Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (1970)

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

1970

Documentary

Synopsis

George Plimpton got a job playing one of the bad guys in the Howard Hawks-directed John Wayne Western "Rio Lobo." In this special we see him talking to Hawks about whether he'll be killed off or not, to Wayne about how to cultivate a special walk to make oneself a star in movies and to himself as he attempts to rehearse his tiny part and while doing so is caught in the frame of a setup for another scene and chastised by Wayne. Wayne calls Plimpton "Pimpleton" throughout this special.

Credits

Director

William Kronick

Cast

David Huddleston as Self

George Plimpton as Narrator

Howard Hawks as Self

Jack Elam as Self

Joe Namath as Self

John Wayne as Self

Victor French as Self

Crew