BRANNIGAN

DIRECTED BY DOUGLAS HICKOX
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MICHAEL WAYNE
MUSIC BY DOMINIC FRONTIERE
WELLBORN/LEVY-GARDNER PRODUCTION
UNITED ARTISTS


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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot summary
Jim Brannigan is sent to London to bring back an American mobster
who is being held for extradition but when he arrives he has been kidnapped
which was set up by his lawyer.
Brannigan in his American Irish way brings American law to the people
of Scotland Yard in order to recapture this mobster with both
A price tag on his head and a stuffy old London cop to contend with.

Full Cast
John Wayne ... Lt. Brannigan
Richard Attenborough ... Cmdr. Swann
Judy Geeson ... Jennifer
Mel Ferrer ... Fields
John Vernon ... Larkin
Daniel Pilon ... Gorman
John Stride ... Insp. Traven
James Booth ... Charlie 'The Handle' Kane
Arthur Batanides ... Angell
Ralph Meeker ... Capt. Moretti
Barry Dennen ... Julian
Lesley-Anne Down ... Luana (as Lesley Anne Down)
Pauline Delaney ... Mrs Cooper (as Pauline Delany)
Del Henney ... Drexel
Brian Glover ... Jimmy-the-Bet
Janette Legge
Stewart Bevan ... Alex
Anthony Booth ... Freddy
Tony Robinson ... Motorcycle Courier
Don Henderson ... Geef
Kathryn Leigh Scott ... Miss Allen
Enid Jaynes
Tim Barlow ... Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Mike Crane ... Boyle (uncredited)
Harry Fielder ... Passerby Near Tower Bridge (uncredited)
Alf Joint ... Man in Bar (uncredited)
Steve Kelly ... Gates (uncredited)
Raymond Mason ... Club Clerk (uncredited)
Michael Munn ... (uncredited)
Charles Pemberton ... Arthur (uncredited)
Peter Porteous ... Masseur (uncredited)
Nosher Powell ... Man in Bar (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Michael Butler screenplay
Michael Butler story
William P. McGivern
William W. Norton
Christopher Trumbo screenplay
Christopher Trumbo story

Produced
Arthur Gardner .... producer
Jules V. Levy .... producer
Michael Wayne .... executive producer

Original Music
Dominic Frontiere

Cinematography
Gerry Fisher

Stunts
Peter Brayham .... stunt coordinator
Jack Cooper .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Steve Emerson .... stunts (uncredited)
Alf Joint .... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Doug Robinson .... stunts (uncredited)

Trivia
Brannigan's revolver, as pointed out by Cmdr. Swann, is a Colt Diamondback .38 Special with a four-inch barrel. He carries the same handgun in McQ (1974).

Del Henney is dubbed.

The motorcycle dispatch courier, thrown into the Thames by John Wayne, is played by Tony Robinson who would later find fame as Baldrick in the TV series "The Black Adder" (1983).

Detective Lieutenant James Brannigan, played by 67-year-old John Wayne, was supposed to be in his late fifties.

The production was difficult for John Wayne since he had heart problems and had just recovered from a severe bout of pneumonia.

The film proved to be one of John Wayne's least successful movies at the box office. Wayne himself said he would not have made the film if he had known McQ (1974) was only going to be a moderate success.

In 1975, United Artists theatrically distributed this film in the USA on a double bill with Moonrunners (1975).

This film would be the second, and final, time that John Wayne would play a cop. The other time being in McQ (1974).

Goofs
* Audio/visual unsynchronized: Early in the movie, the informant picks tries to fire an empty Luger. He pulls the trigger twice, and each time there is a loud click. The Luger, as a single-action semi-automatic pistol, would not click when it's empty.

* Continuity: When Brannigan in the Ford Capri lands after jumping the open span of the Tower Bridge, the order of the cars stopped in the other direction is: 1 white unknown car, 2 red Mini, 3 black Mercedes sedan, with a green Mini several vehicles further back. (This is at 1:21:45 (US DVD) or 1:18:23 (UK DVD) of the movie.) When the Ford Capri ends up on top of the dumpster/skip and Brannigan kicks the door open, the order of the vehicles has changed to: 1 white unknown car, 2 red Mini, 3 green Mini. (This is at 1:21:53 (US DVD) or 1:18:31 (UK DVD) of the movie.)

