John Wayne's The Cowboys 50th Anniversary - Part 2

[@stephengiese7549]

The best line in the film was "we're going to finish the job". Thanks a lot for doing this. I have seen the film whenever I knew it was available.

[@samuelflorez1461]

I'm Samuel from Arizona on the Pima Indian Reservation, and I'm 66 years old now , I've bought the CowBoys Movie long ago and watched it over and over again , I have respect for all the young Cowboys and Mr John Wayne , A great movie , Now I have cable , and recorded the movie from there , Again Great Movie , God Bless To all , And Mostly to Mr John Wayne , Thank You , Samuel

[@miltfreberg9582]

I remember going to see The Cowboys in the theater and was absolutely devastated when John Wayne gets killed in the movie. He was my idol and hero growing up and I always wanted to be like him. Like it was said for the premiere of the movie and how all the kids had a blood lust for Bruce Dern, I had the same thing. When I actually met Bruce, I told him I hated him in that movie, to which he responded with “thank you “. I didn’t know how to act when he said that. Then he said that he had played the part right. I thought about it for a moment and realized that I had to agree. I never will forget that. You guys did an amazing job with that movie and it is a true classic. One of the best movies ever made.

[@normandevasure1402]

I did that to Timothy Busfield on a plane. I told him that I hated him in Field of Dreams. Playing him really seriously . But after he took so serious. I smiled and told him he played the part great. Later I found out he played 9 seasons for The Sacramento farm team. He should've been on one of the team's. Nice guy

[@keithhansen3963]

Young men of my era dreamed of becoming John Wayne and Babe Ruth. Those were the idols that represented how American men were. We have certainly lost those these days. American hero!!!

[@MTknitter22]

Bellefouche is really The Cowboys town. They have a lot a lot of movie memorabilia there and people who remember a lot!

[@eileenallen1986]

I enjoyed this cast tremendously. Thankyou from my family who are true western cowboy lovers. We love John Wayne ❤.

[@richardcollins6684]

I took my younger brother to see this movie. We grew up seeing John Wayne movie westerns, and military movies. However, the death of John Wayne in the movie was very sad. All of a sudden young boys became men. The look on my little brothers face was inspiring to see.

[@wesmcgee1648]

Dad took me to see this movie when I was 13. He was a cattle rancher and me and my little brother were two of his hands. Dad and my brother are gone, but when I see this movie it brings my dad and brother back to me. As well as the Duke. Thank you Ethan .

[@alanfaulkner3963]

I was 13 when this movie came out. I went to see it the first time and liked it so much I stayed to watch the second showing of the evening. Then I went back the following 3 evenings and watched the movie twice each time.

[@lawrenceklein3524]

Biting the horse's ear; after I'd moved to Detroit from Tucson, I told several people about how to get the horse's "attention". Being city-folk, none of them believed me. Finally! Vindication! Thank you!

[@BigCarmine]

This is one of my all time favorite movies, and Robert went on to play alongside his brothers in "The Long Riders" which is right alongside "The Cowboys" as movie favorites for me. God Bless you gentlemen, one and all.

[@robertlee3]

I watch the cowboys probably twice a year. It's my favorite film. It's a masterpiece. I'm always struck about how Robert carradine is the first to jump down and get on crazy Alice! I was 10 years old when you made this film. I looked up to John Wayne too. I didn't have a father.

[@peacock414]

This was the first movie that I got to go to the theater with my Dad and see... I was 10 years old in 72 and I'll never forget how upset I got when I saw John Wayne die in the movie. There were two people in the world that I didn't think could die at the time.. my Dad and John Wayne... they both gone now so I really appreciate you guys putting this on as it brought back some great memories and awesome to hear the guys talking about it.

