I wouldn't say Rio Bravo is lesser known, at least, not in my house. I grew up with "My Rifle, Pony, and Me" on my MP3 player as a kid, and it's one of, if not my dad's favorite John Wayne movie.
It is lesser known on the broader pop scale of modernity. Everyones heard of the big Eastwood stuff etc. Naturally there are exceptions such as yourself
Rio Bravo is excellent but I'd say my favorite of his lesser known films would be Tall in the Saddle. It was one of the early films from after his breakout of the serials and B movies after Stagecoach. Funny thing is it has an unabashedly B movie plot but with an A movie script.
My favorite John Wayne movie is The Cowboys. I know it's not his best, but I've loved it when I first watched it back in the 80s. If this is ever redone, I'm worried what today's Hollywood would do.
I'm 53 as of January 2025. My dad was born in 1937. He passed away in 1993. John Wayne was his hero. We would watch every movie that aired on television that John Wayne stared in all throughout my childhood. Rio Bravo was and remains a personal favorite of mine. I watched it with my dad many times. Rio Bravo is one of the great films ever made. Western or otherwise. Tarantino was wise to patern his directing style after Howard Hawks. He's one of the great directors that has largely been forgotten. At least by those under 40. The movie was a great story told by a master craftsman and brought to life by one of the great actors in motion picture history. It's a must watch.
AND Rio Bravo was so good that Hawks remade it twice more: El Dorado and Rio Lobo have the same basic plots and assortment of characters, but we western movie fans don't care. There was enough differences to let each stand on its own.
This is what film makers need to be aware of today. Instead of remaking movies, just change them enough so that they're there own movie. El Dorado and Rio Lobo are perfect examples of that.
Agree and felt the most 'real." When his character was asked how he survived so many gunfights he told him it wasn't being fast or accurate. It was being "willing." As I recall he said "Most men will hesitate when a gun is pointed at them. I won't." Closest thing to that was the final scene in Unforgiven when Eastwood's character says "I've always been lucky when it comes to killing folks." But the scene told the truth. He quietly and methodicaly aimed and shot his oponents. They were running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Need to rewatch some movies, it seems...
Lesser known?? Just because Tarantino likes it doesn't mean it's a Lesser john Wayne movie. Like he discovered it and is making everyone aware. As most know, it's a classic one of the genes very best .
The opening scene of Rio Bravo with Dean Martin in the saloon, Wayne's silent performance is ranked as one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. Check this movie out. You will not be disappointed.
I have watched Rio Bravo a number of times myself over my 73 years. I like it too. The two problems I have with it are Ricky Nelson and Angie Dickenson. Casting Ricky Nelson? That's getting pretty close to putting Nathan Lane in the movie, if Lane were 40 years older, instead of Nelson. Angie Dickenson's character has the hots for the Wayne character. She is 24 years younger. Too much. That does give me hope, however.
The movie was never completed after a stuntman is killed, broke his back/neck during the retreat scene crossing the bridge. The accident was left in the final/original print and can still be seen today. Ford could just not finish the gig..... Holden and Wayne's companies were involved and they made a killing.....
I saw rio bravo in the crowded theater and when Walter Brennen showed up to keep them from being surrounded the crowd went loud and wild with cheers and applause. I hope I am not blowing an important scene for those who have not yet seen the movie.
Don't know if this is lesser known. But it absolutely is one of the Duke's best movies. The entire cast plays this to the hilt. And HH's direction is masterful.
My father was a huge John Wayne fan and I think that must have been his favorite Duke line... because it was what he said whenever he was waking me up to get out of bed. *"Get the hell up, boy... you're burning daylight!"*
Grit TV shows this movie about once a quarter on Friday nights. Besides John Wayne, Dean Martin did great, and so did Ricky Nelson. The two actually sing a duet during a lull in the action. Loved them both as musicians.
I had the same impression of HIGH NOON that Howard Hawkes had -- so disappointed that the sheriff's wife stepped in and saved the day. I've seen RIO BRAVO several times and have always liked it.
I guess this would be my 3rd favorite Wayne movie. The Searchers, and The sons of Katie Elder would take first and second place. I’m more of a Josey Wales and Pale Rider kind of guy when it comes to westerns.
