many of his movies feature some level of comedy and romance.
The best western ever is a miniseries starring Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, and Danny Glover, called "Lonesome Dove". Well worth a watch if you'd like to try a different kind of western with some truly iconic actors and characters and tons of heart.
This is John Wayne in older, more avuncular mode. "The Searchers" arguably features the role of his with the most edge (and is held by many to be one of, if not, _the_ best of the Western genre). "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" is also great and "The Shootist" was his last movie and in some ways serves as a reflection on his own career (in that sense it's like a less revisionist "Unforgiven"). (as well as the remake BTW, the original novel of "True Grit" is well worth checking out too IMO - it's related by Mattie herself in, for my money, one of the most entertaining narrative voices in fiction)
John Wayne (Born Marion Robert Morrison in 1907) was an amazing American Western icon. But yes, he did other genres as well. Some of his best films IMHO are True Grit, McLintock! Donovan's Reef, Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, The Shootist, Rio Bravo, The Sons of Katie Elder, Big Jake, McQ, Trouble Along The Way and The Searchers. Four of those films featured Maureen O'Hara, with whom Wayne starred in five films with. Wayne had actually been offered the role of Dirty Harry, which he turned down and later regretted doing so. So yes, Jen, I highly recommend watching many more John Wayne films. :) BTW, he did a sequel to True Grit which is a fun watch as well, Rooster Cogburn (...and the Lady.)
Alright... a little True Grit trivia... Kim Darby was on her first marriage while filming in 1968. She divorced in 1969. She was married a year later in 1970. It, too, was a short lived marriage...divorced in the same year. She had one child with the former husband. Glen Campbell wasn't the first choice to play La Boeuf. Elvis Presley was first pick but his casting agent wanted him to have top billing over John Wayne...which the producers declined. So Glen Campbell got the part. R.I.P. Rhinestone Cowboy. John Wayne did his own stunt jumping the fence at the end of the film. It was an unscripted act. Not bad for having one lung. His left lung had been surgically removed in 1964 due to cancer. He still played Rooster in the film sequel 5 years later. But due to failing health issues, was not able to play Rooster a third time for the made-for-TV film in 1978. He died on 11th of June, 1979.
I thought it was always Colonel Parker that blew Elvis' chance to be with the Duke in this film. Either way, its a damn shame because Elvis woulda been good here. Nothing wrong with Glen Campbell, but Elvis could actually act when he wanted to and I think he woulda stepped up his game for the role. Top billing always seems like such a stupid thing to lose a film over.
One big difference you will see between the spaghetti westerns is the way violence is shown. A lot of JW's movies were shot under the Hays Code so you don't see a lot of blood, torture, or seeing the gunshot and the person hit in the same frame. Also I loved the way language was used in this movie. On the surface it looks like just some big words. But unlike modern storytelling where we use a lot of slang and words with many different connotations, the words weren't so much big or fancy but very unambiguous. No "You better watch out," or "I'll get you one way or another" or "I'll F^&* you up". There was not a lot of ways you could misunderstand "I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which will you have?" Also, it was the word "Hanged", not "Hung". I don't think a lot of people today know the difference.
Wayne’s Oscar for “True Grit” was a consolation-prize Oscar. He should’ve been nominated and won for “The Searchers,” and the Academy knew it. Forget remakes and stick with classic Wayne. Essentials include “The Searchers,” “The Quiet Man,” “Rio Bravo,” “McClintock,” “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” and “Red River.” (The John Wayne western persona was born in “Stagecoach,” and this also was his first of many collaborations with John Ford; their films often felt like they were in the same universe, often using the same supporting actors, but I always felt the film was overrated, probably because it was The First). His specialties were westerns and military films (e.g., “Sands of Iwo Jima,” “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”). My favorite is “The Quiet Man,” in which he plays an American boxer who moves to his native Ireland later in life to retire, and shenanigans ensue. Many view it as John Ford’s love letter to Ireland, but it’s required viewing, best around St. Patrick’s Day.
John Wayne was known mainly for westerns but he did do other movies too. The romantic comedy The Quiet Man is one of his most popular films and Hatari, which was another romantic comedy with a score by Henry Mancini who wrote the theme to The Pink Panther. He also made two cop movies in the 1970's McQ and Brannigan. Brannigan was filmed in England. Wayne's final film was the western The Shootist which he made with James Stewart. True Grit was so popular it spawned two sequels, the very entertaining Rooster Cogburn which had Wayne reprising his role from the original film and True Grit, A Further Adventure which was made for television and starred Warren Oats in the John Wayne role.
