Tag: The Cowboys
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Hate Mail Haunts Bruce Dern: The Fallout from Co-Starring with John Wayne in The Cowboys
Bruce Dern struggled to find acting jobs after co-starring opposite John Wayne in The Cowboys. His troubles began even before filming on the 1972 Western began. Duke had just given an incredibly controversial Playboy interview sharing his views on civil rights and the treatment of Native Americans. In fact, Laura Dern remembers at the time…
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Real-Life Space Explorer Chris Hadfield Mocks Clint Eastwood’s “Space Cowboys”
Clint Eastwood’s Space Cowboys gets criticized by astronaut Chris Hadfield who jokes, “We are definitely not cowboys.” Featuring the all-star cast of Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner, the film follows four former test pilots who are recruited by NASA and sent into space to repair a Soviet satellite. The adventure…
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The Cowboys’ Hidden Drama: John Wayne’s Playful Joke That Haunted Bruce Dern
John Wayne and Bruce Dern are both legendary actors who happened to co-star in The Cowboys. They had a bit of a running joke on the set that involved Wayne teasing Dern regarding his career. However, the joke didn’t come to light until their respective celebrity kids, Patrick Wayne and Laura Dern, addressed it. There…
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A Half-Century of Resentment: Bruce Dern’s Role in ‘The Cowboys’ Still Haunts Him
Over 50 years and Dern has said he still receives hate mail after his character Asa Watts killed Wayne’s Wil Andersen in The Cowboys. But he knew it was coming and so did Duke.Asked if he still runs into fans who are upset about it, the actor said: “No question. But I knew that would…