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6 Videos. 2 Photos. Actor, Director, Writer, Producer and Teacher. Known for smaller roles in big Oscar winning movies like TITANIC, SEABISCUIT and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, as well as critically-acclaimed leading roles in smaller Indie films like RETURN, HAPPINESS RUNS, and NICKY'S BIRTHDAY CAMERA.
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The Telegraph Trail. 1933 54m Passed. 5.7 (643) Rate. A greedy businessman-turned-renegade foments an Indian uprising against the coming telegraph to perpetuate his economic stranglehold on the territory. Director Tenny Wright Stars John Wayne Duke Frank McHugh. 13. The Three Musketeers. 1933 3h 30m Passed.
- “Pretty in Pink” (1986, w) Helped by Deutch in a remarkable directing debut, this is where Hughes crystalizes his statements about high school life – the constant ennui that is nonetheless beautiful when reflected upon.
- “The Breakfast Club” (1985, w-d) “The Breakfast Club” should be boring. It is, after all, about five students spending eight hours in detention. But Hughes hits on something that’s obvious upon reflection: Detention is the only place where students of different cliques interact.
- “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987, w-d) Just looking at a still image of Candy and Steve Martin sitting in that burned-out car makes me laugh out loud.
- “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983, w) Helped by Chase at the height of his powers, Hughes delivers an on-point portrayal of a dad who wills a summer family road trip into being a good time – even though it objectively never is.
- In Harm’S Way
- Sands of Iwo Jima
- They Were Expendable
- The Fighting Seabees
- Back to Bataan
- The Longest Day
- Flying Leathernecks
- Flying Tigers
- Reunion in France
- The Sea Chase
You might think Wayne was getting too old to play the lead role as Capt. Rock Torrey, a Navy officer whose career went off track after he disobeyed orders to chase a Japanese submarine after Pearl Harbor and got his boat torpedoed. Yet, Wayne is younger in this movie than Tom Cruise is now as he brings back Capt. Pete Mitchell for “Top Gun: Maveric...
This is the movie that helped cement the Marine Corps legend of Iwo Jima and did the most to repair Wayne’s flagging reputation. Wayne earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing Marine Sgt. John Stryker, a tough leader disliked by his men who earns their respect as his unit charges up Mount Suribachi. The average age of the Marines who actual...
Who was expendable? Those daring young sailors who sailed in PT boat units that many Navy brass thought were a waste of time. Wayne and Robert Montgomery embody the brave sailors who risked their lives and proved that the boats and the new tactics they employed had an important role to play in the Pacific theater of war. Of course, the movie also r...
Wayne also helped build up the reputation of the Navy’s engineers in this heavily fictionalized tale of the service’s Seabees units, who build airstrips and bases all across the Pacific. Wayne is Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan, who’s pissed that his men put themselves in danger during construction projects but aren’t allowed to arm themselves against enem...
What better way to take the sting off an early defeat than to send men back into battle to undo the damage? The movie opens with the brutal battle against the Japanese on the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines in early 1942. More than 50,000 American and Filipino troops were captured and sent to brutal POW camps. Wayne and his men engage in guerri...
Could this epic telling of the D-Day invasion be ranked higher? Sure, if this was a list of World War II movies and not John Wayne movies. Producer Darryl F. Zanuck wanted to tell the entire story of the operation and recruited dozens of major stars, most of whom were only in the movie for a few minutes. Wayne is barely in the movie, and he’s great...
Finally, World War II in Technicolor! This time, Wayne and Robert Ryan celebrate Marine Corps aviators during the Guadalcanal campaign. Wayne plays Maj. Dan Kirby, a commander who understands modern war tactics better than the brass who resist his brash, yet effective, insistence on giving ground cover to Marines on the ground before they’re actual...
How can you support the war effort before the United States enters the war? You make “Flying Tigers,” a movie about volunteer pilots who fight the Japanese in China before Pearl Harbor. Wayne is Capt. Jim Gordon, a responsible commander who can’t seem to get through to hotshot aviator Woody Jason (John Carroll), who’s fighting more for the thrills ...
In yet another movie conceived before the United States formally entered the war, Wayne plays an American pilot who volunteered to fly for the British RAF over France. Wayne gets shot down and falls for an French woman who’s just broken up with her boyfriend after she’s discovered that her man is cooperating with the German invaders. Joan Crawford ...
John plays against type as a German steam freighter captain who lost his Navy commission after refusing to support the Nazi regime. He’s tasked with transporting a German spy (Lana Turner) from Australia back to Germany and spends the entire movie being chased by the British officer she seduced. The ship travels through the Pacific to Chile and eve...
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Key Takeaways. John Wayne’s character died in nine films throughout his career. These pivotal movie moments showcased Wayne’s versatility and depth as an actor across different genres. His portrayals of death added emotional resonance to the films, leaving a lasting impact on audiences. The variety of roles in which he died highlighted his ...
Sep 21, 2020 · McLintock! 104 votes. Aging rancher George Washington McLintock (John Wayne), a wealthy self-made man, is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men, McLintock's own sons and nearby Native Americans.
Aug 6, 2023 · John Wayne is a Hollywood icon with a presence so dominating, he defined two different American film genres: Westerns and war films.While Hollywood's golden age may have produced better actors ...
