The Cowboys - Revenge

Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of cattle rustlers is trailing them.

John Wayne - Wil Andersen,
Roscoe Lee Browne - Jebediah Nightlinger,
Bruce Dern - Long Hair,
Colleen Dewhurst - Kate,
Alfred Barker Jr. - Fats – Cowboy,
Nicolas Beauvy - Dan – Cowboy,
Steve Benedict - Steve – Cowboy,
Robert Carradine - Slim Honeycutt – Cowboy,
Norman Howell - Weedy – Cowboy,
Stephen R. Hudis - Charlie Schwartz – Cowboy,
Sean Kelly - Stuttering Bob – Cowboy,
A Martinez - Cimarron – Cowboy,
Clay O'Brien - Hardy Fimps – Cowboy,
Sam O'Brien - Jimmy Phillips – Cowboy,
Mike Pyeatt - Homer Weems - Cowboy

[ilokivi]

As the old saying goes: Revenge is a dish best served cold.

[Bondek]

"...and for those I'm about to."

First time I saw this got goosebumps. Great line and acting.

[Tadicuslegion]

Roscoe Lee Browne could read the phonebook and make it sound so amazing

[Falconlibrary]

I'd say that "What I Did On My Summer Vacation" essay is gonna practically write itself for these boys.

[joanofarc]

I didn’t go through all the comments, but the smallest kid in the movie grew up to be 8 time Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association World Champion Team Roping heeler,
Clay O’Brien Cooper. Make no mistake, he’s a COWBOY 💪🏼

[jerryumfress]

Bruce Dern, probably the most under rated movie star. He was one of the best "bad" boys 😊

[hellmuthschreefel]

One of John Wayne's best movies but not because of John Wayne. The star of this movie was Roscoe Lee Browne. He owned every scene he was in.

[centsam]

Jeremiah nightlinger. One of the coolest cats to ever trail drive !

[casesoutherland]

Whenever someone asks what is John Wayne's best movie, it's unquestionably The Cowboys. Ironically, it's probably the only Western where John Wayne's character doesn't even fire a shot. This movie isn't about gun fights or good versus evil. It's about boys becoming men.

[stephenfricke]

Bruce Dern, by far the best bad guy ever in movies. Epic Western

[hoskinmage]

We need HEROS like this today. People have gone back to being animals no humanity no self love and being to sorry to work.

[johnberger]

One of the greatest scenes in movie history.

[grantgarrod]

You watch Bruce Dern fade into the distance as he's being dragged to death, screaming in agony, & all you can think is, "Gee I sure hope that horse will be all right.". :) I saw this movie as a kid, & when Dern took the boy's eyeglasses, a family heirloom, & crumpled them into junk out of pure spite, I think it was the first time I ever truly hated someone enough to wish an agonizing death on them. And all his men were only a step below that, watching as he terrorized & abused a young boy like that, & not one of them lifted a finger to try and stop him. It wasn't until I grew up that I fully appreciated just how well Mr. Dern had played his role, a true villain, in every sense of the word.

[Commanderziff]

"Please... my leg is broken!"

Dude, you just watched them kill everyone else, why would you think they'd care?

[philosophera]

Bruce dern is such a great villain i remember hating him after watching this movie . i saw it as a kid

[vwm]

Always loved this part of the movie. Forgive me for those I've killed and for those I'm about to. What a great line. Bruce Dern really made this movie. Great bad guy performances always do.
IMO THEbest John Wayne movie ever.

[dkmiller]

Serious props that in a movie with quite a few great lines delivered by John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne stole the show with this scene.

[thervers]

I THINK ALL KIDS SHOULD SEE THIS. I WATCHED IT WITH MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS.

[Elephant]

Great quote that definitely applies here: 'Revenge is a dish best served cold.'

[KarlSchmidt-ot]

Roscoe Lee Browne, one of the best actors of that era in every job he took on !!!