When I was a kid, there were no VCRs. That's why I tried to record at least the audio tracks of movies I loved on the audio cassette recorder. "Rio Bravo" was one of these films: I listened to the sound and the dialogue, and in my mind's eye the images complemented each other. That's why I can still say "Rio Bravo" (the German dubbed version) almost by heart to this day. I still love this movie to this day because it's just perfect for what it wanted to be - and way beyond that.
I watched Rio Bravo for the first time in my late teens in the late 70s, maybe early 80s. Loved it from the start. But I didn't realize until a subsequent viewing a couple of years later that Feathers was played by Angie Dickinson. Mind blown.
I don't like old cowboy movies but Rio Brovo, The Man Who Killed Liberty Valance, War Wagon and Sons of Katy Elder are really great movies I loved as a child.
"There are nine and sixty way/Of constructing tribal lays/And every single one of them is right." (Kipling, 1892) I never knew "Rio Bravo" was Howard Hawks's angry response to "High Noon." It just shows how skilled people with completely different world-views can both get the same thing right.
Well, how about that!? This is my favorite Duke movie too. I saw High Noon only once and that was enough for me, but I’ve watched Rio Bravo multiple times.
I'm a GenXer that never liked the old westerns because I was a rebel and didn't want to watch what my dad liked. BUT, as I've gotten older and hollywood has turned out more and more talentless drivel for the last 3 decades, now they are almost all I watch. They are beautifully shot with simple storylines that can be followed and the people are what you would expect. Bring back the old style!
Lesser known? Rio Bravo is one of the most well-known and well-regarded westerns of all-time, possibly even more well-known than The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The hell?
I much preferred El Dorado. James Caan's Alan Bourdillion Trehearne ("Well, no wonder he carries a knife!") is simply a better actor than Ricky Nelson and made for a better sidekick with his sawed off shotgun. I liked Arthur Hunnicutt's Bull much more than Walter Brennan, and Robert Mitchum made for a much more convincing alcoholic than Dean Martin. Plus I'll opt for Michele Carey over Angie Dickinson every time... :-)
Innaresting little clip, thank you. Except for the claim that Rio Bravo is '...a lesser known movie (0:41)', while at the same time claiming that 'both' Rio Bravo and High Noon 'achieved iconic status' (3:11). One would wish sometimes that TH-camrs would go over their video before posting it, to avoid contradictions, even nonsense. And it closes with: 'proving Hawks didn't need award statues to make his point' (3:41), suggesting that anyone ever did.
A better question might be: Where is Rio Bravo? With so many streaming services these days and all of Duke's movies playing around the clock, who has control over this picture? I've seen "In Harm's Way" a half a dozen times late last year (Nothing wrong with that) But Rio Bravo is MIA. What gives, as we used to say in the old days? Licensing? Rights and residuals? Or is someone's estate just being pig-headed?
Django being so high on his list, he made a shitty version and then an even shittier film in the hateful 8. Dude is the poster child for the term "overrated."
Rio Bravo is great and one of my favorite John Wayne movies. There is always a but and here's mine. But my favorite is the "remake of Rio Bravo" El Dorado. John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and James Caan against Ed Asner and his scumbag henchmen. Also Christopher George, Michele Carey, Arthur Hunnicutt made for an even better movie than Rio Bravo. I've probably seen both the same amount of times, but I just like El Dorado better. Just my opinion.
"Lesser known"? That's a weird thing to say about one of the most-discussed westerns of all time. And honestly, why does everyone care so much about Quentin Tarantino's opinion? Although I like "Rio Bravo," on other occasions he has demonstrated very questionable taste. And frankly, I consider many of his own movies overrated.
When he was getting into Howard Hawks...😂😂😂 like millions of people never watched a Howard Hawks movie. He's so full of himself. Stick to martial arts and Italian Westerns, Mr Expert.
I wouldn't say Rio Bravo is lesser known, at least, not in my house. I grew up with "My Rifle, Pony, and Me" on my MP3 player as a kid, and it's one of, if not my dad's favorite John Wayne movie.
It is lesser known on the broader pop scale of modernity. Everyones heard of the big Eastwood stuff etc. Naturally there are exceptions such as yourself
Rio Bravo is excellent but I'd say my favorite of his lesser known films would be Tall in the Saddle. It was one of the early films from after his breakout of the serials and B movies after Stagecoach. Funny thing is it has an unabashedly B movie plot but with an A movie script.
