There has never been another Western genre icon quite likeJohn Wayne.

As is written prominently on the poster, “Give ‘em hell, John!”

These men, Captain Pierre “Frenchy” Cordona (Jorge Rivero) and Sgt.

This 1970 John Wayne Western Was The End Of A Trilogy & It’s One Of His Most Underrated Movies (Rio Lobo

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Major Ike Gorman (played byLittle House on the PrairiestarVictor French).

Turns out, Ketcham has been stealing the land of local ranchers.

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John Wayne leaning against a pole in Rio Lobo

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But perhaps the most notable response toRio Lobocame from none other than filmmakerQuentin Tarantinohimself.

“I dont want to makeCheyenne Autumn,” he explained.

“I dont want to makeRio Lobo.”

Kim Darby and John Wayne with a shotgun crouching down behind rocks looking out at something in True Grit

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