Before you comment, please be aware that this was an 8 year old kid trying to honor the Duke. I know the quality isnt great. So if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything.
Hey friend, for a young man of 8, he did a fine job & i'm glad he is a fan of the duke & older movies, when actors really had to act, not a bunch of digital add ons where some guy does 20 flips in the air & stabs a guy with a pocket knife. I'm 57 year old irishman from rural Kentucky, encourage him & let him know nice job.
Amen! No CGI there. People have said awful things about that young man and I'm pissed off about it. What the hell does it matter. I appreciate your kind words, we need more of your character.
Why do you have to give a disclaimer? This is a great classic. Anyone who says otherwise and says something bad is going to turn into a lizard. Also god bless this 8 year old. We need new Tarantino’s and what better time than start them young.
My wife never liked John Wayne, but I convinced her back in 1976 to see the movie with me. At the end of the movie, she was crying as she was so sad for his fate and the condition he was in; but more importantly, she acknowledged what a great acting job he did in his final movie. I guess The Academy figured one Oscar for Best Actor was enough for Wayne for True Grit years earlier, but he definitely deserved one for The Shootist and The Searchers.
Exactly my thoughts in regard to the Oscar: The Searchers and The Shootist! I've watched The Shootist around 20 times in my 29 years. Every time at the end my eyes are wet since I first saw it as a youth. The Searchers was his best acting in a technical sense, but The Shootist was his best acting in a totally trancendent way. Here he combined everything in one, from his screen persona over character acting to myths and de-mystification. John Wayne himself felt he had been overlooked for a nomination due to the studio not supporting the movie enough. And to this day he is an underappreciated character actor.
@@gmcinnis6304 life's not all about money . He chose the life of no more gunfighting. He'd seen enough of what guns can end up leading to. And the Dukes character was pleased with his decision while he took his dying breath.
@@danielblackburn1241 Yeah and all the deaths would be attributed to Waye's character. So no would be gunslingers would be looking for Howard's character looking for a reputation. Not that there would have been many, but it does simplify things.
MABY THELL MAKE A MOVIE WHERE HOWARD SHOOT'S THE BARTENDER,AND THAT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE,WHERE THE KID START'S PRACTICE'ING WITH THE GUN,AND BECOME'S,THE MAN WHO TOOK REVENGE FOR BOOK'S.JUST MIGHT BE A GOOD MOVIE,NEVER CAN TELL.? AND HE HAS BOOK'S GUN ON..
I was lucky enough to have had a dad who was a fan of The Duke. We went to the Drive-in theater to see “True Grit”. A 10 year old watching Rooster call out Lucky Ned Pepper after Pepper made that unfortunate comment about a one-eyed fat man. It doesn’t get any better.
Forever a great, great man and person. As a teenager, I met Mr. Wayne as my father and I worked on a home right next to his home in Huntington Harbor, California. Very nice man, even brought us cold drinks. Special person who will always live in my heart as the greatest actor who ever graced the American screen. Rest in Peace, Mr Wayne. We love and miss you.
Said it before, will say it again, despite his role in "Happy Days", I've always felt that the moment Ron Howard shot the bartender is the moment that "Opie" died...
Paul Simmons he was not dying of cancer, The Shootist was filmed and released in 1976. John Wayne was diagnosed with stomach cancer in January of 1979 and died June 11th 1979. He had Lung cancer previously in 1964 and had a cancerous lung and three ribs removed and lived another 15 years cancer free although he had numerous other health issues including several bouts of influenza, pneumonia and heart issues along with breathing problems and had to use a oxygen tank when not filming in those 15 years.
@James Henderson not "diagnosed" but he had it. He got lung cancer in 1964 and got a lung removed. Through the years, the effects of that cancer was taking over and his stomach cancer was coming. During the filming of the Shootist he was too ill to film many times throughout production. He was struggling with the removal of his lung and the stomach cancer that was coming. He took the part because of his fight against cancer, in the 60s, and the fact he was still fighting cancer during filming. His fight against cancer is what lead him to taking the role. He knew his time living was coming to a close, because of his fight for cancer. So no matter when he was diagnosed, he took the role because he was dying from cancer. Once you take the lung out you aren't as good as new. Over time, the cancer will come around again and take over your body. The point is, he was extremely sick during filming of the shootist due to cancer and the results of it. He was dying and he knew it.
No he didn't. He was eat up with cancer. I actually laugh at how much you're in this comment box, and how ignorant you are. Not to mention on the wrong political side. Like if I should hide him from the channel
"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and i won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them...." Great words for people to live by. What's hard to believe is that John Wayne died three days before my mom and dad got married, and my younger brother was born on the seventh anniversary of the Duke's passing.
