I remember me and my brothers got home from the movie and immediately started to put steak knives down the back of our shirts. My mother was like: "What the hell are you doing!".
We love you James, Rest In Peace. A real class act kind of tough guy who could do everything from comedy to drama. He could make you laugh or cry, sometimes at the same damn time. Much love.
“I’m curious to see how he does this, and it really shouldn’t have taken four of you.”. Great lines written for another one of JW’s best. And James Caan was special in this one, and you can see he was going to be special for years to come.
I first saw this movie in the base theater in 1968 when I was in the Navy. Loved it then and still do. Have it on DVD and watch it at least once a year. It's also on cable quite frequently. My son gave me a marquee poster of it for Christmas. How can you beat the Duke, Bob Mitchum, a young James Caan and lots of eye candy in Michelle Carey and Charlene Holt. Ride Boldly Ride! A little on the corny side in spots but still great entertainment. Surely beats the CGI crap thats coming out of Hollywood now. Even the biggest stars are in some real gaggers. Saw the gunshop, bar, and church while in Old Tucson.
I love this movie. Best thing is I archery deer hunt in the mountains surrounding old Tucson. To sit and watch sunrise/sunsets above where this movie was filmed and look at the same scenery where these legends gathered is awesome.
@@carlosmendozas914 Can't beat Arizona sunrise/sunsets. I'm a deer hunter also but in upstate New York where they are making a very concerted effort to stifle our 2nd amendment rights. It's gonna get nasty.
Unfortunately I wasn't around when this was in theater. However I watch this constantly on Amazon prime. This by far is my favorite western. Such an excellent cast.
Also one of my favorite westerns. I immediately recognized Christopher George at the table. He was in the TV series The Rat Patrol during the time this movie was shot in 1966. I watched that series religiously back then.
After hearing the passing of this beloved Actor, I came home from work and put on the projector...El Dorado! My grandmother was a huge John Wanye buff and one of my favorite western movies she put on is this movie. We will all miss you James aka Alan Bourdillion Traherne but his friends called him Mississippi.
I wonder if the writer of El Dorado was influenced by the James Coburn scene in the Magnificent 7. If these two character faced each other....both would probably have killed each other. :)
James Caan was a kid in this movie, another favorite of mine with the Duke. I think we saw in this that he was going to be a special actor for years to come. Thanks for the memories James. RIP now in God’s hands.
Christopher george was such a amazing actor..I love his fairness in this scene.He could have stood up and gunned caan down but like he said it shouldnt have taken 4 of you.FUCKING LOVE IT.NO ACTORS LIKE THIS AROUND NOW EXCEPT CLINT AND WHEN HES GONE THE WORLD WILL BE A SADDER PLACE.
“Did you hit him?” “I think so.” “What do you mean, ‘You think so?” “Well, he was limping when he left.” “*He was limping when he got here!*” Great movie.
"Hey fancy vest. Go ahead and pull that rifle if you want to, but you better speak to your boss before you use it. Because he'll be dead before I hit the ground."
My Dad took me to see El Dorado in the Summer of 1967, and I'm telling you; that was one damn good night out at the movies. I was only 9 years old, but I knew even then that I was seeing a good movie. John Wayne and Robert Mitchum were two screen legends who had talent to burn, and their best pictures are far better than what today's actors churn out. Look at what Bruce Willis and John Travolta have put out the past several years. Their movies don't even make it to the cinemas; they are in the five dollar DVD bin at Wal-Mart, and they can't even sell them for that price!!!
You were lucky to be able to be in the middle of a great time for cinema, I am more into 70s and 80s stuff nowadays but I am not immune to the charms of 60s movies or even older stuff; just recently saw two very old movies, Young Mr. Lincoln and Pursued, and I am still mindblown by their quality, that's why I do not lament the current state of the arts, the past is a gift that will never cease to give, one lifetime is not enough to appreciate it proper.
Excellent movie, just watched it with my six year old daughter last weekend (she's a big John Wayne fan). Robert Michum should have won an award for best supporting actor in my opinion.
truth be told, he didnt actually die from a knife wound, he died of shock when he finally realized... it shouldnt have taken four of them to kill an old man.
@@walterholder6077 My old neighbor was stabbed once. Shot twice. Once with an handgun and the other time they fired around the corner of a house and got him with some of the bb's from a shot gun. He was a Deputy in Florida. He survived to.
@@josephcolton2614 No they’re not. I knew a bloke who was shot through the spine and left a quadriplegic. But hit in the right place, like a high lung shot, through the heart, a large artery or in the head or neck, there’s a very high probability of death.
What a great scene. The dialog is awesome all the way around. Smart writing to have the guy sitting next to the villain be nothing you would expect. So anti-cliche, and it adds a lot. That knife throw looked so good, man. RIP, Mr. Caan.