* Continuity: During the film there is a sequence where a red Post Office van is being followed by the police through the streets in London, from the post-box in Picadilly Circus to a large post office. Although the van type appears to be similar in all three cases, the registration number of the van changes from scene to scene. Two vans (TJJ 855M and VLK 326M) have the newer (at that time) black characters on white or yellow background number plates, and one (EMM 497J) has old-style white characters on black background number plate from a totally different year!

* Continuity: During the bar room brawl, a woman wearing a blue skirt and striped top is first seen on the first floor of the bar, then on the balcony overlooking the bar, and then finally on the first floor again.

* Errors in geography: New Scotland Yard does not have a view of the Houses of Parliament or County Hall. The view is actually from the top floor of St Thomas's Hospital beside Westminster Bridge.

* Audio/visual unsynchronized: Late in the film, one of the villains says "your big...fat...rear!" But his lips are clearly saying "arse".

* Revealing mistakes: When one of Larkin's henchmen falls from a window, the dummy that takes his place for the impact shot lands head-first and crumples unrealistically.

* Errors in geography: Brannigan's apartment wall is blown apart, revealing the Albert Memorial head-on at eye level. This view would only be possible if his flat were in the Royal Albert Hall.

Several of the actors who played minor parts are listed by actor's name in the opening titles but are not listed by actor's name and character's name in the closing credits.

Memorable Quotes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072732/quotes)

Filming Locations
Battersea, London, England, UK
Beckton Gasworks, Beckton, London, England, UK
(finale)
Beckton, London, England, UK
Broadgate, London, England, UK
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, Mayfair, London, England, UK
Garrick Club, Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Hyde Park, London, England, UK
Lambeth, London, England, UK
London Heathrow Airport, London Borough of Hillingdon, London, England, UK
London, England, UK
Maida Vale, London, England, UK
(Jennifer's house)
Mayfair, London, England, UK
Paddington, London, England, UK
Pall Mall, St. James's, London, England, UK
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly, London, England, UK
Piccadilly, London, England, UK
RAC Club, Pall Mall, St. James's, London, England, UK
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
(studio)
Soho, London, England, UK
St. James's, London, England, UK
St. Pancras Station, St. Pancras, London, England, UK
St. Pancras, London, England, UK
St. Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth, London, England, UK
(Sir Charles' offices)
The Lamb Tavern, Leadenhall Market, Lime Street, Broadgate, London, England, UK
(pub bar brawl)
Tower Bridge, London, England, UK
(car jumps over bridge)
West India Quay, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK

Watch the Trailer:-

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Previous discussion:-
Brannigan (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=819)

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KNOCK, KNOCK!!

This film I consider, just McQ Part II.only Seattle, becomes London!
and like it!
However it didn't fare well, with audiences and critics!
They branded it, the same old western plot, brought up to date.

Variety reported,

"BRANNIGAN is an okay, John Wayne actioner"

However, I enoy watching the film, and
I thought it was allright!
Rating 7/10

Brannigan is definitely not one of our favorites, but it is interesting to see Duke in this genre of film.

Like you, we compare it with McQ, in that they are very similar. I hate to admit it, but Clint Eastwood is better at this type of film. Of course, he was much younger than John Wayne at that time.

One thing we do know - they must have had a great cast party when the filming was over, because they all chowed on some of Chilibill's special chili, prepared especially for the Duke! :lol:

Chester :newyear:

Because Chester brought it up, here is a Site that tells a little about the making of Brannigan in London. Vera E-Mailed me and said that She had made Duke's Chili in St. Petersburg, that a Real Duke Fan!!! :jump:

BRANNIGAN AND DUKE'S CHILI (http://www.wyntoontrip.com/PATSTACY4A.html)

Chilibill :cowboy:

I finally got around to watching Brannigan a couple weeks ago, and I've got to say that it was better than I expected. The setting in England worked very well, and that was a surprise to me. I expected the clash between the Duke's style and the British actors to be a negative. That turned out not to be the case as JW just made himself at home in England and did his thing.

The script was fairly well written, and the movie was well directed. I was really impressed. I'd have to rate Brannigan higher than McQ, although I thought the Duke made a great cop in both.

