Hi luckynedpepper,
Here is a direct link to our thread on those locations,
used in the movie,
Duke's Movie Locations- London,England
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Hi luckynedpepper,
Here is a direct link to our thread on those locations,
used in the movie,
Duke's Movie Locations- London,England
thanks Keith
much appreciated
luckynedpepper
Just watched it again and it is a Fun Film To watch, and I loved the Car Chase and the Cab Driver and the Little Girl that was Duke's Partner.
Chilibill
the more i watch brannigan the more i like it. i prefer it to mcq but they are both good films
I remember reading a great story about Duke during the filming of "Brannigan" in London, forgive me if it's already been told but here goes.
While filming the car chase over Tower bridge the police told the director that under no circumstances could he close the bridge for the scene which involved two cars actually leaping across an open section while it was being raised, on hearing this Wayne apparently told the director to go ahead and shoot the scene anyway and to hell with what the police said.
When asked if it was a good idea to go against an official police order Duke is said to have replied "Hell!! who's going to argue with a living legend ?"
BRILLIANT !!
Just watched it and I enjoyed it more than McQ. Knock, Knock ... is a great introduction of Brannigan. Didn't cared much about the age of Duke. I think he was perfect for a cop end of his 50's (I think this was the age of Brannigan). Next to John Wayne i liked the locations of London, the soundtrack and the humour of this movie. For me the movie was pretty good but I have to say I'm a fan of Cop Thrillers. It's like Dirty Harry for John Wayne Fans. Of course Clint Eastwood would be better for that sort of Movie but IMO John Wayne did an excellent job. I also thought that the supporting cast with Sir Richard Attenborough and the pretty Judy Geeson acted quite well. I got the feeling that Attenborough enjoyed the work with John Wayne.
Loved the following lines:
Lt. Brannigan: How's the world's second-best navy?
Royal Navy Sailor: You should know.
Also there was new trivia about the movie on IMDB not posted yet here:
[imdb]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072732/trivia[/imdb]
JohnChisum, a fellow Brannigan fan ! Knock Knock!! great film isn't it? i'm glad you liked it and i agree it's a better film than McQ
Yes I'm now a Brannigan Fan! Agree great film and it's quite entertaining. It's good that Brannigan is more humours than other Cop Thrillers round that time.
I watch "Brannigan" every time that I get a chance, and Like it Very Much ! And as Duke Said when He made the Film, "It is the same Old Story A lawman comes to Town And Takes on The Bad Guy!!!"
Chilibill
Mc Q is a bit too downbeat were as Brannigan is a much more fun action movie with particular highlights like knock knock sequence,the fight in the pub, the car chase and poor Tony Robinson getting thrown off his motor cycle at the end of the dock.
I have posted some more photographs of Brannigan,
at the foot of the post,including this one at Beckton Gas Works,
which I will also post in
Duke's Movie Locations- London
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i watched Brannigan on tv the other night - i thought it was ok but i m not a big fan of cop shows/films - also, to me, and this is purely personal, i thought john wayne looked a bit out of place and out of his comfort zone as a cop and a bit old to be playing the part he did - having said that, its always good to watch john wayne and it passed a pleasant evening but i don t think i d ve bothered had he not been in it
Hi!
I just saw the John Wayne movie, "Brannigan" . I love it! This is definately my favorite Wayne movie.
Remember the scene where the motorcycle driver throws the money bag into the river and John Wayne pushes him into the water to retrieve the money, only to find out that it was news paper?
John Wayne then yells to his British counterpart and yells, " They Pulled a Murphy!"
Does anyone know what "Murphy" has to do with switching real money for newspaper? I'm stumped!
ilovestrategy,
First of all, WELCOME to the Original John Wayne Message Board! We hope you have a good time here, hanging out with John Wayne fans from around the world.
As to your question, I did quite a bit of searching around, and the best I could come up with is that to "pull a murphy" must mean something along the lines of pulling a 'switcheroo' or substituting one thing for another (in this case, the newspaper for real money). The only reference to 'pull a murphy' in the Urban Dictionary was to someone dumping a boy/girlfriend for his/her best friend.
Hope that helps!
Chester
ilovestrategy,
As to your question, I did quite a bit of searching around, and the best I could come up with is that to "pull a murphy" must mean something along the lines of pulling a 'switcheroo' or substituting one thing for another (in this case, the newspaper for real money). The only reference to 'pull a murphy' in the Urban Dictionary was to someone dumping a boy/girlfriend for his/her best friend.
Chester
I did the same over here, and more or less got the same.
I can only assume, of course the Irish connection,
pity none of our Irish members are currently active,
as I feel sure they might help.
Since you got me curious, I went and sought what I could find on this matter and what I came up with pretty much is the same as what you came up with.
Murphy is a synonym for deceive.
Thanks guys! All of you rock!
Sadly this movie is not being distributed anymore. Even the used copies are becoming more expensive. The John Wayne Museum still sells copies but at $20 a copy.
I found that Amazon Digital has it and I downloaded it for $9.99.
Thanks for that update on the availability of this film!
After you download, can you burn the movie to disc? I'm not real familiar with Amazon Digital.
Chester
Thanks for that update on the availability of this film!
After you download, can you burn the movie to disc? I'm not real familiar with Amazon Digital.
Chester
no you can not burn the movie you legally purchased from amazon digital to DVD unless you buy a special program that can break encoding on DRM files.