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To: Drew68

John Wayne got killed on screen in The Sands of Iowa Jima.


24 posted on 02/24/2026 7:09:56 AM PST by Licensed-To-Carry (John 14:6 Romans 10:9 Hebrews 9:27)
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To: Licensed-To-Carry
John Wayne got killed on screen in The Sands of Iowa Jima.

OK, I stand corrected. Maybe the only Western?

I do recall there was a lot of controversy around this scene and Bruce Dern was really worried about the impact it would have on his career. "People are going to hate me!"

He was really a scumbag in that film!

27 posted on 02/24/2026 7:14:32 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Licensed-To-Carry

The Alamo.

190 years in this time period.


39 posted on 02/24/2026 8:01:04 AM PST by Surrounded_too (LE)
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To: Licensed-To-Carry

How did Carradine kill himself?


41 posted on 02/24/2026 8:35:12 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: Licensed-To-Carry

And “The shootist”.

CC


56 posted on 02/24/2026 10:03:23 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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