It's a shame that the cop movie explosion didn't happen a decade earlier, because while JW made one hell of a cop he was a decade too old to really be completely believable. Still, it's nice to see that even in his 60's JW could hold his own against Clint Eastwood as a tough guy cop.

Very few actors get to play the lead in as many good movies as John Wayne did in his 60's when they were in their 60's - Sean Connery comes to mind, but no one else does. Chisum, The Cowboys, Brannigan, The Shootist - all examples of good to great movies that JW starred in at that age.

I agree with you, I think Brannigan was a good movie. I also enjoyed McQ. He may have been a little old for the parts and they arn't amoung most people's favorites but he pulled it off. I havn't watched these two in a while. I'm gonna have to pull them out and refresh!
As for his having leading rolls through his 60's, he just had that look. Not old, but mature. Not wrinkled, but aged. And he gave you that feeling that no matter how old he was, he could still beat the hell out of you! :D

Mark

Both "McQ" and "Brannigan" get flack from some quarters, but I've always enjoyed them both. Duke may have been getting on in years when he made these, but his persona carried the stories, as always, and, if you're like me, you forget about his age very quickly into the movies.
Cheers - Jay :D

You're both right - in reality JW was WAY too old to be playing a cop, but on screen it worked. It was sheer force of will and personality. He just came across like he could still kick your ass if you gave him too much guff.

I'm glad he did both of these movies (Brannigan and McQ), because it showed just how good he COULD have been in that type of movie had that type of movie been made ten or fifteen years earlier. As it was he was still damn good in those two.

It's funny, he made great movies in each decade of his career - and the 70's sure had their share!

I remember seeing this at school on 16mm around 1976 and being thrilled with it.

I also was in London when it was being filmed but unfortunately my path never crossed with Duke.

For these reasons I like this movie despite its weaknesses.

Funny, I watched it in the home cinema at Christmas and was still entertained by it. Even my 8 year old was entranced with the chase over Tower Bridge. :agent:

I have said for quite some time that this is a very good movie, after The Shootist and cowboys it is Dukes best movie of the 1970's. The change of location is refreshing and its nice to see many recognised British actors involved in the proceedings.

Some great scenes include:

A slick and well directed car chase
Nice pub brawl
A excellent shooout at the end.
Duke and Attenborough battling it out with each other.

For me personally his age is not a factor and it disappoints me to here some do have a problem with it.

I would give this movie a solid 7.5/10 its very well made and acted and it makes me wish that Duke had made one more cop movie after this.

:agent:

Memorable Quotes

[Brannigan approaches a motorcyclist who has just thrown a bag in the Thames]
Brannigan : Can you swim?
Motorcyclist : Yes.
Brannigan : Go get it!
[pushes motorcyclist into the river]

Brannigan : [after kicking down door] Knock, knock!

Det. Sgt. Jennifer Thatcher : [quoting her father] The problem with you Yanks is: 'you're oversexed, overpaid and over here'.
Brannigan : I walked into that one, didn't I?

Originally posted by ethanedwards@Jan 23 2006, 08:31 PM
On the Cutting Room Floor *

Apparently, this scene is missing!!

McQ meets a woman, at the hospital reception desk,
Diana Muldar, looks over the womans shoulder.
Duke is obviously trying to find out where is partner is,
after being shot.

However, in the final cut, Duke and Muldar, are already in the hospital room
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This post is intended for the McQ topic, not this one of Brannigan.

London is my favorite city around the globe, so seeing John Wayne in the capital of England is great. There was a VideoCD released of the classic Eglish news of 1974 that had a short but nice news item about John Wayne visiting London to film this movie. The bare bones DVD release of Brannigan was certainly not in line with this enjoyable movie. The music by Dominic Frontiere is very good as well.
The British Tv series "Dempsey and Makepeace" is clearly influenced by Brannigan.

Hi Danny,
Thanks for pointing that out,
I must have been getting weary at the time!!
Anyway I've sorted it,

It's been so long since we've seen this, we will reserve comment for a later time.

However, for those who want to know where to find it, Deep Discount DVD (http://search.deepdiscountdvd.com/search?p=Q&ts=custom&w=brannigan&search.x=0&search.y=0) has the movie along with 4 (yup, FOUR!) movie posters.

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005N89K/qid=1140165327/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-3581901-1689624?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130) has it on DVD.

