April 12, 2009
john wayne in a western that lacks bite. some of the action sequences are a bit silly and others turn into slapstick
Bobby Vinton, Bruce Cabot, Christopher Mitchum
The McCandles ranch is run over by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for a million dollar ransom. There is only one man who is brave enoug...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 29, 2003
Stats: 473 reviews
Flixster Reviews (473)
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July 28, 2007Gotta love John Wayne..."Don't you ever call me Daddy!" Its a great old western.
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April 28, 2009Who are you?
Jake: Jacob McCandles.
John Fain: I thought you were dead.
Jake: Not hardly.
This movie has John Wayne as Big Jake McCandles who has left his family on his mega ranch years ago to go screw around out west. Some bandits from south of the border attack his house...( read more) -
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September 5, 2009This movie is a little corny but great. Patrick Wayne plays his father's son. Jacob McCandles is a bad mammajamma.
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July 30, 2009Not a great John Wayne movie by any stretch...still I always watch the stupid thing. Maybe I just like Richard Boone as the gang leader.
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October 23, 2007One of my best lines that I ever remember is in this movie. You can call me dad, you can call me Jake, you can call me Father You can call me Jacob, you can call me a dirty son-of -a-bitch, but you ever call me daddy again I will finish this fight.
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August 6, 2007I love John Wayne. He Is my Hero. I love Big Jake This Movie Show's that family comes first.
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