While mostly performed in Westerns and War films, there is The Quiet Man, The Voyage Home, Island in the Sky, and The High And The Mighty. The Quiet Man is actually a Romantic Comedy-Drama. He also had a part in the scandalous-for-the-1930s Baby Face.
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@@jenmurrayxo Not a traditional western, PAINT YOUR WAGON. Gold rush comedy/musical/western. Clint Eastwood sings a love ballad! Where else are you going to see that!
One of my favorite John Wayne westerns is The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and one of my favorite John Wayne non-westerns is Island in the Sky (1953). Great reaction as always, Jen!
John Wayne was the biggest action , box office star of the post WW2 era. He is most associated with Westerns and war movies but he made one of the great romance movies that was the best loving tribute to the romanticized Ireland, The Quiet Man
There is a sequel, also starring John Wayne, called "Rooster Cogburn", but most people don't like it.
Wished you would have watvhed the new true gritt
Awesome reaction as usual :)
Yes John Wayne did do other character types but is best know for westerns some of my favorites are Big Jake, McClintock, Rio Bravo (1959) and 7yrs later made a similar movie called El Dorado ((1966) both are fun, the Sons of Katie Elder which I put in the Mother's Day category and one of my all time favorites is The Quiet Man. Him and Maureen O'hara did a few films together and they certainly had very good chemistry.
12:55 This was filmed in Ouray County, Colorado, both in and near the town of Ridgway.
I love the language in this film. It's brilliant.
Several years back I went on a few dates with Kim Darby who played Maddie. She told me a few stories of this movie. She was an 18 year old at the time with a baby. Wayne would come over and cook for her during the shoot. Also Glan Campbell used to sing for the group on the bus over to the location.
I loved to watch John Wayne movies with my Grandpa. This, the sequel Rooster Cogburn, and McKlintock are my favorites.
Saw this movie in the theater with my mom and aunt when I was a kid and loved it. The audience actually applauded at the end. The character of Rooster is very different from the western roles that "Duke" typically played which was strong, no nonsense, and typically in his westerns a loner who got the girl in the end (sometimes). He got his start making films in westerns but also played modern day roles, particularly WW2 era films. Some of my favorites: Stagecoach, Rio Bravo, Red River, In Harm's Way, Back to Bataan, McClintock, The Quiet Man, The Searchers and his final film The Shootist. Hard to believe but the man appeared in over 200 movies in his long career. You should definitely check out the remake with Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld (she does a better job portraying Maddie IMO).
“Quigley down under “ is a great “western “ with Tom Selleck . I think you would love it .
My great grandfather was a deputy federal marshal who worked for Judge Parker. Listen to Rooster’s cats name, Sterling Price, my great grandfather was Sterling Price MacLaughlen.
That was no stunt double jumpin' that fence in the closing scene. God how I loved John Wayne, like so many, I so wanted him as my father seeing as I didn't have one..
True Grit sits alone in cement atop my list of favorite westerns just above the tie for 2nd between Silverado and Tombstone. God bless Marion "The Duke" Morrison may he rest in splendor and the joy he deserves.
Jen, I heard your comments about Clint's stoicism in his westerns. I heartily agree, but you need to see him in Two Mules For Sister Sara, Joe Kidd and especially The Outlaw Josey Wales. That will give you a more rounded opinion on Clint's characters in his earlier westerns.
Some will tell you to also check him out with Lee Marvin in Paint Your Wagon. I suppose you should watch that one as well, but I would save it for a rainy day. It isn't quite the usual fare for either actor or for those that really like westerns.
The Texas ranger was Glen Campbell, who was quite a singer in his time, and he sang the opening song.
My favorite John Wayne westerns are Big Jake and his final film The Shootist.
The Searchers is the great American film, Jen.. And the Duke as Ethan Edwards is quite possibly the greatest performance of all time.. I recommend it highly..
"The Shootist" Absolutely
The Shootist was John Wayne's last movie and EVERYONE on the set EXCEPT John Wayne KNEW at the time it was his last movie. Ron Howard is fond of telling the story of his time with John Wayne making this movie. Opey has said that everyone seemed terrified of John Wayne but he approached him meekly and humbly asking if the great cowboy movie star would help him practice some lines. Apparently John Wayne took an immediate liking to the polite and repsectfully reverent "kid" and would often express his desire to make another movie together.
The book is good, too.
Definitely. One of my favourite John Wayne movies 👍🏻👍🏻
Could not agree more, but she should probably watch a few more westerns before watching Wayne in his swansong role.
