Cogburn is a bounty hunter and us marshal, hired by mattie ross to hunt down her fathers killer tom chaney. The filmed turned out to be waynes penultimate film his last, the shootist, was released the following year, and well as the last film of legendary producer hal wallis many have suggested that rooster cogburn is. Or when the indian guy didnt get a chance to say his last words. Why was the audience laughing during the scenes where cogburn kicks the indian kids off the fence post. But the movie itself is somewhat lacking a cartoonish adventure that lacks the courage of its convictions. There was hepburn, bravely manning the tiller while bogart tried to keep up stream and. Seeking to avenge the murder of her father, mattie chooses reuben j. In joel and ethan coens new film true grit, a reinterpretation of charles portis 1968 novel of the same title, and a remake of henry hathaways 1969 film, 14 yearold mattie ross goes in search of a man with true grit. The story behind the casting of true grits hailee steinfeld. Rooster cogburn wayne has once again been stripped of his badge after some questionable. The original made so little impression on me that i didnt remember much of what it was about.
Parker strother martin mccoy chuck hayward member of hawks gang, jerry gary mclarty member of hawks gang richard romancito wolf jon lormer rev. Soderberghs movie looks and sounds a treat, as george clooneys gang of expert con men look to take down andy garcias ruthless casino owner. Rock climbing guides building at the park entrance was originally built as a set for the movie, where it was portrayed as kates saloon. We were aware if the kid doesnt work, theres no movie. Marshal rooster cogburn unwillingly teams up with eula goodnight to track down her fathers murderers. In adaptations edit the novel was adapted into a 1969 film, true grit, and from that a 1975 sequel entitled rooster cogburn was. However i will probably go and see this one whne it comes out at christmas. Rooster cogburn katharine hepburn eula goodnight anthony zerbe breed richard jordan hawk john mcintire judge isaac c.
A darker remake of true grit, for which john wayne won his lone. A shot from a cogburn winchester ended trammels life. We remember hepburn in the african queen and wayne in true grit. Jan 17, 2011 one thing i didnt get in true grit why was the audience laughing during the scenes where cogburn kicks the indian kids off the fence post. All 42 songs from the true grit 2010 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The problem with rooster cogburn is that those memories become mostly painful. Its an impressive feat, but is it even possible in real life. The song ends in rooster being told ned and his gang will be at the hut soon. A previous film adaptation in 1969 starred john wayne, kim darby and glen campbell. Marshal ruben rooster cogburn was one of his finest roles. Or, as ethan jokes, our rooster could take their rooster. True grit remake is really happening, coen brothers cast their mattie ross posted 22410 3.
Jeff bridges plays rooster cogburn in true grit, directed by joel and ethan coen. Jul 30, 2012 in one of true grits most memorable scenes, rooster cogburn takes down ned peppers gang, shooting two pistols on horseback. Rooster cogburn 2005 cast and crew sequel to the oscarwinning true grit finds the triggerhappy rooster trying to win back his law badge by hunting a gang of bandits and a stolen shipment of. Jan 04, 2010 playing the eyepatched, aging marshall rooster cogburn won him an oscar. Marshal reuben rooster cogburn to help her exact revenge. Many wondered if a remake was necessary, especially with westerns being so outofcinematicfashion and all. The coens attempt to return more closely to the original charles portis novel is successful on its own terms, even though much of the dialogue sounds. Rooster cogburn is played by john wayne in the 1969 film adaption of true grit and its sequel rooster cogburn, by warren oates in the made for tv movie true grit. List of differences between the two true grit movies.
Dec 21, 2010 mattie and cogburn find a hut at night. Rooster cogburn 1975 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. John wayne, well past his prime, won his only academy award for portraying rooster cogburn. Mattie covers the chimney, cogburn takes the people hostage, quincy fatally stabs moon and cogburn kills quincy. The film directed by henry hathaway starred john wayne in one of the most iconic roles of his career, rooster cogburn. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing rooster cogburn near you.
