John Wayne leaning against a post as Cord in Rio Lobo (1970).
The director of Rio Lobo was deeply unhappy with his final John Wayne movie - and wasn't above pointing the blame elsewhere. Rio Bravo was John Wayne's angry response to High Noon because, despite this Gary Cooper Western being acclaimed upon release, Wayne and director Howard Hawks despised its politics. Rio Bravo has celebrity fans like Quentin Tarantino and John Carpenter and is now just as well regarded as High Noon.
Posts Rio Lobo Director Howard Hawks Hated His Final Movie With John Wayne Hawks made sure to spread the blame for Rio Lobo's failure ✕ Remove Ads Hawks himself may have agreed with Tarantino's assessment, as there was no bigger critic of the film than himself. Speaking with Tony Macklin from Film Heritage in 1975, Hawks detailed where he felt it went wrong.
✕ Remove Ads Of Wayne's co-stars, Hawks complained that actor Jorge Rivero - who plays"Frenchy" Cordona - was"too slow" and lacking in authority during his scenes, since English wasn't his first language. The director said he tried to make use of this during Rivero's romantic scenes, with Cordona being unsure of what to say to his love interest.
Why Howard Hawks & John Wayne Remade Rio Bravo Three Times Hawks would debate the "remake" term for his Rio Bravo follow-ups Close ✕ Remove Ads In Hawks on Hawks, the director refuted the idea that El Dorado and Rio Lobo were true remakes. He claimed that filmmakers often feel"I could do that better if I did it again," and while the three films have similarities in style and dialogue, they all flip the original dynamics on their heads.
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