I've never seen that scene, nor the movie, but, that's the fastest knife "draw" I've seen since James Coburn in "The Magnificent 7." ua-cam.com/video/w3Um2WrTMyc/v-deo.html JC's character was a man of few words, I love the simple, no-doubt-about-it way he said, "You lost." Talk about taking liberties on the big screen, Caan's distance was "poetic license" enough, but JC's was considerably farther. JC was so cool, he didn't bother to retrieve the weapon, like, I got PLENTY of knives, lol. RIP Mr. Coburn.
WHO dies BEFORE their time? & by the way, WHO decides who and when they are born and die? Life and all we have is a loan from G-d, Its sometimes loaned and always Returned To Sender.
Supposedly his heart failure originated from an injury while filming a Jeep rollover in a scene from "Rat Patrol" which severely impacted his chest. His widow Linda Day is still around.
@@houseofbadgers9380 I was pointing out a special effect. The knife to the chest was a special effect it just wasn't cgi. You do know SFX have been around for well about as long as we have...
@@wittyjoker4631 lol. 🤣 No I don't I'm joking, didn't they just to do these scenes with a type of like stop gap filming?? Guess that's a type of special effect.. Least it's not cgi. 😁
This was a great movie. Had lots of action and great humor. Paul Fix was a great journeyman actor and played the older Doctor in the film. When John Wayne is coming to after being shot Fix introduces himself telling Wayne "Some people call me Doctor - some people call me other things." Author Hunnicut played Deputy Bull - he had some great lines. "I might have recognized you Cole if I hadn't been trying to figure out what that other fellow has on top of his head." James Caan replies "Its called a hat." Bull answers "Ill have to take your word for it."
Notice how most of the cowboys are wearing their hats except John Wayne. Why?? Because John Wayne had two lovely senoritas at his table. Always a gentleman!!
You notice who got up, expecting trouble, and who stayed in their seats, knowing a private fight, when they saw one. Oh, and in case anybody wondered about the poem Cann was quoting? It was from Edgar Allen Poe.
when it comes to biology, both can kill, but bleed out from a knife wound will take a while, but nerve damage from a gun will take effect more quickly. Psychological effect "(the mental realization that one is hurt) takes immediate effect, when it works, but is unreliable.
when David Moyes our manager he use to use the phrase like taking a knife to a gunfight. Now if it had been Jmes Cain our Anfield curse would be well abolished
Just realised as I watched this that the villain boss in this great movie was the wonderful Ed Asner. Ed passed just a few days ago as I write. Of the ten top-billed actors from this movie, only Caan survives today. Sure, the movie has a dated, and kinda cute, format but it's still 100% pure entertainment. There's some modern movies I've enjoyed, and still occasionally enjoy, but I always felt I enjoyed every single movie I saw in the golden years.
@@Guitcad1 Okay 👍 According to Wiki, Asner is: 'the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven'.. Hey, I just checked and I share a b'day with Asner (and with Bob Gunton and Jonny Lee Miller)
My favorite John Wayne cowboy movie! When I se it on, I have to stop and watch. "Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride, If you seek for Eldorado!"
@@paulbeck6410 When I first saw the movie years ago, I just thought the El Dorado poem was a cute, innocent, fun poem. When I found out it was written by Edgar Allen Poe, who wrote macabre horror pieces like The Tell Tale Heart, the words of El Dorado seemed to take on a much darker tone and meaning that they had before. The words hadn't changed; just my perception.
What I like most about this scene.. "I want to see how he does this...." He knew whatever the method was, it worked 3 times before....and had no doubt it would work again.... He gets Charlie up, just to see how the "no-gun" guy would kill Charlie...... The utter confidence was everything...... If I had been Charlie, I'd not have even twitched.
Yes he did. All three of his wives were from Latin extraction. He also spoke fluent Spanish. It's ironic that there are those ignorant of these facts that try and paint him as a racist. I would imagine a minority would get a fairer shake from the Duke than any fukin' Liberal.
GamerKat'71: Conservatives in the entertainment field these days, keep their heads down, and try not to make waves. It would be interesting hearing his acceptance speech after winning an award among all the elite, sanctimonious, holier-than-though, silicone Liberals today. Their tiny, hateful heads would explode, and if they didn't like what he said he'd tell them to fuck right the hell off.
@@jaelge Oh please! You can be a racist and still like hispanic women and speak spanish. A racist can hate just one particular minority. Wayne is quoted, “I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility.” He also help form the John Birch society, an extreme right wing organization. Do a little research and stop speaking out of your backside.
You make a great point because there's a lot of humor in this movie but the writers and director were wise enough to place it appropriately in the right places
Well, if Wayne hadn't been there, the second guy would have killed him. So, I guess you shouldn't bring a knife to a gun fight. You should bring several.