So often famous actors end on a bad film...thankfully JW didn't.🎩
Great reaction. Other J Wayne's westerns that deserve to be watched are The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Searchers, Rio Bravo, The Undefeated, and El Dorado
John Wayne was in a lot of different kinds of movies but his westerns were his most popular. He was also in a lot of WW2 movies that were very popular in their day.
The second one, "Rooster Cogburn" is fantastic as well.
For more John Wayne: Big Jake, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Quiet Man, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio Bravo. All great!
John Wayne did a lot of westerns. He also did a lot of war movies but these weren't his only types of roles. He played a cop in several movies. He played an African big game hunter in the movie Harari. He also played a fire fighter who specialized if fighting oil rig fires. He has also played a lawyer in at least one movie. He also played a retired boxer who moved back to his native Ireland in a movie Called The Quiet Man (my favorite John Wayne movie of all time by the way. Out of all of the roles he played however the one that was the greatest stretch for him acting talent wise was playing Genghis Khan in the movie The Conqueror.
Even though Rooster is known to have True Grit, it's really Mattie who has the Grit.
Here are a few more movies The Duke made which are really excellent not all are westerns but you will love them all, "The Searchers, Rio Bravo, Stagecoach, Reap the wilde wind, flying Tigers, The were expendable, Red River, Fort Apache, She wore a yellow Ribbon, the fighting kentuckian, 3 Godfathers, Sands of Iwo Jima, Flying Leathernecks, Rio Grande, The Quiet man, Hondo, The Conqueror, The Barbarian and the Geisha, The Alamo, Wagon Train, The Commancheros, McLintock, The Sons of Katie Elder, The War Wagon, Hellfighters, The Undefeated, Chisum, and Rio Lobo.
While you can't go wrong watching True Grit as your 1st John Wayne movie, I have to say The Cowboys remains my favorite and is a must watch for any fan...
I agree. I love the writing and Wayne's acting in True Grit, but sometimes Mattie being so strong-willed, is just too much for me. I think The Cowboys is one of Wayne's top 5 westerns along with The Shootist, Rio Bravo, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon and North To Alaska.
I guess it just depends on what role his fans want to see from him because many many really like Liberty Valance and The Searchers, but for me, neither of those great films are part of his top 5 westerns. I think Wayne is just too 2 dimensional in those roles, whereas he really comes to life in the 5 I've chosen.
But don't watch it too soon. Watch a few other John Wayne movies before watching The Cowboys. Reason, Bruce Dern. He became the most hated actor ever for playing the bad guy.
John Wayne's best movie is The Quiet Man.
One of the best Westerns ever. John Wayne’s performance was fantastic, he even won an Oscar for his role in this and definitely check out the remake.
Many westerns are vastly superior to this film and to me, Wayne's performance is hammy and mannered. This was basically a career achievement award.
@@cvonbarron His character was written that way.
This is one of my mom's favorites....
My personal favorite John Wayne flick is BIG JAKE but this one is very good as well.
The remake is not bad as well.
To the recommended John Wayne list that is developing here, I would add the three movies of the so called “cavalry trilogy;” “Fort Apache,” “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon,” and “Rio Grande.”
I once spent the night where this film was shot in CO. Beautiful country. The log they sat on by the creek was still there and it was also where the showdown at the end happened.
Lonesome Dove, a tv miniseries, is the quintessential American western (Starring Robert Duvall). Enjoyed your reaction! This and The Quiet Man are my favorite John Wayne films. The Quiet Man is a departure from westerns. Wayne plays an Irish-American who goes back to Ireland. Directed by John Ford, who did westerns, it was filmed on location with beautiful cinematography of the Irish countryside.
"Lonesome Dove" is one of the greatest westerns. "The Quiet Man" was a snoozefest. I hated it.
I just looked up Lonesome Dove and saw that it's from 1989, and Duvall looks old in it, especially compared to True Grit.
Blows my mind how he could look that old back then, before I was born, and he's still alive today, 35 years later. Man has been blessed with long life, like Eastwood and Gene Hackman.
Other great John Wayne westerns:
Stagecoach
Red River
The Searchers
Hondo
El Dorado
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
He also performed in a "Cavalry Trilogy" in the late 1940s and 1950s. All worth watching.
The Coen Brothers remade True Grit in 2010. Hailey Stanfield did a great job in it as the orphaned daughter.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence is my favourite
SAME! What a terrific film.
Excellent western. You can’t lose with Jimmy Stewart.
YES! I forgot to mention that in my earlier comment. Wayne & Jimmy Stewart were magic together, and Lee Marvin was (IMHO) the most hateful villain in any western ever made.
Add Donovan's Reef to your list. It's not a western, but still a fun movie
And I'll add "The Quiet Man".