No way can it be one of his lesser known, most people would put it in his Top 5.
"Rio Bravo" is a famous film, not just for Wayne. This is AI curated content, so it's not good at making value judgments.
My thoughts also. It's one of the Duke's best known films
Definitely one of my favorite John Wayne movies. Tarantino has good taste.
My favorite John Wayne movie is The Cowboys. I know it's not his best, but I've loved it when I first watched it back in the 80s. If this is ever redone, I'm worried what today's Hollywood would do.
What do you have against The Lesbos?
The cowboys is a truly great movie and very much underrated. 🏴
That's a great Fathers Day movie IMO
I love this movie, the music, and all the characters. Walter Brennan stole all the screens he was in.
The Searchers is one of my favorites, although I like most of John's movies.
I hope you’ve seen “Donovan’s Reef.” One of my favorites. Ever, of any genre.
I'm 53 as of January 2025. My dad was born in 1937. He passed away in 1993. John Wayne was his hero. We would watch every movie that aired on television that John Wayne stared in all throughout my childhood. Rio Bravo was and remains a personal favorite of mine. I watched it with my dad many times. Rio Bravo is one of the great films ever made. Western or otherwise. Tarantino was wise to patern his directing style after Howard Hawks. He's one of the great directors that has largely been forgotten. At least by those under 40. The movie was a great story told by a master craftsman and brought to life by one of the great actors in motion picture history. It's a must watch.
AND Rio Bravo was so good that Hawks remade it twice more: El Dorado and Rio Lobo have the same basic plots and assortment of characters, but we western movie fans don't care. There was enough differences to let each stand on its own.
This is what film makers need to be aware of today. Instead of remaking movies, just change them enough so that they're there own movie. El Dorado and Rio Lobo are perfect examples of that.
@@johneastwood3039 Now there's an idea.
The SHOOTIST, Wayne last movie, to the last drop of his spirit, if you gotta go , go out in style...
That is my favorite John Wayne movie! Perfection, in my view.
Agree and felt the most 'real." When his character was asked how he survived so many gunfights he told him it wasn't being fast or accurate. It was being "willing." As I recall he said "Most men will hesitate when a gun is pointed at them. I won't."
Closest thing to that was the final scene in Unforgiven when Eastwood's character says "I've always been lucky when it comes to killing folks." But the scene told the truth. He quietly and methodicaly aimed and shot his oponents. They were running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
Need to rewatch some movies, it seems...
Lesser known?? Just because Tarantino likes it doesn't mean it's a Lesser john Wayne movie. Like he discovered it and is making everyone aware. As most know, it's a classic one of the genes very best .
I'm into unknown gems like Star Wars.
I agree 100%. This guy must be smoking crack if he thinks this is “lesser known”.
@@JDoe-gf5oz 🤣
I agree. I was shocked when he described Rio Bravo as lesser known. Quite frankly I thought it was one of Wayne’s signature roles.
One of my all time favorite movies.
The opening scene of Rio Bravo with Dean Martin in the saloon, Wayne's silent performance is ranked as one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. Check this movie out. You will not be disappointed.
I have watched Rio Bravo a number of times myself over my 73 years. I like it too. The two problems I have with it are Ricky Nelson and Angie Dickenson. Casting Ricky Nelson? That's getting pretty close to putting Nathan Lane in the movie, if Lane were 40 years older, instead of Nelson. Angie Dickenson's character has the hots for the Wayne character. She is 24 years younger. Too much. That does give me hope, however.
Rio Bravo is one of the greatest John Wayne’s westerns. It is one of my favorite Wayne movies. Big Jake being a close second.
RIO BRAVO is close to my favorite movie of all time. And easily my favorite Western.
Shout out to Stumpy! "Nobody asks me if I want drink, well I do! Dealing with you two'll drive me to it!!"
We love Wayne, Holden, Strother Martin in 'The Horse Soldiers'!
The movie was never completed after a stuntman is killed, broke his back/neck during the retreat scene crossing the bridge. The accident was left in the final/original print and can still be seen today. Ford could just not finish the gig..... Holden and Wayne's companies were involved and they made a killing.....
