Rio Bravo by Howard Hawks is a real cult western and a A perfect buddy film that is highly praised by critics and fans alike. Director Quentin Tarantino is also a huge fan, and he used the film as a criterion for used potential girlfriends. In addition to John Wayne, film legends Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson also star.
On December 14th, Rio Bravo was released in a restored 4K Ultra HD version. The Steelbook is already sold out, but the new 4K standard version is still available on Amazon.
Rio Bravo is also available as Blu-ray * in Full HD or on DVD *, which has been available for a long time, as well as with digital purchase and rental options on Amazon Prime Video *.
Quentin Tarantino’s dates must see Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo is not just for cult director Quentin Tarantino best western of all time. The French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma also chose the best films of all time in 2012 Rio Bravo manages to do it in 12th place. The cult western receives an incredible 96 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Rio Bravo with John Wayne in 4K
For Tarantino, the film is also one of the best hangout films because you just get to know the characters two and a half hour wants to hang out for a long time, as he said in an interview in 2007. There he also reports that the film was a criterion for continuing to date a woman in his 20s. As soon as he liked a date and they had already met a few times, Tarantino showed her Rio Bravo – and beware, they didn’t like him.
That’s what the John Wayne classic Rio Bravo is about
John T. Chance is the sheriff of the Texas town of Rio Bravo and is arrested during a… Fight resulting in death the accused Joe Burdette, but he has powerful friends. His wealthy brother Nathan Burdette shows up with a bunch of trigger-happy gunslingers to rescue Joe.
The sheriff sees himself in one He is vastly outnumbered, because at his side are only the drunkard Dude, the greenhorn Colorado and old Stumpy. Now they have to decide whether they will face the seemingly hopeless fight or give the murderer freedom.
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