I have got this movie DVD of James Caan with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum in El Dorado as I am dedicating this movie to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyx
An they say never Never NEVER take a knife 🔪 to a gunfight. I beg to differ. One of the best classic scenes from old school Cowboy Westerns EVER and Awesome Classic Movie too.
What made McCloud a great character is that yes he was the bad guy but he was not evil. Unlike the villains in the other Rio movies he was not sadistic and would not hurt someone for the saking of hurting someone. You could tell he had nothing for contempt for Bart Jason and when Mitchum rifle whips him,he is actually smiling.
Kingston has it right. Notice how the good guys always wait for the other guy to draw... in literally every single western? That's for legal reasons. Counts as self defense
My all time favorite John Wayne Western. I know nearly every line in it. " He was limp n when he left" " He was limp n when he got here " We were fortunately blessed with two children. My wife named our daughter after her Grandmother so I said if we have another and it's a boy I get to name him. We did and and I did. He What ? What else , Cole. I damn sure wasn't going to call him Alan Verdillin Trahern.
One my first introductions to James Caan(Godfather was the other)...Loved his acting style. One of The Most overlooked leading men. Later on, would be guesting on son Scott's show. RIP, Mr. Caan
Nice pause after impact. Like the pain didn't immediately register. *Then* it registers a second later ooooh Nelly! Nothing like a thrown knife to the vitals!
You cant go wrong with the movie the shootist. His remark about not being a hand laid on and how he treats people and expects the same. Best lines Ive ever heard in a movie.
@@TheNutriarat I find it even more funny personally that I read your comment with Caan's voice in my head subconsciously. Just the innocent, "trying to stand by his point" tone he used made it hilarious.
that pistol is known as a "howda hunter". Usually it was in percussion, and you can still get them in percussion today. They were invented to be used from the howda atop an elephant during a hunt. It seems tigers will sometimes attack the elephant's riders, and the howda hunter was invented as a last-second defense.
I love how "Charlie" is trapped into facing off with his opponent. Miyamoto Musashi would have approved the disadvanageousness of protagonist's opponent. The battle was already decided before the first blow was struck.
"Stand up Charlie, I'm curious to see how he does this--he doesn't have a gun. And like he said, it shouldn't have taken four of you"
-Lawful Evil
Lol, thinking the same!
Best alignment
Is he any relation to Scott Evil?
You don't know he was evil, he was just sitting with the murderer.
Should have at least waited till he was sober.
"It shouldn't have taken four of ya Charlie." It was at this moment Charlie knew he wasn't getting any help
When you're friends with a guy you know's a jerk, and then one day it catches up to him and you have to decide what to do.
Got that right Bryant! Christopher George's eye movements alone are epic!
@@scottward7813 Rat Patrol was the best.
It was at this moment, Charlie knew he fooked up
@@myview5840 I was looking for this comment!
Normal ppl - "Never bring a knife to a gun fight."
James Caan - "Hold my dead friend's hat."
Best. Comment. Ever. ☝️
What about a bullwhip? 😏😏😏
>John Wayne< Colt Thorton- Your pretty good with a knife! 🔪
Are you good with a gun? 🔫
>James Caan< Mississippi- If I was I'd be using one!!
Clever, but is there any beer in that hat?
@@ericirwin413 What?! Go drunk, you're home.
I remember me and my brothers got home from the movie and immediately started to put steak knives down the back of our shirts. My mother was like: "What the hell are you doing!".
How is your dad, mom and brother? I enjoy western. John Wayne accepted Jesus as his Lord and Saviour before he left this world. He is in Heaven.
GOOD OL DAYS...
And this is why stupid people shouldn't breed
lol
@@bhimsenluchooman4046 Amen, but why here?
We love you James, Rest In Peace. A real class act kind of tough guy who could do everything from comedy to drama. He could make you laugh or cry, sometimes at the same damn time. Much love.
Amazing that this was the first thing i thought of too. Alan Bedelah Trehearn.
And then there was The Godfather. Not exactly a brilliant piece of acting when he played the part of Santino Corleone.
Well said.
Brians'Song ❤
“I’m curious to see how he does this, and it really shouldn’t have taken four of you.”. Great lines written for another one of JW’s best. And James Caan was special in this one, and you can see he was going to be special for years to come.
El Dorado, 1967, I must have seen the movie 10-12 times. One of my favorite John Wayne movies.
It's a good movie, no doubt. But it's also very similar to an earlier John Wayne film (that also starred Robert Mitchum, if I remember correctly).
@@crucisnh I believe you're thinking of Rio Bravo, with Dean Martin as the drunken sheriff and Ricky Nelson as Colorado.
Only 10-12 times
Wayne might have had top billing but Robert Mitchum and James Caan steal the show, IMHO.