Not really a Western fan but I loved this film when my dad who was a western fanatic said to watch it when I was a kid. What I loved was that Books chose to die on his birthday doing what he was legendary at and that's having a good shootout. What was more ironic was this was Wayne's final shootout in real life.
Love John Wayne and used to watch Hugh O'Brien as Wyatt Earp on TV in the 50's-60's and later met Hugh O'Brien when he came to the White House in 1976 on an official meeting with the President. Mr. O'Brien had to get screened by myself when I was U.S. Secret Service and I recognized him right away. He was a lot shorter than I imagined, but I am 6'3" anyway. I got to meet a lot of television stars when I worked at the White House then. I only wished I could have seen all my other favorites back then. Still great memories .
James Henderson he was not a draft dodger. He reported for duty. Went through the military physical exam and was declared 4f l(medically & physically unfit for military duty). So by that reasoning the military declaring him 4f negates your bullshit comment and doesnt make him a draft dodger. Plus Jimmy stewart who did serve and was friends with wayne mentioned in an interview John showed up for duty.
James Henderson still doesn’t make him a draft dodger. As I said he reported for duty. It’s the military itself who declared him unfit. So if the military didn’t want him. How does that make him a draft dodger???
Quint 1836, I just appreciate your recording it. I am a huge John Wayne fan, and have seen all of his pictures. The ending to this one was by far the most tear jerking for me. Thanks for taking the time to honor such a great man, actor and American.
I just finished nearly 600 pages of "John Wayne the life and legend" by Scott Eyman. I would highly recommend it for anyone who loved John Wayne. He really was a great man on and off the screen. A real gentlemen and wonderful person.
As a cancer survivor I applaud the Dukes courage in making this film the cancer was consuming him so I can only imagine the pain he was going through. It's my favorite film of the many he made and the ending still brings me to tears.RIP Duke. You were the best.
John Wayne was not sick with cancer in real life during filming of The Shootist. He was in bad health because he battled cancer in 1964 and had a cancerous lung and 3 ribs removed. He lived rest of his life with one lung. During filming of The Shootist he was sick with influenza and nearly took him of filming. He had heart surgery in 1978 and didn’t get diagnosed again with stomach cancer until January of 1979 and it spread into his esophagus and liver. He had his stomach removed months later and died in June of 1979.
@Scottknode... respectfully I have to disagree. He had already lost a lung and two ribs to cancer. Cancer was already eating his stomach away at this point. I read interviews with the cast, and he had to have a doctor lie so he would get an insurance policy. He was already on oxygen, that he did not use during the shooting of his scenes. If I recall, Lauren Bacall said how tired and sick Wayne was, filming was greuling yet he never complained. In fact, The Duke himself said, either to Harry Morgan or Jimmy Stewart, the irony of this film isn't lost on me. He was quite sick, this film was his Swan Song.
Paul Kryder The Sons Of Katie Elder, El Dorado, True Grit, The Shootist and The Man who Shot Liberty Valance were some of John Wayne’s best late in his career.
@@vickieoglesby5842 actually Bill McKinney didn't die in that fight, he recovered and moved down to North Georgia up in the hills near Aintry county where he Cornholed a fellow by the name of Ned Beatty and got shot thru the heart with an arrow by one of Neds buddies, a fella named Burt who caught him cornholing poor Ned!
@@larryyeadeke2953 I guess she was a legend, I think she enjoyed most of her success when she was young, and quite fetching. John Wayne's career spanned 5 decades, and some of his most successful films came after the age of 50, two feats not enjoyed by most.
@CC Greening I wish I was alive back then. I'm 19 and love the classic films. John wayne, clint eastwood, jimmy stewart, steve mcqueen, henry fonda, gregory peck, gary cooper, lee van cleef, sidney poiter, burt lancaster, kirk douglas, charlton heston, paul newman, charles bronson, micheal landon, james arness the list goes on for me haha.
Not even CLOSE to his best film. Try some of the movies he made way earlier in his career, like The Searchers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, or Red River. Those were FAR superior.
trwent Honestly his early movies were mostly just cliche garbage. Exceptions are The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Wayne’s movies were much better from the mid-60’s onward, and this movie may be the most profound and well-directed thing he ever did
I went to work in Carson City, Nevada, shortly after this was filmed nearby. The locals, to a person, said that Hugh O'Brien was a very nice person to everyone, and had no "side" whatsoever. He may have been a Bad Guy in this film, but that was not how he comported himself off camera.
Great swan song for some great actors John Jimmy and I believe Lauren but I can’t recall. When they walked down street after gunfight it was like goodbye to all of them
This is the film he should have got the Oscar for instead of True Grit. Well he should have got it for the Searchers. This was his last film and he went out in style. The Duke left for real 40 years ago today and there has not been an actor like him since. He was good! Really good. I think unrated. He made so many good films that still stand the test of time and give joy. Thank you Duke!!! You will never be forgotten as long as there is film.
