Movie with both john wayne and clint eastwood

Hollywoods western icons kindle edition by charles river editors. But on which would you stake your claim when facing a hail of bullets. Both men were excellent in their respective times and genre. It would be hard for me to make a decision as to who is the best. John wayne was one of the most popular film actors of the 20th century, known for roles in films such as true grit and the alamo. Clint eastwoods gritty 1992 film dispelled many of the myths which he helped to popularise. Clint did send wayne an idea for a western with them both starring in it back in the early. Clint eastwood began directing his own pictures just as such new hollywood filmmakers as sam peckinpah and arthur penn were replacing the honorable stoicism of old john wayne films with a more brutal amorality. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. What did john wayne have against the eastwood westerns. Westerns collection pale rider the wild bunch rio bravo how the west was won the searchers region free.

The american clint eastwood movie, the enforcer was released in 1976. John wayne may have been the biggest movie star of his era, several eras perhaps, but in his autumn years as a star, he found himself. Academy awards 1970 where they were both presenters, and john wayne. Living with his mother, bobi, in her atlanta apartment, jewell, who worked as a security guard, would. Wayne had long considered himself the king of westerns, but that landscape was changing fast. Did clint eastwood and john wayne ever work together on a movie. The story goes that clint eastwood wanted to work with john wayne, so he sent him a script.

I think wayne was just of that era where very talented actors jimmie stewart, randolph scott, james cagney, spencer tracy, humphrey bogart, carey grant, etc. The first was at the 42nd annual academy awards 1970 where they were both presenters, and john wayne won the award for best. John wayne may have been the biggest movie star of his era, several eras perhaps, but in his autumn years as a star, he found himself dealing with several perceived interlopers. Clint and john wayne almost making a movie together on.

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. Both had some great lines handed to them over the years. How unforgiven laid the classic movie western to rest. Retired old west gunslinger william munny clint eastwood reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner ned logan morgan freeman and a young man, the schofield kid jaimz woolvett. But theyve appeared in five documentarytype videos, as themselves. Clint eastwood john wayne posted by the dude abides on 112310 at 5. But it was one clint eastwood who really stuck in the craw of the duke. The story goes that clint eastwood wanted to work with john wayne.

John wayne vs clint eastwood the man with no name vs. The antihero was increasingly sticking his oar in and dealing with things using more eye raising methods today, we call this realism, such as shooting first if necessary. The duke how do clint eastwood and john wayne s films compare and contrast with one another. Its fitting that clint eastwood and john wayne both have the same birthday week. Movie question what john wayne movie should i watch. Marion michael morrison born marion robert morrison. Its fitting that clint eastwood and john wayne both have the same. Clint and john wayne almost making a movie together. Wayne sent a reply letter to eastwood stating he wouldnt star in an eastwood.

Did clint eastwood and john wayne ever work together on a. Ask clint eastwood how he feels about his chances for a statuette, and his eyes drift off. With clint eastwood, gene hackman, morgan freeman, richard harris. Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a california gold rush mining town. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the tv series rawhide 19591966. 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. Jun 16, 2016 rio diablo john wayneclint eastwood movie youtube stay safe and healthy. But what do you really know about john wayne and clint eastwood. From the dollars trilogy to the dirty harry series to his later career, to say that clint eastwood has been around the hollywood block would be a severe understatement. No, but in the early 70s as waynes career started to fade, clint took over as the main western star, and he offered wayne a role in a movie with him.

How many people did clint eastwood kill in his movie. Eastwood is the clear winner here with his genreforging character of harry callahan. If youve seen one john wayne movie, youve seen them all. For richard jewells mother and lawyer, clint eastwoods. Paul newman, john wayne, clint eastwood, clint eastwood. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

Clint would be the young cowboy and john wayne would be the older cowboy. Everyone thinks he is a coward but he is a war hero. Im an eastwood fan, and i would agree he was the better actor, but i will defend wayne. John wayne played the same character in every fricking movie. What movie did john wayne and clint eastwood star together. Clint is also thinner making him a harder target at mid range without modern optics. I love both of em, but my favorite has always been clint eastwoodmy favorite actor. Both men emerged from humble roots, fought their way through a morass of depressing hollywood roles, and then pulled themselves up by the literal and figurative bootstraps to become major movie star celebrities.

