Before the big showdown, in the jail house, Martin sings "My Rifle, My Pony, and Me" (which contains new lyrics to a Tiomkin tune that appeared in Red River), accompanied by Nelson, after which Nelson sings a brief version of "Get Along Home, Cindy", accompanied by Martin and Brennan. There are frequent references to the Fort Worth stage. John T. Chance wears a wedding ring throughout the movie even though he was not a married man in the story. Towards the end of the movie, after Burdette and his men have surrendered, Colorado is leaning on a water barrel with his hand, and raises his cup to his mouth to drink. When Chance and Colorado are walking Joe along the street for the hostage exchange, their shadows change length drastically between one part of the street and the next. He appears to say: "Come on Joe, you're under arrest", but those first two words have been silenced. The goof items below may give away important plot points. Connections As he is talking, a bullet hits the right side of the window frame. It changes a few times during the scene. These shots were done at different times of day. While Colorado and Chance are talking just before Feathers throws the vase through the window, Colorado is rolling a cigarette. A $50 gold piece was 2 1/2 ounces of gold and would make a distinct "thud" when hitting a wood floor. Pat offers to help him but Chance tells him no. Hawks is Carpenter’s favorite director, and this is one of favorite films ever made. Hair spray was not invented, nor in wide use, until after WWII, 60 years after the setting of the film. However. "[18], Rio Bravo has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating[19] and was the second highest-ranking Western (63rd overall) in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll of the greatest films ever made. Wheeler asks if Colorado could help, but Colorado politely declines, feeling that it's not his fight. Therefore the loft is not long enough for it to hang over the glass on the bar, and drip blood into it. | During the exchange of Dude for Joe, when Dude comes off the stairs of the warehouse, the shadow is behind him. Servicios: Domingo a las 10:00 AM Martes 7:00pm Sábado 7:30 am Chance warns him that anybody who goes around publicly asking for people to help him out could end up dead. The majority of the men in the film are clean shaven. The windows in the buildings are made of pane glass, not wave glass which was cheaper and was what would be used in towns in the West at the time. That's an idea. After Chance is tripped on the staircase, Burdette's men roll him over and splash him with a bucket of water. Dude's position as he stops Burdette's men at the edge of town by the barn. He tells Chance that the kid's name is "Colorado". Furthermore, he's lying on his stomach, on the floor and his back is facing the shooting done by Joe. Marshal about 60 minutes into the film. Find out where Rio Bravo is streaming, if Rio Bravo is on Netflix, and get news and updates, on Decider. Marshal can arrive. On the other side is Mexico. Ryan, Colorado you call him." Over the closing credits, Martin, backed by the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, sings a specially composed song, "Rio Bravo", written by Tiomkin with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. In the final decade or so of his career, Hawks made three Westerns with more or less the same plot: Rio Bravo in 1959, El Dorado in 1966, and 1970’s Rio Lobo.All three star John Wayne, and involve a sheriff defending his station against a band of outlaws. Dynamite can be shot, struck, dropped, or even burned without exploding. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in Rio Bravo (1959). A while later Dude makes him pick it out of a spitoon, yet it never went in. A brief clip from Rio Bravo was among the archive footage later incorporated into the opening sequence of Wayne's last film, The Shootist, to illustrate the backstory of Wayne's character. The Rio Grande begins in south-central Colorado in the United States and flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Rio Bravo is generally regarded as one of Hawks' best, and is known for its long opening scene which contains no dialogue. When Dude is getting off his horse he says "Just as long as it's beer" yet his mouth never moves. Rio Bravo is the most southern of the 4 Catholic kingdoms (the others are Iowa,Comancheria and Platte), arguably the weakest. Nathan Burdette himself rides into town. During the exchange of Joe for Dude, Colorado puts his hat on the window sill to his left, when the camera angles change, his hat is now to his right on the window sill. However, he clearly begins talking before his voice is heard. Joe starts to beat up Dude for fun, shooting and killing an unarmed bystander who attempts to stop him. At night when Dude and Chance are making their rounds, the camera follows Dude as he walks briefly off the set. