John Wayne:Box Office Results with inflation from His Best & Worst and all the rest of movies.
80John Wayne in 1969's True Grit. True Grit is ranked 8th by box office, 12th by critics and audiences and 1st by Movie Score.
John Wayne made 84 movies before becoming a star in 1939's Stagecoach. From Stagecoach to 1976's The Shootist, Wayne made another 86 movies. That is a grand total of 170 movies in his career. John Wayne was the first movie star that I became aware of as a child. I still remember the shock of watching him die in The Alamo(my older brother had told me he was going to survive...he obviously lied to me). For nearly forty years, Wayne was one of the most popular stars making movies.
The following list of movies only includes two of his movies made before 1939, the rest of his 1930s career as well as his cameos and documentaries are not included in the list. Finding box office information on movies made 70 years ago is not a easy task. Some of the sources I used were a 1983 Variety end of year magazine, John Wayne: American by Randy Roberts and James Olson, Shooting Star by Maurice Zolotow and Duke: The Life and Times of John Wayne by Donald Shepherd and Robert Slatzer.
John Wayne in 1954's The High and the Mighty...his 3rd biggest box office hit with 232.10 million in adjusted 2011 dollars.
John Wayne's Top Ten Box Office Movies in 2011 Inflated Dollars.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office(mil)
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|
#1 The Longest Day (1962)
| 410.20 million
| Henry Fonda/Robert Mitchum
|
#2 Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
| 240.90 million
| Ray Milland
|
#3 The High and the Mighty (1954)
| 232.10 million
| Claire Trevor
|
#4 Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
| 203.90 million
| John Agar
|
#5 The Sea Chase (1955)
| 201.90 million
| Lana Turner
|
#6 The Alamo (1960)
| 200.30 million
| Richard Widmark
|
#7 Red River (1948)
| 195.60 million
| Montgomery Clift
|
#8 True Grit (1969)
| 175.70 million
| Robert Duvall
|
#9 Rio Bravo (1959)
| 167.70 million
| Dean Martin/Ricky Nelson
|
#10 Hatari! (1962)
| 163.00 million
| Hardy Kruger/Red Buttons
|
Dean Martin, Walter Brennan & John Wayne in 1959's Rio Bravo....rated as the number one John Wayne movie according to critics and audiences.
John Wayne's Top Ten Movies based on critics and audience voting.
Movie Year
| Critics Audience Score
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|
#1 Rio Bravo (1959)
| 90%
| Dean Martin/Ricky Nelson
|
#2 The Searchers (1956)
| 89%
| Natalie Wood/Jeffrey Hunter
|
#3 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
| 89%
| James Stewart/Lee Marvin
|
#4 Stagecoach (1939)
| 88%
| Thomas Mitchell/Claire Trevor
|
#5 The Quiet Man (1952)
| 87%
| Maureen O'Hara/Victor McLaglen
|
#6 El Dorado (1967)
| 87%
| Robert Mitchum/James Caan
|
#7 Fort Apache (1948)
| 85%
| Henry Fonda
|
#8 The Shootist (1976)
| 85%
| James Stewart/Ron Howard
|
#9 The Longest Day (1962)
| 85%
| Robert Mitchum/Sean Connery
|
#10 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
| 84%
| Joanne Dru
|
John Wayne and Montgomery Clift in 1948's Red River....ranked as John Wayne's 5th best movie according to Cogerson Movie Score.
John Wayne's 72 Movies ranked by Movie Score. Movie Score is box office results + critical reception + award recognition. Perfect score would be 100.
