Director don siegel gives the film a gentle, sentimental touch somewhat surprising, given that he made his reputation on such violent. John wayne i bet regretted being in those cigarette ads. Reap the wild wind 1942, fighting seabees 1944, wake of the red witch 1948, sands of iwo jima 1949, the alamo 1960, the cowboys 1972, and the shootist 1976. John waynes the shootist trivia quiz shootist, the. It is john waynes final film, and possibly his best performance.
Beau john the untold story of john wayne s last film project. But damn if richard boone doesnt make magic in his three brief scenes. After playing in the shootist john wayne managed to resist the cancer for three more years, before finally succumbing in june 1979. With a wonderful supporting cast and an interesting plot, many people find this movie to be one of john waynes finest works. The shootist john wayne lauren bacall dvd for sale.
And unless you have already discovered that john wayne is an actor as well as a movie star, you will be surprised by the dimensions he. Books john wayne catches gillom ron howard snooping, then tries to persuade his mother mrs. The movie isnt really all that, but rydell thinks it is, and by the time the children bust open that box of weapons to kill that basterd dern, you agree. The parallels between waynes life at the time the film was. Spitting images of colt saa revolvers, the replicas were specially hand engraved by carl e. The shootist is the 1976 western that marked the final acting role for john wayne, who portrays an aging gunfighter dying of cancer who faces one last duel. He was among the top box office draws for three decades famous for his roles in western films wayne was born in winterset, iowa but grew up in southern. He was of english, ulsterscots, and irish ancestry. About ten minutes into the shootist, doctor hostetler james stewart tells aging western gunfighter john bernard books john wayne. May 26, 1907 june 11, 1979, known professionally as john wayne and nicknamed duke, was an american actor, director, producer and presidential medal of freedom recipient. All worldwide region free 0 you can paly this dvd on all dvd players. John waynes last feature film appropriately revolved around the death of an iconic gunfighter and the end of the old west itself.
Today there are those who consider the shootist to be the best movie john wayne ever made. The film was directed by don siegel and costarred ron howard, bill mckinney, and harry morgan the following weapons were used in. With john wayne, lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart. The shootist is a great swan song to the film career of john wayne and a great movie on its own merit. The film is an entertaining and riveting spectacle. The shootist is a terrific western starring the legendary john wayne.
The screenplay was written by miles hood swarthout the son of the author and scott hale. The shootist 1976 john wayne lauren bacall youtube. John waynes last movie, the shootist raymond on film. Onset interviews with john wayne and behindthescenes footage of waynes last film the shootist from director don siegel. It was released in 1976 and costarred lauren becall, ron howard and jimmy stewart. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from iowa to the warmer climate of southern california, where they tried ranching in the mojave desert. The shootist is a 1976 american western film directed by don siegel and based on glendon swarthouts 1975 novel of the same name. The shootist is one of the greatest westerns ever made, although it is rarely named as such. John wayne s elegiac last turn as a gunfighter dying of prostate cancer wayne refused to succumb to the bladder cancer of the source novel. Wayne, of course, essentially invented the onscreen american cowboy. Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, books is determined to be shot in the line of duty. Beau john the untold story of john waynes last film. Books, the most celebrated shootist extant, in turnofthecentury carson city, nevada.
Kourts of long beach, california, and given to the duke by the great western arms company many years before. Afflicted with a terminal illness, john bernard books john wayne, the last of the legendary. The great richard boone the shootist 1976 discussion. Shootist, the internet movie firearms database guns in. Students can research both john waynes career in film and the various critical commentaries on the shootist and prepare a presentation for the class.
John wayne can be seen using the following weapons in the following films. While the shootist unintentionally became iconic actor john waynes final film when released to theaters in august 1976, many fans may not realize that the duke had another project in the. He had a wracking cough, and was physically pushing himself. The shootist sixgun three gun set was completed as a tribute to john waynes final movie the shootist. This will be a quiz on one of the most unique westerns ever filmed. Unless you have already discovered that john wayne is an actor as well as a movie star, you will be. And his final film is a worthy conclusion of this unique career.