I saw rio bravo in the crowded theater and when Walter Brennen showed up to keep them from being surrounded the crowd went loud and wild with cheers and applause. I hope I am not blowing an important scene for those who have not yet seen the movie.
Don't know if this is lesser known. But it absolutely is one of the Duke's best movies. The entire cast plays this to the hilt. And HH's direction is masterful.
The Cowboys... Come on, we're burning daylight!
Yeah! It was John Wayne's death that turned boys into men. He showed them what being a man meant!
Love this movie. Left a comment not thinking anyone ever mentions this one. Thanks!
My father was a huge John Wayne fan and I think that must have been his favorite Duke line... because it was what he said whenever he was waking me up to get out of bed.
*"Get the hell up, boy... you're burning daylight!"*
This movie is fun. A comedy beneath the surface
One of many things I love about this film.....certain parts are genuinely, laugh out loud, funny.
Rio Bravo? Lesser known?
Grit TV shows this movie about once a quarter on Friday nights. Besides John Wayne, Dean Martin did great, and so did Ricky Nelson. The two actually sing a duet during a lull in the action. Loved them both as musicians.
I had the same impression of HIGH NOON that Howard Hawkes had -- so disappointed that the sheriff's wife stepped in and saved the day. I've seen RIO BRAVO several times and have always liked it.
I guess this would be my 3rd favorite Wayne movie. The Searchers, and The sons of Katie Elder would take first and second place.
I’m more of a Josey Wales and Pale Rider kind of guy when it comes to westerns.
Rio Bravo, by Howard Hawks, is also one of my favourite westerns. I never tire of seeing it.
Best collaboration between Hawks and Wayne? They would both disagree with you; Red River transformed Wayne's career,
When I was a kid, there were no VCRs. That's why I tried to record at least the audio tracks of movies I loved on the audio cassette recorder. "Rio Bravo" was one of these films: I listened to the sound and the dialogue, and in my mind's eye the images complemented each other. That's why I can still say "Rio Bravo" (the German dubbed version) almost by heart to this day. I still love this movie to this day because it's just perfect for what it wanted to be - and way beyond that.
I watched Rio Bravo for the first time in my late teens in the late 70s, maybe early 80s. Loved it from the start. But I didn't realize until a subsequent viewing a couple of years later that Feathers was played by Angie Dickinson. Mind blown.
Every guy has different tastes. For me, Angie Dickinson ALWAYS checked all the boxes. Yep.
Love that movie.
I don't like old cowboy movies but Rio Brovo, The Man Who Killed Liberty Valance, War Wagon and Sons of Katy Elder are really great movies I loved as a child.
I keep Rio Bravo DVD in my player and frequently watch it.
I have to agree that this is a great movie. I have watched it many times.
"There are nine and sixty way/Of constructing tribal lays/And every single one of them is right." (Kipling, 1892)
I never knew "Rio Bravo" was Howard Hawks's angry response to "High Noon." It just shows how skilled people with completely different world-views can both get the same thing right.
This is my favorite Wayne flick. This and The Cowboys.
Red River is actually the best collaboration between Howard Hawks and John Wayne
I love this film. My understanding is that one of the studio executives didn't recognize Dean Martin because his acting so well.
Well, how about that!? This is my favorite Duke movie too. I saw High Noon only once and that was enough for me, but I’ve watched Rio Bravo multiple times.
Rio Bravo is one of John Wayne's most well known movies. Also, that middle quote you put on screen was Quintin Tarantino repeating himself 5 times.
I wasn’t thrilled with Ricky Nelson’s character. I thought El Dorado was a much better story.
Great movie. Whenever it’s on tv I have to watch it.
I'm a GenXer that never liked the old westerns because I was a rebel and didn't want to watch what my dad liked. BUT, as I've gotten older and hollywood has turned out more and more talentless drivel for the last 3 decades, now they are almost all I watch. They are beautifully shot with simple storylines that can be followed and the people are what you would expect. Bring back the old style!
Lesser known? It’s frequently cited as one of the best western films ever made…
Rio Bravo is lesser known? My rifle, my pony, and me beg to differ.
Lesser known? Rio Bravo is one of the most well-known and well-regarded westerns of all-time, possibly even more well-known than The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The hell?
Rio Bravo also influenced John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13.
I love this movie and I'm not sure why!!
I wonder what QT thought of the "remake," El Dorado.