Chester :newyear:

Hi Keith

Anything on the cutting room floor with regards to this movie?.

:agent:

I only bought this dvd last week and watched it last night.I loved it!!John Wayne in London...BRILL!!!!!!!The car chase was so cool to watch.I've been to London so many times so it was interesting to see how the city has changed in the last 30 years.

Hi Sally

I think Brannigan is brilliant too. I was in London around when Brannigan was being filmed although I never knew John Wayne was there let alone filming :cry2:

Piccadilly Circus is just as I remember it. It a fun movie and a joy to watch.
:D
Best


Mike

Duke's Movie Locations-London


LONDON- England


926 ******* The Lamb Pub
927 ******* The Dorchester
928 ******* Tower Bridge



Information from
The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations

A US cop comes to London to apprehend an escaped villain, in John Wayne's only English picture.

The criminal mastermind is quite obviously the English Tourist Board, as every event takes place in front of a famous London landmark. The muffed postal drop filmed in the middle of Piccadilly Circus, (http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.in70mm.com/news/2004/circlorama/images/circlorama_picadilly_circus.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.in70mm.com/news/2004/circlorama/memories.htm&h=932&w=1280&sz=360&tbnid=408Jn3wUyPRdMM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpicadilly%2Bcircus&start=2&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=2) where the villains manage to escape through convenient, if unlikely, sewers (isn't there a tube station down there somewhere?).

Villain Ben Larkin (John Vernon) stays in luxury at the Dorchester Hotel, (http://www.thedorchester.com/) 53 Park Lane (previously seen in 60s classic Morgan ‚ A Suitable Case For Treatment).

Jim Brannigan (Wayne) and Det Sgt Thatcher (Geeson) enjoy a meal at famed celeb eaterie Mario and Francoís Terrazza, which is now now Lupo, (http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/clubs_bars/venue-2817.php) 50 Dean Street, Soho (tel 020.7434.3399).

Brannigan has to borrow a tie when he lunches with top cop Commander Swann (Richard Attenborough) at theGarrick Club (http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/526674/2/istockphoto_526674_garrick_club.jpg) , 15 Garrick Street, the gentlemen's club which numbered Charles Dickens among its members.

Another famed gentsí club: Larkin is kidnapped from the lavishRoyal Automobile Club (http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/london/40.jpg) (RAC), 89 Pall Mall. Just look at the famously extravagant swimming pool. (http://www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/guestarea/facilities.asp?s=FA&ss=SP&r=932054470&t=1)

Brannigan's temporary London home is 61-80 York Mansions, Prince of Wales Drive alongside Battersea Park, south London (though when the villains booby-trap his toilet with a bomb, the resulting hole in the wall mysteriously reveals a view of the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park). Whatever.

He moves in with Jennifer Thatcher, at Douglas House, 6 Maida Avenue, Maida Vale, west London (next door to A Fish Called Wandaís ëKipling Mansionsí).

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The obligatory pub fight, where everyone ends up flailing at everyone else, was filmed in The Lamb (http://www.camranorthlondon.org.uk/londonpubsgroup/images/Lamb_Tavern_001.jpg)in the centre of the Victorian arcaded Leadenhall Market (http://www.geograph.org.uk/photos/05/37/053791_9075b28b.jpg)at the foot of the new Lloyds Building (tube: Bank),which also houses The Leaky Cauldron in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

The most famous scene is the car leap across a half-opened Tower Bridge. The Metropolitan Police HQ, Scotland Yard, seems to jump the Thames too,from its usual home in Victoria. The view from the windows is obviously south of the River Thames. These scenes were shot in St Thomasí Hospital.

Hi Keith,
I'm going to London in February for a couple of days.If I got the time(got tickets to see some theatre,matinee and evening performances) i will definately try to go Duke sightseeing ;)
Thanks for that info!
Liliane

Hi All

I watched Brannigan tonight.

Another continuity goof for the record .

The post van used to collect the ransom changes registration numbers from collecting the post at Piccaddilly to when it leaves for the post office.

The plate also moves from below the window to just above the bumper.

Also, spotted in the credits that Christopher Trumbo son of Dalton wrote the screenplay.

Great show anyway, nice to see car chase over Tower Bridge


Mike

This in my humble opinion is one of John Waynes most overlooked movies. It is sandwhiched between the awful Rooster Coburn and the reasonable but ultimately inferior McQ.