I watch it 12 times a year
I first saw this movie in the base theater in 1968 when I was in the Navy. Loved it then and still do. Have it on DVD and watch it at least once a year. It's also on cable quite frequently. My son gave me a marquee poster of it for Christmas. How can you beat the Duke, Bob Mitchum, a young James Caan and lots of eye candy in Michelle Carey and Charlene Holt. Ride Boldly Ride! A little on the corny side in spots but still great entertainment. Surely beats the CGI crap thats coming out of Hollywood now. Even the biggest stars are in some real gaggers. Saw the gunshop, bar, and church while in Old Tucson.
I love this movie. Best thing is I archery deer hunt in the mountains surrounding old Tucson. To sit and watch sunrise/sunsets above where this movie was filmed and look at the same scenery where these legends gathered is awesome.
@@carlosmendozas914 Can't beat Arizona sunrise/sunsets. I'm a deer hunter also but in upstate New York where they are making a very concerted effort to stifle our 2nd amendment rights. It's gonna get nasty.
Unfortunately I wasn't around when this was in theater. However I watch this constantly on Amazon prime. This by far is my favorite western. Such an excellent cast.
Also one of my favorite westerns. I immediately recognized Christopher George at the table. He was in the TV series The Rat Patrol during the time this movie was shot in 1966. I watched that series religiously back then.
@@theloneranger8725 As did I. Afraid those days are long gone.
Christopher George almost steals this scene. His expression is perfect, he doesn’t need to say “I’m curious...”, you can see it in his eyes.
Almost? The dude shoved that scene down his pants and ran out the back door.
Almost? I think, he stole screen effortlessly! What an awesome actor!
George was excellent as a dispassionate professional killer.
Nerves of steel, he was the only one who didn't jump when they drew weapons.
They were all good but I did love Christopher George. He died way too young.
After hearing the passing of this beloved Actor, I came home from work and put on the projector...El Dorado! My grandmother was a huge John Wanye buff and one of my favorite western movies she put on is this movie. We will all miss you James aka Alan Bourdillion Traherne but his friends called him Mississippi.
Dang. No wonder he was always angry with me. I kept calling him arkansas. Oops.
I love John Wayne movies and this and Rio Bravo - although nearly identical movies - are two of my favorite. Loved watching them with my dad!
Tai They were nearly identical movies because this one was a remake of Rio Bravo
They were both done, along with Rio Lobo, as a response to High Noon
I wonder if the writer of El Dorado was influenced by the James Coburn scene in the Magnificent 7. If these two character faced each other....both would probably have killed each other. :)
Tai .. weep
The quiet man
James Caan was a kid in this movie, another favorite of mine with the Duke. I think we saw in this that he was going to be a special actor for years to come. Thanks for the memories James. RIP now in God’s hands.
Christopher george was such a amazing actor..I love his fairness in this scene.He could have stood up and gunned caan down but like he said it shouldnt have taken 4 of you.FUCKING LOVE IT.NO ACTORS LIKE THIS AROUND NOW EXCEPT CLINT AND WHEN HES GONE THE WORLD WILL BE A SADDER PLACE.
Yeah love it when Caan said "no it shouldn't." Charlie knew he was done
I know one roll he could’ve played. Han Solo’s dad. The EU version.
My favorite line in this film came just after this.
"Faith can build mountains Milt, but it can't beat a faster draw."
The sheer badassery of this scene is off the charts.
And they did it with out cussing
@@possumpoop That is a good point, these day in most movies the "tough" people are all "psycho". Annoys me.
People sure died FAST from knife wounds in the 1800s.
@rocketHtown Yeah... still not instant.
@rocketHtown And his 2 buddies woulda jumped him. This is fucking stupid
“Did you hit him?”
“I think so.”
“What do you mean, ‘You think so?”
“Well, he was limping when he left.”
“*He was limping when he got here!*”
Great movie.
First time I felt like doin' nothin for ya, and now ya don't want me to do it!
"Well yes and no."
"Yes and no?"
"Did hit him or didn't ya?"
"I hit the sign, the sign hit him."
"Oh that's just great!"
@@bossfan49 did that make sense to you Cole or was that just my hangover?
"Hey fancy vest. Go ahead and pull that rifle if you want to, but you better speak to your boss before you use it. Because he'll be dead before I hit the ground."
"Didn't you know, I could know a girl?"
My Dad took me to see El Dorado in the Summer of 1967, and I'm telling you; that was one damn good night out at the movies. I was only 9 years old, but I knew even then that I was seeing a good movie. John Wayne and Robert Mitchum were two screen legends who had talent to burn, and their best pictures are far better than what today's actors churn out. Look at what Bruce Willis and John Travolta have put out the past several years. Their movies don't even make it to the cinemas; they are in the five dollar DVD bin at Wal-Mart, and they can't even sell them for that price!!!