The Searchers, Red river, 3 Godfathers, She wore a yellow ribbon, there are many John Wayne western movies you must watch
John Wayne heroes (with some exceptions such as his characters in The Searchers and Red River) are excellent examples of positive masculinity. He can be stoic and gruff but typically only when the occasion calls for it. Most of the time he is good natured and has a soft place for people in need. He is tough without being heartless. He may not always be in command of the situation, but he's usually in command of himself. Ultimately the main difference between a John Wayne hero and a Clint Eastwood hero is you must peel away the layers to see Clint's heart of gold where as the Duke's heart of gold is readily available to all but his enemies.
John Wayne was my grandfather’s favorite and this was one of his favorites of Wayne. I recommend El Dorado, Rio Bravo, Mcklintock, Big Jake, The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, and Stagecoach
I grew up watching these movies and i still love them!
"Rio Bravo" (1959) is by far my favorite John Wayne film. It's especially good if you want to hear great music and singing. The legendary western character actor, Walter Brennan, is at the top of his game in this role.
"My grandpa used to do that!" This confirms Jen was raised in an old timey cabin the woods.
watching this brought back so many memories of watching John Wayne movies with my dad. The Duke was my dad's favourite actor and over the years I bought him more than 100 of his movies on dvd and vhs and we watched them all, some quite often. miss you dad.
Awesome the Rooster Cogburn that doesn't mumble all the way through the movie lol, hopefully this is the start of a long beautiful journey. The Cowboys and The Shootist are magnificent.
That young man, Moon. That was Dennis Hopper.✌️
There's something inviting about westerns, everything's so bright especially when you're used to living under rain most of the time.
I barely recognised Robert Duvall, never seen him that young.
You should watch Rio Bravo. Best movie ever. The Quiet Man is also a must-see, if you want to see the Duke in a wildly different sort of role.
Now you need to watch "Rooster Cogburn", with John Wayne and the legendary Katherine Hepburn.
"Sheriff, Mr. Cogburn!"
Always loved John Wayne. My dad has a blurry photo of him having a drink (in a crowd) with John Wayne from 1962 when he was at the Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi. He was there filming "Harari!".
I do love the reveal of Lawyer Daggett, aka "Piglet". I can never unhear it and wouldn't have it any other way.
She draws him like a gun.
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"Rooster Cogburn", "The Cowboys", "The Shootist", "Big Jake", "Rio Bravo", "El Dorado" are great JW movies.
Other westerns "Shane", "Pale Rider", "Quigley, Down Under", "Open Range", "Lonesome Dove", "The Magnificent Seven" 1960, "Little Big Man", "The Outlaw Josie Wales", "Silverado", "Support Your Local Sheriff"
Great Western of which Wayne was in many.. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Rio Bravo, The Sons of Katie Elder, El Dorado, The Shootist (another stand out performance), and The Cowboys. For a non Western check out The Quiet Man a gentle romantic comedy drama with the fiery Maureen O'Hara.
Most might say The Searchers and although The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence is good, two movies stand out - The Shootist and my FAV "The Cowboys"!
I'm afraid I always get teared up getting to the last scene "Come and see a fat old man sometime!"
I used to have a good old friend/coworker named Joe in Orlando, FL. that was a lot like Rooster. We had a lot of good times before he passed away 🍺
The music for this was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who also composed music for The Great Escape, The Magnificent 7, and even Stripes! He's one of the Greats, like Jerry Goldsmith, whom I know you love and appreciate.
Other John Wayne classics: Red River; the Searchers; The 3 Godfathers; The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; She Wore Yellow Ribbon; Shepherd of The Hills; The Cowboys; The Quiet Man, The Shootist. There are many others, you should have fun viewing all his movies😊
The 3 Godfathers is on my yearly Christmas movie watch list.
The actor that played Tom Chaney was the head administrator in the episode , the Cloud Minders
25:42 I didn't realize how many "Star Trek" guest stars there were in this film. Maddy was Miri, the lawyer who was yelling at Rooster before he met Maddy was the husband who protected the salt vampire in "The Man Trap", this guy here who opened the door played one of the Earps in "Spectre of the Gun" and you are about to meet Maddy's lawyer, Dagget, who played that one examiner guy in "Wolf in the Fold".
And Tom Chaney is played by Jeff Corey, who was the leader of 'The Cloud Minders'.
I was born in 1980 and first started watching this movie on VHS in the early 90's. Back then I thought it was a great adventure movie, but as I got older I started to enjoy different characters for different reasons. Rooster is capable and relentless, La Boeuf is a braggart but true-hearted and funny, and Maddie is smart and resourceful. I think watching the remake soon would be an excellent idea, not just because it's an outstanding movie, but to compare the differnt approaches while you still remember the first.