I was thinking of that movie myself.
I much preferred El Dorado. James Caan's Alan Bourdillion Trehearne ("Well, no wonder he carries a knife!") is simply a better actor than Ricky Nelson and made for a better sidekick with his sawed off shotgun. I liked Arthur Hunnicutt's Bull much more than Walter Brennan, and Robert Mitchum made for a much more convincing alcoholic than Dean Martin. Plus I'll opt for Michele Carey over Angie Dickinson every time... :-)
@@chaburchak I had to look up Michele Carey...but yeah.
Rio Bravo isn’t a lesser know movie. Most people will have seen it at least twice. I’ve seen it numerous times.
My favourite lesser known Tarantino movie is Jackie Brown
RIO BRAVO = "Lesser known" ?!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The Searchers is the bomb though Rio Bravo is second
is that a fact? no.
@@mellowfellow-h8r To me it is mate
The Searchers, a little too serious for me.
@@avantegarde7797 Fair enough mate to each their own
Rio Bravo is certainly not a lesser known film.
El Dorado is a semi remake of this
Innaresting little clip, thank you. Except for the claim that Rio Bravo is '...a lesser known movie (0:41)', while at the same time claiming that 'both' Rio Bravo and High Noon 'achieved iconic status' (3:11). One would wish sometimes that TH-camrs would go over their video before posting it, to avoid contradictions, even nonsense. And it closes with: 'proving Hawks didn't need award statues to make his point' (3:41), suggesting that anyone ever did.
This is an AI generated video. At least the voiceover is.
Rio Bravo is lesser-known?
A better question might be: Where is Rio Bravo? With so many streaming services these days and all of Duke's movies playing around the clock, who has control over this picture? I've seen "In Harm's Way" a half a dozen times late last year (Nothing wrong with that) But Rio Bravo is MIA. What gives, as we used to say in the old days? Licensing? Rights and residuals? Or is someone's estate just being pig-headed?
I have it on DVD.
"A lesser known movie"?
Ha, okay.
Django being so high on his list, he made a shitty version and then an even shittier film in the hateful 8. Dude is the poster child for the term "overrated."
Rio Bravo is a lesser known movie? Lmao. Yeah right. I'm pretty sure it's one of his most famous.
I think Rio Bravo is kind of cheesey when Ricky Nelson and Dean Martin start singing.
Love the "Cheese" !
The communist writer of Hight Noon intended it as a Cold War allegory, but I don't think anyone really noticed.
What's the similar movie with Robert Mitchem as the drunk sheriff? I like it better.
lesser known?
It’s a remake of an early film
Who cares what that hack thinks.
Robert Mitchum and James Caan were better version of that picture!
And they got the title from an Edgar Allan Poe poem.
@@jaimeosbourn3616 Exactly. What other movie could connect John Wayne and Edgar Allen Poe... :-)
They were an interesting version, and while I do enjoy it, I can't agree, they were better.
No!!
Who the hell is Q. Tarantino?
He is a filmmaker who has won many awards for his work. Among his films are From Dusk to Dawn, Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction.
uh.....I do believe that was sarcsam !
his criticism of Ford and his westerns is WAY WAY off base. Makes me wonder if we are watching the same films.
Rio Bravo lesser known? Hahaha. Cmon guy. Hondo or say Three Godfathers are lesser known. Rio is widely known. In all Wayne collections.
Rio Bravo is great and one of my favorite John Wayne movies. There is always a but and here's mine. But my favorite is the "remake of Rio Bravo" El Dorado. John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and James Caan against Ed Asner and his scumbag henchmen. Also Christopher George, Michele Carey, Arthur Hunnicutt made for an even better movie than Rio Bravo. I've probably seen both the same amount of times, but I just like El Dorado better. Just my opinion.
"Lesser known"? That's a weird thing to say about one of the most-discussed westerns of all time. And honestly, why does everyone care so much about Quentin Tarantino's opinion? Although I like "Rio Bravo," on other occasions he has demonstrated very questionable taste. And frankly, I consider many of his own movies overrated.
When he was getting into Howard Hawks...😂😂😂 like millions of people never watched a Howard Hawks movie. He's so full of himself. Stick to martial arts and Italian Westerns, Mr Expert.
Great movie.
“Lesser known “???!!! 😂😂😂😂