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets Sold (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st
| True Grit (1969)
| 175.70
| 22.10
| 80.80
| 81%
| 02 / 01
|
2nd
| The Longest Day (1962)
| 410.20
| 51.59
| 77.62
| 85%
| 05 / 02
|
3rd
| Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
| 203.50
| 25.60
| 73.88
| 71%
| 04 / 00
|
Cameo Role
| How The West Was Won (1963)
| 425.30
| 52.73
| 73.50
| 75%
| 08 / 03
|
4th
| The Alamo (1960)
| 200.30
| 25.20
| 68.52
| 64%
| 07 / 01
|
5th
| Red River (1948)
| 195.60
| 24.60
| 66.44
| 75%
| 02 / 00
|
6th
| Rio Bravo (1959)
| 167.70
| 21.10
| 65.04
| 90%
| 00 / 00
|
7th
| The High and the Mighty (1954)
| 232.10
| 29.20
| 63.47
| 56%
| 06 / 01
|
8th
| The Searchers (1956)
| 155.80
| 19.60
| 62.19
| 89%
| 00 / 00
|
9th
| The Quiet Man (1952)
| 120.80
| 15.19
| 61.97
| 87%
| 07 / 02
|
10th
| The Sea Chase (1955)
| 201.90
| 25.39
| 61.70
| 62%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets Sold (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
11th
| Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
| 240.90
| 30.29
| 61.22
| 53%
| 03 / 01
|
12th
| Hatari! (1962)
| 163.00
| 20.50
| 58.27
| 72%
| 01 / 00
|
13th
| The Fighting Seabees (1944)
| 146.30
| 18.39
| 57.15
| 78%
| 01 / 00
|
14th
| Fort Apache (1948)
| 131.20
| 16.50
| 55.86
| 85%
| 00 / 00
|
15th
| Without Reservations (1946)
| 150.30
| 18.89
| 54.68
| 70%
| 00 / 00
|
16th
| Stagecoach (1939)
| 77.90
| 9.80
| 54.26
| 88%
| 07 / 02
|
17th
| Hondo (1953)
| 119.20
| 15.00
| 51.29
| 75%
| 02 / 00
|
18th
| She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
| 100.20
| 12.60
| 51.16
| 84%
| 01 / 01
|
19th
| They Were Expendable (1945)
| 112.10
| 14.10
| 51.04
| 78%
| 02 / 00
|
20th
| A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
| 145.50
| 18.29
| 50.80
| 62%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets Sold (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
21st
| The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
| 102.60
| 12.89
| 50.04
| 84%
| 00 / 00
|
22nd
| Back to Baatan (1945)
| 128.00
| 16.10
| 49.05
| 67%
| 00 / 00
|
23rd
| The Horse Soldiers (1959)
| 110.50
| 13.89
| 48.70
| 76%
| 00 / 00
|
24th
| In Old Oklahoma (1943)
| 145.50
| 18.29
| 48.31
| 52%
| 02 / 00
|
25th
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
| 82.70
| 10.39
| 48.29
| 89%
| 01 / 00
|
26th
| El Dorado (1967)
| 86.70
| 10.89
| 47.66
| 87%
| 00 / 00
|
27th
| North to Alaska (1960)
| 126.40
| 15.89
| 46.27
| 60%
| 00 / 00
|
28th
| McLintock! (1963)
| 92.20
| 11.60
| 45.38
| 77%
| 00 / 00
|
29th
| Tall in the Saddle (1944)
| 99.40
| 12.50
| 44.02
| 69%
| 00 / 00
|
30th
| The Flying Tigers (1942)
| 90.60
| 11.39
| 43.72
| 68%
| 03 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets Sold (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
31st
| The War Wagon (1967)
| 88.20
| 11.10
| 43.30
| 73%
| 00 / 00
|
32nd
| Green Berets (1968)
| 130.40
| 16.39
| 43.11
| 49%
| 00 / 00
|
33rd
| Flying Leathernecks (1951)
| 90.60
| 11.39
| 42.62
| 70%
| 00 / 00
|
34th
| Rio Grande (1950)
| 81.90
| 10.30
