Rio Bravo (Two-Disc Special Edition) |  | Actors: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  179 reviews
Sales Rank: 2208
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 141 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 114534
UPC: 085391145349
EAN: 0085391145349
ASIN: B000O599WG
Theatrical Release Date: April 4, 1959
Release Date: May 22, 2007
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| • | John Wayne stars as the sheriff of a small western town who arrests a murderer and then must contend with the aggressive efforts of the killer's brother to free him before the state marshall arrives. Surrounding the town, the villains make repeated runs at the tiny jailhouse where their comrade is incarcerated. The sheriff is left to defend the territory almost single-handedly -- his only aid |
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When it comes down to naming the best Western of all time, the list usually narrows to three completely different pictures: John Ford's The Searchers, Howard Hawks's Red River, and Hawks's Rio Bravo. About the only thing they all have in common is that they all star John Wayne. But while The Searchers is an epic quest for revenge and Red River is a sweeping cattle-drive drama ("Take 'em to Missouri! Yeeee-hah!"), Rio Bravo is on a much more modest scale. Basically, it comes down to Sheriff John T. Chance (Wayne), his sobering-up alcoholic friend Dude (Dean Martin), the hotshot new kid Colorado (Ricky Nelson), and deputy-sidekick Stumpy (Walter Brennan), sittin' around in the town jail, drinkin' black cofee, shootin' the breeze, and occasionally, singin' a song. Hawks--who, like his pal Ernest Hemingway, lived by the code of "grace under pressure"--said he made Rio Bravo as a rebuke to High Noon, in which sheriff Gary Cooper begged for townspeople to help him. So, Hawks made Wayne's Sheriff Chance a consummate professional--he may be getting old and fat, but he knows how to do his job, and he doesn't want amateurs getting mixed up in his business; they could get hurt. This most entertaining of movies also achieved some notoriety in the '90s when Quentin Tarantino (director of Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and Jackie Brown) revealed that he uses it as a litmus test for prospective girlfriends. Oh, and if the configuration of characters sounds familiar, it should: Hawks remade Rio Bravo two more times--as El Dorado in 1967, with Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan; and as Rio Lobo in 1970, with Wayne, Jack Elam, and Christopher Mitchum. --Jim Emerson
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When it comes down to naming the best Western of all time, the list usually narrows to three completely different pictures: John Ford's The Searchers, Howard Hawks's Red River, and Hawks's Rio Bravo. About the only thing they all have in common is that they all star John Wayne. But while The Searchers is an epic quest for revenge and Red River is a sweeping cattle-drive drama ("Take 'em to Missouri! Yeeee-hah!"), Rio Bravo is on a much more modest scale. Basically, it comes down to Sheriff John T. Chance (Wayne), his sobering-up alcoholic friend Dude (Dean Martin), the hotshot new kid Colorado (Ricky Nelson), and deputy-sidekick Stumpy (Walter Brennan), sittin' around in the town jail, drinkin' black cofee, shootin' the breeze, and occasionally, singin' a song. Hawks--who, like his pal Ernest Hemingway, lived by the code of "grace under pressure"--said he made Rio Bravo as a rebuke to High Noon, in which sheriff Gary Cooper begged for townspeople to help him. So, Hawks made Wayne's Sheriff Chance a consummate professional--he may be getting old and fat, but he knows how to do his job, and he doesn't want amateurs getting mixed up in his business; they could get hurt. This most entertaining of movies also achieved some notoriety in the '90s when Quentin Tarantino (director of Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and Jackie Brown) revealed that he uses it as a litmus test for prospective girlfriends. Oh, and if the configuration of characters sounds familiar, it should: Hawks remade Rio Bravo two more times--as El Dorado in 1967, with Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan; and as Rio Lobo in 1970, with Wayne, Jack Elam, and Christopher Mitchum. --Jim Emerson
Product Description
In the dusty town of Rio Bravo, Sheriff Chance arrests Joe Burdette for a brutal murder and must fight off ruthless gunmen to keep him in custody until the state marshal arrives.
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 05/22/07
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: yes
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
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 The myth stinks like a pale copy of something better February 10, 2010
Jacques COULARDEAU (OLLIERGUES France)
A mythic film that does not really deserve it. It is the simple situation of the good-for-nothing brother of an important rancher in Texas. This brother kills someone out of spite and drunkenness and he is put in goal. His rich rancher of a brother sends his troops to get him out. That's the story of the siege of the prison, and the city, and how they are all going to be killed, on the bad guys' side. The touch of romance is nothing but a minuscule touch in a sea of brush strokes. John Wayne and his fellow crooners Dean Martin and company are doing what they can on a rather bad simple story with no plot or nearly no plot. John Wayne walks extremely badly for a sheriff as if he had a double and inverted rotation of the vertebrae. A society has the heroes it deserves.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, University Paris 8 Saint Denis, University Paris 12 Créteil, CEGID
 Great Western February 6, 2010
W. Soule (Aylett, VA United States)
Its fun. Plain and simple its fun. After all movies are supposed to be fun and entertaining, isn't that the whole purpose. I think it is. Some moves now are for the special effects or the "wow" factor. Some try to woo you with the sex and skin factor and then there are those that are just plain entertaining and fun. This is one of those movies. I guess the main attraction is being in my early fifties I grew up with these stars in this movie, its almost like watching a home movie with family. NO deep thought is required, no shame in letting the entire family sit and watch with you and no dead acting. Its just fun.
Great Duke Flick January 27, 2010
Terry Royse (Mt. Sterling, Ky. USA)
Don't expect any deep messages in this one, just pure entertainment. Same plot as El Dorado with Dean Martin (rather than Robert Mitchum) as the drunken sheriff who must be saved and Ricky Nelson (rather than James Caan) as the young partner. A classic Duke western with some singing by Dean and Ricky.
RIO BRAVO January 16, 2010
Robert J. Szvetics
There is only one thing wrong with this dvd the commentary by this two bit phony richard schickel. This so called film historian film critic is the worst i ever heard. He is wrong about everything the biggest error is the remark he made about Ward Bond he said Bond was in the T.V series Wagonmaster he was in the series Wagon Train Wagonmaster was a 1950 john ford film and he goes on and on.This guy is a total jerk these video companies better start getting somebody who knows what they are talking about there are alot of useless audio commentaries out there but this jerk is the worse he also did the commentary on the Mark of Zorro which again was the worse he doesnt seem to like the film if he didnt like the film he shouldnt of done a commentary on it. If i ever see a dvd with him doing a commentary i will not buy it.
My favorite movie December 27, 2009
Daniel J. Manturi
I have seen this movie too many times to count. No clue why. Key players gave great performances. Dean Martin was superb, John Wayne pure John Wayne, and Walter Brennan was wonderful. Pretty obvious that Walter Brennan made Dean Martin crack up in their scenes. Rickey Nelson was a kid when this was made and is showed but he was serviceable. Angie Dickenson looks great and gave a decent performance given her age at the time. Supporting cast well chosen and gave excellent performances. Classic good vs evil with some chuckles tossed in.
Blu Ray quality on this was good. Sharp video. Audio was also good to a great score. Overall I am very satisfied. I had the DVD, but this is my all time favorite so I had to get the Blu Ray.
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