So see the old movie if you want to make a comparison, but i dont know that id waste my time on it. But for glossy escapism and witty thrills, steven soderberghs slick remake beats it, hands down. Bridgess showy turn, the movie opens and closes with. Goodnight tom lee chen lee warren vanders bagby jack colvin red jerry gatlin nose. The 2010 film was directed by the coen brothers and jeff bridges starred as deputy us marshal rooster cogburn, and the cast included matt damon, hailee steinfeld, and josh brolin. So see the old movie if you want to make a comparison, but i. Knowing the kind and numbers of men they were up againstnearly every man in the county was either a cogburn, kin or frienddeputy fry went to fort smith for help. We remember hepburn in the african queen and wayne in true grit 1969, and then weve got to watch the actors themselves conspire in a ripoff of some of their finest moments. He left four deputies in black springs to guard bill cogburn, but they decided to flee on horseback to hot springs. I know that the original true grit was made 42 years ago and for many moviegoers it might as well have been made 100 years ago, but still thats pretty gutsy. The low point in the movie is a plastered wayne doing skeet shooting and never missing, but who cant stand up on his own, and then drives off with a wagon full of nitroglycerin, which could have blown up even with the most careful, sober.
Dec 25, 2015 but the movie remains most wellknown for starring hollywood legend john wayne, whose performance as rooster cogburn earned him an academy award for the best actor. There was a reallife rooster cogburn who was on the opposite side of. The tv sequel in 1978, the story was brought back again, but this time to the small screen. That said, the essential hook of the new true grit is, and always was, the sheer curiosity factor of wanting to see jeff bridges, in his bornagain middleaged moviestar prime, take on the role. Playing the eyepatched, aging marshall rooster cogburn won him an oscar. He is a pitiless man, doubletough, and fear dont enter into his thinking. It is an adaptation of charles portis 1968 novel of the same name, and stars hailee steinfeld as mattie ross and jeff bridges as deputy u. Feb 10, 2011 jeff bridges now takes the wayne role of reuben rooster cogburn, a fat, boozy, old guy with an eyepatch in late 19thcentury arkansas, who after a rackety career of gunslinging and soldiering is. The name rooster cogburn was famous even before the great actor john wayne brought the character to the big screen in the film classics true grit 1969 and rooster cogburn 1975.
Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48. Rooster cogburn cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. A further adventure and by jeff bridges in the the 2010 version of true grit. Coen brothers true grit rekindles a john wayne debate. Its more my general shock and awe at the idea of the master filmmakers actually doing it. Westerns were all the rage at the time, and the film was a huge hit. True grit is the second feature film adaptation of the charles portis novel of the same name the first being the 1969 classic john wayne film. Two of the most popular stars in movie history are brought together for the first time in rooster cogburn, the adventurefilled followup to true grit. Rooster cogburn, along with matt damon, josh brolin, and barry pepper.
Yet its a remake of a famous and, indeed, iconic hollywood movie. In the 2010 remake of true grit jeff bridges, as cogburn, wears a patch over his right eye and seems more selfdestructive than the wayne portrayal, though just as proud and ruthless toward outlaws. John waynes depiction of the oneeyed rooster cogburn in true grit is a classic portrayal. In one of true grits most memorable scenes, rooster cogburn takes down ned peppers gang, shooting two pistols on horseback. But the result has been the coen brothers most profitable movie to date, even taking into account their oscar winner no country for old men. Mar 19, 2011 a shot from a cogburn winchester ended trammels life.
The films firearms were provided by veteran film property master keith. No one who has seen the 1969 movie true grit can forget that image. Feisty 14 yearold farm girl mattie ross steinfeld hires cogburn bridges, a boozy. December 21, 2010 jeff bridges and newcomer hailee steinfeld star in true grit. Just to see them on the screen is to remember dozens of roles, many of them great, that shaped them almost into elemental forces. I know john wayne finally won an academy award for playing rooster cogburn. After drifter tom chaney murders her father, 14yearold mattie ross hires alcoholic u.
The coen brothers film is bound to rouse memories of an earlier picture, another oscar race. Jan 01, 2011 with the coen brothers remake of 1968s true grit, everybody seems to be comparing jeff bridges rooster cogburn to john waynes academy awardwinning portrayal. Coen brothers true grit rekindles a john wayne debate the. Jeff bridges now takes the wayne role of reuben rooster cogburn, a fat, boozy, old guy with an eyepatch in late 19thcentury arkansas, who after a rackety career of gunslinging and soldiering is. Following the murder of her father by hired hand tom chaney, 14yearold farm girl mattie ross sets out to capture the killer.
