The 1962 war epic "The Longest Day" starred the infamously brusque John Wayne as Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort, a real-life American soldier who was present for the titular "day," aka D-Day. Wayne was 55 at the time of filming, however, making him a full 28 years older than Vandervoort was on June 6, 1944. Wayne was still a major star, though, so the filmmakers simply had to ignore the massive age gap.
The studios also had to begrudgingly pay Wayne a massive $250,000 for his work, which was 10 times larger than most of the film's other stars. It seems that Wayne sought such a high salary not because of greed or ego, but out of spite. Wayne, you see, had a beef with 20th Century Fox executive Daryl F. Zanuck, and the actor wanted to actively butt heads with the CEO. It wasn't that Wayne wanted the money, he just wanted to make sure that Zanuck didn't have it.
The studios also had to begrudgingly pay Wayne a massive $250,000 for his work, which was 10 times larger than most of the film's other stars. It seems that Wayne sought such a high salary not because of greed or ego, but out of spite. Wayne, you see, had a beef with 20th Century Fox executive Daryl F. Zanuck, and the actor wanted to actively butt heads with the CEO. It wasn't that Wayne wanted the money, he just wanted to make sure that Zanuck didn't have it.
- 5/24/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Movie star John Wayne was familiar with the type of work that went into being a stuntman. He had a deep appreciation for the folks who made the dangerous stunts come to life on the silver screen. However, Wayne had a favorite stuntman whom he deeply respected and enjoyed working with. In fact, they made a total of 32 movies together, making it clear that they had a long history together.
Who was John Wayne’s favorite stuntman? John Wayne | John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images
Wayne had one stuntman that he valued working with above all the rest – Chuck Roberson. He went from working as a police officer to serving in World War II to stuntwork. It all started thanks to a well-known stuntman named Guy Teague, he got his first job in the field at Republic Pictures.
Roberson starred in small roles as an actor, but he also went on...
Who was John Wayne’s favorite stuntman? John Wayne | John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images
Wayne had one stuntman that he valued working with above all the rest – Chuck Roberson. He went from working as a police officer to serving in World War II to stuntwork. It all started thanks to a well-known stuntman named Guy Teague, he got his first job in the field at Republic Pictures.
Roberson starred in small roles as an actor, but he also went on...
- 4/7/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the vast plethora of literary works adapted into Japanese cinema, it is a wonder why Fuminori Nakamura’s Oe Prize Winner “The Thief” has not been transferred to the big screen yet, although, considering the “The Gun” has already done so, this one will not be delayed much longer. Let us take a closer look at this truly great book, though.
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The Thief, who remains nameless throughout the novel, is a seasoned pickpocket, whose thought and mentality about “the art” could provide material for a comprehensive manual. In his tailored suit, he moves through the crowds, preferring trains and subway stations, scans his victims, and proceeds on “lightening” them from their wallets with an ease that occasionally even leads him to forget his deeds. He is also a loner, with no visible social connections of any kind, which essentially, allows him to deal exclusively with his chosen “profession”. He does have a past,...
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The Thief, who remains nameless throughout the novel, is a seasoned pickpocket, whose thought and mentality about “the art” could provide material for a comprehensive manual. In his tailored suit, he moves through the crowds, preferring trains and subway stations, scans his victims, and proceeds on “lightening” them from their wallets with an ease that occasionally even leads him to forget his deeds. He is also a loner, with no visible social connections of any kind, which essentially, allows him to deal exclusively with his chosen “profession”. He does have a past,...
- 4/14/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The finale of Hacks delivered what we knew was brewing all season long: a fiery, no-holds-barred showdown between Deborah and Ava that saw insults slung and someone’s face slapped (Gasp)!
Despite Ava’s loyalty in refusing to spill Deborah’s tea to some British writers (oh hey, Chris Geere and Kirby Howell-Baptiste!), the you-know-what hit the fan when Ava found out that her boss was throwing in the towel on the new material they wrote. So how did Deborah’s final show at the Palmetto go, and were the women able to patch things up after their spat? Read...
Despite Ava’s loyalty in refusing to spill Deborah’s tea to some British writers (oh hey, Chris Geere and Kirby Howell-Baptiste!), the you-know-what hit the fan when Ava found out that her boss was throwing in the towel on the new material they wrote. So how did Deborah’s final show at the Palmetto go, and were the women able to patch things up after their spat? Read...
- 6/10/2021
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
The notion that possessing a firearm, for most people in a civilized society, is a rare and fascinating thing is the ideological underpinning of Japanese thriller “The Gun 2020.”
