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| Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen John Wayne (uncredited) |
| 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 |
| Studio | Batjac Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | November 13, 1963 |
| Running time | 127 min. |
| Language | English |
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 notable, perhaps even infamous, 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.
Richard Wormser wrote a novelisation of the screenplay.
The title song was performed by the popular folk singing group The Limeliters.
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Cattle baron George Washington McLintock (John Wayne) is living the single life on his ranch. He is estranged from his wife Katherine (Maureen O'Hara), who left him two years before, suspecting him of adultery. He holds a record for throwing his hat up onto the longhorn-shaped weather vane at the top of his house every time he comes home drunk. McLintock hires beautiful widow Louise Warren (Yvonne De Carlo) as his cook and welcomes both her and her two children into his home. He also butts heads with Douglas, a sleazy bureaucrat who is looking to discredit McLintock, settle the territory, and remove the local Indians. 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 (Stefanie Powers) (returning from college) and a divorce from G.W.
| Actor | Role |
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| John Wayne | George Washington "G.W." McLintock |
| Maureen O'Hara | Katherine McLintock |
| Yvonne De Carlo | Louise Warren |
| Patrick Wayne | Devlin Warren |
| Stefanie Powers | Becky McLintock |
| Jack Kruschen | Jake Birnbaum |
| Chill Wills | Drago |
| Edward Faulkner | Young Ben Sage |
| 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. Humphrey |
| Leo Gordon | Jones |
| Hank Worden | Curly Fletcher |
| Mari Blanchard | Camille |
| Chuck Roberson | Sheriff Jeff Lord |
| Bob Steele | Train Engineer |
| Aissa Wayne | Alice Warren |
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. Despite this, numerous unauthorized versions of the film are still being released on home video.[1]
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—were issued around the same time.
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