[@marythibault9032]

Same here, My Dad was a huge man and a huge John Wayne fan and looked like him too. I grew up watching Mr. Wayne's films from my playpen and was a bigger fan than my Dad. I remember both of us sitting on our porch quietly crying and looking out at the stars when we heard of John Waynes passing, neither one had to say a word because we understood what the other was feeling. Sure do miss those movies and the times. I haven't seen much worth remembering since.

[@tlrcarroll]

Same! I was 11 and my Dad was a huge John Wayne fan and took me to Dowtown Manhattan all the way from the suburbs of Long Island to see the movie on the big screen. I cried when Bruce Dern shot John Wayne in the belly. 😢

[@sherryfuller4108]

My dad Remind me of John Wayne.

[@sherryfuller4108]

Always respect John Wayne. I never did Get to me John Wayne. He Made a Movie, In Georgia.,,,

[@sherryfuller4108]

Never Get to me John Wayne in person.... He came to Georgia...

[@Mr22Twain]

Very cool to see all these guys together and to hear their memories from the movie, thanks for putting it out there.

[@howardemery8031]

Saw this when I was 11 in the theater with my older brother . first time I heard swearing on any screen when stuttering bob cussed Will Anderson out . iconic film

[@terryduncan31]

Probably one of the best movies ever made.

[@kellycoleman715]

I was 15 or 16 when this movie came out and of course it deeply impacted me because the actors were about my age. Growing up around cowboys here in West Texas it was especially meaningful. I actually got to wave at John Wayne when I was a kid and he smiled and waved back! My folks had taken us to Newport Beach and just happened to see Duke and his family coming back on his converted minesweeper yacht. A magic moment.

[@justinjohnson9203]

Met these guys at the NFR this year. Never met a group of men more down to earth and fun to talk to. Every one of them were friendly and fun without an ego

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

Awesome content, Ethan! Your Dad wouldn’t recognize our country today. Thank you for reminding us that we WERE a Great County and we CAN be again. Godbless you and Godspeed on this great endeavor.

[@robertmorrison384]

I saw this movie with my Mom I was 11 years old, my Mom cried when John Wayne died! I treasure this movie thank you for sharing this with me! My favorite memories with my childhood! My Dad was in Vietnamese POW camp 69-71 wow he came home!!!

[@texasjetman]

THANK YOU, John Wayne Experience & Cowboys for taking the time to put this all together, truly a great experience and also a great honor to have attended this in person, I will never ever forget it, truly one of the most incredible experiences of my life to meet all of you in person. I am forever grateful.

[@beerdrinker6452]

Ethan Wayne. So gracious. Everyone involved. Class acts!

[@nancycurtis488]

Isn’t sad when you think that in just a few years most of us who grew up with John Wayne, when he was living, idolizing him, are going to be gone ourselves. Thank you, Ethan…and btw, one of my 17 grandsons is named Ethan Patrick…for getting this together. I, for one of many, totally enjoyed it. Your dad was one of my major heroes when I was growing up and my Daddy, who was born in 1918, loved your Dad’s movies too. I cried throughout “The Shootist”, knowing that there would be no more and seeing him at that last Academy Awards ceremony….I cried all of the time he was on stage…then in 1996, my Daddy also died of lung cancer at 78….it still hurts today. I grew up in Irving, as did my Mom, born in 1925, and my grandfather, Henry Beaufford, who was born in what would later become Irving, in 1887, and I remember the Ft. Worth Stockyards when they really were stockyards. I have lived in east Texas since 1979 but if I had known about this event, we would have driven up to see it. I have a son in Sherman, and a daughter in Arlington…two of my 7 children. In fact, two of my 17 grandsons are 14 now…Liam in Kingsport, Tennessee and Caden in Sherman, Texas. I am going to see if I can get DVD’s of “The Cowboys” to give them as Christmas gifts. Thank you for sharing all of these wonderful memories. So seldom do we get to catch up on the lives of some of our favorite actors 50 years after an unforgettable, spectacular movie like this…….thank you, we truly appreciate your efforts especially if you all had to fly into DFW! Take care….Nancy Davis Curtis, Price, Texas

[@beerdrinker6452]

Slap some bacon on a biscuit and let's go! I wish I had friends smart enough to understand the command OR simply comply. Classic! Thank you!

