TRUE GRIT (1969) - Why John Wayne hated his own movie

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[jeffreylocke]

Kim Darby did a memorable job as Mattie Ross. And Glenn Campbell did a workman like job too. All in all the whole cast did well.

[VoIPPortland]

You got to know the characters and cared about them. Unlike the remake where people just appear and there is no backstory. I watched both back to back again about a year ago and I stand by that assessment. All in all, the original was by far the superior film.

[seymourwrasse]

I still find myself watching a John Wayne a movie for the 50th time rather then watch one of the new movies of today

[LarryKelly]

I saw this film multiple times as well as the remake. I thought Kim Darby was terrific.

[irenecarhart]

I absolutely love this movie! "Bold talk for a one-eyed fatman"! Hilarious!

[jasonwomack]

Kinda sucks he got an Oscar for True Grit. It was definitely a mercy win from the academy. Which ruined possibly winning with his better performance in the Shootist. Hard to throw a 2nd Oscar at someone performing in a dying genre.

[suzyt]

I absolutely love the film True Grit, and still watch it today

[farpointgamingdirect]

In no way, shape, or form did Duke hate True Grit; he just wasn't completely happy with his performance; thus is why he amped it up for the sequel

[rayjames]

John Wayne was the same guy in all his movies.

[timrobinson]

I am not real big on Westerns and there are only a few John Wayne movies I really like, and this is one of them. It's sad to hear he was so harsh on Kim Darby I thought she was great in this movie and Glenn Cambell too. I wonder what the movie would have been like with Karen Carpenter instead of Kim Darby

[charles-yzc]

According to Pilar Wayne in her book My Life with John Wayne, Darby purposely set out to be rude to Wayne and others during the filming of True Grit. Wayne, for his part, called her a "spoiled brat"

[itinerantpatriot]

I haven't seen this movie in years, several decades to be honest. I recall thinking it was okay but I'd have to watch it again because beyond the basic framework for the plot I don't remember much about it. My favorite western with the Duke remains The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Duke, Jimmy Stewart, Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef, tough to beat that line up.

[cdfreester]

I wouldn't say Glen Campbell did an excellent job in this role. He was definitely not a good actor. If not for that one bit of casting, this would probably be my favorite John Wayne movie. Hathaway was right about that one.

[grahamparr]

I always thought it was John who jumped the fence at the end🤔

[mxbishop]

The thing about this movie that's so great is the cinematography. Just glorious, ultra-saturated colors and scenery galore from Colorado's San Juan mountains. And as fresh actors, I thought Campbell and Darby were very good. If anything, John Wayne overplayed his part to the point of distraction. But still, it's a great film - and miles above the remake - which has the dullest color pallet of any modern western in recent memory - along with a ridiculous CGI rattlesnake at the end. They couldn't even hire a real snake actor for the remake.

[erp]

Kim Darby was magnificent *because* she acted against type & defied fossilized expectations.

[seymourwrasse]

apparently the drama, The Offer tv show was right, getting the movie produced was a bigger soap opera then the one in the movie's story

[davidfrost]

Good film but my favourite John Wayne film is still Brannigan. I think the only person who John Wayne liked was John Wayne

[scottweisel]

Sally Field would have been a great Maddie.

[rascalme]

Not so concerned with the interpersonal aspects as much as the product as far as True Grit I wouldn't change a thing.