| 42.27
| 74%
| 00 / 00
|
35th
| 3 Godfathers (1948)
| 78.70
| 9.89
| 42.22
| 76%
| 00 / 00
|
36th
| Tycoon (1947)
| 102.60
| 12.89
| 42.09
| 62%
| 00 / 00
|
37th
| Island in the Sky (1953)
| 80.30
| 10.10
| 42.08
| 74%
| 00 / 00
|
38th
| The Spoilers (1942)
| 105.70
| 13.30
| 41.79
| 59%
| 00 / 00
|
39th
| The Long Voyage Home (1940)
| 41.30
| 5.19
| 41.68
| 78%
| 06 / 00
|
40th
| The Conqueror (1956)
| 143.10
| 18.00
| 41.56
| 37%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets Sold (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
41st
| Rio Lobo (1970)
| 47.70
| 6.00
| 41.49
| 72%
| 00 / 00
|
42nd
| Operation Pacific (1951)
| 85.90
| 10.80
| 41.45
| 69%
| 00 / 00
|
43rd
| Angel and the Badman (1947)
| 87.40
| 11.00
| 41.27
| 68%
| 00 / 00
|
44th
| The Shootist (1976)
| 49.30
| 6.19
| 40.09
| 85%
| 01 / 00
|
45th
| The Comancheros (1961)
| 75.50
| 9.50
| 39.95
| 71%
| 00 / 00
|
46th
| The Big Trail (1930)
| 65.20
| 8.19
| 39.45
| 76%
| 00 / 00
|
47th
| In Harm's Way (1965)
| 73.10
| 9.19
| 38.79
| 67%
| 01 / 00
|
48th
| Wake of the Red Witch (1949)
| 85.10
| 10.69
| 38.48
| 61%
| 00 / 00
|
49th
| Trouble Along the Way (1953)
| 71.60
| 9.00
| 37.54
| 66%
| 00 / 00
|
50th
| Chisum (1970)
| 67.60
| 8.50
| 36.97
| 67%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets Sold (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
51st
| The Wings of Eagles (1957)
| 70.00
| 8.80
| 36.52
| 64%
| 00 / 00
|
52nd
| Big Jim McLain (1952)
| 82.70
| 10.39
| 36.26
| 56%
| 00 / 00
|
53rd
| Donovan's Reef (1963)
| 62.80
| 7.90
| 35.88
| 67%
| 00 / 00
|
54th
| The Cowboys (1972)
| 77.10
| 9.69
| 35.48
| 57%
| 00 / 00
|
55th
| Dark Command (1940)
| 59.60
| 7.50
| 35.48
| 67%
| 00 / 00
|
56th
| Big Jake (1971)
| 79.50
| 10.00
| 35.37
| 56%
| 00 / 00
|
57th
| The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
| 62.80
| 7.90
| 34.84
| 64%
| 00 / 00
|
58th
| Reunion in France (1942)
| 78.70
| 9.89
| 34.11
| 53%
| 00 / 00
|
59th
| The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
| 73.10
| 9.19
| 34.09
| 56%
| 00 / 00
|
60th
| Legend of the Lost (1957)
| 68.40
| 8.60
| 31.76
| 52%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets Sold (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
61st
| The Undefeated (1969)
| 49.30
| 6.19
| 31.32
| 61%
| 00 / 00
|
62nd
| Blood Alley (1955)
| 51.70
| 6.50
| 30.87
| 59%
| 00 / 00
|
63rd
| Pittsburgh (1942)
| 66.80
| 8.39
| 30.86
| 50%
| 00 / 00
|
64th
| Cahill United States Marshal (1973)
| 40.50
| 5.09
| 29.80
| 62%
| 00 / 00
|
65th
| Cast A Giant Shadow (1966)
| 50.10
| 6.30
| 29.62
| 56%
| 00 / 00
|
66th
| Rooster Cogburn (1975)
| 68.40
| 8.60
| 29.54
| 45%
| 00 / 00
|
67th
| Hellfighters (1968)
| 54.10
| 6.80
| 28.67
| 51%
| 00 / 00
|
68th
| McQ (1974)
| 38.20
| 4.80
| 27.59
| 57%
| 00 / 00
|
69th
| The Train Robbers (1973)
| 28.60
| 3.59
| 27.06
| 61%
| 00 / 00
|
70th
| Idol of the Crowds (1937)
| 11.90
| 1.50
| 22.68
| 58%
| 00 / 00
|
71st
| Jet Pilot (1957)
| 19.90
| 2.50
| 21.82
| 51%
| 00 / 00
|
72nd
| Brannigan (1975)
| 16.70
| 2.09
| 18.03
| 42%
| 00 / 00
|
The Best of John Wayne.