The movie is slick, well acted and directed, features a host of well known British actors and is extremly enjoyable. If you haven't watched it already make a point of doing so, and while it may not be as good as 'Dirty Harry' its certainly much better than the four 'Dirty Harry' sequels.

:agent:

I think the little twists in the storyline plus the good supporting cast help this film enormously. The fact that John was also in good health and mood whilst filming played an important factor too.


Mike

Mike

I agree again with you although I was never able to establish how Duke and Attenborough foiled the kidnappers plans and were even able to put a tracer in the building at the end.

:agent:

The second tracer was slipped into the suitcase of money whilst the lawyer made himself a drink. The tracking device under the car was discovered making him feel safe.

Brannigan's son (who was an lawyer) had discovered that Larkin (the gangster) and the lawyer had been wiped out finacially by some bad investment scheme.

I assume the money came from Larkin's gangster friends or was a means of getting money out of Larkin's bank accounts without it being traced.

Seemed a bit rough to cut his finger off mind you.


Mike


Mike

Hi Mike

In the version of Brannigan that I have it is never revealed what Brannigans son told him via the telephone conversation. The scene simply ends with Brannigan stating to Swann 'I wish it were Christmas, have I got some kind of a present for you'. My version also does not show the tracker being slipped into the suitcase. Is my version short some scenes?

:agent:

Hi Robbie

I think Brannigan mentions Jupiter stock in the phone conversation which is later revealed to have plummented in value when the lawyer and Larkin are congratulating themselves.

The lawyer is having a drink and if you look past his left elbow you can see Brannigan slipping the tracker device in the case whilst giving a wink to Swann!!

(Only kidding!!!)

Brannigan takes a wad of money out of the briefcase. The lawyer tells him it is all there and fixes himself a drink and at some point either Brannigan or Swann have sneaked in the tracker device which flys out when the lawyer throws a wad of money to Larkin.


Hope this explains it for you. I dont have a lost version of the DVD with extras LOL


Best


Mike

More Brannigan Locations

Beckton Gas Works
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The signal Box, where Duke Kicked off the door knob


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St Katherine's Dock

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Here are two very different posters for the same film -

This is one my favorite John Wayne films, although it is nowhere near his best I thoroughly enjoy this movie. I can watch it many times in a row and not get tired of it, his chemistry with John Hammond is excellent they should have made more movies together. And as an added bonus The Hitman played by Daniel Pilon also terrorized Hulk Hogan in my favorite Hogan movie The Ultimate Weapon.

This is one my favorite John Wayne films, although it is nowhere near his best I thoroughly enjoy this movie. I can watch it many times in a row and not get tired of it, his chemistry with John Hammond is excellent they should have made more movies together. And as an added bonus The Hitman played by Daniel Pilon also terrorized Hulk Hogan in my favorite Hogan movie The Ultimate Weapon.

Do you mean Richard Attenborough instead of John Hammond, as I am unaware of any actor within this movie called Hammond.

:agent:

Do you mean Richard Attenborough instead of John Hammond, as I am unaware of any actor within this movie called Hammond.

:agent:

Actually I was referring to Attenbrough by the name of his character in Jurassic Park.

One of my favourite movies too. I was in London that year too wished I had met JW.

The chase and crash on Tower Bridge was outstanding!!


Mike

One of my favourite movies too. I was in London that year too wished I had met JW.

The chase and crash on Tower Bridge was outstanding!!


Mike

Heck, I wish I had met the Duke... but I was born too late. :cry2:

But my favorite sequence is the brawl for all.

I was only 11 then so I am not in my zimmer frame yet LOL

Mike

I like this Film for Two Things. The First was, It was a Good Duke Shoot-Um- Up only Done in Jolly Old London, and as Duke Said "It the Same Old Story, the Good Lawman comes to Town and Takes on All The Bad Guys.
:wink:
And the Second was, that I sent Duke 5 Gals. of Duke's Chili For The Big Cast and Crew Party after the Film was Complete !!!
:drinks_wine:


Chilibill
:cowboy:

A highly entertaining, feel good cop drama with a solid supporting cast, not of course in the same league as Dirty Harry or The French Connection but one that can be enjoyed time and again. Personally I thought this was a better film than McQ. I wish that Duke had played a policeman a few years earlier, but even at this late stage of his career he managed to pull it off.

