Here’s how John Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13 remade John Wayne Western classic Rio Bravo. Carpenter grew up during the ’50s and came to fall in love with both Westerns and...
The Barbarian and the Geisha actor John Wayne despised the project for several reasons. However, they often referred back to director John Huston. Audiences recognized them both for their...
His career saw him become one of Hollywood’s biggest box office draws for three decades, and in 1999 the American Film Institute chose Wayne as one of...
After a brief critical and commercial revival kicked off by his Oscar-winning turn in 1969’s “True Grit,” John Wayne fell back into the creative slump that had...
With Hollywood being so competitive, it’s hard to survive without passion. Such was certainly the case for John Wayne, who would push through injuries (including broken...
When producer Mike Frankovich set out to make “The Shootist,” he did not initially pursue John Wayne for the role of J.B. Brooks, a lawman-turned-gunfighter who...
The movie was based on the Lincoln County War of 1878 with John Wayne starring as John Simpson Chisum, a wealthy cattle baron of the American...
Actor John Wayne had a walk that anybody who watched his movies could recognize. However, that wasn’t the only distinctive feature of the movie star. Wayne also had a...
In 1973, Marlon Brando orchestrated an Oscars scandal.And thus was born an absurd myth targeting John Wayne. Rather than accept the best actor award for his...
Katharine Hepburn isn’t one to hold back her opinions, including when it comes to her co-stars. After refusing to work with one famous actor during the 1950s,...
