The Western John Carpenter Wrote For John Wayne (& Why It Didn’T Happen)
John Carpenter once wrote a Western for John Wayne called Blood River, but here’s why it didn’t happen. Carpenter grew …
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John Wayne Broke His Leading Lady’S Hand On Set And It Went Untreated For Entire Shoot
It was 72 years ago this week that The Quiet Man hits US cinemas. John Wayne, who later starred in …
John Wayne Turned Down The Biggest Western Bomb Of All Time (But Could Have Saved It)
John Wayne was one of the first actors offered what would become the Western genre’s most notorious flop, but his …
The Two Pieces Of Career Advice John Wayne Gave Michael Caine
A surprising encounter with John Wayne led to Michael Caine receiving some unexpected career advice from a Hollywood icon. Having …
Most Celebrated Action: John Wayne’S 62-Year-Old Oscar-Nominated War Movie Assessed By Historian
John Wayne’s 1962 war movie The Longest Day is assessed by historian Dan Snow. Following Allied and German forces, The …
The Mark Wahlberg Movie That Secretly Remade A Classic John Wayne Western
A Mark Wahlberg thriller from the early 2000s is a thinly veiled remake of a classic John Wayne Western from …
John Wayne’S Most Violent Western Is Even More Impressive Thanks To This Behind-The-Scenes Detail
John Wayne made arguably his bloodiest Western in 1971, and the film is even more interesting when a certain making …
One Of The Best Westerns Of The 1980S Only Happened Because John Wayne Turned It Down
The most acclaimed Western of the 1980s only came to pass because John Wayne originally turned it down. When Heaven’s …
One Of John Wayne’S Best Performances Came In His Final Ever Western Movie That Reunited Him With James Stewart
John Wayne is considered one of the greatest Western stars of all time, yet his final Western movie with James …
This 3-Hour War Epic With John Wayne, Sean Connery & Henry Fonda Is One Of The Best D-Day Movies Ever
John Wayne, Sean Connery, and Henry Fonda headlined an all-star ensemble cast in The Longest Day, one of the greatest …