That guy that plays Labeuf is Glen Campbell a famous singer.
Great reaction, Jen, thank you. There's a follow up to this film with John Wayne, "Rooster Cogburn" 1975 which is well worth reacting to. Other John Wayne Westerns I recommend are:
"Stagecoach" 1939,
"Fort Apache" 1948,
"Rio Grande" 1950,
"The Searchers" 1956,
"Rio Bravo" 1959,
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" 1962,
"How The West Was Won" 1962,
"McLintock" 1963,
"The Sons of Katie Elder" 1965,
"El Dorado" 1966,
"The Shootist" 1976.
John Wayne's non Westerns:
"They Were Expendable" 1945,
"The Sands of Iwo Jima" 1949,
"The Quiet Man" 1952,
"The Longest Day" 1962,
"In Harm's Way" 1965.
There are many more by him but these are the ones that I suggest as his best, Jen.
I like The War Wagon also. Ya, Rio Bravo is good. The Sons of Katie Elder is really good. It's a good list. El Dorado. I've seen these many times and the others also.
@@jbdragon3295 Yes, War Wagon is another great one, he did so many it's difficult to narrow them down.
Great list! I would add Flying Leathernecks a good one for 1951.
@@mikemartin8088 Thank you. Yes, another good one, he did a lot of great films, it's hard to think of them all.
John Wayne recs: The Quiet Man (not a western), The Searchers, Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio Bravo.
Quiet Man and Liberty Valance were snooze fests. And stagecoach, both the original and remake, also bored me.
My personal favourite John Wayne western is “Big Jake” and the Dukes two sons were in it, one played one of his sons in the movie and the other played his grandson (first wife and third wife)…his other movie sons were the singer bobby vinton (blue velvet) and Chris Mitchum, Robert Mitchum son….its about a team of bad guy kidnappers vs John Wayne and friends and family
Big Jake is also my favorite Wayne film -- and one of my favorite westerns. Just watched it again a couple of weeks ago and it still satisfies.
It’s hard to appreciate how big a star he was back in the day. But for over forty years he was considered the manliest movie star . Around 1940 to 1980. He was in over 150 movies , most of them westerns. A few great ones include El Dorado , 1966 ,The Cowboys , 1972 , Big Jake , 1971. These and many more you would enjoy.
He also played a wide variety of other roles: WWII soldier, detective, ship and ferry boat captain--and once (thankfully) even laughably miscast as Genghis Khan.
150?!
I was just thinking about how I would like to buy all the John Wayne movies that I can on blu-ray. I won't be able to do that with 150 of them. Lol
Yes, absolutely more John Wayne reactions. Stagecoach, The Searchers, Rio Bravo, The Quiet Man, Sons of Katie Elder, Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Cowboys, 3 Godfathers. Take your pick!
John Wayne did a little bit of everything - Hatari (a romatic comedy), Trouble along the way (sports), Tycoon (action) without reservations (screwball comedy in the vein of it happened one night), the three godfathers (christmas), Island in the Sky & the high and the mighty (disaster movies in Airport category), legend of the lost (sort of an Indy Jones type), the barbarian and the Geisha (true story of teh first US ambassador to Japan), Brannigan and McQ (dirty Harry), Blood Alley (sort of an African Queen type). but his impact goes way beyond his acting. Wayne was the first actor to start his own production company to find and develop material. He is in the stuntman hall of fame for developing most the techiniques they still use to film fight scenes. And he was the first major star to go public with his health issues using it to raise awareness about Cancer. He in fact coined the term "the Big C" to refer to it.
6:02 Actually, in the time this movie is set, dinner and supper were different things, not two words for the same thing. Both refer to the evening meal. A dinner is often heavier fare and served very shortly after the end of the workday. Eating earlier provides time for digestion before turning in. Supper is served much later in the evening, and consists of lighter fare as a concession to the eater turning in comparatively soon after.
I was born and raised in Arkansas as was the author of True Grit, Charles Portis. I can tell you that we ate breakfast first thing in the morning, then dinner at noontime and supper in the evening. Dinner was generally the main meal of the day.
Rio Bravo, The Searchers, He is the GOAT of Westerns
The absolute best John Wayne movies are this one and "The Searchers" from 1956, which had stunningly beautiful photography, every scene looks like an oil painting. 22:05 Last time we were in Colorado, we hiked right into that same meadow. Still looks much the same.
Wayne got his Oscar for this film. But he really should have gotten it 14 years earlier for The Searchers. The Remake of True Grit is excellent but has a very different tone. For John Wayne movie's I would also recommend The Cowboys and Red River.
