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ethanedwards
January 22nd, 2006, 04:39 PM
HELLFIGHTERS

DIRECTED BY ANDEW V. McLAGLEN
PRODUCED BY ROBERT ARTHUR
MUSIC BY LEONARD ROSEMAN
UNIVERSAL PICTURES

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
Summary written by Jim Beaver

Full Cast
John Wayne .... Chance Buckman
Vera Miles .... Madelyn Buckman
Katharine Ross .... Tish Buckman
Jim Hutton .... Greg Parker
Jay C. Flippen .... Jack Lomax
Bruce Cabot .... Joe Horn
Edward Faulkner .... George Harris
Barbara Stuart .... Irene Foster
Edmund Hashim .... Col. Valdez
Valentin de Vargas .... Amal Bokru
Frances Fong .... Madame Loo
Alberto Morin .... General López
Alan Caillou .... Harry York
Laraine Stephens .... Helen Meadows
John Alderson .... Jim Hatch
Lal Chand Mehra .... Dr. Songla
Rudy Diaz .... Zamora
Chris Chandler .... Houston TV reporter
William Hardy
Howard Finch .... Ed 'Cal' Calhoun
Richard 'Cactus' Pryor .... Chance's doctor (as Cactus Pryor)
Big John Hamilton
Bebe Louie .... Gumdrop
Edward Colmans .... Senor Caldez (uncredited)
Elizabeth Germaine .... (uncredited)
Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales .... Hernando (houseboy) (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... Firefighter in airplane (uncredited)
John Stephenson .... Mr. Chapman (U.S. Embassy, Venezuela) (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Clair Huffaker

Produced
Robert Arthur

Original Music
Leonard Rosenman

Cinematograpy
William H. Clothier

Stunts
Hal Needham .... stunt coordinator
Stan Barrett .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Bullock .... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Burk .... stunts (uncredited)
Roydon Clark .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Combs .... stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach .... stunts (uncredited)
Alan Gibbs .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty .... stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunts (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr. .... stunts (uncredited)
Rock A. Walker .... stunts (uncredited)

Other crew
'Red' Adair .... technical advisor
Robert Berry .... director of photography: second unit
Robert Forrest .... dialogue coach
Joseph Gershenson .... music supervisor
'Boots' Hansen .... technical advisor
'Coots' Matthews .... technical advisor

Trivia
The character of Chance Buckman is based on real-life oil well firefighter 'Red' Adair.

When asked to comment on the film during production, actress Katharine Ross replied, "It's the biggest piece of crap I've ever done!" Then the reporter asked Vera Miles (who was playing Wayne's wife and Ross's mother in the film) to respond to Ross's comment. She thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's not the biggest piece of crap I'VE ever done!"

A burning oil well prompted the owner, present-day billionaire Phillip Anschutz, to call Red Adair, a famous firefighter who later put out the oil well fires during the Gulf War, to put out the blaze. To pay Adair, Anschutz persuaded Universal Studios to pay him $100,000 to film Adair putting out his well fire for "Hellfighters."

Katharine Ross and John Wayne had many arguments over his very vocal support for the Vietnam War.

When Tish Buckman and Greg Parker look at the house they plan to move into after they wed, it's the same house used as the Douglas home in "My Three Sons" (1960). It was later used as one of the houses on "Wysteria Lane" in "Desperate Housewives" (2004).

John Wayne, Bruce Cabot and Jim Hutton also all starred together in The Green Berets (1968)

Last cinema feature of Jim Hutton.

The cast list in the opening titles lists six actors not found in the
closing credits, but not Louie, Bebe, who is found in the end list.

Goofs
* Continuity: At beginning of the movie after helicopter lands, speed of rotor blades varies between shots.

* Factual errors: Chance remarks about a "poison well" spewing "hydrogen sulfate." It is actually hydrogen sulfide which is most often found in oil well situations. Hydrogen sulfate describes the compound which is sulfuric acid and is generally not gaseous. Hydrogen sulfide is a gas and it is poisonous.

* Revealing mistakes: When the Hellfighters are fighting the first oil well fire, they explode nitro glycerine over the oil rig to extinguish the fire. After the explosion, the fire is still burning!

