Fake Plot Alert…or Not!
Is it a real John Wayne movie plot? Or are we just messing with your head? Some of these movie plots are dead on. Some belong to other John Wayne films. Some are just plain made up! Can you tell the real deal from the fake plot?
In Rio Bravo, a Civil War veteran searches for the traitor who caused the death of a close friend. His quest leads him to the corrupt town of Rio Bravo, controlled by the killer.
In The Shootist, John Wayne plays notorious gunfighter J.B. Books, who wants to die in peace after receiving a terminal diagnosis, but soon becomes mentor to teen, Gillom Rogers, played by Ron Howard, teaching him how to shoot.
In Big Jake, a tough U.S. Marshal, in pursuit of a ruthless gang, comes upon a dying woman who has just given birth. He vows to get her infant to safety.
In El Dorado, a gunman and his sheriff friend take on a crooked land baron who is trying to force a family off their land to steal their water.
The name of the U.S. Marshal who helps a vengeful teenage girl hunt down her father’s killers is J.D. Cahill.
In McLintock! Maureen O’Hara plays the estranged wife of a cattle baron G.W. McLintock. She returns to the ranch for one reason only: to bring their college-age daughter back to high society civilization on the east coast.
In the movie Rooster Cogburn, U.S. Marshal Chance must contend with a drunk named Dude, a gunslinger named Colorado, a deputy named Stumpy, a poker playing mystery woman named Feathers and a rancher named Rooster.