All good movies. My parents told me that he should have won for The Sands Of Iwo Jima. That’s the Wayne blockbuster that resonated with the post war audience.
Possibly, plotwise, the newer one is closer to the book; but the book has a wry, dry, wise humor that the newer version lacks; there's humor here, which I like. It isn't the book's humor, but that kind is almost strictly the kind that only fits in the intimacy between the book and the reader. The rather stylized dialogue we have here is an echo of the book. I like both movie versions, and the book as well.
I respectfully disagree. His character in The Searchers is too rough and stern throughout the whole damn film. We don't get to know why Uncle Ethan was such a hard man at all, only that he was and we just had to accept it. SPOILER ALERT (kinda) I understand there is a allusion to Ethan having loved a woman that didn't become his wife, but we never fully know if that is true or the main reason for him being such a grump.
At least with Rooster, we learn all we need to know from his own mouth and his actions. Plus, Rooster was a very funny man and caring as well, even though he could be just as tough or good with firearms as Uncle Ethan.
BTW, wholly agree with you about True Grit remake and The Cowboys. One more thing, and I know it may be hard to hear, but Giant was a better western with a better story than The Searchers and it deserved its Oscar nomination that year.
@@thomast8539 Giant is a great film and is unjustly overlooked by so many and may be the best George Stevens movie( and that’s saying something) But I don’t recall anyone classifying it as a Western. I am a Texan and for the Baby Boomers and parents, it was the movie about the “ modern” Texas and its rise to national and international influence. It has many elements of a classic American Western. Interesting thought. BTW it’s much better than 80 Days , the 1956 Oscar winner .
@@williambowman2326 I get what you are saying, and others have said similar things, but I don't think that westerns just have to be about stories before the frontier closed. After all, Big Jake, The Shootist, Tom Horn and The Wild Bunch all take place after 1900 when the frontier had been closed for a decade. Plus, even The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean starts before 1900, but ends well after that, when oil is booming, just as oil plays a huge role in Giant. But, again, a lot of purists have their idea of westerns and I get that.
The Quiet Man is a must see for John Wayne. As is Rio Bravo, The Searchers, The Longest Day, Stage Coach and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
"The Big Country" with Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston, "The Tin Star" with Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins, "High Noon" with Gary Cooper, "Stagecoach" with a very young John Wayne...ask your Patreon supporters what they think of those movies. They are all fun to watch and great movies to boot. Enjoyed your reaction, as usual.
Glen Campbell was better known as a singer and one of the most talented guitarists of his time. BTW that was Campbell singing the movie's opening song.
If I remember correctly, Jen, Kim Darby was 21 when she played the 14 year old Mattie Ross. Hailey Steinfeld was about a year younger than the character in the later film based on the same book by James Portis.
Kim Darby got her start in television (including playing the title role in a 1966 Star Trek episode).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miri_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)
His later films reflected his age, compared to the early films which were your standard gunfighting movies. He also went to England as a detective in the movie Brannigan.
I didn't see anyone else answer the question "What's that on the horse?" Sweat
Horses will overheat if run too hard and too long. If a rider pushes hard enough they die of heart failure.
Rooster road the horse to death to save the girl. Extreme since back then they were worth a lot of money but is was either her or the animal.
One thing that bothered me is why didn't he get another horse so each had a ride? When he killed Ned Pepper, Pepper's horse was just standing there, next to his body.
19:16 this scene I recall way back when, everyone in the theater applauded. Her character was so well hated back in the day.
john awayne variety pack. A Quiet Man (Romance), McClintock (Comedy Western) and In Harms Way (War). Many more. But these would be a good start.
I saw this in the theater when I was 9 years old. My favorite John Wayne movie. It took 55 years before I found out what he meant by keeping one chamber empty so he won't shoot his own foot off. Since the hammer on that type of pistol rests right on the back of a bullet when it's not cocked, they leave one empty while carrying it, and have THAT chamber be the one under the hammer while walking around or riding their horse, because if it's ON a live round, being hit or dropped CAN make it fire. And you don't want it firing when it's pointed at your own foot. 🤣 They call it "the cowboy load."
I saw this in my youth and loved the performances, and decided to read the book it was based upon afterwards. That too is certainly worth a read, especially for character perspective, if you ever get the chance.
John Wayne did primarily Westerns including US Cavalry Fort Apache, Rio Grande, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon. His second most movie genre was military. Such as In Harm's Way, Green Berets, The Sands of Iwo Jima, Horse Soldiers, The Flying Leathernecks, The Longest Day, and plenty more. He played an oil well firefighter in Hell Fighters. Other parts he played a private detective, American boxer of Irish descent who returned to Ireland The Quiet Man. The Duke's films are a deep dive into a rabbit hole.