* Continuity: When Tish first arrives at her father apartment in Houston, she asks for a scotch rocks... but in numerous shots, there is never any ice in the glass.

* Revealing mistakes: During the office scenes, looking through the office window, obvious toy cars were used to simulate the highway (that could be seen from outside when the helicopter first landed).

* Continuity: A rear view of the cockpit shows the doorway to be clear while a view from inside the cockpit shows a curtain over the doorway.

* Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: In the last scene, after the 3 oil fires are blown out. Chance is holding the guy rope to the control head. In the background you can see that the pipe stem is split and separated. In the next shot, all 3 drill stems are intact with flanges, to secure the control head to.

Memorable Quotes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063060/quotes)

Filming Locations
Baytown, Texas, USA
(Goose Creek Oilfield)
Casper, Wyoming, USA
Gillette, Wyoming, USA
Jackson Airport, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
Stage 32, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
William P. Hobby Airport - 7800 Airport Boulevard, Houston, Texas, USA

ethanedwards
January 22nd, 2006, 04:49 PM
Hi,
Apart from the exciting footage of oil-well fires,
I thought this film was utter tosh, and Duke was at his hammy worse.
Everything seemed wrong to me, the overacting of Karherine Ross and Jim Hutton,
right down to Bruce Cabot, trying to act asleep, by snoring stupidly.
In THE JOHN WAYNE SCRAPBOOK, this film is quite correctly classed
as a turkey, and it's not hard to see why!!
It was like a re-incarnation of TYCOON
an equally bad film.
It should have been an exciting film, but the results were
soon forgotten, Duke apparently, spending most of his time,
off set, playing chess.
Like me, the critics were not kind, perhaps you will be??
Rating 3/10

DukePilgrim
January 22nd, 2006, 04:56 PM
Nice fires Shame about the rest.

Funny, Universal 8 issued a 200ft (about 8-9 minutes)super 8 digest of this movie and it actually told all of the story pretty well.

Tycoon now there is a bad movie :stunned: :dead:

JOHNWAYNEABE
January 22nd, 2006, 08:29 PM
What if Hell fighters was never made then what would you have to complain about the next bad movie JW made? As far as I am concerned every movie he made is good and I consider every time I watch one a gift the is no one like him and there will never be. Also Tycon is a very rare movie as far as I am concened not to mention in COLOR in 1947 most movies were still black and white someone put up a lot of loot, and it is a twonderful movie. Next thing you know someone is going to say Donovans Reef is a bad movie. :cowboy:

ethanedwards
January 24th, 2006, 06:51 AM
Memorable Quotes

Chance Buckman: [referring to the fact that Greg brings a girl to a different fire] What did you use for openers this time, the old headache gag? Why, you poor man, perhaps if I rubbed your neck?
Greg Parker: True - every word, true. But it works.
Chance Buckman: Can't say I blame you. A fellow as ugly as you are probably couldn't get to first base without a fire.

INFORMATION IMDb

chester7777
January 24th, 2006, 09:35 AM
Gotta chime in on this one -

Personally, I have never liked this movie, mostly because of the Katherine Ross character. Whiny, petulant, YUCK!

For all the times the movie was started, I never made it to the end of the movie until the last time (which was a couple of years ago). The latter part of the movie was kind of interesting, not enough to redeem the whole thing, but surprisingly decent.

JOHNWAYNEABE, don't take it so seriously. Surely you've heard the phrase "Different strokes for different folks," right? That's what makes the world go around, and that means there are movies that you like and movies that I like, and we can both be happy, even if we think there are some stinkers out there :rolleyes: .

Mrs. C :angel1:

DukePilgrim
January 24th, 2006, 10:48 AM
If we are liked the same type of men/women and cars wouldn't life being boring!

Even John Wayne admitted that half his films should be buried. The joy is the sheer wealth of material available to the collector and the right to select your likes and dislikes.

Personally, I quite like The Conquer and can watch and enjoy it as the adventure story it is where as I know a lot of JW fans cringe when the film's name comes up in conversation. Again it is a personal choice and a decision for the viewer.