#1 True Grit (Movie Score 80.80)...Wayne won his only Oscar® for this role, was remade in 2010 with Jeff Bridges playing Wayne's part
#2 The Longest Day (Movie Score 77.62)....he was part of an all-star cast, in this World War II movie about D-Day....monster hit, 410.20 million in 2011 dollars
#3 Sands of Iwo Jima (Movie Score 73.88)....he received his first nomination for Best Actor in this movie
#4 The Alamo (Movie Score 68.52)...not only did he star in this movie, he was also the director
#5 Red River (Movie Score 66.44)...classic western from legendary director Howard Hawks...Wayne showed he could really act in this movie
#6 Rio Bravo (Movie Score 65.04)....another classic western, co-stars Dean Martin...this hit ended a streak of three flops in a row for Wayne....also directed by Howard Hawks
#7 The High and The Mighty (Movie Score 63.47)...one of the first disaster movies ever made
#8 The Searchers (Movie Score 62.19)....western directed by John Ford, Wayne is searching for Natalie Wood....
#9 The Quiet Man (Movie Score 61.97)....my favorite John Wayne movie, an American fighter retires to Ireland....one of the best romantic movies ever made
#10 Sea Chase (Movie Score 61.70)...a Top Ten for John Wayne in 1955....its 1955 box office gross is equal to 201.9 million in 2011 inflated dollars
John Wayne winning his Oscar for True Grit.
So what the heck are Movie Scores?
There are all kinds of ways to determine if you want to see or skip a movie. You can depend on your favorite critic.My favorites are Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin. You might go to Rotten Tomatoes to get the consensus of all the critics. You might watch the viewer ratings at Yahoo Movies and IMDB. You might depend on which movies are doing the best at the box office. You might wait for the end of the year awards. Movie Score takes all of these options and creates a mathematical equation that generates a score from 1 to 100. The higher the score the better the movie. .
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Interesting read. I've seen about two-thirds of these movies. Some great movies.
John Wayne was the ultimate action star of Hollywood history. He may not have been the most versatile actor but he was a great movie star. My favorite John Wayne film was "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", followed by "The Quiet Man" (Which allowed Wayne to do a rare non-action role). He certainly left an unforgettable legacy.
I really enjoyed the trailer of John Wayne accepting his Oscar...he made so many good movies. I always liked FIREFIGHTERS AS HE WAS WELL DRESSED AND THE MOVIE WAS INTERESTING ABOUT FIGHTING OIL FIRES. I plan to watch some more of the trailers but THE FUNERAL OF JOHN WAYNE WAS HORRIBLE - ABOUT A FISH - I TURNED IT OFF - GROSS...i LIKED UNDEFEATED AS WELL. THE QUIET MAN WAS A VERY POPULAR MOVIE. THE CONQUEROR WAS GOOD BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON TV AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AGAIN. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AS I FIND IT ALL VERY INTERESTING...
Thanks for the compliment Ashlie...great temperatures this weekend...but strong wind at the beach
I agree Jeff, there are lots of great movies on the list...his Top 20 is impressive
Rob once again we are in agreement on favorite film...to me The Quiet Man is awesome....my wife and I watch The Quiet Man on a regular basis
Thanks for reading and commenting. Cogerson
Hey Bern 1960 I only posted The Conqueror trailer and John Wayne winning his Oscar....the "fish" video is not one of the videos I posted..
I used to watch John Wayne movies with my father all the time. His favorite was The Green Berets while I always liked She Wore a yellow ribon. thanks for posting
One of the last great movie stars. Thanks for the hub and all the information.
He made lots of money!
John Wayne was the man, good list, the conqurer is horrible saw parts of it on cable months ago.
Awesome hub. I like his True Grit better than the new one. Lots of classic movies on the list.
He had a very long long career. The video of him getting the oscar is a good find
The Duke was great. Nice detailed list
The coolest thing about The Duke? He starred in movies with Ronald Reagan and was a good friend of his.
Excellent Hub.
John Wayne starred in two back to back aviation films based on Ernest K. Gann books: Island in the Sky, and The High and the Mighty.
Of the two, I've always thought Island in the Sky was the better film although it was overshadowed by the color film, The High and the Mighty.
Thanks to all for reading and commenting.....
Hemadi.....yep the two were great friends for years...
WillStarr.....when I was researching this hub...Island in the Sky was very hard to find information for...you must be right about color movies doing better than black and white.....as critics and audiences liked Island better....but The High and The Mighty was a monster hit for Wayne....thanks for the information
John Wayne, the duke, the most popular actor in Hollywood history. I saw one of his films at the cinema, Brannigan, filmed in London. And I've collected just over a hundred of his films over the years and in various formats.
