McLintock!

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McLintock!
Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Andrew V. McLaglen
Produced by	Michael Wayne
Written by	James Edward Grant (screenplay)
Starring	John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Yvonne De Carlo
Music by	Frank De Vol
Cinematography	William H. Clothier
Editing by	Otho Lovering
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	November 13, 1963
Running time	127 min.
Language	English
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For the Scottish football (soccer) player, see Frank McLintock.

McLintock! is a 1963 comedy Western starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The film is famous (or notorious) for its two spanking scenes, in which mother and daughter are each paddled with coal shovels: the daughter by her suitor, the mother by her estranged husband.

Produced by John Wayne's Batjac Productions for United Artists, John Wayne's estate retained the rights to the film. Legal suits prevented the film's copyright from being renewed, causing the film to enter the public domain.

Despite being available in public domain distributors for the past decade, the first official home video issue of the film was released in the mid-1990s by MPI Home Video. Years later, in 2005, Paramount struck a distribution deal with Batjac and thus is now the home video rights holder for this film.

The official DVD presentation includes restored and remastered video and audio with extensive documentary, commentary, and bonus features. The High and the Mighty, Hondo, and Island in the Sky — three other John Wayne features — faced the same situation and were issued around the same time.

[edit] Synopsis

Cattle baron George Washington McLintock is living the single life on his ranch. He is estranged from his wife Katherine who left him two years before, suspecting him of adultery. McLintock hires beautiful widow Louise Warren as his cook and welcomes both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly as an unexpected turn of events results in brawls, gunfire, an Indian attack...and the return of Mrs. McLintock, who wants custody over their daughter Becky (who returns from college only a few days after her mother's arrival) and a divorce!

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
John Wayne	George Washington McLintock
Maureen O'Hara	Katherine McLintock
Yvonne de Carlo	Louise Warren
Patrick Wayne	Devlin Warren
Stefanie Powers	Becky McLintock
Jake Kruschen	Jake Birnbaum
Chill Wills	Drago
Jerry Van Dyke	Matt Douglas, Jr.
Edgar Buchanan	Bunny Dull
Bruce Cabot	Ben Sage
Perry Lopez	Davey Elk
Michael Pate	Puma
Strother Martin	Agard
Gordon Jones	Matt Douglas
Robert Lowery	Gov. Cuthbert H. Humphreys
Leo Gordon	Jones