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Ok so here ya gots two classic John Wayne westerns with virtually identical plot lines.
I will compare them side by side in a manner of speaking just for the fuck of it.
Plot for both films: Sherriff in town has turned into a drunk. The Evil Land Baron Asshole Scum and his hired buncha shit-heads seek to take advantage of this by taking over the town, and killing anyone who gets in his way. John Wayne shows up in town
to help his old friend (said drunk sherriff) defeat the forces of E-vil along with the usual cast of supporting cretins.
1. John Wayne:
A. El Dorado:
B. Rio Bravo
1. Drunk Sherriff -
A. El Dorado - Robert Mitchum:
At one point in the film, Duke says to Robert Mitchum he is looking at a "tin star with a drunk pinned on it".
B. Rio Bravo - Dean Martin:
Willing to fish a silver dollar out of a spitoon in order to get another drink.....another "tin star with a drunk pinned on it."
2. Sherrif's Deputy/sidekick:
A. El Dorado: Arthur Hunnicutt:
Likes to blow a bugle....plays the part of an ex-indian fighter.
B. Walter Brennan:
An actor who was great at playing an "old goober". Almost blasts Dean Martin's head off in the film, not that Dean would feel anything, as not only was he playing a drunk in the film, he was an expert drunk in real life.
3. John Wayne's sidekick:
A. El Dorado: James Caan:
B. Rio Bravo: Ricky Nelson
4. The Bad Guy:
A. El Dorado: Ed Asner
A sneaky little shit, who is rich, but a fucking pussy, and has to hire his muscle - Christopher George:
B. Rio Bravo: John Russell:
Veteran character actor in Westerns dating back to the 50s. Also played the leader of the posse who tried in vain to take out Clint Eastwood at the end of Pale Rider, only to receive an air-conditioned brain for his trouble:
I will compare them side by side in a manner of speaking just for the fuck of it.
Plot for both films: Sherriff in town has turned into a drunk. The Evil Land Baron Asshole Scum and his hired buncha shit-heads seek to take advantage of this by taking over the town, and killing anyone who gets in his way. John Wayne shows up in town
to help his old friend (said drunk sherriff) defeat the forces of E-vil along with the usual cast of supporting cretins.
1. John Wayne:
A. El Dorado:
B. Rio Bravo
1. Drunk Sherriff -
A. El Dorado - Robert Mitchum:
At one point in the film, Duke says to Robert Mitchum he is looking at a "tin star with a drunk pinned on it".
B. Rio Bravo - Dean Martin:
Willing to fish a silver dollar out of a spitoon in order to get another drink.....another "tin star with a drunk pinned on it."
2. Sherrif's Deputy/sidekick:
A. El Dorado: Arthur Hunnicutt:
Likes to blow a bugle....plays the part of an ex-indian fighter.
B. Walter Brennan:
An actor who was great at playing an "old goober". Almost blasts Dean Martin's head off in the film, not that Dean would feel anything, as not only was he playing a drunk in the film, he was an expert drunk in real life.
3. John Wayne's sidekick:
A. El Dorado: James Caan:
B. Rio Bravo: Ricky Nelson
4. The Bad Guy:
A. El Dorado: Ed Asner
A sneaky little shit, who is rich, but a fucking pussy, and has to hire his muscle - Christopher George:
B. Rio Bravo: John Russell:
Veteran character actor in Westerns dating back to the 50s. Also played the leader of the posse who tried in vain to take out Clint Eastwood at the end of Pale Rider, only to receive an air-conditioned brain for his trouble:
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