Favourite films include Red River, Rio Bravo and The Searchers.
A fascinating hub, cheers.
Excellent hub. An interesting new angle. Many thanks!
Hey Steve....all three of your favorites made the Top 10....are Movie Scores growing on you yet? lol....I was not sure if I should have included The Longest Day....but his part is much bigger than his one scene in How the West Was Won.
Thank you gunshock I appreciate the compliment ...I am sure you have seen almost all of these movies.
Two words on how The Conqueror made money: John Wayne lol. I idolized John Wayne as a kid, my Dad and I would stay up late eating ice cream and watching his old Westerns. It brings back a lot of good memories. Great Post.
Great point Richard, John Wayne was the box office champ for almost 25 years, sounds like great memories of your Dad, ice cream and The Duke....thanks for reading
Great Hub!
I love John Wayne. Truthfully though, I had no idea he made SOOOOOOOOOOOO many movies! Eee-gads!
Thank you for taking the time to do all the research on him and then sharing it with the rest of us. (:
peace to you...always,
Diana
Hey DTroth.....he made a ton of movies.....and after 1939 they pretty much made a ton of money.....I think it was awesome that you got to meet him....thanks for commenting
Interesting to review John Wayne's films. I can't say I'm a fan though - I didn't like his acting and I found too many of his movies too cliched, and some of his war films too over-the-top patriotic and heroic, in a way which often seemed to gloss over the brutalities of war. Mind you, perhaps that's an unfair generalisation - because I'm not a fan, I haven't see most of them. The only film I really think he performed well in was 'True Grit', but my favourites would be 'The Man who shot Liberty Valance' and 'The Alamo'.
Hey Greensleeves Hubs....well in fairness to The Duke....during the time frame of 1941-1945....he became the "major star" in Hollywood(he was one of the few that did not join the war effort)..his war movies back then were very patriotic and over the top...but that is what people in the States wanted to see back then....I think he carried over the thinking that audiences did not want to see the horrible parts of war.....which when he made The Green Berets....he still managed to make war look like a trip to an amusement park.....as for his westerns ...you have to look at his classics to get a good feel for him as an actor....The Searchers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, and Red River would be my suggestions....after 1960 all his movies were pretty much your standard western movie...as always thanks for checking out the hub.
No one's mentioned Hondo or Angel and the Badman. Shame. I just saw legend of the lost and noticed three actors had to carry 85% of the movie, I liked Jet Pilot but it was obviously a propaganda film, thou all his war movies were. Wayne did not make a convincing Genghas Khan but so what? Who could say how Genghis khan looked or talked. Hitler was protrayed by an english actor Anthony Hopkins. The Conqourer was a fun movie.
Hey ruffridyer....Hondo is a great movie....I wish the dog would have lived....I have never seen Angel and the Badman I will have to check that one out....I thought Legend of the Lost was pretty good as well.....good points about unusual choices of actors playing roles....Renee Zwelleger got the part every British actress wanted a few years ago in the Bridget Jones movies.....while Vivian Leigh got the part every American actress wanted in Gone With The Wind....I will say The Conqueror is a very entertaining movie if only to watch John Wayne as Genghis Khan...thanks for stopping by and reading my Wayne hub.
Okay, now you are in for a good laugh.
Because of various costars he has had, I have indeed seen some of Wayne's films. (I wouldn't visit any of your hubs just to say I've seen none..I mean I won't be checking out Adam Sadler)
I have seen 1 of his top ten box office hits..The alamo (hmmm. wonder why I saw this one?)
I have seen 2 of his top ten critics hits-The Quiet Man (hmm. not a western nor a war film) and The shootist (a who's who in westerns for his final movie)
I have seen two of his top ten movie score films.. The Alamo and The Quiet man.
The highest ranked film I've seen is The Alamo at #4.
The lowest I've seen is #44-The Shootist. Hmm. I see to be mentioning only a handful of films.
The total number of films by John Wayne I've seen including How the West Was Won which isn't listed here is..............................................7! out of 172 total credits, that is 3% of his films.
