McLintock!

"Never such a tender love story! Never such a savage showdown! Never such restless natives!"

1963 2h 7m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 267

WesternComedy

Synopsis

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Aging rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men and nearby Native Americans. As McLintock tries to juggle his various adversaries, his wife—who left him two years previously—suddenly returns. But she isn't interested in George; she wants custody of their daughter.

“Never such a tender love story! Never such a savage showdown! Never such restless natives!”

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Cast

John Wayne
George Washington McLintock
Maureen O'Hara
Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
Patrick Wayne
Devlin Warren
Stefanie Powers
Becky McLintock
Jack Kruschen
Jake Birnbaum
Chill Wills
Drago
Yvonne De Carlo
Louise Warren
Jerry Van Dyke
Matt Douglas Jr.

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers: James Edward Grant
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, shot by William H. Clothier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frank De Vol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara and Patrick Wayne carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Never such a tender love story! Never such a savage showdown! Never such restless natives!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew V. McLaglen directs. William H. Clothier behind the camera. Frank De Vol scores. Bill Lewis cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
363 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, shot by William H. Clothier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Frank De Vol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bill Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara and Patrick Wayne carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Never such a tender love story! Never such a savage showdown! Never such restless natives!".
9IMDB entry: tt0057298 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "cigarette", "ranch", "spanking", "estranged wife".

The technical file

Cinematography: William H. Clothier
Original score: Frank De Vol
Editing: Bill Lewis
Costume design: Ann Peck
Makeup / hair: Lorraine Roberson
Stunt coordinator: Cliff Lyons
Runtime: 127 min · 2h 7m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Box office: $14,500,000
Return: 363% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: McLintock! (1963)

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John Chard2017-06-19
★ 8/10
Why does it have to be you that stirs me? McLintock! is directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by James Edward Grant. It stars John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne De Carlo, Patrick Wayne and Stefanie Powers. Music is by Frank De Vol and cinematography by William H. Clothier. It's a Panavision/Technicolor production and locations used for the shoot were Nogales, Old Tucson and San Rafael Ranch State Park, Arizona, USA. A loose reworking of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, plot finds Duke Wayne as cattle baron George Washington McLintock, whose estranged wife Katherine (O'Hara) returns with daughter Becky (Powers) to the family town after a two year absence. Having left George originally on suspicion of him committing adultery, she now wants a divorce and with it full custody of Becky. George isn't keen on the idea and Katherine's arrival in town also signals the arrival of chaos. Produced out of John Wayne's own Batjac Productions company, McLintock! became one of Wayne's most successful and popular movies of the 60's. Played for laughs, film sees Wayne surrounded by family and friends and this shines thru in the final product. It looks, and was, a fun production, its values may be dated a great deal now, but it's easy to see why the paying public warmed to it. Wayne is in his element as the tough, hard drinking and no nonsense title character, and those playing off of him are in tune with what's needed to make the comedy work. The action is well staged by McLaglen, especially a free for all punch up at a mud pit, and Clothier's photography beautifully brings the Arizona locales out from the screen. A touch too long at just over two hours, it still manages to last the course to deliver the goods for the western/comedy seeker. 7/10

Production companies

Who made it

United Artists
US
Batjac Productions
US

Key crew

EditorBill Lewis
ProducerMichael Wayne
Art DirectionEddie Imazu
Art DirectionHal Pereira
EditorOtho Lovering
StuntsTerry Leonard
StuntsJerry Gatlin
Stunt DoubleLucille House
StuntsBill Hart
StuntsBob Harris
StuntsJoe Canutt
StuntsTap Canutt
StuntsKimo Owens
Stunt DoubleLoren Janes
StuntsTom Steele
Stunt DoubleDean Smith
StuntsJack N. Young
StuntsPolly Burson
StuntsEddy Donno
StuntsRoy Jenson
StuntsRoy N. Sickner
Stunt CoordinatorCliff Lyons
StuntsPaul Stader
StuntsChuck Hayward

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

cigarette
ranch
spanking
estranged wife
comanche
cattle baron
redhead
deserted by wife

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1963-11-13NR

Also known as

International titles

McLintock - Ein liebenswertes Raubein!DE
Маклинток: Една чаровна крадлаBG
McLintock, o MagníficoPT
铁汉雌虎CN
McLintock!BR
Barão do GadoBR
John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara in McLintock! - The Uncut Classic With Bonus FootageCN