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Actors: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Arthur Hunnicutt, Edward Asner
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about El Dorado |
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An experienced gun fighter (Wayne)runs into an old friend (Mitchum), now a small town sheriff, while considering a job for a local rancher (Asner) involved in a range war. Conflict aries when Wayne relizes he has been hired to take care of his old friend , who now also has an interest in a woman both men know and who is now an important resident in the small town where the conflict takes place. Wayne has his hands full dealing with a greenhorn kid he picks up along the way, who can't use a gun but insists on tagging along while Wayne must deal with another gun fighter Asner has hired to takes Wayne's place and prove ultimately who is the best with a gun. This post Civil War period western contains a number of recognizable western actors as well as "then" new comers who are todays main stream performers.
--rob, Resident Scholar
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EL DORADO is a movie produced and directed by Howard Hawks in 1966.
Cole -John Wayne- Thornton, a well-known hired gun, has just been hired by the rancher Bart Jason. On his way to Jason's, Thornton stops at El Dorado, a little Texas town whose sheriff is Robert Mitchum, an old friend of Thornton. Mitchum tells Cole that Jason has declared a personal war against the MacDonald family in order to take over the MacDonald ranch. So Cole will decline Jason's offer and stand up for the MacDonalds when Jason hires Nelse McLeod, another famous gunman.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of El Dorado |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 25%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 45%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- fighting bad business/family
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
- average build (man)
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- rancher
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- fat (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- prison
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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