Movie Description Howard Hawks's final film once again teams him with John Wayne, with a script by Leigh Brackett (who also wrote his EL DORADO and RIO BRAVO). The time is just after the end of the Civil War. Wayne is Union Colonel Cord McNally, who is teamed with two Confederate soldiers he captured during the war in order to take down a thieving bootlegger. Their travels take them to a small town being held in terror by an evil Sheriff. McNally and his crew decide to help the townspeople with their own brand of justice. With a considerable amount of humor and Hawks's reliable formula in which a motley band of men unite for a common cause, RIO LOBO is a fitting conclusion to both his western trilogy and a distinguished career.
| Credits | | Producer: | Howard Hawks | | Cast: | Jack Elam, Mike Henry, Victor French |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen Anamorphic Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 2.0 - English Dolby Digital Mono - French Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection, Film marks the last appearance as an actress of Paramount Pictures studio chief Sherry Lansing.
The last film of legendary director Howard Hawks.
Editorial Reviews "Director Howard Hawks' swan song was RIO LOBO, which teamed him for the fifth and final time with John Wayne..." USA Today - p.16D - Mike Clark (05/09/2003)
"[I]t has a pleasing, insouciant attitude to pace, preferring laid-back humour and relaxed rhythms." Total Film - Kevin Harley (02/01/2004)
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