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SHAWN · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 31, 2006 Posts: 484

The Duke dies in ten movies (one being told but never seen on screen).

Doug_Kibbey

- Joe_D

But of all the movies in which he died,

Only one has his killer as a main character(well supporting),

What actor has that honor ?

Bruce Dern.

Joe_D

But of all the movies in which he died,

Only one has his killer as a main character(well supporting),

What actor has that honor ?

JG300-Ascout

- SHAWN

Whoahhh!!!! Let's not forget the biggest role that the Duke played in which he died!!

The ALAMO!!!!

"The Cowboys", I always hated that he died in that movie!

WHOA! I blocked that one. Let's face it, he deserved to die for wearing that coonskin cap. That was just wrong! Shocked

SHAWN · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 31, 2006 Posts: 484

Whoahhh!!!! Let's not forget the biggest role that the Duke played in which he died!!

The ALAMO!!!!

"The Cowboys", I always hated that he died in that movie!

JG300-Ascout

- RayV

Regarding Shawn's question, In "The Fighting SeeBees", The Duke rigged a dozer with dynamite, to ride in and blow up a stock of gasoline in order to ward off the attacking Japanese. Unfortunately he was snipered, while still on the dozer, and went along for the ride.

The Duke also met a similar fate at the end of Sands of Iwo Jima, when he was snipered as he sat down for a smoke, after the flag raising.

George Bradford' has a great link on his AFV news site, which has a list of movies with AFV content:

www.geocities.com/fire.../movie.htm

...and here I thought Wayne only "died" in three movies: "Sands of Iwo Jima", "The Cowboys", and "The Shootist". Didn't know about this one.

RayV · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 34

Regarding Shawn's question, In "The Fighting SeeBees", The Duke rigged a dozer with dynamite, to ride in and blow up a stock of gasoline in order to ward off the attacking Japanese. Unfortunately he was snipered, while still on the dozer, and went along for the ride.

The Duke also met a similar fate at the end of Sands of Iwo Jima, when he was snipered as he sat down for a smoke, after the flag raising.

George Bradford' has a great link on his AFV news site, which has a list of movies with AFV content:

www.geocities.com/fire.../movie.htm

binder001 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 25, 2006 Posts: 363

To the earlier comment about movies centering on tankers;

"The Tanks Are Coming" - 1951 version - it was SUPPOSED to be a tribute to Lafeyette Pool but fell into the hands of some hack writers. This would probably be the type of tanker movie that John Wayne would have been in. Still great Shermans, M32B1, etc.

"Target Zero" - impossible to find, but US infantry and a British tank crew in Korea (starring an M4A1E8). Lots of good Sherman footage.

"Sahara" - IMHO the 1943 version is best, but the remake is OK. Can't center too much more on tankers than that one!

"The Beast" - a Soviet tank with added flamethrower, motion detector, etc.

Gary

SHAWN · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 31, 2006 Posts: 484

It has been a long time since I saw that movie. Does he die in that scene or am I thinking of his son and the dozer in "The Green Berets"?
SR

RayV · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 34

In "The Fighting Seabeas", John Wayne did battle to the death on a tracked vehicle, though it was a construction battalion bulldozer.

Ray

SHAWN · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 31, 2006 Posts: 484

Don, dont know what Sam Fuller actually used to shoot the int. of the tank but all the armor in the movie were M51 Shermans.

I think that the closest "historical" incident to the birthing that Sam based that on was that it had been done in the back of a half-track.
I always thought that it would have been to difficult to get a pregnant lady into a tank! but it fit into what Sam was trying to tell. There isnt enough room to get a pg woman thru a hatch and past the breech and all that crap... I dont know why he put her in the tank? First! like hell SHE would let you get her into the tank in that condition in the first place!!! anyway...

Dontos

Do you remember the 'Birthing' scene in "Big Red One". It took place in the turret of a tank. Not too much room, as I think it was in the turret of an M48.

Not a tank movie, but damn good for a 'grunt' movie.

Although my favorite still is 'Cross of Iron'. A Sam Peckinpaugh directed movie. VERY ACCURATE!

Don

TrevorLarkum

Spot on! To be honest, not one of the greatest films ever made - but definitely the best one about tanks starring Dudley Moore!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Defense

As I recall it had the usual tank film 'tardis' issue - i.e. there is enough room inside any tank in a movie for it to contain the tank crew, a movie camera and a film crew and still be spacious!

Dontos

Its .... "BEST DEFENSE"

Don

TrevorLarkum

Nope. I believe the story was about Iraq invading Kuwait - long before it happened.

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