I don't think this is a very good idea and even if the movie concentrates more on Mattie it will struggle to make an impact due to its predecessor.
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.
Easy there old buddy, Old Chester just had his 60 th birthday this month, please go light on that "down and out " talk.
Chester
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.
Does anybody know how old Rooster was supposed to be? John Wayne was 61 when the film was made, so I'm guessing about 55?
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.
Hi Keith
This is a real nitpick for you but the picture you used in post one of this topic of Duke in a white shirt is actually from the movie 'Rooster Coburn'.
For those who criticise Darby's performance by claiming that she is annoying. I would think that this is actually paying tribute to the actress as the character of Mattie is supposed to be a little grating.
Heres a visual treat regarding the locations on True Grit, I think many will be surprised to see the rock during the final shootout still in existance.
YouTube - Please see new revised version; link is in description
Regarding the scene in which Duke takes a knife to little Blackey, I'm unsure whether this scene was ever in the film. It sounds very much like what Duke did to Darby's arm and I have not heard reports elsewhere of this scene so I doubt if it ever existed.
