RIO LOBO (DVD) (WS ENHANCE 16:9/DOL DIG(ENG 5.1/ENG SUB/ENG & FRENCH MONO DVD

Rio Lobo
John Wayne, in the last of his Civil War characterizations, portrays Cord McNally, a Union Army colonel who loses a gold shipment in a Confederate raid, during which a devoted young officer is also killed. After the end of the war, McNally bears no ill-will toward the leaders of the raid, Pierre Cordona (Jorge Rivero) and Tuscarora Phillips (Christopher Mitchum), who were acting as soldiers, but he still wants the two unknown men on the Union side who they say sold them the information about the gold shipments. A year later, McNally crosses paths with one of the men, now a deputy from Rio Lobo, who is about to take Shasta Delaney (Jennifer O'Neill), a seemingly innocent young woman, out of a neighboring town at gunpoint. A shootout ensues, in which McNally's man and three other Rio Lobo deputies are killed, with help from Cordona -- this makes McNally very interested in what's going on in Rio Lobo, and he decides to go there with Cordona and Shasta. They find a whole community under siege from their own sheriff, a sadistic ex-outlaw named Hendricks (Mike Henry). What follows is a series of confrontations and revelations that are alternately suspenseful, sadistic -- with maimings worthy of a spaghetti western and characters even getting blown to bits -- and even occasionally comical. But the pieces all tie together very neatly, despite a convoluted plot that's sort of Rio Bravo (made 11 years earlier, also starring Wayne and directed by Hawks, and scripted by Leigh Brackett) turned sideways and readjusted to a more cynical era. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide

Cast John Wayne as Cord McNally Jorge Rivero as Pierre Cordona Jennifer O'Neill as Shasta Jack Elam as Phillips Christopher Mitchum as Tuscarora Victor French as Ketcham Mike Henry as Sheriff Tom Hendricks Susana Dosamantes as Maria Carmen David Huddleston as Dr. Jones Bill Williams as Sheriff Pat Cronin Jim Davis as Riley Sherry Lansing as Armelita Dean Smith as Bitey Robert Donner as Whitey Carter Edward Faulkner as Lt. Harris Robert Rothwell as Whitey's henchman Chuck Courtney as Whitey's henchman George Plimpton as Whitey's henchman Peter Jason as Lt. Forsythe

Crew Paul Helmick - Associate Producer Ted Parvin - Costume Designer Luster Bayless - Costume Designer Leah Rhoads - Costume Designer Howard Hawks - Director John M. Woodcock - Editor Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score) Monty Westmore - Makeup Dick Cobos - Makeup David Grayson - Makeup Robert Emmet Smith - Production Designer William H. Clothier - Cinematographer Howard Hawks - Producer William Kiernan - Set Designer A.D. Flowers - Special Effects Cliff Wenger - Special Effects Rudy Robbins - Stunts Burton Wohl - Screenwriter Leigh Brackett - Screenwriter

Rio Lobo
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: cc Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs English subtitles Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround, English Stereo Surround, French Mono DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: G DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 114 min Part of Series: Paramount Widescreen Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Gold Heist 2. Prisoner of Rebels 3. Led Astray 4. Civilian Life 5. Bar Shooting 6. Western Justice 7. "I Feel a Toothache Comin' On" 8. Plan of Attack 9. Rescue at Phillips' Ranch 10. Capturing Ketcham 11. Holed Up in the Jail 12. Ketcham for Frenchy