Hellfighters is an exciting idea for a movie but it was delivered in such a way as it made for a pretty poor movie. Blame for this as in a lot of movies is poor script. planning and direction. Sometimes this can be corrected whilst the movie is in production some times not. The actors are only delivering the lines given to them
and most of the film production is beyond their control. All actors make bad movies for a variety of reasons. No one is excempt

In Tycoon, am sorry it is awful I wouldn't care if was the only technicolor movie in the world that existed I wouldn't want to see it again.

As the saying goes "one man's meat is another man's poison"

lawman in sc
January 29th, 2006, 05:38 PM
I had never really watched this movie all the way thru until over the Christmas holidays-I did.I liked it.
The one scene that I vividly remember is toward the last of the movie-after Chance had gotten out of the game.The crew got in a situation that they couldn't handle-of course Chance gets the call.When he arrives on the scene on that plane and the cargo door drops open.There he stands,bigger than life,he doesn't say a word but by his look-he says I am here-everything is going to be OK.

InHarmsWay
February 5th, 2006, 04:14 AM
I loved this movie, living in alberta which is very big in the oil and gas industry made me appreciate it a bit more. My friend's father is a "hellfighter" as they refer to it as.

Strong performances, Jim Hutton and the duke worked well together, just like in the Green Berets.

Katherine ross i enjoyed and did NOT think she was whiny and you say, she was tough in her role. If anyone had to be called whiny it would be Madelyn (vera Miles).


-IHW

chester7777
February 11th, 2006, 11:54 PM
As you might guess, this movie is readily available.

Deep Discount DVD (http://search.deepdiscountdvd.com/search?p=Q&ts=custom&w=hellfighters&search.x=0&search.y=0) has not only the movie, but 5 (that's right, FIVE) movie posters!

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/002-3581901-1689624?search-alias=aps&keywords=hellfighters) carries the DVD, both used and new, and VHS (used only, from independent sellers, thus not qualifying for free shipping).

Chester :newyear:

Danny Wilde
February 14th, 2006, 08:18 AM
I particularly liked this movie. The length is fine because there is room to build the characters of the movie and the fire scenes are impressive. I own the Region 1 DVD that has some production notes but strangely enough the trailer that is announced on the back cover of the DVD is not included.
There was a short piece on the making of the movie in a Dutch magazine of that time that had a picture of John Wayne drving in a special terrain buggy on the set, the particular vehicle is not even in the movie. I too think Katherine Ross was good in her part, and Jim Hutton is believable as co-star.

Hondo Duke Lane
February 1st, 2007, 09:48 PM
It's been a while that this thread has been talked about, so here goes.

This movie is not a more John Wayne great, but I do like it. The acting is great and the players work well together. I think that Katherine Ross is a very sexy woman. She was and probably is the hottest woman on screen. Her beauty is real and she plays her part well. I like her in this movie playing opposite Jim Hutton. They have such great chemistry. Shame that she and Duke made only one movie together. I wonder how she felt about Duke?

Jim Hutton is a very likable guy. This is one of two movies he plays with Duke and he gives a fine performance. Vera Miles is a very good actress and I like her in this movie too. Then there is Jay C. Flippen gives a fine performance. I wasn't aware that the wheel chair was for real. Flippen was confined to it before his death. He is good.

As for Bruce Cabot, Edward Faulkner, Barbara Stuart, they were good backup players in the movie. This movie is full of great shots of oil well fires. They are always eye catchers, and the story is good. I don't like the ending; it looks like they try to end it as if they have only a few seconds left and try to cram in an ending.

Overall, it is one of my favorite Duke movie.

Cheers :cool:

DukePilgrim
February 3rd, 2007, 05:30 PM
The action scenes on Hellfighters are great but the stories in between do drag it down and could have been improved so much.

Worth watching for the action scenes but not one of my favourites.

erthomp143
February 3rd, 2007, 08:11 PM
I enjoyed this movie, but then I have enjoyed all of his movies. There is one scene in this movie that I really enjoy.

"One day an angery husband is going to show up and turn your prat into a punchboard."

chester7777
February 26th, 2007, 01:28 AM
Here's a pic of the theater poster from Hellfighters.

dukefan2
April 10th, 2007, 12:31 PM
As I recall, I read somewhere that Katherine Ross did not like working with the Duke because of his conservative outlook, which is strange because she married Sam Elliott, who I believe is also very conservative.

