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True Grit (1969)
Released By: Paramount Home Video   Rating: G   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Paramount Home Video
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Henry Hathaway
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Glen Campbell, Jeremy Slate, John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall
Published ID: 367
UPC: 097360683349, 097360683325, 097361207728, 097361207742,
Plot: In fine Hollywood tradition, John Wayne had to play a one-eyed fat man before the Motion Picture Academy considered him worthy of an Oscar. In True Grit, Wayne plays grumpy, pot-bellied U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn, hired by 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) to find Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey), who killed her father. The headstrong Mattie could have had her pick of lawmen, but selects the aging Cogburn because she believes he has true grit (she talks this way all through the picture, so be prepared). Also heading into Indian territory in search of Chaney is Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Glen Campbell), who wants to collect the reward placed on the fugitive's head for his earlier crimes. Complicating matters are Chaney's scurrilous cronies Ned Pepper (Robert Duvall), Quincy (Jeremy Slate), and Moon (Dennis Hopper), who have no qualms about killing a troublesome teenaged girl like Mattie. While the plot of True Grit, adapted (and streamlined) by Marguerite Roberts from the novel by Charles Portis, maintains audience interest throughout, the glue that truly holds this Western together is John Wayne, delivering one of his finest performances (though some believe he was better in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon). Wayne's casual charisma is infinitely more effective than the mannered method acting of Kim Darby and the floundering non-acting of poor Glen Campbell. And who could not love the climatic face-off between Duvall and company and John Wayne, whose Fill your hand, you son of a bitch! is not only a classic bit of dialogue, but the apotheosis of the Wayne mystique. In 1975, Wayne repeated his True Grit characterization opposite Katharine Hepburn in Rooster Cogburn, but the film failed to match its predecessor and the overall effect was blunted. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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"... come see a fat old man."
Added 11/21/2009

TRUE GRIT
Pinnacle of the late Duke period. I've heard the Coen Brothers are planning a remake with Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn, while the principles sound great, improving on the original seems like a tall order.

John Wayne was born to play Rooster Cogburn. The direction, scenery and writing sparkle in the original. Strother Martin's horse trader is perfect, how can they possibly recreate his reading of the line about a child falling in a well?

Atypical of John Wayne movies is the ambiguity between good and evil. Rooster Cogburn is taken to task (although it comes off sympathetically) for his homicidal approach to law enforcement. He's portrayed as selfish and totally capable of letting down those who depend on him. Robert Duvall's portrayal of Lucky Ned Pepper ranges from cold blooded opportunist (escape at the dugout) to killer with a conscience when he demands that Tom Cheney release Mattie Ross.

The only flaw in the movie is the casting of Glenn Campbell as LaBouef. His "big bore Sharps" can't inflict near the damage of his line readings. In spite that minor criticism this one of John Wayne's best roles.


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Christmas 2009
Added 11/9/2009

I got this movie for a family member for this coming Christmas. I myself am not a big John Wayne fan so anyhow I myself have not seen this movie.
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Family Favorite
Added 10/2/2009

I saw this movie for the first time at the drive-in with my father when I was five, he is a real big John Wayne fan. He wanted me to see it because he wanted me to see that women can be strong too, and that even as a young girl this will show and if some people act like they don't like it they really do admire the trait.

This is an excellent family film and you will be surprised at some of the big name stars who are also in the film, Dennis Hopper has a small but memmorable part, and Robert Duvall plays one of the main bad guys in the film.

If you want a movie for a family night (even small children will find something to love)this is a great choice.

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THAT'S A MOVIE
Added 8/10/2009

THE BEST THE DUKE HAS TO OFFER. THIS MOVIE BROUGHT THE BEST OF JOHN WAYNE AND GLEN CAMPBELL ALL IN ONE MOVIE. THIS MOVIE DEPICTS THE THE TYPE OF MEN THAT BUILT AMERICA; A REAL TREAT IN ACTION AND ACTING. KIM DARBY IS TOWERING IN HER PORTRAYAL OF AN DETERMINED AND SPIRITED YOUNG WOMAN AND ROBERT DUVALL IS SUPERB IN THE BRIEF PART HE PLAYS AS NED PEPPER. THE CINEMETOGRAPHY IN THIS WESTERN IS REAL AND BREATHTAKING.
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A Classic
Added 8/9/2009

Yet another classic film by the all American actor John Wayne. The beautiful Colorado scenery, the thesbian genuis of Wayne (and his fellow protagonists),and the incredible plot of a young girl's search for her father's murderer makes True Grit one film that John Wayne fans cannot afford to live without.
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"... come see a fat old man."
Added 11/21/2009

TRUE GRIT
Pinnacle of the late Duke period. I've heard the Coen Brothers are planning a remake with Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn, while the principles sound great, improving on the original seems like a tall order.

John Wayne was born to play Rooster Cogburn. The direction, scenery and writing sparkle in the original. Strother Martin's horse trader is perfect, how can they possibly recreate his reading of the line about a child falling in a well?

Atypical of John Wayne movies is the ambiguity between good and evil. Rooster Cogburn is taken to task (although it comes off sympathetically) for his homicidal approach to law enforcement. He's portrayed as selfish and totally capable of letting down those who depend on him. Robert Duvall's portrayal of Lucky Ned Pepper ranges from cold blooded opportunist (escape at the dugout) to killer with a conscience when he demands that Tom Cheney release Mattie Ross.

The only flaw in the movie is the casting of Glenn Campbell as LaBouef. His "big bore Sharps" can't inflict near the damage of his line readings. In spite that minor criticism this one of John Wayne's best roles.


0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Christmas 2009
Added 11/9/2009

I got this movie for a family member for this coming Christmas. I myself am not a big John Wayne fan so anyhow I myself have not seen this movie.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Family Favorite
Added 10/2/2009

I saw this movie for the first time at the drive-in with my father when I was five, he is a real big John Wayne fan. He wanted me to see it because he wanted me to see that women can be strong too, and that even as a young girl this will show and if some people act like they don't like it they really do admire the trait.

This is an excellent family film and you will be surprised at some of the big name stars who are also in the film, Dennis Hopper has a small but memmorable part, and Robert Duvall plays one of the main bad guys in the film.

If you want a movie for a family night (even small children will find something to love)this is a great choice.

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