All movies have been tested and work as they should. Books john wayne, in his final film role is an aging gunfighter diagnosed with cancer who comes to nevada at the turn of the 20th century. They feel that the films story parallels the story of john wayne. John wayne internet movie firearms database guns in. Still it is great and holds up today extremely well. The shootist 1976 the shootist is the sixth and last mug that was made by ketchum originals, located at 1105 long beach blvd, long beach, calif. The shootist 1976 john wayne james stewart youtube. He left behind him a legacy of 184 films, of which the latter 102 beginning with stagecoach in 1939 made him into a unique legend of cinema. Wayne had negotiated exclusive movie rights to dollor with the horses owner, dick webb movie productions, and requested script changes. The shootist might not work for everyone, in fact people who hate john wayne westerns will despise the heroworship that he is given in this film. The supporting cast includes lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart, richard boone, hugh obrian, harry morgan, john carradine. The western movie icon has acquired a reputation over time for the impact he had made during his movie career and before his death on june 11, 1979, he starred in a movie the shootist and here weve gathered john wayne quotes and quotes from the movie the shootist. The shootist 1976 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Rather than suffer the pain, the ignoble, sordid death from cancer which he faces, j.
The man who shot liberty valance 1962 doesnt count because john waynes character had simply died of old age before the start of the film. Other then your last time watching john wayne, the shootist is so devoid of vision the credits could have been printed in braille. And so begins the shootist, john waynes eulogy to the west and to an extraordinary career of over 50 plus years. This is a 12 laserdisc and you need a laserdisc player for it to work. A couple of times in the movie, the camera pans to john wayne, and his hair is parted on the wrong side.
Interesting facts and opinions are available in support of this notion. Don siegels the shootist and the problem of john wayne. Books john wayne, the dying shootist, joins in on the last line of the final verse. Krebspeterson house, 500 mountain street, carson city, nevada. The shootist has one of john waynes best performances in waynes last movie. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the shootist 1976. Like the searchers 1956 before it, the shootist explores the burdens of being a legend, a topic undoubtedly close to the actor.
From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. The shootist general discussions tcm message boards. Wayne has taken ridicule for just playing himself, this movie and a few others prove that it just wasnt true. Tall in the saddle cowboy john wayne had no intentions of retiring from the silver screen post the shootist, instead focusing.
As the story opens, you learn of his past through some clever clips from previous john wayne movies. Over a period of a few days he comes to terms with the inevitable. In 1976, battling the cancer that would kill him, john wayne stepped in front of the camera for one final faceoff. The two primary custom sixguns have been completed on genuine colt brand. The old man had been breathing on one lung since before he made the sons of katie elder 1965. The result was the shootist, a rich and elegiac western and, says philip. Ironically, in john waynes last motion picture, the shootist, he didnt use colts but rather a pair of presentationgrade replica revolvers. The shootist was john waynes final movie role and no actor, before or since, had a more fitting last appearance on the silver screen. Behindthescenes of john waynes last film the shootist 1976. Rogers lauren bacall to let him stay on, in the shootist, 1976 view the tcmdb entry for the shootist 1976.
The shootist has been my favorite john wayne movie since it came out in 1976. Watch the shootist online stream full movie directv. The film opens with a montage from the dukes earlier pictures providing. The shootist 1976 was the final film starring john wayne. Waynes best film would agree that it is one of his best. He has been a lawman and a gunfighter, and always fought with a code he lived by. Boone was a personal friend of john waynes who didnt work much in the 70s. About ten minutes into the shootist, doctor hostetler james stewart tells aging western gunfighter john bernard books, you have a cancer. The entire cast did a masterpiece of acting, maybe for wayne and his true illness. Lon mcq 1974 the train robbers lane 1973 cahill, us marshal j. In his remaining two months, books settles scores with old enemies, including gambler pulford hugh obrian and marshall thibido. Back during the plot of the shootist 18901900 one had a better chance from dying from shootouts than hearing that famous one liner.
No, john wayne wasnt dying when he made the shootist. Watch the shootist streaming online hulu free trial. Marion michael morrison born marion robert morrison. Of note, instead of the usual solid gold handle, this mug merely has a single stripe down the handle, as shown to the right. Renting a room from widowed bond rogers lauren bacall and her son gillom ron howard, books is confronted by several people of questionable motives, including a man seeking to avenge his brothers death and a few who are looking to profit from. Even many of those who do not agree that it was mr. About ten minutes into the shootist, doctor hostetler james stewart tells aging western gunfighter john bernard books john wayne you have a cancer.
The plot is about a hired that is dying of a terminal illness and looks in. In it he played an aging gunfighter, john bernard books. Dont mess with john wayne secrets from the shootist with the screenwriter miles swarthout duration. It was also the second and final film in which john wayne and lauren bacall costarred the first was blood alley in 1955. The shootist john wayne, lauren bacall 1976 laser disc.
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