You were lucky to be able to be in the middle of a great time for cinema, I am more into 70s and 80s stuff nowadays but I am not immune to the charms of 60s movies or even older stuff; just recently saw two very old movies, Young Mr. Lincoln and Pursued, and I am still mindblown by their quality, that's why I do not lament the current state of the arts, the past is a gift that will never cease to give, one lifetime is not enough to appreciate it proper.
Cole, did we uh, have a fight or something?
... or something...
See John Wayne and Kirk Douglas in "The War Wagon". Wayne and Richard Boone in "Big Jake" is darn good too!
@@philiphatfield5666Two excellent movies right there
"I'm curious to see how he does this," always seems like "Stand up and die, to satisfy my curiosity."
Hilarious, I wrote almost the exact same comment on the same clip, just a longer version, literally a few days ago >>> great minds think alike
Lol right?
@@LambeauLeeeper "As a friend will you do this, I promise this is last favor I'll ever ask of you"
That was Christopher George with the scar. I remember him from the TV show, "The Immortal".
😂👌
Tense, existing, great dialogues,superb acting and face expressions and above all CURIOUS,yes definitely one of best scene in classic El Dorado.
Excellent movie, just watched it with my six year old daughter last weekend (she's a big John Wayne fan). Robert Michum should have won an award for best supporting actor in my opinion.
Mitchum did steal the movie! One of the few actors who could match Wayne
@@mja91352And Kirk Douglas and Jimmy Stewart as well
truth be told, he didnt actually die from a knife wound, he died of shock when he finally realized... it shouldnt have taken four of them to kill an old man.
Been stabbed 3 times shot once obviously survived. Movies are nice to watch tho. Recovery and reality are quite unforgiving.
@@walterholder6077 Jesus Christ man, best wishes to you
@@walterholder6077 My old neighbor was stabbed once. Shot twice. Once with an handgun and the other time they fired around the corner of a house and got him with some of the bb's from a shot gun. He was a Deputy in Florida. He survived to.
@@walterholder6077 People are hard to kill. And that's a fact. Glad you live to tell the tale.
@@josephcolton2614 No they’re not. I knew a bloke who was shot through the spine and left a quadriplegic. But hit in the right place, like a high lung shot, through the heart, a large artery or in the head or neck, there’s a very high probability of death.
What a great scene. The dialog is awesome all the way around. Smart writing to have the guy sitting next to the villain be nothing you would expect. So anti-cliche, and it adds a lot. That knife throw looked so good, man. RIP, Mr. Caan.
I've never seen that scene, nor the movie, but, that's the fastest knife "draw" I've seen since James Coburn in "The Magnificent 7." ua-cam.com/video/w3Um2WrTMyc/v-deo.html JC's character was a man of few words, I love the simple, no-doubt-about-it way he said, "You lost." Talk about taking liberties on the big screen, Caan's distance was "poetic license" enough, but JC's was considerably farther. JC was so cool, he didn't bother to retrieve the weapon, like, I got PLENTY of knives, lol. RIP Mr. Coburn.
And the background music. I almost expected Batman and Robin to come thru the window.
My all time favorite western. And Christopher George is perfect as the dispassionate professional killer.
Christopher George was a much underrated actor who died before his time. RIP.
He was in quite a few JW movies and played in long roles in the movies.
Underrated is hardly a word I would describe him.
WHO dies BEFORE their time? & by the way, WHO decides who and when they are born and die? Life and all we have is a loan from G-d, Its sometimes loaned and always Returned To Sender.
Supposedly his heart failure originated from an injury while filming a Jeep rollover in a scene from "Rat Patrol" which severely impacted his chest. His widow Linda Day is still around.
"Stand up, Charlie. I'm curious to see how he does this."
Charlie was dumb.
He was dead when he killed the old man.
He just didn't know it, yet.
rico ingles No rules in a knife/gun fight. Just ask the Sundance Kid.
rickd248: There is one rule - same rule as in a street fight. WIN.
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@rico ingles And how does this fight change, from the shotdown of the old man when he was playing cars vs him?
El Dorado, my favorite movie growing up and still in my top ten.
Great film, no special effects or over the top explosions just a well written script and great actors.
No special effects, Charlie is really dedicated to take a knife to the chest for real.
@@wittyjoker4631 my point exactly!! 🤣
@@houseofbadgers9380 I was pointing out a special effect. The knife to the chest was a special effect it just wasn't cgi. You do know SFX have been around for well about as long as we have...
@@houseofbadgers9380 you don't really think Charlie got stabbed do you?
@@wittyjoker4631 lol. 🤣 No I don't I'm joking, didn't they just to do these scenes with a type of like stop gap filming?? Guess that's a type of special effect.. Least it's not cgi. 😁
This was a great movie. Had lots of action and great humor. Paul Fix was a great journeyman actor and played the older Doctor in the film. When John Wayne is coming to after being shot Fix introduces himself telling Wayne "Some people call me Doctor - some people call me other things." Author Hunnicut played Deputy Bull - he had some great lines. "I might have recognized you Cole if I hadn't been trying to figure out what that other fellow has on top of his head." James Caan replies "Its called a hat." Bull answers "Ill have to take your word for it."
