McQ (1974)
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43% of critics liked it
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61% of users liked it
(4,340 ratings)
Undoubtedly having second thoughts after turning down Dirty Harry, John Wayne showed up in 1974 in his own "maverick cop" adventure, McQ. Wayne, playing McQ, a veteran detective, turns in his badge when he's officially denied the opportunity of clearing the name of his late best… More Undoubtedly having second thoughts after turning down Dirty Harry, John Wayne showed up in 1974 in his own "maverick cop" adventure, McQ. Wayne, playing McQ, a veteran detective, turns in his badge when he's officially denied the opportunity of clearing the name of his late best friend, who has been posthumously accused of drug pushing. Investigating on his own, McQ becomes romantically involved with his friend's widow (Diana Muldaur), who unbeknownst to him is up to her neck in police corruption. Considering the usual flag-waving content of John Wayne's 1970s films, it is rather startling to discover that the real villains in McQ are a coterie of crooked cops! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Sturges
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Feb 6, 1974 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
The Duke, desperate to maintain his hold with viewers, tries to step into the Dirty harry territory with this disappointing crimer.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Uma triste ironia do Cinema que a única colaboração entre Sturges e Wayne tenha sido neste policial urbano medíocre que já nasceu anacrônico.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A rethinking, if you will, by the Duke of turning down the role of Dirty Harry.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Without the Duke, this would be a mediocre police adventure
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Cast
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John Wayne
as McQ
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Eddie Albert
as Capt. Ed Kosterman
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Diana Muldaur
as Lois
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Colleen Dewhurst
as Myra
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Clu Gulager
as Toms
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David Huddleston
as Edward M. "Pinky" Farrow
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Al Lettieri
as Santiago
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Julie Adams
as Elaine Forrester
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William Bryant
as Sgt. Stan Boyle
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Richard Eastham
as Walter Forrester
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Richard Kelton
as Radical
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Roger E. Mosley
as Rosey
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Chuck Roberson
as Bodyguard
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Joe Tornatore
as LaSalle
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James Louis Watkins
as J.C. Davis
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Fred M. Waugh
as Bodyguard
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Dick Friel
as Bob Mahoney
- Jim Watkins