The pitch may have its limits in the U.S., but in the hands of director Masaharu Take (“100 Yen Love” “Netflix’ “The Naked Director”) the story flows from a student’s accidental discovery of a handgun, right when she needs it, through to the slaying of a neighbor, and to a police chase. Along the way the back story of both the gun and the woman become clearer.
The film stars “Shoplifters” standout Lily Franky as a detective, alongside Kyoko Hinami and Koichi Sato. It is conceived as a sequel of sorts to Take’s “The Gun” which also started with the discovery of a weapon, and was presented at the autumn 2018 edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Heading to a commercial release,...
The pitch may have its limits in the U.S., but in the hands of director Masaharu Take (“100 Yen Love” “Netflix’ “The Naked Director”) the story flows from a student’s accidental discovery of a handgun, right when she needs it, through to the slaying of a neighbor, and to a police chase. Along the way the back story of both the gun and the woman become clearer.
The film stars “Shoplifters” standout Lily Franky as a detective, alongside Kyoko Hinami and Koichi Sato. It is conceived as a sequel of sorts to Take’s “The Gun” which also started with the discovery of a weapon, and was presented at the autumn 2018 edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Heading to a commercial release,...
- 6/17/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The ‘other’ Hollywood studio version of the Alamo story is quite good, with strong production values, exciting stunt battle action and something Republic Pictures didn’t manage very often, a solid screenplay. Sterling Hayden is Jim Bowie, this version’s central hero, with great backup from Anna Maria Alberghetti, Ernest Borgnine, J. Carrol Naish, and Ben Cooper. But best of all is that old hay-shaker Arthur Hunnicutt, as the movies’ best and most natural Davy Crockett.
The Last Command
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1955 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 110 min. / Street Date December 11, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Richard Carlson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Ernest Borgnine, J. Carrol Naish, Ben Cooper, John Russell, Virginia Grey, Jim Davis, Eduard Franz, Otto Kruger, Russell Simpson, Roy Roberts, Slim Pickens, Hugh Sanders, Morris Ankrum, Argentina Brunetti, Robert Burton.
Cinematography: Jack A. Marta
Film Editor: Tony Martinelli
Original Music: Max Steiner
Special Effects: Howard...
The Last Command
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1955 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 110 min. / Street Date December 11, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Richard Carlson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Ernest Borgnine, J. Carrol Naish, Ben Cooper, John Russell, Virginia Grey, Jim Davis, Eduard Franz, Otto Kruger, Russell Simpson, Roy Roberts, Slim Pickens, Hugh Sanders, Morris Ankrum, Argentina Brunetti, Robert Burton.
Cinematography: Jack A. Marta
Film Editor: Tony Martinelli
Original Music: Max Steiner
Special Effects: Howard...
- 1/15/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Despite the name Hotel Dallas and general premise surrounding a replica of Southfork Ranch (where both the old and new Dallas series were filmed) built in Romania by an aspiring capitalist, husband and wife directing duo Sherng-Lee Huang and Livia Ungur‘s film is really about a country crippled under its past that’s still unsure of its future. It’s about art and its ability to speak to people’s hearts and souls whether seeking to do so or not. It’s also about a young girl who grew to embrace a vocation that one day allowed her to work alongside her childhood celebrity crush: Patrick Duffy. Part documentary, soap opera-y restaging of history, memory curio, and love letter to home, this art piece is as uniquely informative as imaginatively wild.
Do not expect convention or concrete answers beyond philosophical dreamscapes of poetic words trying their best to encapsulate...
Do not expect convention or concrete answers beyond philosophical dreamscapes of poetic words trying their best to encapsulate...
- 4/30/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Hondo (1953), which is set to play June 13 - July 4 at the Museum of Modern Art as part of their "3-D Summer" series, was John Wayne's first Western in three years. It was produced by his own Wayne/Fellows Productions (later named Batjac), founded just the year prior by Wayne and producer Robert Fellows. And James Edward Grant, who had already written several Wayne features and had a particular flair for writing classic John Wayne dialogue, penned the screenplay. All told, one gets the sense that everything about this exemplary return to the genre was a carefully conscious decision by the iconic American star. Hondo is a definitive Western. Moreover, it's a definitive John Wayne Western.When Wayne made Hondo, his masculine persona was already firmly established. After viewing the film at one point, Wayne supposedly declared, "I'll be damned if I'm not the stuff men are made of." Such a comment,...