@@markharrison2544 Yes John Wayne was underrated as an actor. He made it look too easy and his image which was larger than life got in the way sometimes, but he was good! The Shepherd of The Hills! Red River! She Wore A Yellow Ribbon! The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! 3 Godfathers! The Angel and The Badman! The Spoilers! Without Reservations! And More. He made a lot of these films before I was born, but I'd rather watch him now than a lot of actors today. I don't care what his politics were. He was a man of his times. He was also a damn good actor who made a lot of good films. He made some bad one too, but I'd watch them also.
Mack Loyd The Shootist was made in 1975 and released in 1976. John Wayne died in 1979. John Wayne didn’t win an award for the movie, Ron Howard won a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor in 1976
Mack Loyd that was Peter Finch who died before awards ceremony of 1977 he won best actor for his last role in Network but died of heart attack before the awards show happened
One of my favorite John Wayne movies! Lauren Bacall and James Stewart also Star in the film! Wayne and Stewart were also in the classic film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. ☮️🖖🏽
*When J.B. Books (John Wayne) said "his final goodbye" to Bond (Lauren Becall) before heading out to his death, it was as though Mr. Wayne was saying "goodbye" to the world and his millions of fans!*
It turned out that way, but Wayne didn't intend The Shootist to be his last film. He found a script he wanted Ron Howard to act with him in, but his health began failing and he wasn't physically up to making movies any longer at that point. There would be no next film. Wayne's actual goodbye was his last appearance at the Oscars shortly before his death.
My personal 4 all-time favorite Westerns : (1) UNFORGIVEN (2) TOMBSTONE (3) OPEN RANGE (4) THE SHOOTIST... the final shootout and Gillom's unspoken exchange with Books are priceless.
Actually, when you look at it, it was purely self-defense. You could see the bartender reloading, apparently to take care of Howard who witnessed him back-shooting the Duke.
JW was soo sick during the shooting of this movie, that before this final scene was shot, he had to be hospitalized for 2 weeks, so everything in this scene that he wasn't in, was shot, and when he was able to return, they shot his parts. 🐎🤠🇺🇸
I just watched this movie and it really felt like John Wayne died because after this movie that’s it he really dies from Stomach cancer . R.I.P John Wayne ! THE MAN ! THE MYTH ! THE LEGEND !
This is fantastic! Thank you Quint!! Great great idea!! This is in my top three westerns. It wouldnt not have been so as a young man but now i am older, it is!!
blindandwatching he wasn’t dying of cancer in real life he died of stomach cancer in 1979 and cancer free when filmed his scenes for The Shootist although he did have lung cancer and had cancerous lung and some ribs removed in 1964. He filmed his scenes for The Shootist in January of 1976 when was released in August of 1976 and wasn’t diagnosed with stomach cancer until 1979 and died that year.
Adrian Otero it was 1964 when he had lung cancer and had his lung removed and three ribs removed. I didn’t say it wasn’t a laughing matter. Wayne continued to have poor health rest of his life as had to rely on oxygen tank on set of movies to help breathe.
@James Henderson he literally just said that hahahahah. Everyone knows when the film was shot. You really do take your time to reply to almost every single comment on this video. Do you have a life?
Amen! I had someone today say that the little boy was a POS, and he ruined the Duke. That's speaks for his childhood😂 I took the comment down. Thanks for being kind
My 25 Favorite John Wayne Westerns 25. Tall In The Saddle 24. Cahill U.S Marshall 23. The Fighting Kentuckian 22. The Alamo 21. North To Alaska 20. The Comancheros 19. Rio Grande 18. Chisum 17. Mclintock 16. Big Jake 15. The Undefeated 14. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon 13. Fort Apache 12. Hondo 11. Rio Lobo 10. The Sons Of Katie Elder 9. The Cowboys 8. El Dorado 7. True Grit 6. Rio Bravo 5. Red River 4. Stagecoach 3. The Shootist 2. The Searchers 1. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
His last great movie and he went down a hero. I sat in a movie theater in RockSprings, Wyoming, and cried. I knew that he wasn't long for this world. How fitting Richard Boone and Hugh OBrien were in it. Ron Howard was a surprise, too. I have a house full of John Wayne memobillia, Around here we talk the talk and walk the walk. llle
Just to add thete are sooo many extras that this film delivers apart from the duke and the great cast. It is america just opening up to modernity, saying that books is really a man of the past, but a noble past. Yes there is much myth about it but much thst is honest and brave. I see this movie all o er clint eastwoods unforgiven, with the attempt to write up and glamorise the wild west through "yellow" literature and the just about to boom popular adventure book market. A great film, as is liberty vallace where the duke plays a similar character; also kirk douglas in lonesome are the brave resonates too. Here endeth etc...amen!