With john wayne, katharine hepburn, anthony zerbe, richard jordan. A movie thats simultaneously enjoyable and mediocre, rooster cogburn 1975 marked the only teaming of two of hollywoods most stellar figures. John wayne returned to the role that won him an oscar in this sequel to the western classic true grit. You might think that makes it untouchable, but its wayne that makes true grit great, not. A veteran warhorse who slipped past the radar of most folks. After an outlaw named tom chaney josh brolin murders her father, feisty 14yearold farm girl mattie ross hailee steinfeld hires rooster cogburn jeff bridges, a boozy, triggerhappy lawman. In true grit remake, jeff bridges refashions rooster.
Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. With the coen brothers remake of 1968s true grit, everybody seems to be comparing jeff bridges rooster cogburn to john waynes academy awardwinning portrayal yet nobody seems to remember the other rooster cogburn, and i dont mean the character in charles portiss exceptional 1968 novel. Fourteenyearold mattie ross hailee steinfeld joins an aging u. The original oceans eleven movie from 1960 may have boasted the presence of frank sinatras rat pack. Rooster cogburn 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rooster cogburn was the role that got john wayne his oscar and the original movie is a classic. Dec 27, 2010 that said, the essential hook of the new true grit is, and always was, the sheer curiosity factor of wanting to see jeff bridges, in his bornagain middleaged movie star prime, take on the role. His gravestone shows his full name to be reuben cogburn, a fact which he gave freely in the 2010 version of the film and in the 1975 sequel to the original movie before that. Jeff bridges is a worthy successor to john wayne for the role of rooster cogburn, looks absolutely perfect for it, and doesnt disappoint. True grit is a 2010 american revisionist western film directed, written, produced, and edited by. In adaptations edit the novel was adapted into a 1969 film, true grit, and from that a 1975 sequel entitled rooster cogburn was also produced.
This time out, the sharpshooting, black sheep federal marshall reuben rooster cogburn role, which won an oscar for the swaggering john wayne in the 1969 original, was left to another oscar. The character was a cantankerous ol rebel of the wild west that was deadly with a pistol, enjoyed playing a postmeal game of cards with his friend, the shopkeeper chin lee and. As for the texas ranger laboeuf, if campbell was ok, matt damon who can make me want to throw things at him when he opens his mouth politically is simply outstanding. See more ideas about true grit, western movies and john wayne movies. Rooster cogburn is a 1975 american adventure western film directed by stuart millar and. Hit movies are remade all the time, but wayne is a largerthanlife screen icon who. Jul 23, 20 this line of rooster cogburn philosophy wasnt explicit in the original 1969 true grit.
Jan 18, 2011 do not remake any of john wayne films. Its legacy was further cemented when it led wayne to his first, and only, academy award win. True grit 2010 internet movie firearms database guns. Hes supposed to be the movie s heartthrob, but country. Yet nobody seems to remember the other rooster cogburn, and i dont mean the character in charles portiss exceptional 1968 novel. A further adventure and by jeff bridges in the the 2010 version of true grit cogburn is a bounty hunter and us marshal, hired by mattie ross to hunt down her fathers killer tom chaney. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Rooster cogburn is a 1975 american adventure western film directed by stuart millar and starring john wayne in his penultimate film, reprising his role as u. Dec 04, 2010 the coen brothers film is bound to rouse memories of an earlier picture, another oscar race. John wayne and katharine hepburn, it needs no saying, are two of the strongest presences in the history of movies.
This line of rooster cogburn philosophy wasnt explicit in the original 1969 true grit. While critics were torn on the flick, rooster cogburn was the 25th highestgrossing film of 1975. True grit is a 2010 american revisionist western film directed, written, produced, and edited by the coen brothers and executive produced by steven spielberg. True grit screening hijacked by real life rooster cogburn b. The coen brothers remake of true grit brings rooster cogburn and his. Rooster cogburn, a man with the reputation as the meanest marshal in arkansas to bring her fathers. Written by martha hyer, based on the character rooster cogburn created by charles mccoll portis in his 1968 western novel. Two unidentified men storm a nashville theater demanding to be shown the coen brothers remake. John wayne won an academy award for his portrayal of lawman rooster cogburn in 1969s true grit. You might think that makes it untouchable, but its wayne that makes true grit great, not the movie itself. Jeff bridges surprisingly enough, despite my fondness for jeff bridges, i still feel as though the weakest part of the remake is the sometimes almost incomprehensible dialogue from bridges, despite the rest of his performance being strong. Rooster cogburn, unfortunately, barely rises above a b movie, even with the heavy lifting of its stars. With jeff bridges, matt damon, hailee steinfeld, josh brolin. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of rooster cogburn academy award winner jeff bridges, a oneeyed, triggerhappy u.
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