Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. John wayne the shootist filmed in washoe valley nevada. Behindthescenes of john waynes last film the shootist. He rides onscreen in the shootist afraid that he is dying. So, for big reasons and small, the shootist is worth your time. The shootist is a terrific western starring the legendary john wayne. Wondered where it was filmed perhaps the old old tucson studio before it burned down and was rebuilt to be a tourist attraction. John books an aging gunfighter goes to see a doctor he knows for a second opinion after another doctor told him he has a cancer which is. Renting a room from widowed bond rogers lauren bacall and her son gillom ron howard, books is confronted by several people of questionable motives, including a man seeking to avenge his brothers death and a few who are looking to profit from.
Beau john the untold story of john waynes last film project. The movie is set in january 1901 queen victoria has just died and in carson city, nevada, which has telephones, trams and motor cars, and is planning on introducing metalled roads, gas lamps. John wayne filmed the shootist at carson city house. His longtime tv partner, roger ebert, gave it 3 12 stars but questioned the believability of the characters. The shootist cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Pet detective mistakes 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies ncis. Director monte hellman used his beloved hunter as hunted theme for his nearexistential western the shooting. Im horrified to have to report this, john, but your girlfriends claim is only. Wayne plays a career gunfighter in the autumn of his life, trying to hang up his pistols after he discovers hes dying of cancer.
Pet detective trivia armageddon quotes dantes peak plot rudy ray. It was all there, which proves why the movie was so well received by western fans. The shootist has been my favorite john wayne movie since it came out in 1976. After 47 years in hollywood, john wayne did not film a picture in the year 1975. Behindthescenes of john waynes last film the shootist 1976. From the shootist, filmed right here in carson city, nv.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the shootist near you. Moviechat forums the shootist 1976 discussion dying of cancer. The shooting is a 1966 western film directed by monte hellman, with a screenplay by carole eastman using the pseudonym adrien joyce. John waynes last movie, the shootist raymond on film. Wayne was ill throughout the shootist, and his generally poor health made it difficult for him to get insurance for additional film projects. It starred john wayne, jimmy stewart, lauren bacall and ron howard. It is john waynes final film, and possibly his best performance. This will be a quiz on one of the most unique westerns ever filmed. Books john wayne, in his final film role is an aging gunfighter diagnosed with cancer who comes to nevada at the turn of the 20th century. In july 1978, after recovering from open heart surgery, he announced that he was intending to make a movie called beau john with ron howard, but for some reason it never happened. Yet the truth when the shootist began filming in january, 1976, was that not only john waynes style of western verged on extinction, but also an entire epoch of movie. Nov 29, 2017 misery was partially filmed in nevadas oldest town genoa, which stood in for silver creek, co. Having watched the movie, the shootist, many times, i decided to read the original book by glendon swarthout for a comparison. My girlfriend says that half of the film crew and eight of the cast of the movie the conqueror starring john wayne died of cancer after an abomb test in nevada.
Krebspeterson house, 500 mountain street, carson city, nevada. Visit these unforgettable movie locations in nevada travel. The shootist featured a cast of famous actors who came together to support wayne known to be in bad health with the possibility that it would be his last film. It stars warren oates, millie perkins, will hutchins, and jack nicholson, and was produced by nicholson and hellman. A couple of times in the movie, the camera pans to john wayne. The buggy ride was filmed in washoe lake state park, 4855 east lake boulevard, in the washoe valley, between carson city itself and reno. The shootist is a 1976 western directed by don siegel and starring john wayne as the title character j. Oct 27, 2016 while the shootist unintentionally became iconic actor john waynes final film when released to theaters in august 1976, many fans may not realize that the duke had another project in the. On this episode of history hunters, jeff checks out the filming location of scenes shot for the movie the shootist in carson city. The shootist 1976 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers.
The plot is about a hired that is dying of a terminal illness and looks in. Still it is great and holds up today extremely well. The shootist is a 1976 american western film directed by don siegel and starring john wayne in his final film role. Wayne has taken ridicule for just playing himself, this movie and a few others prove that it just wasnt true. After playing in the shootist john wayne managed to resist the cancer for three more years, before finally succumbing in june 1979.
A screen star of the highest order, with a smokey voice and an alluring visage dubbed the. Production on the shootist 1976 started in january 1976. The shootistjohn wayne, lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart, richard boone, harry morgan, john carradine, hugh obrian, bill mckinney 1976. The shootist is een amerikaanse western uit 1976 onder regie van don siegel. There is a plaque out front telling of the filming history. John waynes the shootist trivia quiz shootist, the. The movie was shot in the canyonlands around the utah town of st. Dying of cancer the shootist 1976 discussion moviechat. Jack nicholson and warren oates are starred in this barebones tale of an exbounty.
