Plot or Not: The Duke Days of Summer Edition

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.
Correct
False
That plot belongs to Rio Lobo, not Rio Bravo.
The correct answer is
False
That plot belongs to Rio Lobo, not Rio Bravo.
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.
Correct
True
That plot belongs to The Shootist.
The correct answer is
True
That plot belongs to The Shootist.
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.
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False
Fake plot—except for the title, but Big Jake does go after the gang that kidnaps his grandson.
The correct answer is
False
Fake plot—except for the title, but Big Jake does go after the gang that kidnaps his grandson.
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.
Correct
True
That plot belongs to El Dorado.
The correct answer is
True
That plot belongs to El Dorado.
The name of the U.S. Marshal who helps a vengeful teenage girl hunt down her father’s killers is J.D. Cahill.
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False
Fake plot! That would be the eye-patch wearing Rooster Cogburn!
The correct answer is
False
Fake plot! That would be the eye-patch wearing Rooster Cogburn!
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.
Correct
True
That plot belongs to McLintock!
The correct answer is
True
That plot belongs to McLintock!
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.
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False
Fake plot! That would be the plot of Rio Bravo—except for the rancher named Rooster!
The correct answer is
False
Fake plot! That would be the plot of Rio Bravo—except for the rancher named Rooster!

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Master Plotter

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Uneven Plotting

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Practically Plot-free

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Plot Deprived

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