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor, comedian, and producer. When Feathers steps behind the divider to change out of her tights at the end of the film, she's standing in front of a window with the shade up. 1959 Rio Bravo starring John Wayne and Dean Martin Addeddate 2019-09-28 23:18:48 Identifier 1959riobravo720p Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. plus-circle Add Review. comment. Just before he is grabbed he is leaning over the trough and his shoulders and upper sleeves are damp from a previous take. Rio Bravo was filmed on location at Old Tucson Studios outside Tucson, Arizona, in Technicolor. The next day, Dude is still shaky and finds himself ambushed by Burdette's men, who threaten to kill him unless Chance lets Joe go. | The total length of the river is about 1,900 miles (3,060 km), and the area within the entire watershed of the Rio Grande is … After Chance shoots that same guy dead at long distance he falls off his horse near the water trough. This would be impossible since he fell forward out of the loft. Facial hair at this time was in fashion and it was nearly impossible to shave frequently with the limited access to clean water. [15] In Rio Bravo, Chance is surrounded by allies—a deputy who is brave and good with a gun, despite recovering from alcoholism (Dude), a young untried but self-assured gunfighter (Colorado), a limping "crippled" old man who is doggedly loyal (Stumpy), a Mexican innkeeper (Carlos), his wife (Consuelo), and an attractive young woman (Feathers)—and repeatedly turns down aid from anyone he does not think is capable of helping him,[14] though in the final shootout they come to help him anyway. After passing through the length of New Mexico along the way, it forms part of the Mexico–United States border. He’s long credited … Overall satisfaction: Lorin P from Kingwood, TX recommends this vacation rental. After Dude is captured the first time, and Burdette's men ride up the street, the shadows change direction between shots of them approaching and Chance standing out in front of the Hotel with Colorado. [13] Director Howard Hawks went on the record to criticize High Noon by saying, "I didn't think a good sheriff was going to go running around town like a chicken with his head cut off asking for help, and finally his Quaker wife had to save him. The hit man is carrying a $50 gold piece. It can be clearly seen in the scene where Nathan Burdette comes to visit his brother Joe in the jail where he is being held for the U.S. It's a strange line of dialogue because it makes it sound as though Chance came up with the nickname "Colorado" at that moment when Wheeler was the one who told Chance that was his name. Joe Burdette, the spoiled younger brother of wealthy land baron Nathan Burdette, taunts town drunk Dude by tossing money into a spittoon. When "Dude" is stopped by the post after walking in the bar to get a drink, a man to his left changes and so do the stools when they get up to stop him from going after Burdett. [17] The film was taken more seriously by British critics such as Robin Wood, who rated it as his top film of all time and wrote a book on it in 2003 for the British Film Institute, publishers of Sight & Sound. El Dorado was fresh on the screen in 1967, and Rio Bravo, almost a look-a-like sister attraction from 1959. When the camera is facing the jail, the sun is coming from the right... when facing back up the street, the sun is again coming from the right (the opposite direction). A moment later, a cut back to the window shows no mark from the bullet. So … ", In the United Kingdom, Rio Bravo was not originally even reviewed for Sight & Sound;[16] Leslie Halliwell gave the film two out of four stars in his Film Guide, describing it as a "cheerfully overlong and slow-moving Western" that was nevertheless "very watchable for those with time to spare". When Feathers is sleeping by the bar with the shotgun, Chance comes from upstairs, picks her up, and takes her upstairs. With the help of a "cripple", a drunk and a young gunfighter, they hold off the rancher's gang. Though set in the 1880's, Colorado (played by rock singer. Then, when he gets up, the patch of shaving cream is about twice as thick. 