Before you comment, please be aware that this was an 8 year old kid trying to honor the Duke. I know the quality isnt great. So if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything.
Hey friend, for a young man of 8, he did a fine job & i'm glad he is a fan of the duke & older movies, when actors really had to act, not a bunch of digital add ons where some guy does 20 flips in the air & stabs a guy with a pocket knife. I'm 57 year old irishman from rural Kentucky, encourage him & let him know nice job.
Amen! No CGI there. People have said awful things about that young man and I'm pissed off about it. What the hell does it matter. I appreciate your kind words, we need more of your character.
@jimmy jimmy hey though my friend, he sure would have put the fear of God in the Fonz, lol
Why do you have to give a disclaimer? This is a great classic. Anyone who says otherwise and says something bad is going to turn into a lizard. Also god bless this 8 year old. We need new Tarantino’s and what better time than start them young.
@@Quint1836 you are very welcome friend
My wife never liked John Wayne, but I convinced her back in 1976 to see the movie with me. At the end of the movie, she was crying as she was so sad for his fate and the condition he was in; but more importantly, she acknowledged what a great acting job he did in his final movie. I guess The Academy figured one Oscar for Best Actor was enough for Wayne for True Grit years earlier,
but he definitely deserved one for The Shootist and The Searchers.
Good for you!
He deserved the best actor award many times over, especially for The Quiet Man.
@@jwnagy I agree. Wings of Eagles was another.
Exactly my thoughts in regard to the Oscar: The Searchers and The Shootist! I've watched The Shootist around 20 times in my 29 years. Every time at the end my eyes are wet since I first saw it as a youth. The Searchers was his best acting in a technical sense, but The Shootist was his best acting in a totally trancendent way. Here he combined everything in one, from his screen persona over character acting to myths and de-mystification. John Wayne himself felt he had been overlooked for a nomination due to the studio not supporting the movie enough. And to this day he is an underappreciated character actor.
A fitting movie to be his last starring role. Great actor
That nod of approval as he tosses the gun....god, such a great scene.
gun was worth a lot of money to the kid and mom, he shd have kept it. some collector wud have given him $$$$$$ for it that the kid and mom cld use
In the original book by Glendon Swarthout, without spoiling too much, he does keep the guns.
@@gmcinnis6304 life's not all about money . He chose the life of no more gunfighting. He'd seen enough of what guns can end up leading to. And the Dukes character was pleased with his decision while he took his dying breath.
@@danielblackburn1241 Yeah and all the deaths would be attributed to Waye's character. So no would be gunslingers would be looking for Howard's character looking for a reputation. Not that there would have been many, but it does simplify things.
The way a man should go. Kind to those who deserved it, one last drink, one last victory over evil, one last lesson to a good man.
John Wayne........a colossus of the film industry; unmatched, unique, unparalleled and unequalled.
It was the Duke himself who insisted they change the ending, that Howard's character be redeemed and not turn into another Shootist.
MABY THELL MAKE A MOVIE WHERE HOWARD SHOOT'S THE BARTENDER,AND THAT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE,WHERE THE KID START'S PRACTICE'ING WITH THE GUN,AND BECOME'S,THE MAN WHO TOOK REVENGE FOR BOOK'S.JUST MIGHT BE A GOOD MOVIE,NEVER CAN TELL.? AND HE HAS BOOK'S GUN ON..
That is a magnificent hair hat. The Duke's the greatest. No current actor/ actress has half of the swag that he still does. Just awesome.
Barbra barnard.
What's a hair hat?
Good movie. I teared up a few times cuz I new this was the last shot out for John Wayne. He will be missed.
I was lucky enough to have had a dad who was a fan of The Duke. We went to the Drive-in theater to see “True Grit”. A 10 year old watching Rooster call out Lucky Ned Pepper after Pepper made that unfortunate comment about a one-eyed fat man. It doesn’t get any better.
Forever a great, great man and person. As a teenager, I met Mr. Wayne as my father and I worked on a home right next to his home in Huntington Harbor, California. Very nice man, even brought us cold drinks. Special person who will always live in my heart as the greatest actor who ever graced the American screen. Rest in Peace, Mr Wayne. We love and miss you.
Actor JC Flippin lived in Huntington Harbor. And my uncle George Schlagel, WW2 fighter pilot.
He seemed like a giant on the screen, wonder how tall he looked in person!
@@balzenhazelnut i believe he's 6'4"
Jacob Eagle Yes 6 feet 4 inches, Great American!
@James Henderson NPC at work. Don't you Leftists ever get tired of spouting your bullshit?
