McLintock! (1963)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer:

James Edward Grant (original screenplay)

Release Date:

13 November 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Western

Tagline:

He likes his whiskey hard... His women soft... And his west all to himself!

Plot:

Cattle baron George Washington McLintock fights his wife, his daughter, and political land-grabbers...

Plot Keywords:

Mudhole | Native American | Beauty | Fourth Of July | Territorial Government

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

John Wayne	...	George Washington McLintock
Maureen O'Hara	...	Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
Patrick Wayne	...	Devlin Warren
Stefanie Powers	...	Becky McLintock
Jack Kruschen	...	Jake Birnbaum
Chill Wills	...	Drago
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Mrs. Louise Warren
Jerry Van Dyke	...	Matt Douglas Jr.
Edgar Buchanan	...	Bunny Dull
Bruce Cabot	...	Ben Sage
Perry Lopez	...	Davey Elk
Strother Martin	...	Agard
Gordon Jones	...	Matt Douglas
Robert Lowery	...	Gov. Cuthbert H. Humphrey
Hank Worden	...	Curly Fletcher

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Spain:T | West Germany:6 (nf) | USA:Approved | Finland:K-16 | Australia:PG | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Nogales, Arizona, USA

Company:

Batjac Productions

Trivia:

Although Stefanie Powers claims that John Ford came to the set to direct the movie for a week, Andrew V. McLaglen the director says that it never happened. He says he was there for the entire shoot of the movie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the scene in the store where McLintock is chasing Kathrine,the fall where McLintock crashes into the baskets is very clearly done by stuntman Chuck Roberson, not John Wayne.

Quotes:

George Washington McLintock: You women are always raising hell about one thing when it's something else you're really sore about. Don't you think it's about time you told me what put the burr under your saddle about me?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-02-18)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Just Right For Me

A western film that combines great humor, some action, and the eternal battle of the sexes out west

"McLintock", released in 1963, was a film that gave the Duke a chance to simply play a role for laughs, and let the story take care of itself. Paired with long-time screen leading lady Maureen O'Hara, the two manage to play their roles to the hilt, and the viewer can simply enjoy.

John Wayne is G. W. McLintock, a wealthy rancher that is looking to enjoy what his years of hard work have earned him--money, major spread, cattle, respect, etc. What is missing, however, is his wife, Katherine, played by Maureen O'Hara. Two years ago, without any advance warning, Kate split from the McLintock ranch and headed eastward, taking their daughter with her. Now, the daughter is returning from college, and Kate is returning, as well, determined to see that Becky goes back with her. G. W. is going to do his best to see that Becky stays with him.

The film's comedy sequences features a wild fist fight taking place at a mud slide, eventually, all the major participants end up in a slide down the mud, yes, even G. W. and Kate, and at the end of the film, a wild chase between G. W. and Kate, that ends up with a spanking being applied to Kate's backside. Ultimately, the fighting McLintocks become the peaceful duo, and the fireworks come to an end.