Tbone
April 10th, 2007, 04:51 PM
In light of today's technology, it really amused my kids to watch them using the car phones.

stacy
May 22nd, 2007, 07:50 PM
Hi,
I like the movie and have to agree, anything with John Wayne in it is all right by me! But, I do have to say that casting Vera Miles in the part as John Wayne's wife did not work for me. It just did not click like when he works with Maureen O' Hara or Laureen Bacall. But, I do like the way Duke and Jim Hutton work off of each other. To bad they didn't make more films together.
Stacy

DakotaSurfer
May 22nd, 2007, 08:45 PM
As I recall, I read somewhere that Katherine Ross did not like working with the Duke because of his conservative outlook, which is strange because she married Sam Elliott, who I believe is also very conservative.

It wasn't all a political conflict. John Wayne could be tough sometimes especially when he was paying the bill and making a movie to honor a real person.

chester7777
July 11th, 2007, 04:14 AM
Here is another Film Facts entry from Clive Woolands (see this post (http://www.dukewayne.com/post50290-1.html) for more information) -

Howdy folks, its time for another film fact, this time it is from
Hellfighters.

Producer: Robert Arthur, Screenplay: Clair Huffaker, Cinematographer:
William H. Clothier, Art Directors: Frank Arrigo, Alexander Golitzen,
Editor: Folmar Blangsted, Distribution: Universal Pictures,
Locations: Texas, Wyoming
Box office takings (US): $3.481 million,
Date of Production: 1968.

Katherine Ross and Vera Miles worked together again 15 years later in a made for TV movie called Travis McGee (1983), about a jaded private
eye. It was also directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.
Houston born actor Randy Quaid claims that as a high school kid, he rang up John Wayne's hotel during the shoot of Hellfighters and impersonated the actor. "I said, `This is John Wayne. Got any messages for me?'" he said. "And they gave me his messages. That gave me a lot of confidence, and I started performing."
Jim Hutton, who died aged just 45 in 1979, is the father of actor Timothy Hutton. When he received his best supporting actor Oscar for Ordinary People at the 1981 Academy Awards, Timothy Hutton dedicated it to his father.
The distinctive, jaunty score for Hellfighters was composed by Leonard Rosenman. The John Wayne film came midway through a career that peaked in the 1970's with back-to-back Academy Awards for Barry Lyndon (1975) and Bound For Glory (1976).

E-P Hoffman
July 12th, 2007, 10:35 AM
I just picked up this movie yesterday, and I have always liked it. It has Duke, Jim Hutton who I loved as Ellery Queen, Katherine Ross who I just enjoy looking at and action. Cripes what more do you want.

If we're honest there are many Duke movies, that are not really very good, but because of our love for him we tend to overlook the flaws. Just like my wife does with me:stunned:

The Ringo Kid
September 12th, 2007, 07:30 PM
I've seen this movie several times. I admit I liked it when I was younger just because John Wayne was in it. However, every time I have seen it in the past few years, I just don't enjoy it like i useed to. I will not say I do not like this film but, if i had it to choose buying between a better title, well; it would lose.

Danny Wilde
November 6th, 2007, 06:35 PM
I like this movie. I like Hutton in it and was pleased to see him teamed up with John Wayne again. The BBC are currently repeating Hutton's TV series Ellery Queen by the way. The action scenes were well shot and I thought the atmosphere in the movie was pleasant.

Lt. Brannigan
November 7th, 2007, 10:21 AM
The movie has spectacular action sequences, but it's (At least IMO) missing something that I can't put my finger on.

QuirtEvans
January 13th, 2008, 02:41 PM
The action scenes were great, but I thought the movie needed a better story.

Juniormike
February 3rd, 2008, 02:03 PM
I'm about to work on the German DVD for HELLFIGHTERS.

I'll include
- the 1969 featurette
- German theatrical trailer
- Galleries with German, US, UK Promo-material, behind the scenes stills
- Booklet (German writing)

Of course the film will be in its Panavision ratio and will have the english soundtrack as well.
So far the only DVD release worldwide with some supplements I guess...

DukePilgrim
February 9th, 2008, 03:55 PM
Watched Hellfighters on Thursday. Must have been in good mood as it wasnt as bad as I remembered it the last time. It could have been much better but it did have some good moments and scenes.