[@drawntomountains]

I missed this wonderful group of men by a month !! I just got back from Ft Worth and visiting the John Wayne American Experience. It was a moving, emotional exhibit for me seeing so many details of his personal life and professional life. And I came away having more respect for him and his family.

[@nmjazz09]

John would be proud of his son, Ethan. Class act.

[@arnenelson4495]

Huge Thanks to The Cowboys for showing up!

[@FriendofRamblinJack]

I was 15 or 16 when this came out. Next to the Duke's 1956 THE SEARCHERS, THIS movie, The Cowboys, is the BEST and FAVORITE of mine. Man, that was a FAST 50 years....

[@daviddallas4607]

My entire family is going to be at the next NFR this December and are looking forward to seeing the "Cowboys" tribute. Thanks so much for this presentation. I watched part 1 and right into part 2. The Duke lives on!

[@stephenfricke9298]

BURNING DAYLIGHT. Awesome movie and whenever it is on I watch intently to see if i ever missed anything.

[@FriendofRamblinJack]

Ethan, in 1983 or 84 I stood behind you at Newport Savings & Loan in CM - I found out later you were only 19; I wondered why the tellers were acting polite but giddy like school girls. Then one of them called you by name and I realized who you were; I was in my 20s. The Searchers was and is my favorite western movie and my favorite of your wonderful father's films. So I named my one and only son Ethan; he's only in his 30s, did a long stint in the US Coast Guard, and last Christmas we rented a boat in NB harbor and we let him steer the boat (lol) right past your old house - wonderful time. Drove up off PCH and showed him where your dad is buried, not far from where I worked at Fashion Island in the GOOD ol' days. Thank you for posting this. Much obliged. God bless you and your family. from US Coast Guard mom, ol' HB surfer.

[@tomjones2348]

This is just an amazing presentation. From the first time I saw the film in the theater, I loved it and was impressed with everything about it. Great casting, great performances from everyone. Martinez was perfectly cast.

[@robertguerrero8009]

When I saw that movie back then I was the same age as most of those teenagers and wishing that I was one of them riding herd with John Wayne..

[@donmers3160]

Be nice to have a sequel with all the living cowboys!!

[@loriharris1215]

This was wonderful ♥️

[@cliffsandifer3877]

I'm inclined to AGREE with you.....

[@irenejohnson399]

loved the movie and John Wayne has always been my hero. He set good morals for all

[@darlowleetuneberg3867]

Thank you for this opportunity to cach up with the cast and to hear Ethan's memories, too. Like Alfred Barker Jr (Fats) a whole generation had John Wayne as a father figure. I was in the military when I first saw Cowboys and the relationships (hard, difficult, and loving) displayed in it drove home. Like Ethan, I was the youngest and my father did not want me to enlist but could not say it. The Navy recruiter actually told me when I returned. My dad was tall and big and rough and tumble when I went in and he suffered several heart attacks before I returned. The John Wayne-esque personna was gone but as I now watch the death scene it is all-too moving, in part due to John Wayne's performance. Thanks again.

[@douglashall2141]

It's wonderful how one memory brings back a hundred memories and every member on this cast continues to remember so much from the movie and about the set and their experiences during the movie. This was a great and awesome fantastic video. To just sit there and listen to these men now and they were boys then talk about their memories and experience during that movie The Cowboys. It's wonderful. So entertaining thank you so much for sharing this with us. And God bless you

[@reginadandridge4618]

Thanks for sharing your experience on the Cowboy movie. It's one of my favorite John Wayne movies I really enjoyed it. Great to see all of you. God bless you 🙏. Wow! And to see one of John Wayne's sons named Ethan. Ethan was a character in one of my other favorite John Wayne movies. 😊😇🥰💕😘😁

[@solanaceae2069]

JW is sorely missed - R.I.P. Sir

[@dunebuggy1286]

The best. Wish I could've been there. If I had the chance I would've asked the question, "How did you all prepare for the night sour mash scene?"