- 6/12/2015
- by Jeremy Carr
- MUBI
The battle over water rights has long been a source for cinematic storylines, from John Wayne westerns like Angel and the Badman to Roman Polanski’s Chinatown. Like Polanski’s classic, writer/director Damian Lee’s latest thriller ,A Dark Truth, is also inspired by actual conflicts—with Lee moving beyond California’s Owens Valley to a more global scale, spotlighting underhanded corporate dealings in South America and Africa. Unfortunately, any similarities end there....
- 1/7/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2012
Price: DVD $24.95
Studio: Olive Films
The classic 1950 film drama The Lawless starring Macdonald Carey (The Great Missouri Raid) and Gail Russell (Angel and the Badman) takes on the issues of immigrant workers and racial discrimination, subjects that were rarely covered in mainstream movies at that time.
Carey plays a crusading newspaperman who seemingly is the only person willing to champion the rights of a group of oppressed Mexican-American fruit-pickers, just he tries to stop a lynch mob’s manhunt of a Latino fugitive accused of fomenting a riot.
Tackling a controversial issue in an honest, no-nonsense fashion, director Joseph Losey (The Romantic Englishwoman), helming his second feature, was later blacklisted in the United States and moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom.
The Lawless also stars John Sands, Lee Patrick, John Hoyt and Lalo Rios.
The film...
Price: DVD $24.95
Studio: Olive Films
The classic 1950 film drama The Lawless starring Macdonald Carey (The Great Missouri Raid) and Gail Russell (Angel and the Badman) takes on the issues of immigrant workers and racial discrimination, subjects that were rarely covered in mainstream movies at that time.
Carey plays a crusading newspaperman who seemingly is the only person willing to champion the rights of a group of oppressed Mexican-American fruit-pickers, just he tries to stop a lynch mob’s manhunt of a Latino fugitive accused of fomenting a riot.
Tackling a controversial issue in an honest, no-nonsense fashion, director Joseph Losey (The Romantic Englishwoman), helming his second feature, was later blacklisted in the United States and moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom.
The Lawless also stars John Sands, Lee Patrick, John Hoyt and Lalo Rios.
The film...
- 3/22/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Chicago – Brendan Wayne is certainly no stranger to cowboys. As the grandson of one of the greatest western stars ever, John Wayne, Brendan carries on the family tradition in the upcoming Jon Favreau film “Cowboys & Aliens,” featuring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford.
Born Daniel Brendan La Cava, son of the John Wayne’s daughter Toni, Brendan took on the Duke’s last name as he was moving up as a working actor. After taking on a series of smaller TV and movie parts, his breakthrough came portraying Randy in the TV remake of “Angel and the Badman” (2009), with Lou Diamond Phillips in the role his grandfather made famous. He adds the bloodline to the the new film, “Cowboys & Aliens,” portraying lawman Charlie Lyle.
Legacy: Grandfather (John Wayne in ‘Stagecoach’) and Grandson (Brendan Wayne in ‘Angel and the Badman’)
Photo credit: Warner Home Video & Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Brendon Wayne called HollywoodChicago.
Born Daniel Brendan La Cava, son of the John Wayne’s daughter Toni, Brendan took on the Duke’s last name as he was moving up as a working actor. After taking on a series of smaller TV and movie parts, his breakthrough came portraying Randy in the TV remake of “Angel and the Badman” (2009), with Lou Diamond Phillips in the role his grandfather made famous. He adds the bloodline to the the new film, “Cowboys & Aliens,” portraying lawman Charlie Lyle.
Legacy: Grandfather (John Wayne in ‘Stagecoach’) and Grandson (Brendan Wayne in ‘Angel and the Badman’)
Photo credit: Warner Home Video & Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Brendon Wayne called HollywoodChicago.
- 7/27/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
25. Bad Medicine
24. Bad Dreams
23. Bad Company
22. Big Bad Love
21. I Can Do Bad All By Myelf
20. Bad News Bears (2005)
19. Bad Girls
18. Bad Teacher
17. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
16. Big Bad Mama
15. Bad Boys 2
14. Very Bad Things
13. Bad Taste
12. Bad Influence
11. Angel and the Badman
10. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
9.Bad Education
8. Bad Boys
7. Bad Santa
6. Superbad
5. Bad Lieutenant
4. The Bad News Bears (1976)
3. Bad Day at Black Rock
2. Badlands
1.The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...
