Tag: Steve McQueen
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John Wayne’s Second Chance: The Untold Story Behind ‘McQ’ and the Hollywood Set’s Close Call Crisis
Having regretted passing on 1971’s Dirty Harry, John Wayne took a turn in a gritty cop thriller a couple of years later as McQ. Intended for Steve McQueen, hence the title, the film’s script was heavily rewritten for the 65-year-old Duke. Originally set in Seattle like Dirty Harry, the location was changed to San Francisco…
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2016 Remake vs. 1960 Classic: Which ‘Magnificent Seven’ Reigns Supreme?
The Magnificent Seven is a classic, and the modern remake was a solid effort. Here’s how the two compare and which one is better. There are few images in cinema history as iconic as Steve McQueen and Yul Brynner banding together to ride into town and aid the bandit-stricken villagers who desperately need their help.…
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A Hilarious Fan Mail Mishap: John Wayne’s Encounter with Bullitt Praise
As one of the biggest stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood and one of the actors to shape the entire Western genre, it’s no surprise that John Wayne received an enormous amount of fan mail over the years. Fans of all ages reached out to the Western icon hoping for a reply from their…
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The Inside Story: What Led Steve McQueen to Decline a Role Opposite Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
The 1969 movie is considered one of the greatest Westerns ever made, going on to win four Oscars. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid followed the two real-life Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker played by Paul Newman and Harry Longabaugh portrayed by Robert Redford. In the movie, the two criminals are on the run…
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The Untold Story: How Paul Newman and Steve McQueen Battled to Secure the Butch Cassidy Script!
‘Didn’t want me’ Robert Redford details sacrifice to land Butch Cassidy role Elsewhere in the documentary, it was revealed that Robert owed his casting in the Western film to Joanne Woodward, his co-star Paul’s wife. In an interview with Iain Johnstone, Paul shared that both he and Steve McQueen tried to buy the script…