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The FRiday Night Movie - The Shootist (1976)
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Posted on 08/21/2015 9:14:23 PM PDT by DemforBush

Edited on 08/24/2015 6:56:47 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Saddle up, and maybe have the tissues nearby. The Duke bids farewell to his friends and his fans in his final role as JB Books, an aging gunfighter dying of cancer...

In widescreen format.


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: farewell; movie; theduke
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What can you say about this one? Wayne gives us a sendoff like only he can, and brings along a lot of great old friends for the ride (Richard Boone, Bill McKinney, etc.) One of the most satisfying final showdowns in a western, too. 8/10.

The widescreen video is just a tiny bit "stretched", but picture and sound are otherwise just great.

1 posted on 08/21/2015 9:14:23 PM PDT by DemforBush
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To: DemforBush

In MHO the movie Wayne should have gotten a Oscar for.


2 posted on 08/21/2015 9:16:40 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: FlyingEagle; Silentgypsy; verga; Gefn; bramps; perfect_rovian_storm; 1010RD; faux_hog; bajabaja; ...

ping!


3 posted on 08/21/2015 9:18:14 PM PDT by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NotforJeb. Just so we're clear.)
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To: Kartographer

It’s one Wayne’s best performances, no question about it.


4 posted on 08/21/2015 9:19:01 PM PDT by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NotforJeb. Just so we're clear.)
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To: DemforBush

This is the one with Ron Howard, Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart, and Harry Morgan, right?
Oh and I almost forgot Scatman Crothers.

Great Movie.


5 posted on 08/21/2015 9:20:47 PM PDT by rikkir (You can lead a horde to knowledge but you can't make them think. (TnkU ctdonath2))
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To: DemforBush

Wayne was good in this but Ron Howard eeeeew. He almost ruined the movie


6 posted on 08/21/2015 9:21:12 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: DemforBush
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The Shootist

7 posted on 08/21/2015 9:23:32 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: DemforBush

BETTER VIDEO HERE:

The Shootist (1976) | John Wayne | Full Movie (1:30:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iA-3RofJKQ


8 posted on 08/21/2015 9:27:41 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: DemforBush

Excellent film. I miss John Wayne


9 posted on 08/21/2015 9:30:10 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Do Not Vote for List: See my profile)
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To: DemforBush

Correction: It’s “JB Books” not “JB Brooks.”

One of my all-time favorite movies.


10 posted on 08/21/2015 9:31:31 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: DemforBush

John Bernard “J. B.” Books was the name of the character. Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shootist


11 posted on 08/21/2015 9:31:41 PM PDT by chulaivn66 (They're in the wire!)
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To: chulaivn66

Hah. Beat you by ten whole seconds. :-)


12 posted on 08/21/2015 9:32:38 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: DemforBush

Clint Eastwood’s character in ‘Gran Torino’ reminded me a little of this movie.


13 posted on 08/21/2015 9:32:46 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: EternalVigilance; chulaivn66

Whoops! My bad! Thanks!


14 posted on 08/21/2015 9:33:25 PM PDT by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NotforJeb. Just so we're clear.)
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To: ETL

Ahh...thanks! :-)


15 posted on 08/21/2015 9:33:40 PM PDT by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NotforJeb. Just so we're clear.)
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To: EternalVigilance

If I hadn’t gone for the reference I would have beaten you. I was only ten seconds from a clean getaway!


16 posted on 08/21/2015 9:36:02 PM PDT by chulaivn66 (They're in the wire!)
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To: ETL

Good job and thanks FRiend, save for later.


17 posted on 08/21/2015 9:38:09 PM PDT by PROCON (FReeping on CRUZ Control)
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To: rikkir

It also featured cameo roles by Hugh O’Brien and other A-list actors. It tells a great story about an aging gunfighter dying of cancer just as the 20th century opened. Wayne also knew he was dying of cancer at the time.


18 posted on 08/21/2015 9:39:33 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: DemforBush

I wont be wronged, I wont be insulted, and I wonr be laid a hand on. I dont do these things to others, and I require the same from them.


19 posted on 08/21/2015 9:43:04 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Little Opie really let that bartender have it.


20 posted on 08/21/2015 9:43:12 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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