8/10.

I have seen this one maybe 2-3 times and never all the way through for som ereason. I do like this film and enjoy the sights and sounds of London.

Hi Carl,
The London sights are great in this movie, remain this city to me very nice. Like a sightseeing tour with all great places.
Regards,
Vera

Hi Vera and all,

Just to remind you here are some of the sights,

Click here:-



Duke's Movie Locations- London (http://www.dukewayne.com/thread2619.html)

Hi Keith,
It is the only Duke location I ever saw live. I saw London first, Brannigan after and it was great pleasure to see the city the same as it is in my mind.
Regards,
Vera

Hi Carl,
The London sights are great in this movie, remain this city to me very nice. Like a sightseeing tour with all great places.
Regards,
Vera

Hi Vera, Keith,

Vera, I liked seeing the sights of London as well. Also, I liked seeing Duke in the midst of it all in a city that he could not have been very familiar with.

Keith, thanks for the link.

Also, I liked seeing Duke in the midst of it all in a city that he could not have been very familiar with.

I think Duke probably was quite familiar with London. There are pictures at allposters.com showing him in London in 1956 and 1960. Prior to making Brannigan he had visited to appear on Parkinson, it was during that visit that he caught pneumonia.

HI Cole, I had not known the extent of his travels overseas. Also, thanks for that other as well. I had not known he hed been down with pneumonia/ I had double pneumonia when I was around 17-18 years old. I know how tough it can be to get over it. I wonder how long he was hospitalized? I was in for 8 days with IV's stuck in each arm.

I don't know if he was hospitalized, but it was a serious thing for a man of his age, particularly one who had been working on one lung for the past 9 or 10 years. It's possible that the illness in 1974 damaged a valve in his heart, necessitating surgery in 1978.

Could have well weaked the value it as it would have been under pressure with one lung
plus pneumonia.

Mike

I don't think he was hospitalized if I recall correctly.

A good movie with a nice little twist in it. Good quality actors, a solid director and fine action scenes.
The movie inspired a British TV series from the mid '80s called Dempsey and Makepeace, that was quite popular in Europe and ran for 3 seasons.

Is that true about Dempsey and Makepeace being inspired by Brannigan? Never knew that. D&M has always been one of my fave shows. Was in London last week and visited some of the sights that Duke showed us in Brannigan. Been walking in his footsteps so to speak :teeth_smile:

I absolutely love this movie, a true John Wayne gem and one that is not appreciated by all quarters.

:agent:

No kidding. That has to be one of the best trailers I've ever seen. Thanks Chester.

ET

I also enjoyed this movie as well as the music. Wasn't that Dimitri?

I also enjoyed this movie as well as the music. Wasn't that Dimitri?


I believe it was Bernstein.

:agent:

Robbie, it appears we were both wrong. According to this site, the music was by Dominic Frontiere (SP?).

Not sure about Duke in a cop role, its although he was pushed into 'dirty Harry' territory, never looked comfortable in the role to me

That said, all inall,not a bad movie, but not one of the best

Not sure about Duke in a cop role, its although he was pushed into 'dirty Harry' territory, never looked comfortable in the role to me

That said, all inall,not a bad movie, but not one of the best


This movie does not resemble a "Dirty Harry" movie, I also don't think it was supposed to, its also clear Duke is comfortable within the role he seems to be really enjoying it.

:agent:

My post was from my own personal opinion, I remember the films release and it was said at the time in a newspaper review that Duke did not seem at ease in the role, to which I agree

As I have stated, its not a bad film

It's not a bad film... it's an AWESOME FILM! My favorite John Wayne movie. Duke in England is great. I loved his chemistry with Sir Richard Attenbrough

interesting to read the posts about Brannigan, I liked the film.

I like "Brannigan"! The Duke playing an american cop in England was great fun! I like "McQ" too... Both, Brannigan and McQ were tough cops and the bad guys had hard times. I think, sometimes in real life, we could need cops like them!

i think Brannigan is a great movie with familiar british faces in the supporting cast.
the London locations are great and the action scenes are superb. i rate this movie better than McQ.it is interesting to see how London was 30years ago compared to today.

