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Features: DVD, Collector's Edition, Widescreen
Brawling cattle baron G.W. McLintock (John Wayne) locks horns with his feisty, estranged wife (Maureen O'Hara) who has returned home to get a divorce; their daughter visiting from college only complicates matters. Rowdy slapstick seldom stops -- a giant mud pit free-for-all and a public spanking for O'Hara are just a few of the stops along the way in this Western version of The Taming Of The Shrew.
Editor's Note
John Wayne shows off his funny side in this 1963 western, a comedy inspired by THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Starring as wealthy cattle baron G.W. McLintock, Wayne shows a real sense of comic timing in several scenes filled with slapstick humor. After his wife (Maureen O'Hara) and daughter leave him for the East, McLintock attempts to win them back. The dynamics between O'Hara and Wayne are the strong suit of this film, the actors having worked together previously on THE QUIET MAN. |As this is by no means a revisionist western, McLintock's chauvinistic attempts to "tame" his wife fit within the problematic ideology of the larger western genre. The ultimate example of this comes at the end of the film when McLintock settles his marital dispute by publicly "spanking" his wife in what is now a notorious cinematic moment.
Plot Summary
The battle of the sexes goes into full throttle in this madcap Western.| McLintock is a successful, hard-drinking, rabble-rousing cattle baron whose town is named in his honor. When Katherine, his estranged wife, arrives back in town to seek a divorce, they immediately lock horns and brawl like two alley cats -- often in public. Besides his hot-tempered wife, McLintock also has to contend with his daughter and her suitors, a confrontation between homesteaders and cattlemen, and the government's problems with the local Comanche.
| Features | 2 Minute Fight School | | A Good Ol' Fashion Fight | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono | | Batjac Teaser | | Commentaries By Leonard Maltin, Frank Thompson, Maureen O'Hara, Stefanie Powers, Michael Pate, Michael Wayne And Andrew Mclaglen | | Corsets: Don't Leave Home Without It | | Interactive Menus | | Maureen O'Hara And Stefanie Powers Remember Mclintock! | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Special Introduction By Leonard Maltin | | Subtitles: English | | The Batjac Story: The Legacy Of Michael Wayne | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16:9 TVs | | Wrap Up With Leonard Maltin |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 10/11/2005 |
| Running Time: 127 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1963 | | Catalog ID: 887624 | | UPC: 00097368876248 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.78:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...This comic-Western variation on THE TAMING OF THE SHREW has a place in the hearts of John Wayne-Maureen O'Hara fans....The film's virtues include a gallery of beloved character actors..." 04/16/1993 p.3D |
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