Documentary · United States of America · 1970 · 50m

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo poster
Director
William Kronick
Cast
George Plimpton as Narrator Jack Elam as Self Victor French as Self Howard Hawks as Self David Huddleston as Self Joe Namath as Self
Crew
Jules Brenner — Director of Photography Michael D. Margulies — Director of Photography Robert K. Lambert — Editor William Kronick — Producer
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.

Key Collaborators
William Kronick Director Jules Brenner Director of Photography Michael D. Margulies Director of Photography Robert K. Lambert Editor William Kronick Producer
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