Mike

chester7777
February 10th, 2008, 12:26 AM
I'm about to work on the German DVD for HELLFIGHTERS.

I'll include
- the 1969 featurette
- German theatrical trailer
- Galleries with German, US, UK Promo-material, behind the scenes stills
- Booklet (German writing)

Of course the film will be in its Panavision ratio and will have the english soundtrack as well.
So far the only DVD release worldwide with some supplements I guess...
I hope you will keep us updated on this work. Our European members especially look forward to the release, I'm sure.

Chester :newyear:

Senta
February 10th, 2008, 02:01 AM
Hi Juniormike,
you are certainly doing a great job. But it is not the first release of this movie in Europe. It was released already by Universal in UK. But there was no features on the disk. May be only trailer - I must check out, I have it.
Regards,
Senta

Johnc
March 17th, 2008, 02:11 AM
If memory serves me correctly I think this may have been the 1st JW movie I watched!

Great action scenes, but storyline a tad weak

Tbone
March 19th, 2008, 04:06 PM
One thing I like about this film, being an Okie, is the oil related theme. Duke did others as well like War of the Wildcats but this was the only modern one. My dad used to work in the petrolium industry so when this film first came out, I could relate to the scenes of the Christmas trees, etc. Dad was able to add a lot of background info concerning what the firefighters were doing and why. Red Adair, on whom the story is based, was a heck of a guy. Talk about grit now. He had it.

kilo 6
April 9th, 2008, 02:16 PM
I spent a summer working in the Alberta Leduc Oil field and I recall that sometimes things happen really fast. With underground shifts incredible pressure can make for scarey conditions above. keeping your head and getting the job done takes a lot of sand and I think that Mr Adair deserves his legend status. As a tribute film I think it was ok, yet there were scenes that could have been better IMO.

Duke's Duchess
April 12th, 2009, 11:35 AM
its been a while since anyone spoke in here so i hope i can start it back up :)
IMO i loved this film, maybe because it had duke in it but i thought it was great. i was taped on my tv and i have watched it twice now, and i have to say i love Jim Hutton. he as got to be one of the hottest man Ive seen in a duke movie... besides duke. but i like kathrine ross in this too.

chester7777
April 13th, 2009, 01:49 AM
Duke's Duchess,

Any time you watch a Duke movie, you should definitely feel free to post in the dedicated thread with your thoughts on the movie! That's a great way to bring a thread back to the top.

Mrs. C concurs with your thoughts on Jim Hutton - she has always enjoyed him as well. As to the movie Hellfighters, it's not one I watch too often, but maybe it's time to 'dust it off' and watch it again.

Chester :newyear:

FarmerSteve
April 13th, 2009, 01:55 AM
I know this movie has seen alot of critism from others, and personally I have liked every movie the Duke was in. Some I liked better than others maybe, but then the next day i like the one i liked not as well the before i like better and vice versa. I thought hellfighters had a very good story and i felt it was very educational in a broad general way of the oil well fires and there risks and dangers as well as what can be done about them.

chester7777
April 13th, 2009, 08:23 AM
Some I liked better than others maybe, but then the next day i like the one i liked not as well the before i like better and vice versa.

Don't feel bad Steve, I'm afflicted with the same problem. :headbonk:

Chester :newyear:

Duke's Duchess
April 21st, 2009, 05:54 PM
well thank ya Chester7777 and i do like posting about movies i have just watched and im glad i could get this tread started again :teeth_smile:

William T Brooks
May 6th, 2009, 10:23 AM
Just watched the Film Again, and as much as I like Duke's Films I would Not Put This One at The Top Of My List !
:glare:
Chilibill
:cowboy:

Tbone
May 6th, 2009, 10:52 AM
Does anyone know where the office location was in Houston where they shot the film? I was also wondering which airport in Houston they filmed.

I was in Houston last week and it got me to wondering.

William T Brooks
May 6th, 2009, 02:55 PM
It looks like Hobby Airport to Me.
:shades_smile:
Bill
:cowboy:

Tbone
May 7th, 2009, 04:10 PM
Bill,

It looked like Hobby to me too. I'm really curious about the office location as the elevated highway seems very distinctive. Any ideas anyone?

