I'm sure this YouTube video is posted somewhere around here, but not in this thread. I'm pretty sure, as I just went thru 13 pages. It should be here, so . . . Unfortunately, the Embedding is disabled, so you need to click on "Watch on YouTube"
Posts from chester7777 in thread „True Grit (1969)“
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I guess most folks have heard they are in the process of remaking True Grit. This time more through the eyes of Mattie. The same folks that made Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy and many others (Coen brothers I believe are their names). A release date in 2011 I think it said. I can only imagine who will be cast in this. Just have to wait and see I reckon. Hope they don't totally ruin it!
oldmose,WELCOME to the Original John Wayne Message Board! Glad to see you get your feet wet making your first post here.
There has been some discussion around here about the remake of True Grit, some of which you can pick up beginning on page 6 of this thread (just scroll to the top or the bottom and you should see a link to the different pages). More recently, we have discussed it here.
We look forward to hearing more from you!
Again - welcome!
Chester
and the Mrs. 
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A "then and now" look at the filming locations from the 1969 western "True Grit," starring John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper.
This is posted elsewhere on the board but thought it should be here also.
Chester
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I can't make any judgement about the Coen Bros as I never heard of them before seeing this thread
I thought the same thing, then I learned they are the guys who did O Brother Where Art Thou? which in some ways was a good movie, and other ways it wasn't.Chester
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One thing this thread has done is wet my appetite for the book, if I come across it I think I will read it as it sounds rather good.
Mention of the book in another thread did the same for me, and at dukefan1's encouragement, I got a used copy, for a very reasonable price, at Amazon. We've been busy with some home remodeling, so I'm not reading at as quickly as I would like, but it is interesting to see some lines from the movie that came word for word from the book. Honestly, just reading the first few paragraphs on Amazon had me hooked and purchasing the book.Make the effort, Robbie, I assure you it will be worth it!
Mrs. C
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Sincerest apologies Chester as my previous comment was a little clumsy. The statement I was trying to convey was that since Rooster is a hard drinker, an outsider, someone who frequenlty enforces law and order on his terms etc compounded with his age of '61', society as a whole considers him to be a down and out. Of course as the movie progresses we realise that he is anything but down and out.
Hey, Robbie, I was just giving you a hard time! I know you didn't mean anything by your comments - at least you meant no offense
- and honestly, no offense was taken.I understand the original, and largely correct, essence of what you were saying about the character, and how well Duke's age corresponded with the character he was playing.
I have a question about this movie. Near the beginning when those guys are about to be hanged, isn't one of them Jay Silverheels (Tonto)?
gt, as to your question, according to IMDb, Jay Silverheels was indeed one of the condemned men at the beginning of the film, though it was an uncredited role. -
Rooster is supposed to be a down and out and verging on being considered too old to still be a marshal so I would suggest Dukes age of 61 would be the correct age of the character.
Easy there old buddy, Old Chester just had his 60 th birthday this month, please go light on that "down and out " talk.
Chester
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I just wanted to let you know that we received an email from Jeepster Gal, letting us know she has added to this video. It is over 11 minutes long, and it is great! So grab a cup of coffee and sit back and relax!
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I thought it might be appropriate to have this YouTube link directly in the True Grit thread.Chester
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In the book, Mattie lived to be an old spinster. She tried to keep up with Rooster's exploits through the years and when she finally heard he would be near as part of Wild West Show with Cole Younger and Frank James, she went to see him. She was told he died a few towns back, so she had him interred and brought back to her farm and burried in the plot with her family.
I liked the movie ending better :teeth_smile:
Mark
Mark, thanks for sharing about the different books on which Duke's movies are based. It's a fascinating perspective.I don't know if I like the book or movie ending better, except that of course in the movie Duke doesn't die, but the book ending isn't so bad, in that he apparently died of old age, and not from being shot in the back or some other horrendous end. That kind of death I could have handled, if they had chosen to end the movie that way.
Mrs. C
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Keith,
Thank you. This is one that Les Adams, from Abilene, Texas shared with us.
Chester
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Thought you might appreciate this picture of the poster that was in the theaters at the time -
Chester
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According to IMDb, the following were used as filming locations in True Grit -
Bishop, California, USA
Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway - 1193 Fremont County Road 3A, Canon City, Colorado, USA
Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
Durango, Mexico
Gunnison, Colorado, USA
Mammoth Lakes, California, USA
Montrose, Colorado, USA
Ouray, Colorado, USA
(Courthouse)Owl Creek Pass, Ridgeway, Colorado, USA
Ridgway, Colorado, USA
Sherwin Summit, Inyo National Forest, California, USA
I have to say that I honestly don't know which one was the site for the scene you mentioned, but it's a start.
Chester
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I especially like the character Rooster Cogburn, so I enjoy this movie and Rooster Cogburn very much.
Otherwise, not much else can be said about this great movie that hasn't already been said.
Deep Discount carries this movie for under $8, as well as part of at least two collections. They also offer one movie poster.
Amazon seems to have all the Paramount releases, and True Grit is one of them. They also offer this book, which would be a fun addition to the collection of JW "stuff" that one might have
.Chester
