If John Wayne were alive today....

[rfreedom4u]

I often wonder that if John Wayne were alive today, what would he think/do/say regarding the current events of the world. Not just the current regime in DC and Congress, but Iraq, Afghanistan etc....

[NCC-1701]

“...P.S. This isn't the last time these two “actors” would appear together....”

If by that you meant that John Wayne and Ronald Reagan worked together in a movie, you are wrong. They never worked on a movie together. I made a list of Duke's movies from IMDB listing the full cast of each flick, then sorted it by last names and RR’s name never showed up.

If you meant they worked together off-screen, then most likely they did. That would have meant more anyway. Do something substantive rather than making a fluff movie.

[Lee'sGhost]

And he ran for his life for the rest of his life....

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

[miss marmelstein]

Your remarks restore some of my faith in FR; I can perfectly well understand your tears at his death. I, myself, cried when Steve McQueen died...so young, aged 49.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is my favorite as well. I always say that as a woman who loves Westerns it’s because most of it takes place in a kitchen, lol. Remember the Duke’s great love in the movie, Vera Miles? But, of course, its themes about truth versus fiction, character over success, are beautifully presented.

Over the years, I’ve become a major fan of Rio Bravo - so entertaining, so funny, so well-acted, directed by the great Howard Hawks. And has one of my favorite songs: My Rifle, My Pony and Me.

[NCC-1701]

Did you know that JOhn Wayne wanted Karen Carpenter to play Mattie Ross in “True Grit”? Also, Elvis Presley was offered Glen Campbell’s part in “TG” but Col. Parker nixed that. Something about “not being the right thing for Elvis” or some such drivel. Now that would have been a “royal” movie. The Duke and the King together in a single flick.

[Lazamataz]

....nothin’?

[Ditter]

I just never picked my heros off the silver screen, as did you and a lot of other people. Why does that make me a jackass? I am married to a real cowboy, he is my hero and he deserves my adoration not someone who reads his lines off a script and get his clothes from the wardrobe department. I suspect you need a Valium(or something stronger) just to get through your day if you need one because of my comment.

[Fletcher J]

If he were still alive and well, John Wayne would have already made a pro-USA movie about the war on terror, you can bet on that!

His movie would celebrate the accomplishments, heroism, and sacrifices that our servicemen (and their families) display every day on all our behalf. John Wayne did that during Vietnam, and he dang sure would do it now.

John Wayne was a fine actor and a good man. Yes, being an actor doesn’t make his opinions more valuable, but I appreciated his opinions not because he was John Wayne the Actor, but because he was John Wayne the Man.

[dfwgator]

John Wayne’s not dead - he’s frozen. And as soon as we find the cure for cancer we’re gonna thaw out the Duke and he’s gonna be pretty pissed off. You know why? Have you ever taken a cold shower? Well multiple that by 15-million times, that’s how pissed off the Duke’s gonna be. I’m gonna get the Duke and John Cassavetes...
(Hey)
and Lee Marvin
(Hey)
and Sam Pekinpah
(Hey)
And a case of Whiskey and drive down to Texas...

- Dennis Leary (A$$hole)

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"I, myself, cried when Steve McQueen died...so young, aged 49"

That was a sad one also. I just read an article about him in one of my Marine magazines I subscribe to. As you may or may not know, he was a Marine before he became an actor. Though he never served in combat, he was on an amphibious operation once where there was on an amtrack that had some type of problem, was sinking and he rescued a couple of Marines out of the craft. I'd have to re-read the story to get the exact details, but that was the gist of it. Pretty nice little story about him.

[miss marmelstein]

The Colonel was a complete idiot when it came to movies for Elvis - in fact he would have fit in perfectly with some of the dopes currently on this thread commenting on acting values, lol!

I recently watched True Grit and was amazed at how the performance of Kim Darby held up compared to the robotic performance of that child in the remake. She’s certainly not perfect - she sorta speaks with a Vassar accent - but she’s pretty good. And at least Glen Campbell has the appropriate cowlick for the preening LaBoeuf!

But aside from John Wayne and Robert Duvall, the great acting teacher, Jeff Corey, practically steals the picture as the whining villian, Tom Chaney. Josh Brolin was SUCH a comedown.

[miss marmelstein]

Yes, I pretty much know everything there is to know about the King of Cool. Unlike the Duke, he was a very troubled man - but he was a vet and a staunch Republican and a wonderful actor - a legend at the Actors Studio. Ali McGraw said he was the most patriotic man she ever met.

[Lazamataz]

John Wayne sucks.

 

.....nuthin?

[mad_as_he$$]

The Searchers.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"John Wayne did that during Vietnam, and he dang sure would do it now."

Yes, during the time he made that (1968) that was very gutsy to make. The whole opinion of the war had turned negative by then. People were starting to protest in the streets. Cronkite had said the war could not be won. Unlike today when the pukes that made all of those anti Iraq movies made it at the height of when people on the left were screaming to bring the troops home. It took no guts to make those movies.

[Lazamataz]

*sigh*

That great anti-John-Wayne rant, and I get NOTHIN.

*sigh*

[StonyBurk]

He may reproduce America WHY I LOVE HER—but may have to add a chapter speaking to the election of our first black Messiah for the Democratic Party And the American habit to remain in the reclining position until the stuff has already hit the fan.

[miss marmelstein]

You are STILL a jackass. I’m sorry that’s true but you are. You stupidly misquoted from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - all the while preening about your complete ignorance. My career is in theatre so, of course, I’m interested in what happens on “the silver screen.” I didn’t ask you to adore anyone; you came into this thread with stupid remarks and I called you out on it. Get over yourself.

[Lazamataz]

*sigh*

[Lazamataz]

Always the bridesmaid; never the bride.

*sigh*

[StonyBurk]

As to your closing comments —I would agree to a degree. But there were a few actors who earned my respect for being who they were off screen— John Wayne, Charlton Heston and Ronald Reagan come to mind.I could add Jimmie Stewart as well.