Apr 21, 2001 the shootist is a very special film indeed. Eloquent last hurrah for a man who superseded mere movie star status to become an icon of american culture, with wayne playing aging, legendary gunfighter j. Misery was partially filmed in nevadas oldest town genoa, which stood in for silver creek, co. The production also filmed at nevadas oldest thirst parlor, the genoa bar and saloon. The actors suffered in 120 degree heat, a black panther attempted to take a bite out of susan hayward, and a flash flood at one point just missed wiping out everybody. The shootist is a 1976 american western film directed by don siegel and based on glendon swarthouts 1975 novel of the same name. It was not until 12 january 1979, almost three years after this movie had been filmed, that the disease was found to have returned. Aug 11, 2019 on this episode of history hunters, jeff checks out the filming location of scenes shot for the movie the shootist in carson city. Not afraid hell be killed, but afraid hes dying, which is the last thing we anticipated a. Now that you know the behindthescenes story find out how much. The 1976 movie the shootist was filmed on location at this house on a sidestreet in carson citys historic district. Dec 30, 2015 the shootist does have a uniquely elegiac tone fitted around its star.
Feb 26, 2018 from the shootist, filmed right here in carson city, nv. The result was the shootist, a rich and elegiac western and, says philip. The story is about two men who are hired by a mysterious woman to accompany her to a town located many miles across the desert. The movie was also filmed in nearby washoe lake state park. John waynes final movie was the shootist 1976 the shootist 1976 the shootist 1976 was his last movie. Anyway, this was a lovingly crafted filmi dont know if hollywood could still pull this off as real in 2003. More than that, he was an american icon ranking with washington, lincoln and davy crockett. Watch the shootist online stream full movie directv. He talks about how john wayne was suffering from the effects. I am viewing this film 27 years after it was made, and there is something it had which is absent from movies today. The shootist eloquent last hurrah for a man who superseded mere moviestar status to become an icon of american culture, with wayne playing aging, legendary gunfighter j.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. With john wayne, lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart. It was a timely, fitting movie for wayne, who portrays a former notorious gunfighter who knows he is dying, trying to find a dignified way to. Sep 02, 2014 the last shootist is the sequel to the classic western the shootist a book that is not nearly as well known as john waynes final film. Mostly on stages at warner brothers burbank studios in california. He left behind him a legacy of 184 films, of which the latter 102 beginning with stagecoach in 1939 made him into a unique legend of cinema. I believe his peformance in this movie was the most realistic and fleshedout character of all of them. While the shootist unintentionally became iconic actor john waynes final film when released to theaters in august 1976, many fans may not realize that the duke had another project in the. He never made it back to the big screen despite dying of stomach cancer a whole three years after filming for the shootist began. The screenplay was written by miles hood swarthout the son of the author and scott hale. The shootist, john wayne the final days of john wayne neatorama john waynes last film was to be the shootist.
This movie was john waynes lastand bestmotion picture. Don siegels the shootist and the problem of john wayne. Don siegel an elegiac endofanera western, as the titular shootist, gunfighter john bernard books john wayne, literally and figuratively comes to the end of his road with considerable dignity. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the shootist 1976. He was, quite probably, the most popular and beloved movie star of them all. Ironic that he played a dying gunfighter, waynes acting career faded quietly. John wayne s elegiac last turn as a gunfighter dying of prostate cancer wayne refused to succumb to the bladder cancer of the source novel. The shootist lauren bacall 19242014 pictures cbs news. There were also two filming locations in nevada, krebspeterson house and washoe lake state park. Shootist the last film of john wayne could not have been more fitting, full of details that cant help but make one reflect upon his legacy in the movies and his life as a star. Said doctor tells him straight its cancer and that books has only weeks to live.
Asked in hdtv, bluray players is the shootist on bluray. The entire cast did a masterpiece of acting, maybe for wayne and his true illness. Jun 22, 2018 the shootist is one of the greatest westerns ever made, although it is rarely named as such. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Actual figures vary because wayne did so many obscure films early in his career, but it was around his film. Visit these unforgettable movie locations in nevada. The shootist 1972 james stewart john wayne message. At the time the shootist was being filmed, wayne had had lung cancer surgery eleven years previously, but had no signs of cancer at the time. Onset interviews with john wayne and behindthescenes footage of waynes last film the shootist from director don siegel. In 1976, battling the cancer that would kill him, john wayne stepped in front of the camera for one final faceoff. The shootist directed by don siegel paramount pictures, 1976. Anyway, this was a lovingly crafted film i dont know if hollywood could still pull this off as real in 2003. And his final film is a worthy conclusion of this unique career. Books, a famous gunfighter of the old west, has traveled to carson city to see an old doctor friend james stewart about some health troubles.
While the shootist unintentionally became iconic actor john waynes final film when released to theaters in august 1976, many fans may not realize that the. The movie won an oscar nomination for best art directionset. The crew built four buildings on genoas main boulevard a cafe, radiator shop, sheriffs station, and a general store. The story is about two men who are hired by a mysterious woman to accompany her to a town. The book is a captivating look at the winding down of the amerian west and its icons. May 16, 2015 onset interviews with john wayne and behind the scenes footage of waynes last film the shootist from director don siegel. John wayne filmed the shootist at carson city house youtube. Wayne, of course, essentially invented the onscreen american cowboy. Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist eddie deezen. The shootist is one of the greatest westerns ever made, although it is rarely named as such. The film is based on a 1975 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout with a screenplay by miles hood swarthout the son of the author and scott hale. Beau john the untold story of john waynes last film. Wondered where it was filmedperhaps the old old tucson studio before it burned down and was rebuilt to be a tourist attraction. Lauren bacall and john wayne during filming of the 1976 western, the shootist, the dukes final movie.
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