Have to concur with badger Hughes did John Wayne a big favour taking Jet Pilot & The Conqueor out of circulation for years. I would doubt it ever made a profit as Hughes spent so money & time looking for the right type of clouds.
Posts from DukePilgrim in thread „Jet Pilot (1957)“
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Hi Bill
I would presume most of the extra footage is of planes in action rather than John Wayne & Janet Leigh
Mike -
More than likely the worst John Wayne movie ever and that includes The Conqueor and my other old unfavourite Tycoon.
Hughes did John a big favour keep Jet Pilot & The Conqueor out of circulation
for years.The ironic thing is in my film collecting days the most easily obtained full features of John Wayne after Stagecoach was Jet Pilot & The Conqueor which were both issued by Universal 8 and wait for it some collectors paid £150.00- £200 to collect them new. Many were seen languishing on second hand lists for years at the £50.00 range.
The last time I attempted to watch Jet Pilot was in VHS videos days. Even the music worked against it. I have no urge to have it on DVD but others feel free to collect.
Mike
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Thanks Keith
I have vague recollections of Reunion must check it out.
Away to rest my weary back -_-
Best
Mike
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Hi William
Yes, we should just be grateful that there are so many John Wayne films to enjoy and unlike other actors nearly all his films are available to see in some format of media.
My deepest apologies Keith
I work with a Kevin and know two or three other Kevins and have a trapped nerve in my back and a couple of painkillers in me today so am slightly more dopey than usual. I shall try to remember in future.Well done on all your hard work in bringing together all credit details and quotes for the films they are a great source of information
Mike
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Ho Ho Kevin I can hardly wait!
Yes, William I would agree flying sequences are great and the ONLY highlight in the film. I think Howard spent enough getting them perfect.
I know a collector who buys films specifically if steam trains are featured in them.
Amongst many others he had all 3 versions of The 39 Steps for this purpose and also managed to obtain a very rare full length version of The Quiet Man on Super 8.
When he moved across to DVD projection he offered it to me but by that time
I was heading that direction to so I declined his offer. He sold to a dealer as a package deal and 2-3 months later I spotted same film selling on Ebay for 7-8 times what he offered it to me for.When will I get a brain
Mike
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Do you not know Reunion in France is my favourite movie ever sniff sniff
Seriously, I would rather watch one of John's better movies than one the poorer results.
Mike
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Must be the exhaust fumes from the planes. I must inhale next time. B)
That explains why there is music everytime you see the planes.
So Jet Pilot and The Conqueor are now both officially comedies?
Can Ethan and Kevin set up a separate category
Best
Mike
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Jet Pilot. What can you say that hasn’t been said before?
Janet Leigh’s flight suit is nice.
Other than that if you were hospitalised and in a coma and forced to watch this film it might be enough to drive you out of your coma out of your bed to find the off switch or bite the power cable in two!
I would rate it as his worst but with Howard Hughes in charge who knows what the original concept was. At least he had the decency to bury it.
