Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Documentary · 1970

George Plimpton got a job playing one of the bad guys in the Howard Hawks-directed John Wayne Western "Rio Lobo." In this special we see him talking to Hawks about whether he'll be killed off or not, to Wayne about how to cultivate a special walk to make oneself a star in movies and to himself as he attempts to rehearse his tiny part and while doing so is caught in the frame of a setup for another scene and chastised by Wayne. Wayne calls Plimpton "Pimpleton" throughout this special.

Starring

Walter Scharf, George Plimpton, Robert K. Lambert, Michael D. Margulies, Michael D. Margulies, Jack Elam, Jules Brenner, Jules Brenner, Victor French, Howard Hawks, Richard Wagner

Director

William Kronick