You should also watch the 2010 version of "True Grit". Very different feel to it. Also good.
Also,
"Open Range" (Costner and Duvall)
"Rio Bravo" (Another John Wayne movie)
Yes, John Wayne was mostly a Western actor. Some of his greatest from earlier; "Stagecoach" (1939), "Red River" (1948), "The Searchers" (1956), & the greatest western of all time "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962) with Jimmy Stewart & Lee Marvin
Jen you were hilarious in this reaction having flashbacks of Granpa Murry. Maybe your Granpa was copying John Wayne's movie style. --------- Drinking moonshine over the shoulder straight from the jug.
These scene where Rooster faces off with the four bad guys on the plain is one of my favourites in all of cinema. I get chills when he puts the reigns in his mouth and gallops towards them all guns blazing. Brilliant.
Great reaction as always Jen. Glad you liked it and I'd love you to react to some other classic westerns.👍
The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance. John Wayne, Lee Marvin, James Stewart and a young Lee Van Cleef.
I love Lee Van Cleef! He was so bad in the 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' especially when he shot the bedridden guy through the pillow and chuckled. But his biggest opponent had to be 'The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms' which he dispatched from atop the roller coaster.
@@GeorgiusAgricola-pn4cr I feel like he's been in half the Westerns I've seen. His start was in High Noon.
Yep. my favorite Western. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance also kinda goes beyond just being a Western, too.
and Strother Martin (who also appeared in True Grit)
McQ
he visited my small hometown of 9,000 folks and stayed a The Thunderbird Hotel where my best friend and his mom got to meet him.
John Wayne was mostly a western star, but you would love The Quiet Man, which is an Irish love story.
@robphillips The Quiet Man was director John Ford's tribute to his own Irish heritage and John Wayne had some Irish ancestry as well , it plays every St Patrick's day 🍀
True Grit use to play all the time as well when i finally watched it all the way through i did really enjoy it .
@harveylee51 Thanks for the info! I didn't mention any of John Wayne's war movies or The Conquerer, because they aren't as popular.
What do you think of Rio Bravo? I love it, but I'm kind of an old square.
Hataryi 👍
@@robphillips1797 Victor McLaglin was awesome and in a bunch of John Ford westerns opposite the Duke, a very interesting man in his own right.
I wholeheartedly agree that Jen would love the quiet man.
After more the 100 movies, he won an Oscar. At his acceptance speech, he said if he had known, getting over weight, playing a drunk and putting a patch on his eye would get him an Oscar. He would have done it 40 years earlier. Check out his "Quiet Man" for a romantic comedy.
John Wayne was one of my late father's favorite actors. And I too have to admit he was pretty good. His movies like "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" and "Cowboys" are among my favorites. And yes, though he mostly did Westerns, John Wayne did do other types of movies. He was in several WW2 movies, a few other types I don't remember right now and his last movie, which was a flop, was about Genghis Khan I believe. Many of his movies feature some level of comedy and romance.
The best western ever is a miniseries starring Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, and Danny Glover, called "Lonesome Dove". Well worth a watch if you'd like to try a different kind of western with some truly iconic actors and characters and tons of heart.
Speaking of Robert Duvall, he portrays Lucky Ned Pepper in True Grit!
Lonesome Dove is a masterpiece.
This is John Wayne in older, more avuncular mode. "The Searchers" arguably features the role of his with the most edge (and is held by many to be one of, if not, _the_ best of the Western genre). "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" is also great and "The Shootist" was his last movie and in some ways serves as a reflection on his own career (in that sense it's like a less revisionist "Unforgiven").
(as well as the remake BTW, the original novel of "True Grit" is well worth checking out too IMO - it's related by Mattie herself in, for my money, one of the most entertaining narrative voices in fiction)
John Wayne (Born Marion Robert Morrison in 1907) was an amazing American Western icon. But yes, he did other genres as well. Some of his best films IMHO are True Grit, McLintock! Donovan's Reef, Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, The Shootist, Rio Bravo, The Sons of Katie Elder, Big Jake, McQ, Trouble Along The Way and The Searchers. Four of those films featured Maureen O'Hara, with whom Wayne starred in five films with. Wayne had actually been offered the role of Dirty Harry, which he turned down and later regretted doing so. So yes, Jen, I highly recommend watching many more John Wayne films. :) BTW, he did a sequel to True Grit which is a fun watch as well, Rooster Cogburn (...and the Lady.)
