Considering my genre, it’s natural for me to watch Westerns! Here are just a few of my favorites for you to check out.
Rio Bravo: John Wayne and Dean Martin defend the town from a corrupt rancher. Features a very young Ricky Nelson.
The Sacketts: based on Louis L’Amour’s books and starring Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, and Jeff Osterhage. There’s another Elliott/Selleck/L’Amour story called The Shadow Riders, which is also very good.
El Dorado: another version of Rio Bravo actually, with John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and James Caan fighting evil Ed Asner.
Heck, I’ll watch almost anything with John Wayne in it!
Tombstone: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott and Bill Paxton as the Earps and Doc Holliday.
The Magnificent Seven: Seven gunslingers come to the aid of a Mexican village.
Dances with Wolves: Kevin Costner and Graham Greene in the story of a Civil War soldier learning about the Lakota tribe.
And for sheer silliness…
Blazing Saddles: Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder try to save the town of Rock Ridge from corrupt Harvey Korman.
Great list you have here!
I grew up watching John Wayne (black/white and color) because my dad was fan, and anything he liked I always liked, too. Gotta say though, that Big Jake and McLintock are in my top five westerns. Of course, that’s likely due to Maureen O’Hara. That was one helluva woman!
Later, Sam Elliott and Tom Selleck got my attention. They embodied the American Cowboy at his best, and made you feel like you were right there fighting alongside them.
I also appreciate your time and effort on writing all these great articles.
Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to comment – I’m a fan of every single actor/actress you just mentioned, too!