[@beerdrinker6452]

John Wayne was also my father figure and my father was just like John Wayne. I am lucky!

[@FriendofRamblinJack]

Last summer as I live in NorCal now (sigh), on our week down in SoCal I drove my husband to the beautiful cemetery which rises above the Pacific and showed him the Duke's grave site. We stood there a long time very quietly. We miss him greatly. I remember when the Duke died, Newport Beach went into mourning - a LOT of Orange County did.

[@robertrubey6594]

I am going to have to say this is by far my all time faverite movie.

[@lelandstronks319]

Great movie, the cast was perfect.👍😉

[@verlherriman7434]

Loved it

[@sherryfuller4108]

I love the movie cowboys!!

[@tinoyb9294]

This is the movie I recommend to people who want to know what real cowboying was like in those days. Lots of very real technique and horsemanship.

[@gregdavis19]

This was fantastic! Thank you.

[@conniebumgarner7080]

Soooó neat! Thank you? From a Texan

[@barbararustici574]

Grazie signor Wayne

[@richremaly8418]

I've done snuff for over 35 years. Alot of that time I actually have swallowed the juice instead of spitting. You do get used to it after awhile. I don't remember why I started but I find it interesting them talking about their experiences with this issue.

[@WesternTradingPostTV]

Ethan, This is Jim Olson from Stanfield, AZ. It’s been a while and I seem to have lost your direct contact info, so I am reaching out through here. Hope it reaches you. You might recall we worked together for several years when I was chairman of the Louie and the Duke Classics event in this area during the early 2000s. Anyway, the reason for my correspondence is the other day I came across your Gritcast on KZbin. I have watched several episodes and wish to thank you, and commend you, for what you guys are doing. I believe it is important to keep the memory (and more importantly the character traits) of your father alive. Several generations of us grew up watching those movies and, like mentioned on the Gritcast a few times, they were loaded with little nuggets of inspiration that made a person want to do better. To be a better and more upstanding person. I know they did for me. Growing up as a young man without much positive male influence, I adopted heroes like that as my father figure. By the time I was a teenager, I had watched every John Wayne movie I could and read every Louis L’Amour book I could find. They helped form who I later became and I am extremely grateful for it. As mentioned a few times on the show, there’s really no public figure / hero type of character out there today for this generation to look up to and that’s a shame. This is one of the reasons why what you do is so important. I know for me, it was a major factor when deciding to get involved in the Louie and the Duke event all those years ago. It wasn’t just about raising money for cancer research. It was about keeping history and more importantly, the western character, alive. I’ll quit rambling on now. Just wanted to say thank you and if there is ever any way I can add value to what you guys do, feel free to reach out. Sincerely, Jim Olson Western Trading Post 403 N. Florence St. Casa Grande, AZ 85122 520-426-7702 www.WesternTradingPost.com

[@nathanedwards4519]

Would you ever do another movie together. Or perhaps you could get a seen on Yellowstone. I would definitely watch it thank you for the movie I throw you enjoy it every time I get a chance perhaps you could do a Cowboys too with your grandkids that would be the ultimate movie. Is that a way you can pay respects to Mr Will Anderson on the trail drive again. God bless each and every one of you. PS Walter longmire's coming for you LOL

[@mrobvious1100]

Old Marian sure love the black people spoke highly of them.

[@kenbrand8972]

It’s too bad that Bruce Dern wasn’t there

[@lib556]

The Dern/Cavett interview Martinez refers to is great. Look it up. The story about David Carridine coming to visit with Barbara Hershy is interesting. This was about the time they were filming the early Scorsese film, Boxcar Bertha in which they (Dave and Barb) were the stars. I don't know if they were 'an item'. I suppose so. They do roll around naked a few times in that movie so...

