One of the greatest westerns of all time, rio bravo, celebrates its 60 th birthday this week. Harold bob steele matt harris nesdon booth clark george bruggeman clem. Rent rio bravo 1959 starring dean martin and john wayne on dvd and bluray. With john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson. John wayne full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. See more ideas about john wayne, rio, western movies. Rio lobo cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Chance john wayne is holding joe burdette claude akins, a. John wayne movies general discussions tcm message boards. Since joe is the brother of powerful local cattle baron nathan burdette russell, the sheriff faces a blockade of gunmen hired to keep his prisoner from being brought to justice. Rio bravo bande annonce officielle vost john wayne howard hawks. Hour of the gun 1967 james garner, jason robards feature action, western 40 guns to apache pass 1967 adventure, romance, western john wayne chisum 1970. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. All three star john wayne, and involve a sheriff defending his station against a band of outlaws.
Rio bravo by howard hawks howard hawks, john wayne, dean. Valdez is coming 1971 burt lancaster feature action, western john wayne hondo 1953. Written by jules furthman and leigh brackett, based on the short story rio bravo by b. Plus the cameos in the longest day, how the west was won, and the greatest story ever told. John wayne wanted to make sure no one was left out, so he often had a few mugs inscribed something to the effect good luck john wayne.
Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Sep 11, 2019 john wayne was one of the most popular film actors of the 20th century, known for roles in films such as true grit and the alamo. Harold bob steele matt harris nesdon booth clark george bruggeman clem bob. Quentin tarantino has said that before he enters a relationship, he shows the girl rio bravo and if she doesnt like it, then there is no relationship what john wayne movie do you feel this strongly about. Rio bravo 2002 cast and crew when gunslinger joe burdette claude akins kills a man in a saloon, sheriff john t. Chance adds a touch of human reality to the movie that sets it apart. Taking a look at what might be john waynes greatest film rio bravo 1959. John wayne joins forces with a texas sheriff, an indian fighter and a gambler, to help a local rancher john wayne teams up with a couple of johnny rebs to save a texas town from ruthless outlaws costarred christopher mitchum son of robert mitchum. Rio bravo 2002 when gunslinger joe burdette claude akins kills a man in a saloon, sheriff john t.
Hawks superfan john carpenter used the same premise in two movies, assault on precinct and the underrated scifi western ghosts of mars. Rio bravo is a 1959 western directed by howard hawks and is considered the first of three films all of which starred john wayne, which were variations on the story of a sheriff and his friends defending his office against an aggressive outlaw element in the town. Chance played by wayne presides over the small texas town of rio bravo. Joe burdette claude akins, brother of rancher nathan burdette, tosses a silver dollar into a spittoon. Howard hawks and john wayne reunite to riff on their own rio bravo, and while the results are less memorable the movie does offer a curiously cynical perspective. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in rio bravo 1959. When joe burdette claude akins is arrested for murder. Rio bravo john wayne mugs john wayne mugs john wayne mugs.
In the final decade or so of his career, hawks made three westerns with more or less the same plot. John wayne, byname duke, original name marion michael morrison see researchers note, born may 26, 1907, winterset, iowa, u. Although aspects of the movie have a dated feel when viewed long after its release, the core story that of an upright sheriff and a small group of stalwarts standing against a. Rio bravo1959 john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson and. Rio bravo, american western film, released in 1959, that was one of the most enduring collaborations between director howard hawks and star john wayne. Rio bravo internet movie firearms database guns in movies.
After the civil war, cord mcnally searches for the traitor whose treachery caused the defeat of mcnallys unit and the loss of a close friend. Rio bravo internet movie firearms database guns in. Chance wayne is the sheriff of a texas border town who takes murderer joe akins into custody. Chance throws the brother of evil cattle baron nathan burdette in jail for murder. With john wayne, maureen ohara, ben johnson, claude jarman jr a cavalry officer posted on the rio grande must deal with murderous raiding apaches, his son whos a risktaking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years. My rifle, my pony, and mecindy dean martin, ricky nelson and walter brennan. Quentin tarantino has said that before he enters a relationship, he shows the girl rio bravo and if she doesnt like it, then there is no relationship what john. In high noon, each moment is felt as the ubiquitous clocks. John wayne, in his later years and in a parade magazine interview, stated that he made two movies a year for most of the successful years of his career.