2,357 Views . Today, Rio Bravo Ranch is owned by the Nickel family who farm citrus, almonds, walnuts and olives on the valley floor. Chance agrees, but brings Colorado as backup. When Dude shoots the gunman out of the loft in the saloon, the gunman lands right next to the glass on the bar that the blood was dripping into. [10], The film was made as a response to High Noon,[11] which is sometimes thought to be an allegory for blacklisting in Hollywood, as well as a critique of McCarthyism. Recognizing one of the players as the wanted woman "Feathers", the widow of a cheating gambler, he confronts her as the suspected cheat. Rio Bravo finds director Howard Hawks -- and his stellar ensemble cast -- working at peak performance, and the end result is a towering classic of the Western genre. Looking to watch Rio Bravo? | Members of the Western Writers of America chose "My Rifle, My Pony, and Me" as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. When Pat Wheeler has come into town, and is talking to Chance, different shots were done at obviously different times of day. Read critic reviews. The whole reason they went out on patrol was because Chance saw that Dude was suffering from anxiety from staying inside the jail all day. I've been looking everywhere for you!" He'd be no good if he needs Colorado for protection. He places the tobacco in the paper in his left hand and doesn't seal the paper. It is a very stable medium that will only explode when a blasting cap (usually with a fuse inserted into it) explodes. Stumpy throws some sticks of dynamite from the wagons into the warehouse where Burdette and his men are holed up, and Chance detonates them with his rifle, abruptly ending the fight. The clothing worn was clearly of modern manufacture. The sheriff is lying on the ground, not moving at all. However, the bartender starts reaching for the new deck before the player asks. The sheriff says they are only ones who are willing to testify. | In response, Nathan has his Saloon musicians play El Degüello, the Cutthroat Song. Not buying into the theme of 1952’s High Noon, and despising its “unpatriotic” ending, Hawks reportedly set out to make the anti-High Noon, starring John Wayne.I don’t mind High Noon’s theme or ending. Rio Bravo is a 1959 American Western film produced and directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond. This would also mean that the growth under his nose couldn't have been shaved off. He knows that Burdette's brother Nathan, a powerful rancher, will go to any lengths to get him out of jail. The sheriff was knocked out cold by Dude hitting him on the head before the shooting in the saloon. "[14] According to film historian Emanuel Levy, Wayne and Hawks teamed up deliberately to rebut High Noon by telling a somewhat similar story their own way: portraying a hero who does not show fear or inner conflict and who never repudiates his commitment to public duty, while only allying himself with capable people, despite offers of help from many other characters. [citation needed]. When Dude takes a bath, although he walked in wearing a solid blue shirt, he had undressed for his bath as a later shot sees him looking out from behind the door bare-chested. After Chance frees Dude, they can't find Dude's hat (and vest) and the dead guy that was wearing them has disappeared. Given the 1885 setting of the film, this would be statistically unlikely as most men in the Old West wore facial hair. Chance reveals that he, Dude (who used to be a deputy before he became a drunk) and his old crippled deputy Stumpy are all that stand between Nathan's small army and Joe, whom they wish to free. Rio Bravo was Fab! When Stumpy, Dude, and Colorado are sitting around playing music and singing, on the second song (where Stumpy sings) in the second verse, Colorado sings "I wish I had an needle..." but he mouths the words "I wish I was a needle.". Be the first one to write a review. You can clearly see a huge concrete pillar he walks past. When Dude confronts Burdett and his gang, a rifle's butt is showing from the fore part of Burdett's horse. When the camera angle changes, Dude is holding the bottle up by his mouth, and then throws it at Joe. Nelson later paid homage to both the film and his character, Colorado, by including the song "Restless Kid" on his 1959 LP, Ricky Sings Again. Wheeler gets an idea and says "Hey! Howard Hawks went on to make two loose variations of Rio Bravo, on both occasions under a different title. When Chance rushes into a stable, his hat flies off, but in the next shot it is back on his head. Crazy Credits Written by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett, based on the short story "Rio Bravo" by B. H. McCampbell, the film stars Wayne as a Texan sheriff who arrests the brother of a powerful local rancher for murder and then has to hold the man in jail until a U.S. Marshalcan arrive. In the chaos, some men drag Dude off to Nathan, who demands a trade - Dude for Joe. When Dude stops taking his drink when the music starts, his right hand is alternately at his mouth, then just above the table, then at his mouth again. In the next shot, he gestures with his left hand holding the unsealed paper, but no tobacco spills out. Property condition. There would have been a stage to San Antonio, but not all the way to Fort Worth. In the saloon a cowboy throws a coin on the floor for Dude (Dean Martin) to pick up. The FBI consults on the case, with the DEA team being led by Abbott's former boss in Rio Bravo, Bill Peterson (Dylan Baker). Migrants cross the Rio Bravo to get to El Paso, in Texas, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on February 5. Soundtracks. Add more and vote on your favourites! In 2014, Rio Bravo was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.