McLintock!
Short description
George Washington McLintock is a wealthy cattle baron whose ranch, mines and timber holdings make him the most powerful man in the town that shares his name. His authority is seldom questioned, but his personal life is another matter: his wife, Katherine, walked out two years earlier, and their daughter, Becky, is away at school. When Katherine returns, she is not looking for a reconciliation. She wants a divorce and custody of Becky, and neither spouse is willing to give way to the other. Around this standoff, McLintock also has to contend with government officials and other parties interested in his land, a household that grows when he hires a widow as his cook, and a string of disputes that come to a head at a public celebration.
The film is a Western comedy directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, the first of the sixteen features he directed in chronological order, and written by James Edward Grant for producer Michael Wayne. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara lead a cast of twenty-eight credited performers, with Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers, Jack Kruschen and Chill Wills among the supporting roles. Made for about four million dollars, it returned roughly fifteen million worldwide, a strong result for its time. On IMDb it holds a 7.1 rating from eighteen thousand votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.6 from 266 votes, indicating a solid following among general viewers.
What's left behind the scenes
- The filmmakers drew inspiration from William Shakespeare's comedy 'The Taming of the Shrew.' Producer Michael Wayne and director Andrew V. McLaglen decided it would be even funnier if the plot were moved to the Wild West.
- During the filming of the pheasant hunt, John Wayne actually fired birdshot. The birds were released on command, so he knew when and where to shoot.
- Initially, producer John Wayne envisioned only Henry Hathaway in the director's chair, but Hathaway demanded such a high fee that Wayne decided to appoint Andrew V. McLaglen—the son of his old friend and colleague Victor McLaglen—as director.
- Maureen O'Hara wrote in her autobiography that in the scene in question, John Wayne spanked her so hard that she had bruises for a week.
- John Wayne insisted that the governor be named Cuthbert H. Humphrey. He wanted this character, played by Robert Lowry, to be a parody of the liberal senator Hubert H. Humphrey, for whom Wayne felt a sharp dislike. Humphrey was the Democratic Party's vice-presidential candidate under Lyndon Johnson in the 1968 presidential race, which was won by Republican Richard Nixon.
- John Wayne once recalled that he couldn't for the life of him explain to Big Joe Hamilton how to act in a fight scene. It ended with him simply stepping on Hamilton's foot and then kicking him.
- In the corresponding scene, Jerry Van Dyke was actually playing the banjo.
- Bentonite clay—used in oil drilling and having the consistency of chocolate syrup—was used in the pit of liquid mud during the mass brawl scene. Filming the scene took a week.
- According to Michael Wayne, John Wayne (the producer and lead actor) insisted on jumping from the balcony into the hay wagon himself. Film companies usually do not allow stars to personally participate in dangerous scenes, but Wayne insisted. Just in case, the same scene was also filmed with a stunt double.
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