When joe shoots the person at the beginning of the movie the character is played by bing. Then colorado shoots the third guy coming through the front door and john wayne is seen swiveling the shotgun again. Chance squarely in this role and this shift of the heros perspective, from the persecuted kane to the businessasusual chance, drives the pacing and tone of each film. Mccampbell, the film is about the sheriff of the town of rio bravo, texas, who arrests the brother of a powerful local. Aug 10, 2015 john wayne joins forces with a texas sheriff, an indian fighter and a gambler, to help a local rancher john wayne teams up with a couple of johnny rebs to save a texas town from ruthless outlaws costarred christopher mitchum son of robert mitchum. A smalltown sheriff in the american west enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. While high noon casts the villain, frank miller, as huac and the federal government in general, rio bravo sets waynes john t. Dec 18, 2015 hour of the gun 1967 james garner, jason robards feature action, western 40 guns to apache pass 1967 adventure, romance, western john wayne chisum 1970. Marshal with the help of his drunken deputy, dude, cranky old man stumpy, and the beautiful longlegged. Jul 15, 2009 to watch rio bravo is to see a master craftsman at work.
Rio bravo 1959 official trailer johh wayne, dean martin western. With john wayne, maureen ohara, ben johnson, claude jarman jr a cavalry officer posted on the rio grande must deal with murderous raiding apaches, his son whos a risktaking recruit and his wife from whom he. In the town of rio bravo, texas, sheriffs deputy dude dean martin, who has acquired the contemptuous nickname borrachon, enters a saloon but cannot afford a drink. Since joe is the brother of powerful local cattle baron nathan burdette russell, the sheriff faces a blockade of gunmen hired to. Rio bravo is a strong contender for the best western of all time perhaps second only to fords the searchers. Rio bravo is a 1959 american western film produced and directed by howard hawks and starring john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson, walter brennan, and ward bond. An alcoholic sheriff and his buddy lock up a killer. John wayne plays a texas sheriff who, confronted with an existential.
Rio bravo, the acclaimed 1959 howard hawks western, showcases a perfectlycast john wayne in the kind of role he defined during his fourplus decades of appearing before the camera. Rio bravo cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Rio bravo 1959 official trailer johh wayne, dean martin western movie hd a smalltown sheriff in the american west enlists the help of a. The predominant theme of western films was the death of the old west, and one such. Rio bravo was the fifteenth mug bob williams did for john wayne. Set in texas during the late 1860s, rio bravo is a story of men and women and a town under siege. Howard hawkss rio bravo originated in opposition to fred zinnemanns high noon 1952, which was nominated for several awards, winning gary cooper his second best actor oscar. Mccampbell, the film is about the sheriff of the town of rio bravo, texas. Rio bravo is a 1959 american western film produced and directed by howard hawks and starring john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson. Although aspects of the movie have a dated feel when viewed long after its release, the core story that of an upright sheriff and a small group of stalwarts.
Rio bravo is a 1959 american western film produced and directed by howard hawks and starring john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson, walter b. In 1959, when howard hawks made rio bravo, the big screen. To watch rio bravo is to see a master craftsman at work. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Chance john wayne is holding joe burdette claude akins, a worthless, drunken thug, for the murder of an unarmed man in a fight in a saloon the problem is that joe is the brother of wealthy land baron nathan burdette john russell, who. Rio bravo is one of the supreme achievements hence justifications of classical hollywood, that complex network of determinants that includes the star system, the studio system, the system of genres and conventions, a highly developed grammar and syntax of shooting and editing, the interaction of which made possible an art at once personal. Born out of a mutual dislike of aspects of another western film, high noon, director howard hawks and star john wayne set out to make a movie where the protagonists, without seeking outside help, take a unified and determined stand against the bad guys. The unfolding relationship between the sheriff and the prostitute john wayne and angie dickinson is exquisitely crafted while dean martins performance as the struggling alcoholic is an acting masterclass in itself. When burdettes men lay siege to his jailhouse, chance holds on until the arrival of a u.
Walter brennan in his role as stumpy, however, is the. With john wayne, jorge rivero, jennifer oneill, jack elam. These tv and movie cast reunions have been the silver lining of. The inspiration behind rio bravo originated with the outrage that john wayne and directorproducer howard hawks both felt over the 1952 western high noon neither man appreciated that earlier movie s depiction of the town marshal played by gary cooper and his desperate appeal to the townspeople for help against the band of outlaws headed. Chance john wayne arrests him with the aid of the town drunk, dude dean martin. John wayne was one of the most popular film actors of the 20th century, known for roles in films such as true grit and the alamo. Chance wayne, his soberingup alcoholic friend dude dean martin, the hotshot new kid colorado ricky nelson, and deputysidekick stumpy walter brennan, sittin around in the town jail, drinkin black cofee, shootin the breeze, and. Why rio bravo is the definitive john wayne film youtube. Theres a showdown at rio bravo when courageous sheriff john t.