Said it before, will say it again, despite his role in "Happy Days", I've always felt that the moment Ron Howard shot the bartender is the moment that "Opie" died...
In the book it was Ron's Howards Character that kills John Wayne's character.
If it had been Barney's gun it would have only had one bullet.
Ironic that Wayne was dying of cancer as he filmed this movie, true interwoven life and art. RIP Mr. Wayne, a hero to so many!
Paul Simmons he was not dying of cancer, The Shootist was filmed and released in 1976. John Wayne was diagnosed with stomach cancer in January of 1979 and died June 11th 1979. He had Lung cancer previously in 1964 and had a cancerous lung and three ribs removed and lived another 15 years cancer free although he had numerous other health issues including several bouts of influenza, pneumonia and heart issues along with breathing problems and had to use a oxygen tank when not filming in those 15 years.
@James Henderson not "diagnosed" but he had it. He got lung cancer in 1964 and got a lung removed. Through the years, the effects of that cancer was taking over and his stomach cancer was coming. During the filming of the Shootist he was too ill to film many times throughout production. He was struggling with the removal of his lung and the stomach cancer that was coming. He took the part because of his fight against cancer, in the 60s, and the fact he was still fighting cancer during filming. His fight against cancer is what lead him to taking the role. He knew his time living was coming to a close, because of his fight for cancer. So no matter when he was diagnosed, he took the role because he was dying from cancer. Once you take the lung out you aren't as good as new. Over time, the cancer will come around again and take over your body. The point is, he was extremely sick during filming of the shootist due to cancer and the results of it. He was dying and he knew it.
No he didn't. He was eat up with cancer. I actually laugh at how much you're in this comment box, and how ignorant you are. Not to mention on the wrong political side. Like if I should hide him from the channel
@@Quint1836 are you replying to james henderson?
Yes
"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and i won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them...." Great words for people to live by. What's hard to believe is that John Wayne died three days before my mom and dad got married, and my younger brother was born on the seventh anniversary of the Duke's passing.
Not really a Western fan but I loved this film when my dad who was a western fanatic said to watch it when I was a kid. What I loved was that Books chose to die on his birthday doing what he was legendary at and that's having a good shootout. What was more ironic was this was Wayne's final shootout in real life.
Pleased a great film star went out with a great film. I'm sure his friend Richard Boone would agree.
Without a doubt!
The best line Wayne ever had in a film: "Life is hard,....... it's harder when you're stupid."
He was known to say that in real life long before the movie.
I'm glad he put it in the film too.
I didn't know John Wayne knew Joe Biden.
@@larryyeadeke2953 But he must have met you Lar.
@@MrPatrickworthington Nope. Would have been awesome to meet him though.
Do you think your pal Trump is going to stay out of prison? Doesn't look like it, does it?
Love John Wayne and used to watch Hugh O'Brien as Wyatt Earp on TV in the 50's-60's and later met Hugh O'Brien when he came to the White House in 1976 on an official meeting with the President. Mr. O'Brien had to get screened by myself when I was U.S. Secret Service and I recognized him right away. He was a lot shorter than I imagined, but I am 6'3" anyway. I got to meet a lot of television stars when I worked at the White House then. I only wished I could have seen all my other favorites back then. Still great memories .
My grandfather got me watching John Wayne when I was a kid best damn after out there 🇺🇸💯🙏
The Duke's Swan Song was also his best acting job.
Excellent movie with superb acting and story line . RIP J Wayne
RIP Duke. "When you look up macho in the dictionary, you should see his picture." Maureen O'Hare
macho marion
James Henderson he was not a draft dodger. He reported for duty. Went through the military physical exam and was declared 4f l(medically & physically unfit for military duty). So by that reasoning the military declaring him 4f negates your bullshit comment and doesnt make him a draft dodger. Plus Jimmy stewart who did serve and was friends with wayne mentioned in an interview John showed up for duty.
James Henderson still doesn’t make him a draft dodger. As I said he reported for duty. It’s the military itself who declared him unfit. So if the military didn’t want him. How does that make him a draft dodger???
Rip. Duke loved all your movies
Quint 1836,
I just appreciate your recording it. I am a huge John Wayne fan, and have seen all of his pictures. The ending to this one was by far the most tear jerking for me.
Thanks for taking the time to honor such a great man, actor and American.
Rhonda C. so true. Ironic that the Cancer did not kill him
The best western star of all time
I just finished nearly 600 pages of "John Wayne the life and legend" by Scott Eyman. I would highly recommend it for anyone who loved John Wayne. He really was a great man on and off the screen. A real gentlemen and wonderful person.
sounds very interesting, ill check it out
The book ends with a different 'take away'. It's a wonderful read.
