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Title: Big Jake (1971)
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Cast
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| John Wayne | ... | ||
| Richard Boone | ... | ||
| Patrick Wayne | ... |
James McCandles
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| Christopher Mitchum | ... |
Michael McCandles
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| Bruce Cabot | ... |
Sam Sharpnose
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Bobby Vinton | ... |
Jeff McCandles
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| Glenn Corbett | ... |
O'Brien
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| John Doucette | ... |
Buck Duggan
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| Maureen O'Hara | ... |
Martha McCandles
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| Jim Davis | ... | ||
| John Agar | ... | ||
| Harry Carey Jr. | ... | ||
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Gregg Palmer | ... | |
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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 enough and smart enough to bring him back and that man is Big Jake. Written by Christopher D. Ryan <cryan@direct.ca>
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grandfather grandson relationship | ranch | ransom | saddle | mexico |Taglines:
They wanted gold. They gave them lead instead! See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
26 May 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Million Dollar Kidnapping See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,800,000 (estimated)Gross:
$7,500,000 (USA)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Sam Sharpnose: You do what he tells you, every time he tells you and we might come through this alive! Might even save the boy. Otherwise you're gonna get yourself killed. Don't matter to me, but you'll probably get him killed too, and that does.
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Cinema Center Films (CCF) also produced The Boys in the Band (1970), a film which examined gay men, the year before "Big Jake," a subject matter which would not have been palatable, for a business partner, to John Wayne, had he known about it. See more »Goofs
The windshield glass in the first automobile disappears during the close-up shots. See more »Quotes
James McCandles: Do this, do that! I'm gonna do whatever I want!Sam Sharpnose: You do what he tells you, every time he tells you and we might come through this alive! Might even save the boy. Otherwise you're gonna get yourself killed. Don't matter to me, but you'll probably get him killed too, and that does.
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He is not dead...NOT HARDLY!! This movie was great. I can't believe I had never seen it. I loved the way he put his kids in place every time they got out of line. Especially that guy with the mustache (Wayne's real life son). I have seldom seen movies where there is so much suspense. The mean man with the blanket was super good also at being a MEAN AND BAD GUY!!!! John Wayne is the best cowboy ever. He looked and acted tough and was apparently TOUGH in real life. I wish Maureen O'Hara would have been in this movie more. She is so good looking. John Wayne was so fearless. I loved the way he bled RED PAINT. Back then, the blood looked like RED PAINT. Haha.
I give this movie a perfect 10!