Rooster Cogburn (1975)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Stuart Millar

Writers:

Charles Portis (suggested by the character "Rooster Cogburn" from the novel "True Grit")
Martha Hyer (written by)

Release Date:

November 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Western

Tagline:

The man of "True Grit" is back and look who's got him!

Plot:

Marshal Rooster Cogburn unwillingly teams up with Eula Goodnight to track down the killers of her father.

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Indian | Father | Drunkenness | Cat

Cast

John Wayne	...	Rooster Cogburn
Katharine Hepburn	...	Eula
Anthony Zerbe	...	Breed
Richard Jordan	...	Hawk
John McIntire	...	Judge Parker
Paul Koslo	...	Luke
Jack Colvin	...	Red
Jon Lormer	...	Rev. Goodnight
Richard Romancito	...	Wolf
Lane Smith	...	Leroy
Warren Vanders	...	Bagby
Jerry Gatlin	...	Nose
Strother Martin	...	McCoy
Tommy Lee	...	Chen Lee

Also Known As:

Rooster Cogburn: A Man of True Grit (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | West Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | UK:U (video rating) (1987) | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bend, Oregon, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Neville Brand was considered for a major role.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the confrontation between Miss Goodnight (Katherine Hepburn) and Judge Parker (John McIntire) in the closing moments of the film, he acts as though he has never heard Cogburn (John Wayne) called by his true name, Reuben. However, in the courtroom scene at the beginning of "True Grit," the same character (with James Westerfield in the role) is sitting at the bench as the bailiff (Dennis McMullen) clearly calls "Marshal Reuben J. Cogburn" to the stand.

Quotes:

Rooster Cogburn: [Eula has gone to a creek to wash up] Watch yourself, sister! Everything in these woods'll either bite ya, stab ya or stick ya!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Wayne and Hepburn are glimmer and sublime

The couple Wayne and Hepburn or Hepburn and Wayne are top notch , both are wonderful. The film is a first rate western , is the following-up to ¨True grit" in which Wayne won Oscar Academy Award for his acting. The movie is a remake from " Queen of Africa " in which Hepburn does couple with Bogart, here Wayne and Katherine hand a similar roles ,even there is one dangerous runaway by a river. The plot line centers about the killing of the Hepburn's father. John Wayne and Hepburn set out in pursuit the evil people : Richard Jordan ,Anthony Zerbe and Jack Colvin. Direction by Stuart Millar is good, cinematography by Harry Stradling is breathtaking , landscapes are spectacular and gorgeous ,it has been shot in natural parks. Rating : 7/10 very good. Well worth watching.