Tbone
May 7th, 2009, 04:12 PM
By the way, I like this film. It may not be a masterpiece, but my dad being involved in the oil industry and me living near the "Oil Capital of the World"; I can relate to it.

Jay J. Foraker
May 8th, 2009, 01:05 PM
Bill,It looked like Hobby to me too. I'm really curious about the office location as the elevated highway seems very distinctive. Any ideas anyone?

To me, it looks like a miniature - the cars move too evenly and are spaced several car lengths apart. If you're familiar with Houston, the vehicles would be traveling a lot faster or be in gridlock

Tbone
May 21st, 2009, 02:41 PM
That could be true Jay but keep i mind this was filmed in 1969. Less traffic back then.

alamo221
November 29th, 2009, 10:43 AM
Yeah I have to doubt they'd go to the extreme of doing miniatures for the scene. Looked like a real office to me.

ethanedwards
November 29th, 2009, 10:58 AM
Yeah I have to doubt they'd go to the extreme of doing miniatures for the scene. Looked like a real office to me.

When Duke is in his office, they have a backdrop of the window, and the highway beyond!! It is so dreadful, as a model treadmill, all the cars go past the window at the same speed! A red station waggon goes past the window, 15-17 times!!

In the first post it clarifies this,
that it was simple special effects!

chester7777
November 29th, 2009, 11:40 AM
When Duke is in his office, they have a backdrop of the window, and the highway beyond!! It is so dreadful, as a model treadmill, all the cars go past the window at the same speed! A red station waggon goes past the window, 15-17 times!!

In the first post it clarifies this,
that it was simple special effects!

Just another reason why Hellfighter's is near the bottom on my list of favorite Duke films.

Chester :newyear:

Lt. Brannigan
November 29th, 2009, 02:45 PM
Hellfighters is indeed one Duke's lesser offerings from this period, the movie is almost as if Duke was just fulfilling a contractual obligation and didn't really put his heart into this.

alamo221
December 4th, 2009, 12:27 PM
I'm going to have to go back and check this out, Been quite awhile since I saw it. Thanks everyone-

realgone
December 23rd, 2009, 04:02 AM
Hellfighters is indeed one Duke's lesser offerings from this period, the movie is almost as if Duke was just fulfilling a contractual obligation and didn't really put his heart into this.

I really like 'Hellfighters', but watching it again recently and seeing this comment makes me feel as if Duke had a supporting role.

alamo221
January 13th, 2010, 12:52 PM
Finally got around to watching this again, and yeah, while the characters are inside the office, it is a fake skyway in the backround-no doubt. But when they are outside entering, it is the real thing. It's funny, one of the cars on the fake overpass seemes to be a model of the red Lincoln w/black top that Duke and Jim Hutton use in one scene.

chester7777
May 10th, 2010, 11:32 AM
I thought y'all might find this recent reference in the news (http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/09/1619450/oceans-need-a-hero-john-wayne.html), to John Wayne, interesting.

It was also a sneaky way to bring this thread back to the top, for anyone who might not have had opportunity to check it out. Plenty of information and discussion in this, and all the movie threads that Keith has tirelessly and diligently done. If you haven't read this one from the beginning, I recommend it!

ringo kid
May 19th, 2010, 06:49 PM
its about 10 years since ive seen the hellfighters and i didnt think much of the film back then so i have to watched it again to see has it grown on me.will report back

ringo kid
May 24th, 2010, 04:12 PM
finally got to see the hellfighters and i surprised my self that i really enjoyed the film.i taught john wayne and jim hutton played off eached well and there were good humour between the leading cast.i surpose when you get older you see john wayne films in a different way.tycoon is the next film i have to watch as i didnt think much of thast film either.have'nt seen that film in 10 years either

RedRiverDee
May 26th, 2010, 03:26 PM
Hi guys

I'm afraid I didn't really like this movie too, not one of his better ones, though I had watched Jet Pilot and The Conqueror before I got to Hellfighters !!!!

So not as bad as THOSE !!!!!

DukePilgrim
May 27th, 2010, 06:04 PM
I would say Hellfighters is marginally better than the other two. The Conqueor is more funny than anything else. Jet Pilot is for the birds and jet engine enthusiasts. Even the trailer wears your patience out!!

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