Same here, read that book last year. Wonderful read
The great heart and life of Mr.John Wayne.
Long live John Wayne
Only movie that ever made my cry
I have seen this a thousand times ,.. I am crying now
Richard Boone was a damn good actor as well...
True. Best baddie the Duke ever took on. Seriously menacing.
Richard Boone was one of my favorites loved him in Have Gun Will Travel
@James Henderson little girl, quit playing with your did's shit.
@@tomswinburn1778 Boone was actually gay. He was arrested in a gay brothel with underage boys.
James Henderson he was married to his third wife Mary from 1951 to 1981 when he passed away from throat cancer.
When John Wayne salutes a toast to Hugh O’Brian and he waves back shows these two enemies had a lot of respect for each other.
“There is only one way for a true soldier to die, and that is the last bullet from the last battle of the last war.”
George C Scott.
Patton.
Run of the Arrow: Civil War
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Patton was an idiot.
He got his bullet, the treacherous elite murdered him, they couldn’t control him.
@@kk6aw It was a car accident. Internal decaptitation. Paralyzed from the neck down. He lingered for quite some time with his neck in traction.
As a cancer survivor I applaud the Dukes courage in making this film the cancer was consuming him so I can only imagine the pain he was going through. It's my favorite film of the many he made and the ending still brings me to tears.RIP Duke. You were the best.
John Wayne was not sick with cancer in real life during filming of The Shootist. He was in bad health because he battled cancer in 1964 and had a cancerous lung and 3 ribs removed. He lived rest of his life with one lung. During filming of The Shootist he was sick with influenza and nearly took him of filming. He had heart surgery in 1978 and didn’t get diagnosed again with stomach cancer until January of 1979 and it spread into his esophagus and liver. He had his stomach removed months later and died in June of 1979.
A cancerous lung. So he had cancer then.
@Scottknode... respectfully I have to disagree. He had already lost a lung and two ribs to cancer. Cancer was already eating his stomach away at this point.
I read interviews with the cast, and he had to have a doctor lie so he would get an insurance policy. He was already on oxygen, that he did not use during the shooting of his scenes. If I recall, Lauren Bacall said how tired and sick Wayne was, filming was greuling yet he never complained. In fact, The Duke himself said, either to Harry Morgan or Jimmy Stewart, the irony of this film isn't lost on me. He was quite sick, this film was his Swan Song.
I've seen almost every John Wayne Movie, and this is the best!
Paul Kryder The Sons Of Katie Elder, El Dorado, True Grit, The Shootist and The Man who Shot Liberty Valance were some of John Wayne’s best late in his career.
I agree Wayne should have got his second oscar for this stunning performance as jd brooks his first was true grit
Hollywood was to full of BullShit Lefties by then.
Larger than life john Wayne Ron Howard plays a great role here along with the widow great final classic Wayne movie I think one of his best!
Lauren Bacall as Bond Rogers....
GOD BLEES YOU JOHN WAYNE REST IN PEACE
I Love John
John wayne was the duke I loved his movies I have them all
One of my all time favorites. Definitely was wat too young the first time i watched this. Great movie but definitely was impressionable
RIP to all 4 Acting Legends.
1. John Wayne
2. Richard Boone
3. Bill McKinney
4. Hugh O'Brian.
@James Henderson James who?
@@vickieoglesby5842 actually Bill McKinney didn't die in that fight, he recovered and moved down to North Georgia up in the hills near Aintry county where he Cornholed a fellow by the name of Ned Beatty and got shot thru the heart with an arrow by one of Neds buddies, a fella named Burt who caught him cornholing poor Ned!
You left out the 2nd greatest, James Stewart.
@@RealJohnWayne And Lauren Bacall
@@larryyeadeke2953
I guess she was a legend, I think she enjoyed most of her success when she was young, and quite fetching.
John Wayne's career spanned 5 decades, and some of his most successful films came after the age of 50, two feats not enjoyed by most.
I've never trusted bar tenders.......
Question. Who would dislike this? Duke is amazing!
Quint 1836 Probably hate duke dying.
@CC Greening I wish I was alive back then. I'm 19 and love the classic films. John wayne, clint eastwood, jimmy stewart, steve mcqueen, henry fonda, gregory peck, gary cooper, lee van cleef, sidney poiter, burt lancaster, kirk douglas, charlton heston, paul newman, charles bronson, micheal landon, james arness the list goes on for me haha.
Made boys wanna be real men and wrote the damn handbook on how it done.
Thumbs up!
The Shootist. An all time great movie. 👍
Diesen Mann, John Wayne, hätte ich mir als amerikanischen Präsidenten gewünscht, standfest, loyal, und ehrenvoll. Bye, Duke ,du warst der beste
One of his best in,my opinion. Thankyou,,,
Felt my testosterone level jump after that. Great scene. Great movie.
