Followed by
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
True Grit (1978) (TV)
Remade as
True Grit (2011)
Edited into
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Referenced in
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: (#3.2)" (1969)
- mentioned during the quickies
Getting Into Heaven (1970)
- a movie theater on the city streets is showing this movie
Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
- Billboard advertisement on a building visible in the background
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
White Dog (1982)
- Carruthers asks Julie about "True Grit".
1969 (1988)
"L.A. Law: True Brit (#4.11)" (1990)
- title reference
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
"NewsRadio: Rose Bowl (#3.15)" (1997)
- Jimmy sells Mr. Lindsay a box of grits, supposedly, from this movie
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) (TV)
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 features many clips and references from movie and television history.
"Home Improvement: Loose Lips and Freudian Slips (#8.22)" (1999)
- Guests on Tool Time mention the film as one of their favorite "guy movies"
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)
- poster
"Just Shoot Me!: With Thee I Swing (#4.17)" (2000)
- Trump gave Jack the hat from this movie.
Drive-in Movie Memories (2001)
- mentioned as part of documentary
Reflections of Evil (2002)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
"Good Eats: True Grits (#8.10)" (2004)
- Title Reference
Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western (2006) (TV)
- Thomas Haden Church says this was one of his favorite movies when he was young.
"Minoriteam: Evilfellas (#1.14)" (2006)
- Half-Pint says "True Grit!" before he fires his gun
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
- John Wayne seen winning Best Actor
Taking Woodstock (2009)
- seen on movie marquee
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
- mentioned and quoted
"How I Met Your Mother: The Rough Patch (#5.7)" (2009)
- Lily says "You son of a bitch!" exactly like John Wayne's famous line from the movie
Featured in
Raquel! (1970) (TV)
- a scene from this picture is shown during the John Wayne segment
The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV)
A Good Turn Daily (1983)
- Footage of John Wayne is used.
Precious Images (1986)
"Fejezetek a film történetéböl: Amerikai filmtípusok - A western (#1.8)" (1989)
The John Wayne Anthology (1991) (TV)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
- Rooster Cogburn is #36 on the "Heroes" list.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-02-18)" (2008)
- Clips of this film are shown during the interview with Patrick Wayne.
Spoofed in
Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006) (V)
- The rooster in the movie is named Cogburn, a spoof of John Wayne's "Rooster Cogburn" character in True Grit.
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