9/10

Hi luckynedpepper,

Here is a direct link to our thread on those locations,
used in the movie,

Duke's Movie Locations- London,England (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=2619)

thanks Keith

much appreciated

luckynedpepper

Just watched it again and it is a Fun Film To watch, and I loved the Car Chase and the Cab Driver and the Little Girl that was Duke's Partner.
Chilibill
:cowboy:

the more i watch brannigan the more i like it. i prefer it to mcq but they are both good films

I remember reading a great story about Duke during the filming of "Brannigan" in London, forgive me if it's already been told but here goes.

While filming the car chase over Tower bridge the police told the director that under no circumstances could he close the bridge for the scene which involved two cars actually leaping across an open section while it was being raised, on hearing this Wayne apparently told the director to go ahead and shoot the scene anyway and to hell with what the police said.

When asked if it was a good idea to go against an official police order Duke is said to have replied "Hell!! who's going to argue with a living legend ?"

BRILLIANT !!

Just watched it and I enjoyed it more than McQ. Knock, Knock ... is a great introduction of Brannigan. Didn't cared much about the age of Duke. I think he was perfect for a cop end of his 50's (I think this was the age of Brannigan). Next to John Wayne i liked the locations of London, the soundtrack and the humour of this movie. For me the movie was pretty good but I have to say I'm a fan of Cop Thrillers. It's like Dirty Harry for John Wayne Fans. Of course Clint Eastwood would be better for that sort of Movie but IMO John Wayne did an excellent job. I also thought that the supporting cast with Sir Richard Attenborough and the pretty Judy Geeson acted quite well. I got the feeling that Attenborough enjoyed the work with John Wayne.

Loved the following lines:
Lt. Brannigan: How's the world's second-best navy?
Royal Navy Sailor: You should know.

Also there was new trivia about the movie on IMDB not posted yet here:



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072732/trivia



Brannigan's pistol, as pointed out by Cmdr. Swann, is a Colt Diamondback .38 Special with a four-inch barrel. He carries the same pistol in McQ.
Del Henney (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377328/) is dubbed.
The motorcycle dispatch courier, thrown into the Thames by John Wayne, is played by Tony Robinson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733153/) who would later find fame as Baldrick in the TV series "The Black Adder" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084988/) (1983).


Detective Lieutenant James Brannigan, played by 67-year-old John Wayne (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/), was supposed to be in his late fifties.
The production was difficult for John Wayne (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/) since he had heart problems and had just recovered from a severe bout of pneumonia.
The film proved to be one of John Wayne (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/)'s least successful movies at the box office. Wayne himself said he would not have made the film if he had known McQ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071824/) (1974) was only going to be a moderate success.
In 1975, United Artists theatrically distributed this film in the USA on a double bill with Moonrunners (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071854/) (1975).

JohnChisum, a fellow Brannigan fan ! Knock Knock!! great film isn't it? i'm glad you liked it and i agree it's a better film than McQ

Yes I'm now a Brannigan Fan! Agree great film and it's quite entertaining. It's good that Brannigan is more humours than other Cop Thrillers round that time. :wink_smile:

I watch "Brannigan" every time that I get a chance, and Like it Very Much ! And as Duke Said when He made the Film, "It is the same Old Story A lawman comes to Town And Takes on The Bad Guy!!!"
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Mc Q is a bit too downbeat were as Brannigan is a much more fun action movie with particular highlights like knock knock sequence,the fight in the pub, the car chase and poor Tony Robinson getting thrown off his motor cycle at the end of the dock.

I have posted some more photographs of Brannigan,
at the foot of the post,including this one at Beckton Gas Works,
which I will also post in


Duke's Movie Locations- London (http://www.dukewayne.com/thread2619.html)

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i watched Brannigan on tv the other night - i thought it was ok but i m not a big fan of cop shows/films - also, to me, and this is purely personal, i thought john wayne looked a bit out of place and out of his comfort zone as a cop and a bit old to be playing the part he did - having said that, its always good to watch john wayne and it passed a pleasant evening but i don t think i d ve bothered had he not been in it

Hi!
I just saw the John Wayne movie, "Brannigan" . I love it! This is definately my favorite Wayne movie.

Remember the scene where the motorcycle driver throws the money bag into the river and John Wayne pushes him into the water to retrieve the money, only to find out that it was news paper?
John Wayne then yells to his British counterpart and yells, " They Pulled a Murphy!"

