Movie hats

[RJR]

I happened to catch John Wayne's final movie last night, "The Shootist".

I really liked "The Shootist",one of his best messages imo.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I really liked "The Shootist",one of his best messages imo.

I've often wondered, like his character if John Wayne knew he was dying when he made the movie?

 

[Frunobulax]

I've often wondered, like his character if John Wayne knew he was dying when he made the movie?

Maybe. He didn't die for a few years, but I always assumed it was his way of facing his own mortality.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Maybe. He didn't die for a few years, but I always assumed it was his way of facing his own mortality.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

I knew it was his last movie & I was thinking that he did die from cancer, but I didn't recall how long after The Shootist that death occurred. My memory may differ from the actual facts.

 

[TPD166]

The movie was released in theatres in August of 1976; JW died in June of 1979.

Posted on imdb.com:

"Contrary to popular belief, John Wayne did not have cancer when he made this film. His entire left lung and several ribs had been removed in surgery on September 17, 1964, and in 1969 he was declared cancer-free. It was not until January 12, 1979, almost three years after this movie had been filmed, that the disease was found to have returned. According to a 2014 biography "John Wayne: the Life and Legend" by Scott Eyman, Wayne had been found to have stomach cancer in 1975 but it had gone into remission before filming began on this movie."

I knew it was his last movie & I was thinking that he did die from cancer, but I didn't recall how long after The Shootist that death occurred. My memory may differ from the actual facts.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

The movie was released in theatres in August of 1976; JW died in June of 1979.

Posted on imdb.com:

"Contrary to popular belief, John Wayne did not have cancer when he made this film. His entire left lung and several ribs had been removed in surgery on September 17, 1964, and in 1969 he was declared cancer-free. It was not until January 12, 1979, almost three years after this movie had been filmed, that the disease was found to have returned. According to a 2014 biography "John Wayne: the Life and Legend" by Scott Eyman, Wayne had been found to have stomach cancer in 1975 but it had gone into remission before filming began on this movie."

I think Fruno hit the nail on the head & it may not have had anything to do with the movie, but it is probably fair to say he was facing & accepting his own mortality.

 

[Zombie_61]

I've often wondered, like his character if John Wayne knew he was dying when he made the movie?

Even though he had been declared "cancer free", Mr. Wayne had a number of health issues while filming The Shootist and his doctors were prepared to end his participation in the movie several times as a result. I don't know if he knew he was "dying", but he must have known he didn't have much time left.

 

[Frunobulax]

I think Fruno hit the nail on the head & it may not have had anything to do with the movie, but it is probably fair to say he was facing & accepting his own mortality.

I had forgotten about the stomach cancer. What I do remember is there being a sense of "finality" in the articles and reviews when the film came out.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[Bird Lives]

I have seen some behine the scenes films while shooting "The Shootist" with Wayne speaking with fans. He was very personable and sincere. He said, he had been having a very bad year healthwise, he said, "It just hasn't been during this picture, I've just had a lousy year as far as feeling bad..."and he says he considers any day he wokes up a blessing.

 

[basbol13]

McCabe and Mrs. Miller

 

[basbol13]

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

 

[basbol13]

Tom Horn

 

[Hurricane Jack]

The best of the Doc Hollidays:

Doc Holliday #1, Dennis Quaid

Doc Holliday #2, Val Kilmer

And the 3rd runner up, Stacy Keach

 

[Bamaboots]

Thought I'd throw these Doc's into the mix as well.

 

[hatophile]

The best of the Doc Hollidays:

Doc Holliday #1, Dennis Quaid

Doc Holliday #2, Val Kilmer

And the 3rd runner up, Stacy Keach

"I'm you're Huckleberry"
"You're a daisy if you do..."
"My hypocrisy goes only so far"
"Requiscat en Pacem"

 

[hatophile]

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

I really like Pat Garret's hat in one of the opening scenes before he gets shot. Can't find a photo of that one.

 

[hatophile]

Tom Horn

Great period looking hats in this one. Superb actors, too. McQueen, Farnsworth, Pickens.

 

[basbol13]

Borsalino great hats fantastic suits

 

[basbol13]

 

[T Jones]

I really liked "The Shootist",one of his best messages imo.

I really liked that movie, too. It was one of his better Westerns, I think. "The Searchers" had to be his best.