God bless the Duke where ever he is.
John Wayne's best picture, and sadly, his last.
Arthur Harrison so true. I know his granddaughter quite well and she says that this IS his best.
Not even CLOSE to his best film. Try some of the movies he made way earlier in his career, like The Searchers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, or Red River. Those were FAR superior.
Kind of fitting seeing how he dies in this movie.
No, not his best picture. But a far better one to go out on rather than Brannigan or McQ.
trwent Honestly his early movies were mostly just cliche garbage. Exceptions are The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Wayne’s movies were much better from the mid-60’s onward, and this movie may be the most profound and well-directed thing he ever did
I think it’s Wayne’s best picture.
Opie gets mad! Seriously, a great finale for Wayne's film career.
I went to work in Carson City, Nevada, shortly after this was filmed nearby. The locals, to a person, said that Hugh O'Brien was a very nice person to everyone, and had no "side" whatsoever. He may have been a Bad Guy in this film, but that was not how he comported himself off camera.
Great swan song for some great actors John Jimmy and I believe Lauren but I can’t recall. When they walked down street after gunfight it was like goodbye to all of them
*_And I'll tell you that was for Albert!!!!!_*
Epic...
I completely agree with you. Best line of the movie.
@@spocken22 absolutely
@@spocken22 I think it was his code of ethics.
I won't be wronged ect,ect.
This is the film he should have got the Oscar for instead of True Grit. Well he should have got it for the Searchers. This was his last film and he went out in style. The Duke left for real 40 years ago today and there has not been an actor like him since. He was good! Really good. I think unrated. He made so many good films that still stand the test of time and give joy. Thank you Duke!!! You will never be forgotten as long as there is film.
Unrated?
@@markharrison2544 Yes John Wayne was underrated as an actor. He made it look too easy and his image which was larger than life got in the way sometimes, but he was good! The Shepherd of The Hills! Red River! She Wore A Yellow Ribbon! The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! 3 Godfathers! The Angel and The Badman! The Spoilers! Without Reservations! And More. He made a lot of these films before I was born, but I'd rather watch him now than a lot of actors today. I don't care what his politics were. He was a man of his times. He was also a damn good actor who made a lot of good films. He made some bad one too, but I'd watch them also.
Pulford waited for the other two to soften him up and still got dusted. What a cowardly snake.
One of the most beautiful movie scenes that I liked how much I love John Wayne
he should've won his second best actor oscar for this movie
Robert Santana I thought he did but had passed away right before the award ceremony.
Mack Loyd Peter Finch won for "Network" which was awarded posthumously.
Mack Loyd The Shootist was made in 1975 and released in 1976. John Wayne died in 1979. John Wayne didn’t win an award for the movie, Ron Howard won a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor in 1976
Mack Loyd that was Peter Finch who died before awards ceremony of 1977 he won best actor for his last role in Network but died of heart attack before the awards show happened
So agree-my favorite John Wayne movie. So much heart!
Love the way he walked into the saloon. The push of the swing doors and a confident walk in to the bar.
One of my favorite John Wayne movies! Lauren Bacall and James Stewart also Star in the film! Wayne and Stewart were also in the classic film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. ☮️🖖🏽
JW had a lot of great movies; but this one was (i think) his best work. thanks for posting this scene - it's a classic.
I’ve seen this a dozen times and just tear’ed up. WTH?
ah yes when Hollywood made good movies, John Wayne was one of the best and the Shootist was one of his best.
Yes a fabulous performance by the Wayne and Lauren Bacall deserves credit as well wonderful film 🙏🙏
Only the Duke could swagger through those swinging doors like that. Total boss.
*When J.B. Books (John Wayne) said "his final goodbye" to Bond (Lauren Becall) before heading out to his death, it was as though Mr. Wayne was saying "goodbye" to the world and his millions of fans!*
It turned out that way, but Wayne didn't intend The Shootist to be his last film. He found a script he wanted Ron Howard to act with him in, but his health began failing and he wasn't physically up to making movies any longer at that point. There would be no next film. Wayne's actual goodbye was his last appearance at the Oscars shortly before his death.
My personal 4 all-time favorite Westerns :
(1) UNFORGIVEN
(2) TOMBSTONE
(3) OPEN RANGE
(4) THE SHOOTIST... the final shootout and Gillom's unspoken exchange with Books are priceless.
Tombstone! What a classic! The shootout at the corral is amazing.
Great list, the only addition I'd make is LONESOME DOVE👍👍
One of my favorite westerns growing up kid
Boone always cracks me up
@3:28 His facial expression is like you gotta be kidding me lol. 😄😄😄
Big John played Big John in every movie!!