Notice how most of the cowboys are wearing their hats except John Wayne.
Why?? Because John Wayne had two lovely senoritas at his table. Always a gentleman!!
he loved Latinas too
plot twist: Wayne was the other killer and he hid his hat cause it's a trophy Caan would have recognized too
Also Wayne rarely takes off or puts on his hat on-screen because his wig tended to fall off when he did it...
One of them I recognize from West Side Story.
He was a racist
actually "the SOB had it coming" is still a viable legal courtroom defense strategy in Texas
As long it doesn't take 4 of you...
I think I remember that from the Christopher Hitchens documentary 'Texas Supersized'.
This might be the most ignorant thing I've seen today.
Seeing as mutual combats still legal kinda.
Looking at recent news, I ain't taking any legal advice from texas.
You notice who got up, expecting trouble, and who stayed in their seats, knowing a private fight, when they saw one. Oh, and in case anybody wondered about the poem Cann was quoting? It was from Edgar Allen Poe.
Christopher George being super cool during the whole confrontation is epic. I love when he moves his hand to his gun at 00:37 in. Quiet and calm like.
one of the best wayne movies. loved mitchum george and wayne together. awesome
This movie has one of the best villains ever in a western. He feels like he could have been the hero in a different movie
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I love James Caan & John Wayne but Christopher George was the coolest dude in the bar by a long country mile.
Faith can move mountains, but it can't beat a faster draw.
Shadeless, Uphill, on a hot summer day..
I love this movie. Have since the first time I watched it. Awesome stuff.
Don't forget James Colburn's knife throw in Mag. Seven
My thoughts exactly, am curious who would win between the two, I a Mag. Seven die hard fan...but this kid shows potential. He may even been faster
when it comes to biology, both can kill, but bleed out from a knife wound will take a while, but nerve damage from a gun will take effect more quickly. Psychological effect "(the mental realization that one is hurt) takes immediate effect, when it works, but is unreliable.
when David Moyes our manager he use to use the phrase like taking a knife to a gunfight. Now if it had been Jmes Cain our Anfield curse would be well abolished
Jim colburn had to throw a longer distance
Or the great Brett Riverboat in Gunmen of the Apocalypse
Love This scene!! Great Movie still to this day!!
Just realised as I watched this that the villain boss in this great movie was the wonderful Ed Asner. Ed passed just a few days ago as I write. Of the ten top-billed actors from this movie, only Caan survives today.
Sure, the movie has a dated, and kinda cute, format but it's still 100% pure entertainment. There's some modern movies I've enjoyed, and still occasionally enjoy, but I always felt I enjoyed every single movie I saw in the golden years.
Isaw this new, 50 cents in grade school.wow
Definitely, very underrated because it was just seen as a remake of Rio Bravo
Ed made lots of great stuff.....I didn't know he died
Thx for letting us know
Throughout shooting this, John Wayne continually referred to him as "that New York actor you hired."
@@Guitcad1 Okay 👍
According to Wiki, Asner is: 'the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven'.. Hey, I just checked and I share a b'day with Asner (and with Bob Gunton and Jonny Lee Miller)
Back when we had good movies and great actors
Yep, great movies where people dropped dead instantly from a thrown knife to the chest.
And not full of left wing liberal bullshit
MsStephenn and no right wing nut jobs wanting only to make the rich richer at any cost
@@davgpol name that movie
@ RJ 1999 El Another The Duke movie Dorado
That's cold-blooded right there. That was smooth. Mississippi James Caan.
My favorite John Wayne cowboy movie! When I se it on, I have to stop and watch.
"Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,
If you seek for Eldorado!"
Written by Edgar Allen Poe.
@@paulbeck6410 When I first saw the movie years ago, I just thought the El Dorado poem was a cute, innocent, fun poem. When I found out it was written by Edgar Allen Poe, who wrote macabre horror pieces like The Tell Tale Heart, the words of El Dorado seemed to take on a much darker tone and meaning that they had before. The words hadn't changed; just my perception.
Chris George was a friend. And and sweetheart of a guy. Missed by a lot of people.
"Stand up, Charlie. And, if you could, try to fall in the other direction."
What I like most about this scene..
"I want to see how he does this...."
He knew whatever the method was, it worked 3 times before....and had no doubt it would work again....
He gets Charlie up, just to see how the "no-gun" guy would kill Charlie......
The utter confidence was everything......
If I had been Charlie, I'd not have even twitched.
Sound Advice!
The ol scar face likely shoots you in the side of the head lime a coward, it shouldn't have take four of you charlie.
This but also: It shouldn't have taken four of them. McCloud is a gun for hire, but he has a sense of honor.
