The read
It runs a compact 50m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Key crew
- William KronickDirector
Cast
- George PlimptonNarrator
- Jack ElamSelf
- Victor FrenchSelf
- Howard HawksSelf
- David HuddlestonSelf
- Joe NamathSelf
- John WayneSelf