I'm not a frequenter of such establishments but that is one beautiful saloon
I remember being shocked when I first saw this. Didn’t know Opie had it in him! Lol
I've always appreciated the way that movie wrapped up. Thanks for posting. Cheers
One of his best movies with other great actors. Love the Duke!
What an ending though.
Dang, Richie Cunningham just gunned down a bartender.
Actually, when you look at it, it was purely self-defense. You could see the bartender reloading, apparently to take care of Howard who witnessed him back-shooting the Duke.
Who would had thought Opie would grow up to be a killer
"The shootist (1976) was my next to last film toughguys (1986) was my last film with my cousin gregory-winslow (from to kill a mockingbird fame)".
JW was soo sick during the shooting of this movie, that before this final scene was shot, he had to be hospitalized for 2 weeks, so everything in this scene that he wasn't in, was shot, and when he was able to return, they shot his parts. 🐎🤠🇺🇸
I just watched this movie and it really felt like John Wayne died because after this movie that’s it he really dies from Stomach cancer . R.I.P John Wayne ! THE MAN ! THE MYTH ! THE LEGEND !
8 years old. Awesome.
If you have high honor, John gets to watch the sun rise one last time and succumbs to his lumbago.
This reminds me of taping songs from the radio
This is fantastic! Thank you Quint!! Great great idea!! This is in my top three westerns. It wouldnt not have been so as a young man but now i am older, it is!!
Acting through great pain.
blindandwatching he wasn’t dying of cancer in real life he died of stomach cancer in 1979 and cancer free when filmed his scenes for The Shootist although he did have lung cancer and had cancerous lung and some ribs removed in 1964. He filmed his scenes for The Shootist in January of 1976 when was released in August of 1976 and wasn’t diagnosed with stomach cancer until 1979 and died that year.
blindandwatching he did other health issues all through 1960s and 1970s especially after his lung was removed had problems breathing
@@scottknode898 removal of a lung in 1960 was no laughing matter.....Duke was one tough SOB.....i say that in a respectful way.
Adrian Otero it was 1964 when he had lung cancer and had his lung removed and three ribs removed. I didn’t say it wasn’t a laughing matter. Wayne continued to have poor health rest of his life as had to rely on oxygen tank on set of movies to help breathe.
@James Henderson he literally just said that hahahahah. Everyone knows when the film was shot. You really do take your time to reply to almost every single comment on this video. Do you have a life?
To the 8 yr old young man honoring the Duke ....... Good job son ! Keep it up.
Amen! I had someone today say that the little boy was a POS, and he ruined the Duke. That's speaks for his childhood😂 I took the comment down. Thanks for being kind
Thanks for posting this
Beautiful scene, excellent video
My 25 Favorite John Wayne Westerns
25. Tall In The Saddle
24. Cahill U.S Marshall
23. The Fighting Kentuckian
22. The Alamo
21. North To Alaska
20. The Comancheros
19. Rio Grande
18. Chisum
17. Mclintock
16. Big Jake
15. The Undefeated
14. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
13. Fort Apache
12. Hondo
11. Rio Lobo
10. The Sons Of Katie Elder
9. The Cowboys
8. El Dorado
7. True Grit
6. Rio Bravo
5. Red River
4. Stagecoach
3. The Shootist
2. The Searchers
1. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
4:10 That was the shot Books was hoping would kill him but the dealer wasn't as good as he thought he was.
great actors in this movie and Duke was so sick......
Always loved John Wayne movies still do and always will RIP Big John
My all time great the Duke, never be another like him.
The part with Ron Howard breaks a nerve in everytime I watch this movie
Dang this is the only John Wayne movie I haven't seen.
One of the best westerns ever made
His last great movie and he went down a hero. I sat in a movie theater in RockSprings, Wyoming, and cried. I knew that he wasn't long for this world. How fitting Richard Boone and Hugh OBrien were in it. Ron Howard was a surprise, too. I have a house full of John Wayne memobillia, Around here we talk the talk and walk the walk.
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Don't forget appearances by Lauren Bacall, Bill McKinney, Harry Morgan, James Stewart and Sheree North as well.
Great job Duke!
Son you did a good job thankyou.
Just to add thete are sooo many extras that this film delivers apart from the duke and the great cast. It is america just opening up to modernity, saying that books is really a man of the past, but a noble past. Yes there is much myth about it but much thst is honest and brave. I see this movie all o er clint eastwoods unforgiven, with the attempt to write up and glamorise the wild west through "yellow" literature and the just about to boom popular adventure book market. A great film, as is liberty vallace where the duke plays a similar character; also kirk douglas in lonesome are the brave resonates too. Here endeth etc...amen!
Just to add that the k douglas film is lonely are the brave, sorry!