My dads collection of clint eastwood and john wayne stuff is. Well peckinpah was a war vet and was sick of hollywood depictions of violence being unrealistic and due to his service he had seen both the best and worst mankind has. John wayne, clint eastwood, raquel welch, randolph scott, sidney poitier and sean connery with lee van cleef as the villain. Lets take a break to think about john wayne and clint eastwood. John wayne and clint eastwood the duke and dirty harry. Wayne sent clint a letter, complaining about eastwoods 1973 revisionist western high plains drifter, in which a town of cowards backs the murder of their own marshal. Yuma 1971 western full movie starring clint walker by western mania. Men like the edgy and king of cool steve mcqueen, who once described acting as something a real man shouldnt be doing. A fistful of dollars 1964 clint eastwood john wayne. I have read that yrs ago a young clint eastwood had sent john wayne a western movie script that he thought would be a great movie for the two of them to be in. John wayne resented young upstart clint eastwood manlymovie. I grew up watching both john wayne and clint eastwood movies and still love them. After all, eastwood is a legend both on and off the screen with accomplishments throughout his life that most people could only dream of. Clint eastwood john wayne posted by bench mcelroy on 112310 at 3.

A halfdozen major stars in an oldfashioned, big budget western in 1970. Two iconic western stars almost go together for a movie in the mid1970s. Richard jewell, both rockwell and bates were largely unfamiliar with the story of the centennial park. Richard jewell loved movies, particularly anything with john wayne or clint eastwood. Probably both the same that i mean that little one. During her sons fame, ruth was known by the surname of her second husband, john belden wood 192004, whom she married after the death of clinton sr. Interestingly, both were born to battle over this final week of may, twentythree years and six days apart wayne on may. American actor, director, and producer john wayne 19071979 began working on films as an.

The big tragedy is that hes not here because he would so get off on a clint eastwood movie where he got to be with him and all this other stuff. John wayne and clint eastwood will be remembered in history as western icons in their own respective. Wayne sent a reply letter to eastwood stating he wouldnt star in an eastwood western because, a. For richard jewells mother, clint eastwoods new film. Looking to find the name of a murder mystery film i just saw,it has a female detective that discovered female murder victims at a beach. I have to say though, i didnt think clint eastwoods movie gran tornio was the great movie that you all seem to be screaming. Name of a movie about a man visiting a small town living with a single mom and her son. John wayne complained that the clint eastwood and sam peckinpah westerns destroyed the myth of the old west and were too violent and showcased too many darker aspects of humanity. I understood john wayne did not care for the image of clints anti hero characters. In this film clint eastwood plays inspector harry callahan and this movie is the third in the dirty harry film series. The events of dday, told on a grand scale from both the allied and. Wayne sent clint a letter, complaining about eastwood s 1973 revisionist western high plains drifter, in which a town of cowards backs the murder of their own marshal. With john wayne, stuart whitman, ina balin, nehemiah persoff.

Interestingly, both were born to battle over this final week of may, twentythree years and six. Texas ranger jake cutter arrests gambler paul regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the comanches known as comancheros. Mr wayne and mr eastwood are the two great faces of western movies. Eastwoods paint your wagon 1969 is a madcap wagonpainting story like no other. Lee scowls at the camera from under a version of that hatnot unlike eastwoods menacing squint as a mysterious avenging.

Clint eastwoods flared top short stovepipe in pale rider was said to be inspired by a hat style worn by at least some of the mormon avenging angels, also known as danites. John wayne fits the western image perfectly, he fills roles different to eastwood. Eastwooddirected westerns tend to mix qualities from both traditional and modern forms of the genre. He rose to fame for playing the man with no name in sergio leones dollars trilogy of spaghetti westerns. Clint eastwood did not play any role in duck soup and was not even born when the movie was released in 1933 asked in jazz music what clint eastwood movie role was offered to john wayne frank. With lee marvin, clint eastwood, jean seberg, harve presnell.