Does anyone know what "Murphy" has to do with switching real money for newspaper? I'm stumped!

ilovestrategy,

First of all, WELCOME to the Original John Wayne Message Board! We hope you have a good time here, hanging out with John Wayne fans from around the world.

As to your question, I did quite a bit of searching around, and the best I could come up with is that to "pull a murphy" must mean something along the lines of pulling a 'switcheroo' or substituting one thing for another (in this case, the newspaper for real money). The only reference to 'pull a murphy' in the Urban Dictionary was to someone dumping a boy/girlfriend for his/her best friend.

Hope that helps!

Chester :newyear:

ilovestrategy,
As to your question, I did quite a bit of searching around, and the best I could come up with is that to "pull a murphy" must mean something along the lines of pulling a 'switcheroo' or substituting one thing for another (in this case, the newspaper for real money). The only reference to 'pull a murphy' in the Urban Dictionary was to someone dumping a boy/girlfriend for his/her best friend.



Chester :newyear:
I did the same over here, and more or less got the same.
I can only assume, of course the Irish connection,
pity none of our Irish members are currently active,
as I feel sure they might help.

Since you got me curious, I went and sought what I could find on this matter and what I came up with pretty much is the same as what you came up with.

Murphy is a synonym for deceive.

Thanks guys! All of you rock! :thumbs_up:

Sadly this movie is not being distributed anymore. Even the used copies are becoming more expensive. The John Wayne Museum still sells copies but at $20 a copy.:omg:

I found that Amazon Digital has it and I downloaded it for $9.99.

Thanks for that update on the availability of this film!

After you download, can you burn the movie to disc? I'm not real familiar with Amazon Digital.

Chester :newyear:

Thanks for that update on the availability of this film!

After you download, can you burn the movie to disc? I'm not real familiar with Amazon Digital.

Chester :newyear:
no you can not burn the movie you legally purchased from amazon digital to DVD unless you buy a special program that can break encoding on DRM files.

It downloaded as a wmv file, and I plan on converting the file to avi. The I should be able to burn it. I will post if all goes well.

I tried that on The Barbarian and The Geisha and my programs couldn't break the Digital Rights Management encoding on it.

The reason I asked is becaue it would be nice to have a hard copy, in case something happens to the computer. Having purchased it, can you download it again if you needed to? I am NOT looking to find ways to get more out of the transaction than just one person having the movie. It's like e-books that the Mrs. has downloaded on occasion. If something happens to the computer - poof! - they're gone! Of course, if the house burns down, every book and DVD on the shelf is gone, too, so . . .

You can create a Data DVD that contains the video file, but you can't create a DVD video to play in regular DVD players.

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it was ok. I thought he was too old to play that type of a cop.

it was ok. I thought he was too old to play that type of a cop.

It would be helpful if you would be more descriptive of your reasons for not really liking the movie.

it was ok. I thought he was too old to play that type of a cop.


In reality, yes, Duke was too old for the role, but part of the fun of movies like this is, you get to suspend your disbelief and take a break from reality for a little while. I like these movies! I enjoy them a little more each time I see them. To me they’re an extension of his westerns…it’s fun to think that McQ and Brannigan are relatives of John T. Chance or Rooster Cogburn, etc.

It would be helpful if you would be more descriptive of your reasons for not really liking the movie.
HI!
The beauty of watching the Duke is that He was such a great actor that you could Believe that was really him! In most of his movies, i felt that could really be him! ( the person he was portraying)! I didn't get that feeling watching his cop movies. Not bad movies, just not high on my list.

HI!
The beauty of watching the Duke is that He was such a great actor that you could Believe that was really him! In most of his movies, i felt that could really be him! ( the person he was portraying)! I didn't get that feeling watching his cop movies. Not bad movies, just not high on my list.

The only movies I feel that John simply wasn't believable in are Dark Command and The Conqueror.

As for Brannigan, I totally believed that John Wayne could be that cop, and besides that, his chemistry with Richard Attenbrough is the highlight of the movie. Despite all that he had gone through John Wayne was never less than completely believable as a threat to criminals.

It would have been better is he had done this movie in the late 50's early sixties, but westerns were still his bread and butter.