Rio Bravo
The mediocre John Wayne WesternRio Lobohelped convince Quentin Tarantino he has to sack out early . Howard Hawks is regarded as one of the with child American filmmakers who ever subsist , and a glance at his filmography pretend it well-situated to see why . Hawks is a director who made a big film in just about every genre , from comedy ( His missy Friday ) to noir thriller ( The Big Sleep ) , Westerns ( Red River ) and even horror with his uncredited body of work on 1951’sThe Thing From Another World- which was subsequently remade . One of Hawks ' most influential works isRio Bravo , a 1959 Western that team him once more with John Wayne .
Rio Bravosaw Wayne ’s stranded sheriff have to bank on some unconventional help when holding a life-threatening prisoner in his town . The motion-picture show ’s way and dialogue made it a success and it ’s foretell as a musical genre classic . It ’s also one of Quentin Tarantino ’s favorite motion-picture show , and he once claimed that if he was stimulate serious about a young girlfriend he would screenRio Bravofor them ; if they did n’t enjoy it , he would apparently terminate the relationship . Rio Bravois also a favorite of John Carpenter , who made a open remake of it with bothAssault On Precinct 13andGhosts Of Mars(which was Jason Statham ’s first activity character ) .
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Hawks himself was so fond ofRio Bravohe made two variant of the same theme , all star Wayne . The first was 1966’sEl Doradoand the last was 1970’sRio Lobo , which put Wayne as a Union horse cavalry officer chasing down traitors who facilitate Confederates stage a robbery on a payroll train , which leads him to the dangerous townspeople of Rio Lobo . Despite being helmed by Hawks , Rio Lobois something of a slog that runs through many music genre cliches without offer anything fresh or imaginative . The movie was also a decisive and fiscal loser , with Hawks later blame its reception on Wayne being too old . WhileTarantino - who has made many flick cameos- is a major Hawks fan and adoresRio Bravo , he revealed in 2010 thatRio Lobois the film that convinced him he had to retire before he fell out of touch with audience tastes .
Taking toAmerican Cinematheque(viaDeep Glamour ) , Tarantino state of his own work that he wants " … to endure or pop off by that filmography " because even the greatest film maker finally lose their tactile sensation . He continued that " … the most cutting - bound artist , the coolest guys , the hippest dude , they ’re the single that last out at the company too long . They ’re the ace that make those last two or three movies that are completely out of touch and do not realise the world has bend on them . " cite a desire for his work to be find in the decades out front by a teenager who has never find out of him , Tarantino wants every pic to feel of a piece and that " But I do n’t want to make Cheyenne Autumn , I do n’t want to make Rio Lobo . "
Cheyenne Autumnwas one of the last films - though notthelast - films by director John Ford , whileRio Lobomarked the oddment of Hawks ' long life history . Given the plethora of riches that is most ofHawks ' - whose 1932Scarfacewas banned- work , closing out on the mediocreRio Lobois a letdown , and it would be easy to see why Tarantino wants his last project to be something more vibrant . Quentin Tarantino has spoken of his reasonableness for want to stop on a firm Federal Reserve note many times , but it ’s interesting that he specifically cites Hawks and movies likeRio Loboas examples of why .
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