You should watch "The Shootist." Probably one of John Wayne's best films.
The Lawyer was Jack The Ripper (and other names) in Star Trek: The Original Series that framed Scotty for murder.
Alright... a little True Grit trivia... Kim Darby was on her first marriage while filming in 1968. She divorced in 1969. She was married a year later in 1970. It, too, was a short lived marriage...divorced in the same year. She had one child with the former husband. Glen Campbell wasn't the first choice to play La Boeuf. Elvis Presley was first pick but his casting agent wanted him to have top billing over John Wayne...which the producers declined. So Glen Campbell got the part. R.I.P. Rhinestone Cowboy. John Wayne did his own stunt jumping the fence at the end of the film. It was an unscripted act. Not bad for having one lung. His left lung had been surgically removed in 1964 due to cancer. He still played Rooster in the film sequel 5 years later. But due to failing health issues, was not able to play Rooster a third time for the made-for-TV film in 1978. He died on 11th of June, 1979.
I thought it was always Colonel Parker that blew Elvis' chance to be with the Duke in this film. Either way, its a damn shame because Elvis woulda been good here. Nothing wrong with Glen Campbell, but Elvis could actually act when he wanted to and I think he woulda stepped up his game for the role. Top billing always seems like such a stupid thing to lose a film over.
Rio Bravo and The Searchers are 2 other of John Wayne's best.
Glen Campbell,-LaBoeuf- sang the theme song to True Grit. At the time of this movie, he had a very popular tv variety show.
John Wayne made that jump at the end himself.
Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊
One big difference you will see between the spaghetti westerns is the way violence is shown. A lot of JW's movies were shot under the Hays Code so you don't see a lot of blood, torture, or seeing the gunshot and the person hit in the same frame.
Also I loved the way language was used in this movie. On the surface it looks like just some big words. But unlike modern storytelling where we use a lot of slang and words with many different connotations, the words weren't so much big or fancy but very unambiguous. No "You better watch out," or "I'll get you one way or another" or "I'll F^&* you up". There was not a lot of ways you could misunderstand "I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which will you have?"
Also, it was the word "Hanged", not "Hung". I don't think a lot of people today know the difference.
Big words? I don't see no big words. Those are just plain statements.
And what's the difference between those last two words?
Wayne’s Oscar for “True Grit” was a consolation-prize Oscar. He should’ve been nominated and won for “The Searchers,” and the Academy knew it. Forget remakes and stick with classic Wayne. Essentials include “The Searchers,” “The Quiet Man,” “Rio Bravo,” “McClintock,” “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” and “Red River.” (The John Wayne western persona was born in “Stagecoach,” and this also was his first of many collaborations with John Ford; their films often felt like they were in the same universe, often using the same supporting actors, but I always felt the film was overrated, probably because it was The First). His specialties were westerns and military films (e.g., “Sands of Iwo Jima,” “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”). My favorite is “The Quiet Man,” in which he plays an American boxer who moves to his native Ireland later in life to retire, and shenanigans ensue. Many view it as John Ford’s love letter to Ireland, but it’s required viewing, best around St. Patrick’s Day.
Hi, Jen. Elmer Bernstein wrote a bunch of excellent film scores. I believe he studied with Aaron Copland. This film is a classic.
He did The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven.
Harold Ramis once told Bernstein that his score for "Ghostbusters" was better than the movie deserved.
John Wayne BIG movie was The Longest Day about the Normandy June 6 1944 landing. Has a huge number of big stars in cameo roles. Fairly accurate.
While it's in a lot of movies, you NEVER want to suck the poison out with your mouth. I learned that while stationed at Ft. Irwin, CA.
John Wayne was known mainly for westerns but he did do other movies too. The romantic comedy The Quiet Man is one of his most popular films and Hatari, which was another romantic comedy with a score by Henry Mancini who wrote the theme to The Pink Panther. He also made two cop movies in the 1970's McQ and Brannigan. Brannigan was filmed in England. Wayne's final film was the western The Shootist which he made with James Stewart. True Grit was so popular it spawned two sequels, the very entertaining Rooster Cogburn which had Wayne reprising his role from the original film and True Grit, A Further Adventure which was made for television and starred Warren Oats in the John Wayne role.
@13:00... now it's probably all condos Lol 🤣🤣 My aunt and uncle also always called it "supper" 😊
While mostly performed in Westerns and War films, there is The Quiet Man, The Voyage Home, Island in the Sky, and The High And The Mighty. The Quiet Man is actually a Romantic Comedy-Drama.
He also had a part in the scandalous-for-the-1930s Baby Face.