I love this movie. El Dorado, Rio Lobo & Rio Bravo. I love John Wayne & his movies. He was the best!
One of the best western i think!! Asolutely great!!!
A classic scene from a classic Western. One of the best. I have it on DVD and watch if about once a year along with Rio Bravo.
Jimmy Caan with shoulders at perfect right angles. Legend.
Similar walk in Rollerball when the computer starts malfunctioning and James Caan in that moment comes to realize they've all been used.
One of the best Westerns ever made
Classic line from John Wayne;-“We need a gun for a man who can’t shoot!”,then buys him a sawn off shotgun!
AND MISSISSIPPI still couldn't hit jack shit .....LOL
Great movie!!!!
Hey now...
...Duke told Mississippi to pay for his own gun!!!
But it made him feel better for shooting. Also he still has one barrel left.
Bom filme
@@tylerlamb9930 No, that was Mr Phillips in Rio Lobo.
My favorite John Wayne movie of all time. Mississippi, Bull, drunken sheriff, the duke…. All great roles!!
John Wayne sure did love Senoritas.
Yes he did. All three of his wives were from Latin extraction. He also spoke fluent Spanish. It's ironic that there are those ignorant of these facts that try and paint him as a racist. I would imagine a minority would get a fairer shake from the Duke than any fukin' Liberal.
George Penwell 👍🏻 you got that right my friend. 🇺🇸
GamerKat'71: Conservatives in the entertainment field these days, keep their heads down, and try not to make waves.
It would be interesting hearing his acceptance speech after winning an award among all the elite, sanctimonious, holier-than-though, silicone Liberals today. Their tiny, hateful heads would explode, and if they didn't like what he said he'd tell them to fuck right the hell off.
@@jaelge Oh please! You can be a racist and still like hispanic women and speak spanish. A racist can hate just one particular minority. Wayne is quoted, “I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility.” He also help form the John Birch society, an extreme right wing organization. Do a little research and stop speaking out of your backside.
@@oo7warrior he also said "Very few Liberal are open-minded. They shout you down and won't let you speak unless you agree with them."
This scene is so brilliant watch it over an over again top notch acting shouldn't av taken four of u like he said....
i remember my mother took me and younger brother to a all-night john Wayne drive-in movie theatre, 4 johns wayne westers
Couldn’t that be described as child abuse?
Hope you turned out as cool as your mom
I can't believe they packed all that into a little over two minutes!
The quality of old film making. Watch just about any Hitchcock film. Any film from the 40s, 50s and 60sThey are awesome like that
Think I like ..by a smidgen
.Rio Bravo ..Dean is cool ..and the mighty Rio Bravo ,,rolls alongggg...
I love the honor among thieves in this scene.
This has always been one of favorite scenes from El Dorado, because there's no humor in it, it's a serious scene!
You make a great point because there's a lot of humor in this movie but the writers and director were wise enough to place it appropriately in the right places
Takes me back to being a kid watching these with my Dad
One of James Caan's best acting gigs. Good movie.
Red River is a good one too
'Never take bring a knife to a gun fight', I've been lied to my whole life
Well, if Wayne hadn't been there, the second guy would have killed him. So, I guess you shouldn't bring a knife to a gun fight. You should bring several.
1:45 That moment when your boss start looking at you like something to be scraped off the bottom of his boot.
Great scene from a great film. So many memorable moments.
This movie and River Bravo are my favourites
I have got this movie DVD of James Caan with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum in El Dorado as I am dedicating this movie to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyx
An they say never Never NEVER take a knife 🔪 to a gunfight. I beg to differ. One of the best classic scenes from old school Cowboy Westerns EVER and Awesome Classic Movie too.
What made McCloud a great character is that yes he was the bad guy but he was not evil. Unlike the villains in the other Rio movies he was not sadistic and would not hurt someone for the saking of hurting someone. You could tell he had nothing for contempt for Bart Jason and when Mitchum rifle whips him,he is actually smiling.
Great movie and this is one of my favorite scenes!
I came here to see Wayne talking to the Mexican ladies ☹️
How do you say it ...SÍ
He surely loved the Latinas.....
@@TheNutriarat
His last wife was from Peru.
@@TheNutriaratAll three of his wives were
Ah, the good 'ol days when you could casually murder a man, as long as he "needed killin'".
I did love that movie as a kid, though.
Well technically it was self defense since the guy drew his gun giving our hero the reasonable expectation that his life was in imminent danger.
There wasn’t anything casual about this.
Kingston has it right. Notice how the good guys always wait for the other guy to draw... in literally every single western? That's for legal reasons. Counts as self defense
@john smith you want Antifa to kill some Nazis?
You know westerns aren’t documentaries, right?
“Always seems to take more than one, doesn’t it?”
“That’s because they’re no good.”
