MOVIES - The Cowboys

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:33 pm

Bought the DVD and watched it (again) last night. In the opening scene, I'm pretty sure there was a contrail in the background

The Cowboys is still (one of) my favorite JW movie. I'm so proud of those young men at the end when they kick azz and take names.

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:43 pm

Yes, Very good flick!!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:46 pm

I have it on VHF and was just thinking we should dig it out and watch it again, that and the Shootist.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:55 pm

Most certainly one of my favorites.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:37 pm

I have it on DVD as it's one of my JW favorites.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:18 pm

I have it on DVD only because it's part of my JW collection. I can't stand to watch it. There was no need to kill off JW's character in the middle of the movie.

JMHO

Joe

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:33 pm

It's always been one of my fav John Wayne movies. Have the DVD and actually watched about a week ago.

Grizzly Adams · Post by **Grizzly Adams** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:11 pm

Yep, one of my favorite JW movies. As far as I know, The Cowboys and The Shootist are the only two JW westerns in which his character dies. Where there any others?

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:18 pm

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2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:22 pm

Always been one of my favorite John Wayne movies, that and "Big Jake".

Saw an interview with Bruce Dern years ago. He said JW told him; "They(meaning the audiance) is going
to hate you!". Bruce said "He was right!".

jb

TMair · Post by **TMair** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:38 pm

2ndovc wrote:Always been one of my favorite John Wayne movies, that and "Big Jake".

Saw an interview with Bruce Dern years ago. He said JW told him; "They(meaning the audiance) is going
to hate you!". Bruce said "He was right!".

jb

I watched the tonight show shortly after I watched the movie, he had Bruce Dern on there, and he said he would NEVER kill John Wayne again.
Terry

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:49 pm

I went to see "Big Jake" when I was nine and they showed the previews for "The Cowboys" before it was released .

When it came to Charlottesville Virginia my aunt took me to see "The Cowboys" on the big screen . Think that was in 1971 !

Grizzly Adams · Post by **Grizzly Adams** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:21 pm

Arkansas Bob wrote:
Grizzly Adams wrote:Yep, one of my favorite JW movies. As far as I know, The Cowboys and The Shootist are the only two JW westerns in which his character dies. Where there any others?
The Alamo

True! I guess that's a western.

piller · Post by **piller** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:25 pm

Grizzly Adams wrote:Yep, one of my favorite JW movies. As far as I know, The Cowboys and The Shootist are the only two JW westerns in which his character dies. Where there any others?

The Sands of Iwo Jima, The Fighting Seabees, The Wake of the Red Witch, The Sea Chase, and Reap the Wild Wind come to mind. I probably missed a few.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:32 pm

The Cowboys, one of two JW movies that I actually liked. The Shootist was the other. Not because he died in them... just that I thought he played JW so well.

He died in 8 films; westerns? Ain't The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance a western. Ok, his character died of natural causes.

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:52 pm

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piller · Post by **piller** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:00 pm

A slight thread drift here, but does anyone else remember the reason why John Wayne had to quit playing football for U.S.C.?

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:13 pm

One of the greats.....love it when Budger pulls out the Walker Colt. When I was stationed at Ft. Carson, I used to drive down towards Royal Gorge/Canyon City area and I had heard that alot of it was filmed out that way. Pretty country.

I thought it was a bum knee that ended the Dukes football career.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:09 am

Didn't he Buy It in Fighting Sea Bees?

claybob86 · Post by **claybob86** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:31 am

I sat through The Cowboys three times in the theater when it first came out!

(I still hate Bruce Dern)

HEAD0001 · Post by **HEAD0001** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:04 am

piller wrote:A slight thread drift here, but does anyone else remember the reason why John Wayne had to quit playing football for U.S.C.?

I believe he had a lower back injury. I also believe that was one of the reasons for the way he kind of walked to the side with a slight dip?? I think I am right on that?? Tom.

HEAD0001 · Post by **HEAD0001** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:11 am

Can you just imagine how much fun those guys had to have had on the movie sets. Just imagine Dean Martin and John Wayne on the same set. It had to just be an unlimited amount of laughs.

I always thought the best movie set of all time would have been on of two movies. Either the John Wayne movie the Longest Day. Or the Clint Eastwood movie Kelly's Heroes. Those two movies had more Hollywood stars in them than any other movie I can think of. Could you imagine being on a movie set with Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland, and Carroll O'Connor at the same time?? Tom.

gak · Post by **gak** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:54 am

2ndovc wrote:Always been one of my favorite John Wayne movies, that and "Big Jake".

Saw an interview with Bruce Dern years ago. He said JW told him; "They(meaning the audiance) is going
to hate you!". Bruce said "He was right!".

jb

I don't think anyone's ever played amoral smarminess more consistently (and often) than Bruce Dern! Jack Elam maybe--he certainly is the epitome of the phrase "a real character," but Dern's smirky low life characters may take the prize. Even Elam occasionally (very) played a good guy!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:46 am

I was always sorry that Yakima Canut couldn't follow him into the big time acting. But, he was a staggering force behind the scene for stunts and directing.

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:53 am

Thats alright Bruce Dern may have gotten him in "The Cowboys" but I watched JW and Kirk Douglas kill Dern in "The War Wagon" last night

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:39 pm

I dont remember the last time I have seen Cowboys on regular tv...
probably too politically incorrect......kid with guns...
great movie....
but the searchers is still my favorite...
I like all his stuff...so far I have 50 or so of his westerns....
quiet man....is a must see...john ford.
now I am trying collecting the rest...

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:59 pm

I like the westerns. We have a few of JW's, Big Jake, ElDorado, and more but I think my favorite is the Quiet Man.

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