24. Bad Dreams
23. Bad Company
22. Big Bad Love
21. I Can Do Bad All By Myelf
20. Bad News Bears (2005)
19. Bad Girls
18. Bad Teacher
17. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
16. Big Bad Mama
15. Bad Boys 2
14. Very Bad Things
13. Bad Taste
12. Bad Influence
11. Angel and the Badman
10. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
9.Bad Education
8. Bad Boys
7. Bad Santa
6. Superbad
5. Bad Lieutenant
4. The Bad News Bears (1976)
3. Bad Day at Black Rock
2. Badlands
1.The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...
- 7/20/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
A while back I submitted an article that listed ten great full-length films to check out on YouTube and was pleased to find that some of you Owf readers were really happy to find such an article on your favourite movie blog! So today’s Top 10 is a follow up to that piece, a sequel if you like, and below you can find ten more fantastic films that you can legally watch for free online. As we’re all undoubtedly skint in this longest, most depressing of months, hopefully one of the below can brighten your day!
10. The Woman In Green (1945)
Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his faithful sidekick Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are called in by Scotland Yard to investigate a series of bizarre murders, where the only connection is that each victim has had a finger severed off. Believing the culprit to be a maniac, Scotland Yard...
10. The Woman In Green (1945)
Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his faithful sidekick Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are called in by Scotland Yard to investigate a series of bizarre murders, where the only connection is that each victim has had a finger severed off. Believing the culprit to be a maniac, Scotland Yard...
- 1/19/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
Amazon is selling the John Wayne Ultimate 25 Movie DVD Collection [1] (which comes with a bonus $5 Amazon VOD Credit) for only $4.99. John Wayne remains one of the most beloved icons in the history of American film. With over 142 lead performances, his prolific career established him as the symbol of an American West that epitomized the virtues of courage, toughness, humor and loyalty. This amazing collection features 20 Westerns, 3 Adventures, one Comedy, and a John Ford Documentary. Titles Included Are: Angel and the Badman, Blue Steel, The Dawn Rider, Desert Command, Hell Town, His Private Secretary, The Hurricane Express, The Lawless Frontier, The Lucky Texan, The Man From Utah, McLintock, 'Neath Arizona Skies, Paradise Canyon, Rainbow Valley, Randy Rides Again, Riders of Destiny, Sagebrush Trail, Shadow of the Eagle, The Star Packer, Texas Terror, The Trail Beyond, West of the Divide, and Wind of the Wasteland. Amazon is also giving away an additional...
- 12/24/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The remake of 1947 John Wayne classic Western, starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Luke Perry, hits the DVD shelves October 27. .Delivers gunslinging action in the vein of 3:10 to Yuma..¯ Independent Film Quarterly An injured gunfighter seeks redemption and pursues love in Angel and the Badman, from Barnholtz Entertainment and distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment. The remake of Angel and the Badman stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Quirt Evans, a notorious gunfighter - critically wounded when a deal with fellow outlaws goes bad . takes shelter with a docile Quaker family. As he heals, Quirt develops a growing attraction to Temperance (Deborah Kara Unger,the family.s beautiful, widowed daughter. As a result, the hardened man is...
- 10/27/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
On Sunday, July 5th, the Hallmark Channel will premiere "Angel and the Badman," a remake of the 1947 John Wayne classic. Co-starring in the remake is Wayne's own grandson, actor Brendan Wayne.
Wayne has appeared in episodes of "The Closer" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," but this is the first time he'll appear in a remake of one of his grandfather's classic films.
The 1947 "Angel and the Badman" was the first film in which Wayne served as producer. The Hallmark Channel's "Angel and the Badman" also co-stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Luke Perry and Deborah Kara Unger.
Wayne has appeared in episodes of "The Closer" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," but this is the first time he'll appear in a remake of one of his grandfather's classic films.
The 1947 "Angel and the Badman" was the first film in which Wayne served as producer. The Hallmark Channel's "Angel and the Badman" also co-stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Luke Perry and Deborah Kara Unger.
- 6/15/2009
- icelebz.com
"Angel and the Badman" is a 1947 black and white Western film starring John Wayne that departed from the genre by examining a gunslinger's desire to renounce violence.
Wayne's grandson, Brendan, will be starring in the remake, set to air July 5 as a Hallmark Channel Original Movie.
The film also stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Debra Unger, and Luke Perry.
Phillips plays Quirt Evens, a gunslinger who is found injured and taken care of by a violence free Quaker family.
Wayne's grandson, Brendan, will be starring in the remake, set to air July 5 as a Hallmark Channel Original Movie.
The film also stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Debra Unger, and Luke Perry.
Phillips plays Quirt Evens, a gunslinger who is found injured and taken care of by a violence free Quaker family.
- 5/18/2009
- icelebz.com
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