Like Antifa and BLM
Ain't that the truth brother.
@@tallrobshortpants7190 Just stop....
Thank you so much for this I know James Caan may be difficult to work with but he has to be classed as one of the greatest actors ever
Yes he did a great job of flopping around at the toll booth
I very much like James Caan but to call him "one of the greatest actors ever" is moronic.
A better fight scene than most of the crap Hollywood shovels out these days.
Definitely one of my favorite westerns ever.
I always liked McCloud as a character, he's a badguy but he's got a sense of honor.
That is part of his character. He probably did not like Jason but took his money, so would honor his agreement
of course, he wasnt a villain, he was just a guy doing a job.
SwordsmanMercenary “Call it professional curtesy.”
George played him as a consummate professional and his portrayal was spot on
first saw this when i was 10 or so. first of many "favorite" john wayne movies.
"It REALLY shouldn't have taken four of you, Charlie."
I love John Wayne films and I am 34 years old. El Dorado is one of my top favorites.
Loved the look on the guys face after Thornton shot the gun out of his hand later in this scene
"It shouldn't have taken four of ya..."
and he didn't even cheat.
You brought three too many.
We can hear.
Christopher George is so cool in this scene.
Yes, he was very cool! Shame there wasn't an actual shootout, between him and The Duke, or Robert Mitchum. Still, great movie!
CHRIS AND THE DUKE WERE GOOD FRIENDS SHAME CHRIS DIED SO YOUNG I LOVED HIS TV SERIES
I would love to see a remake in which they do just that. A shootout between McCloud and the Sheriff would be the most interesting.
Adam Kelleher NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
I WILL GO FULL MISSISSIPPI “KNIFE HUNTER” ON HOLLYWOOD IF THEY MESS WITH THIS CLASSIC, AGAIN!!
His wife is Linda Day George of the Mission Impossible television series
My all time favorite John Wayne Western.
I know nearly every line in it.
" He was limp n when he left"
" He was limp n when he got here "
We were fortunately blessed with two children. My wife named our daughter after her Grandmother so I said if we have another and it's a boy I get to name him. We did and and I did. He
What ? What else , Cole. I damn sure wasn't going to call him Alan Verdillin Trahern.
As a kid, and after watching this movie a lot, Christopher George was the face I envisioned under Boba Fett's helmet.
not James Caan?
Awesome idea. The two are easily comparable, professionals, hired guns, but with a sense of honor.
One my first introductions to James Caan(Godfather was the other)...Loved his acting style. One of The Most overlooked leading men. Later on, would be guesting on son Scott's show. RIP, Mr. Caan
The precursor to the line years later in Rambo, " It's over, Johnny"
Gotta like the guy with the scar, cool as a cucumber through it all.
It was Christopher George, that's the gunfighter John Waynes character was up against in the move.
And like he said, it shouldn't have tooken 4 of you Charlie
Nice pause after impact. Like the pain didn't immediately register. *Then* it registers a second later ooooh Nelly! Nothing like a thrown knife to the vitals!
Cowards always need other cowards near by before they do anything.
Which is why Trump can take on the entire democratic party by himself.
You cant go wrong with the movie the shootist. His remark about not being a hand laid on and how he treats people and expects the same. Best lines Ive ever heard in a movie.
Great movie.
"Stole it from a whorehouse in Creede!!!"
He was limping when he left, he was limping when he got here
One of my favorite lines in this movie.
I hit the sign, and the sign hit him....lol.
@@TheNutriarat I find it even more funny personally that I read your comment with Caan's voice in my head subconsciously. Just the innocent, "trying to stand by his point" tone he used made it hilarious.
RIP. James Cahn. You played in some great movies.
I loved that film all my life! El Dorado, and his silly sawn off shot gun pistol hybrid...
that pistol is known as a "howda hunter". Usually it was in percussion, and you can still get them in percussion today. They were invented to be used from the howda atop an elephant during a hunt. It seems tigers will sometimes attack the elephant's riders, and the howda hunter was invented as a last-second defense.
@@Hiraghm So not even linked to the "wild west"? I wonder where the film makers got the idea to use it...
Thank you.
One of my all time favorite movies and one of my favorite scenes in the movie.
My favorite scenes are the ones with Michelle Carey in leather pants.
I just saw this movie recently on TV. A classic story of Good vs Evil. No political bullshit. I miss those times
"A classic story of Good vs Evil"? Watch it again, and stay awake this time.
Good flick. I own this and have to watch it once a year. Good one!
I love how "Charlie" is trapped into facing off with his opponent.
Miyamoto Musashi would have approved the disadvanageousness of protagonist's opponent.
The battle was already decided before the first blow was struck.
"it was what it was" hahaha. Can't run from the truth
Thanks for posting always loved that scene
.....a very underrated scene.
I just seen this quick, now I have to go watch the movie😄 again.thanks