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Even looking at the 72 you've listed and not looking at HTWWW, it is 7%!
Isn't that funny?
The total list is, in alphabetical order:
The Alamo
The Horse soldiers
How the West Was Won
The Quiet Man
The Shootist
They Were Expendable
The War Wagon
Now that we've all had a big laugh, I'll refrain from visiting hubs of actors you've already done if I haven't actually seen enough of the person's films to have something to say.
I'm still pointing and laughing Flora, sorry, let me take a deep breath. Okay. I'm kidding, John Wayne despite being the most popular actor in the history of Hollywood isn't to everyone's taste. Isn't that ironic?
Whether it's his politics or millions of westerns or the fact he always seems to play John Wayne some people just aren't fans of the Duke.
I've seen 61 of the 104 films Wayne films I've collected over the years, I suppose I can consider myself a bit of a fan. One day I might sit through all the B-westerns he made before John Ford's Stagecoach made him a star.
I'm surprised you haven't included How the West Was Won Bruce, Wayne played General Sherman in the Civil War segment. Three of Flora's faves are in that films, Stewart, Peck and Widmark. The blu-ray release is fantastic, incredible quality.
Hey Flora thanks for stopping by my John Wayne hub. 7 is not too bad especially since you do not like westerns...and westerns probably make up almost 80% of his films.
I have seen 24 of his movies...probably many more that I can not remember..my best friend's father growing up, loved John Wayne and we watched many many Wayne movies with him.
Wow two classic movie hub tallies in a row ...where I did not finish last I am on a roll....hey let's go count those classic Adam Sandler movies....lol.
As for the % not changing....John Wayne was the most active actor in Hollywood from 1930 to 1976.....46 years of almost making 4 movies a year...that is a serious output.
And finally is it not weird that 28% of your John Wayne movies you have watched also starred Richard Widmark?
Hey Steve....well when I wrote this hub, I had just watched both The Longest Day and How The West Was Won. At least his part in The Longest Day was filmed at different locations...so I included that one....but his role in How the West Was Won....was him walking through a tent and stopping in a field...total running time ...maybe two minutes. So I did not include that in his totals....but just for you I have now included the movie in the Movie Score table....it would come in at #4 according in to Movie Score.
So the tally on the Duke....Steve 61....Bruce 24....Flora 7......are you ready to go and count Adam Sandler movies?....lol.
Thanks for adding How the West Was Won, Wayne did have dialogue in the film I watched it again a few months ago. Was it that successful? wow! Cinerama was a very wide process using three cameras filming at the same time. On my old DVD you can clearly see the joins merging the three pieces of film together but on the blu-ray they are practically invisible, fantastic job.
You know I've only seen three Adam Sandler comedies!! One of them was a remake of Burt Reynolds The Longest Yard, another was called Click which was pretty good and there was one where he was called Zorin or Zoran.
Hey Steve...I will have to check out How the West Was Won on Blu-Ray...it sounds like it could be awesome on Blu-Ray. How the West Was Won was a huge hit....looking at one of my Variety lists...it was the 22nd biggest hit of the entire decade.
As for Adam Sandler...I have seen 23 of 24 of his movies....not sure if I should celebrate or hide my face on that accomplishment....I blame my older boys....they love Sandler and made me take them to most of his movies....now that they are 23 and 19...I wonder what they think of Adam Sandler movies?
Oh, yes. 28% of his films star Richard Widmark. Funny.
Mel Brooks said he wanted John Wayne in the film "Blazing Saddles." Wayne turned him down because he felt the profanity and crude jokes were contrary to what Wayne's fans wanted. "But," he finished, "I'll be the first in line to see it."
My dad's favorite actor. Great hub.
Hey KR Raizor....funny store about John Wayne and Blazing Saddles. That would have been classic if Wayne would have appreared in that movie. Lots of people got in line for Blazing Saddles. My best friend growing up loved Wayne as well....we must have watch 50 Wayne movies growing up with his dad....nice memories....thanks for the comment and the compliments.
AskAshlie3433 15 months ago
This is a great hub! Good work my friend. I love John. I didn't know he had that much movies. Truly amazing. Hope all is well. Be good and have a great weekend. Enjoy the warm weather.