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Rio Lobo (1971)
Released By: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment   Rating: G   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Howard Hawks
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: George Plimpton, Jack Elam, Jennifer O'Neill, John Wayne, Jorge Rivero
Published ID: 126
UPC: 097363801146, 097363801122,
Plot: John Wayne, in the last of his Civil War characterizations, portrays Cord McNally, a Union Army colonel who loses a gold shipment in a Confederate raid, during which a devoted young officer is also killed. After the end of the war, McNally bears no ill-will toward the leaders of the raid, Pierre Cordona (Jorge Rivero) and Tuscarora Phillips (Christopher Mitchum), who were acting as soldiers, but he still wants the two unknown men on the Union side who they say sold them the information about the gold shipments. A year later, McNally crosses paths with one of the men, now a deputy from Rio Lobo, who is about to take Shasta Delaney (Jennifer O'Neill), a seemingly innocent young woman, out of a neighboring town at gunpoint. A shootout ensues, in which McNally's man and three other Rio Lobo deputies are killed, with help from Cordona -- this makes McNally very interested in what's going on in Rio Lobo, and he decides to go there with Cordona and Shasta. They find a whole community under siege from their own sheriff, a sadistic ex-outlaw named Hendricks (Mike Henry). What follows is a series of confrontations and revelations that are alternately suspenseful, sadistic -- with maimings worthy of a spaghetti western and characters even getting blown to bits -- and even occasionally comical. But the pieces all tie together very neatly, despite a convoluted plot that's sort of Rio Bravo (made 11 years earlier, also starring Wayne and directed by Hawks, and scripted by Leigh Brackett) turned sideways and readjusted to a more cynical era. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide
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Rio Lobo
Added 10/21/2009
This John Wayne is as great as the rest he does. I would recommend it to anyone that is a John Wayne fan.
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big john
Added 10/16/2009
bought this for my mom she is a big john wayne fan she loved it.
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Rio Lobo
Added 3/25/2009
I ordered this for a Christmas gift to a John Wayne lover. I was exactly what I wanted and in great shape. This is a good movie and we really enjoy it. Shipping was pretty quick considering it to be a holiday. Good buy!
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Rio Lobo
Added 3/11/2009
Listen up Pilgrim! Great John Wayne fare. The formula still works: Wayne plus young guy plus crotchety guy plus love interest plus great director equals great western entertainment!
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Not the best Wayne movie
Added 3/6/2009
This is about the poorest directed movie John Wayne ever acted in. There are long moments without any background music, or background noise, which makes the actors seems like the are acting in a movie set, not performing real life like. During serious events in the movie, one or two of the characters will be laughing. We felt like the movie was just an avenue for the good looking women in the movie to be introduced to movie goers. Over all, this is not a very entertaining movie. It is nothing like Rio Bravo, or El Dorado. Nothing like them. I will not watch this movie a second time, and would not recommend it.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Rio Lobo
Added 10/21/2009
This John Wayne is as great as the rest he does. I would recommend it to anyone that is a John Wayne fan.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
big john
Added 10/16/2009
bought this for my mom she is a big john wayne fan she loved it.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Rio Lobo
Added 3/25/2009
I ordered this for a Christmas gift to a John Wayne lover. I was exactly what I wanted and in great shape. This is a good movie and we really enjoy it. Shipping was pretty quick considering it to be a holiday. Good buy!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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