[5][6]. Sheriff John T. Chance has his hands full after arresting Joe Burdette for murder. 1880s Texas stages never ran at night. Alternate Versions When Dude drops the $50 gold piece on the floor after shooting the bad guy in the loft, it makes a tinny sound when hitting the floor. When Stumpy throws the first stick of dynamite, you can clearly see it hits the ground about 8' from the explosion. When Colorado (Ricky Nelson) is taking his oath as deputy, his right arm is raised, but then appears by his side between shots. [8] Filming took place in the summer of 1958, and the movie's credits gave 1958 for the copyright; the film was released in March 1959. (9780785185314): Francavilla, Francesco, Aja, David ... run. Why Rio Bravo beats High Noon. Pauline Kael called the film "silly, but with zest; there are some fine action sequences, and the performers seem to be enjoying their roles. Colorado (Ricky Nelson) tells the sheriff (John Wayne) that he and Dude are the only ones who saw the shooting. Since "Rio Bravo" was such a huge success, producer/director Howard Hawks and screenwriter Leigh Brackett reworked the "Rio Bravo" script slightly to make El Dorado (1966), with an almost identical story, with Robert Mitchum portraying the drunk deputy, (only this time a sheriff) and James Caan portraying the kid named after a state, with Mississippi subbing for Colorado. After Chance is tripped on the staircase, he ends up lying on While it is true that Santa Ana had all 14 of the bands with his army play El Deguello ("The Throat-Cutting Song") all night and day prior to storming the Alamo, it was a bugle call, not a full band composition, and sounded nothing at all like what is played in the film. Even if Stumpy, as unlikely as it seems, knew anything about New York social circles, Mrs. Astor's spending habits were decidedly later than the time frame of this movie. It would have required her to light it with a match. his stomach with his arm partially under him. When Dude comes back from parking Pat Wheeler's wagons, he tells Chance he's going to get a beer. He would be unable to see any of the events after he was hit over the head by Dude. But in the moment he takes off his gun and gives it to a gunman, the rifle is missing. When Chance (John Wayne) walks up to Colorado (Ricky Nelson) outside the saloon and Colorado gives him a cigarette, Nelson is looking straight at Wayne. Related quizzes can be found here: Rio Bravo Quizzes There are 45 questions on this topic. However, Colorado reveals another player is the cheater. Chance's old friend Pat Wheeler attempts to enter town with his usual wagon train of supplies (mostly dynamite), but has to force his way through Nathan Burdette's men. Both looked new to me. Regarding Stumpy throwing sticks of dynamite and Sheriff Chance and Dude shooting them, Dynamite does not explode when hit by a bullet. Hawks and Brackett denied that the latter two films were remakes at the time. While asking Chance how he ended up as a Sheriff, Feathers is handling a small bowl taken up from the bar. Reviews There are no reviews yet. After Feathers secretly stays up all night with a shotgun to guard him, an irritated Chance orders Feathers to leave town for her safety. The place … When Feathers has finished shaving Dude, he is left with a narrow patch of shaving cream under his nose. Chance gives Dude back some clothes and guns he left behind when he became a drunkard, and Dude gets a haircut and shave, trying to start afresh. He comes down starting from the first landing, without coming down the upper stairs or crossing the middle landing, which are both visible the entire time. Cleanliness. Howard Hawks didn’t direct a film for four years after the failure of his "Land of the Pharaohs" in 1955. He thought maybe he had lost it. Bad guys in a small and the three must defend themselves and the town. When Dude is jumped and dunked at the water trough, one of Burdette's men takes his hat and vest as a disguise. Towards the end of the movie, after Burdette and his men have surrendered, Colorado is leaning on a water barrel with his hand, and raises his cup to his mouth to drink. Later in the movie the same camera angle and view are used as a sunset shot of Dude before he returns to the jail. Feathers throws a potted plant through the window to distract the gunmen. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in Rio Bravo (1959). Rio Bravo is a 1959 American Western film produced and directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond. Real oil lamps give a bright yellow glow through clear glass chimneys. Month, Rio Bravo had a slightly better cast of characters and famous folk the events after was. The tune as `` the Cutthroat Song # 21-22, and drip into. 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