[@illbetheone779]

ABC did a TV series in 1974 called "The Cowboys" that lasted one season. Disappointed they did not mention it.

[@gardengnome3249]

I don't beleive this. 34.00 Bruce Dern is mentioned and there he is on the side on my screen in a vid with Bruce Cabot. Guess where I am going next. Praising Mr Wayne and it comes to mind he won a medal of honour from American some time last century. I remember Liz Taylor speaking to congress or some such about him and his worth to America. I loved this and part one but each "actor" needed a microphone. Too many asides missed to posterity.

[@reesebn38]

They never brought up Robert Carradine's dad made a little movie with the Duke.

[@jerrybrecht9371]

There's nine of the 'boys here...any of them pass away?...

[@SHANECatLovinActivistHistorian]

I love the movie, but its too bad they have to include the animal abuse rodeo in this deal

[@Victor-cr5rr]

I wish someone would of asked the boy/actor who got killed did he know he would be killed? How did he feel? I would think he was bummed not in final seens and did he just go home after getting killed off,just curious

[@randallanthony1794]

this was a nice ;ow keyed interview show.i really enjoyed watching this

[@iknowthatsrite6009]

FYI: There is NO NEED for a BIT in a horses mouth. Horses can be controlled easier without a bit. "Bitless Bridles" are available to everyone with a horse. The Bit is not only CRUEL but UNNECESSARY. If you LOVE your Horse, you will NEVER, EVER, EVER put one of those PAINFUL tools of Torture into your Horse's mouth.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ "GO~BITLESS"~!!!!♥️♥️♥️

[@kevinsmith9875]

He was bad ass on film, but a coward when it came to fighting in a real war! When many of his movie star friends were signing up for WW2 slid away from being a real patriot… he was pathetic!

[@NotKev2017]

You are entitled to your own opinion, but as you can see, you're the only one here that doesn't agree with you. Go away and be mean and cruel to someone that is alive so they can clean your clock for you!

[@arnenelson4495]

Spoken by a true liberal.

[@hesavedawretchlikeme6902]

It is easy for people to condemn John Wayne for filing a 3-A deferment, of not enlisting in 1941. In reading about his personal struggles, by 1943 the studios intervened to keep him out of active duty--that his star power would be greater to benefit the war effort. He was active in the USO, and met and spoke with the troops in WW2 south Pacific, (he was heckled and booed by some.) and later the soldiers in Vietnam Nam reacted very acceptably of his work to encourage them. He became an outspoken supporter of the military, our troops... If you just do not care for Mr. Wayne, and take his decision to not enlist as cowardice, not a soul can alter an opinion like that. It is said that it was a torment to him for the rest of his life. We all have regrets. We all look back and see poor selfish decisions we've made. Times we took the easy road, etc. Would you think more highly of him if he was MIA? killed in action? Or maimed for life?

[@michaelfrench9062]

And your point is? The 45th president was a five time draft dodger but y'all don't seem to hold that against him.

[@NotKev2017]

@@michaelfrench9062 And what the hell does that have to do with the topic being discussed? Nothing. I'm so glad that he lives freely in your brain and you can't think of anything else but him. You deserve it!

[@tracestitt8042]

There on or two negative opinions about John Wayne on here. I just got ro simply say FU ! No one is more patriotic then John Wayne. By being who he was, he taught millions of young boys how to be real Men. He taught us to love our country, he gave us a righteous code to live by, that it's not color that we respect others... but there actions. John Wayne inspired the youth of America to become real Americans. John Wayne was a great Patriot. Go to KZbin and look up John Wayne the hyphen or John Wayne America. There are other clips of him there, check them out. No matter what your talking about, it's always wise to learn the truth before you open your mouth. Save yourself from looking like a fool... again.