"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Funny. Although I can't envision The Duke (especially as a General) drinking a light beer of any brand. Real men don't drink light beer...or so I've heard. Wouldn't know because I'm not a beer drinker.
Okay, what movie was the John Wayne part of that commercial from? It seems familiar, but I can't remember which movie and scene it was taken from. Any fans of the Duke that know?
Could be. I watched the trailer for that movie on Prime Video, and it looked like he was dressed the same. Except in the trailer he had 3 stars on his helmet, but in the commercial he only has 2 stars. Maybe he got a promotion at some point in the movie, or maybe the people doing the CG for the commercial demoted him for some reason.
Neither do I JeffS, but I've never seen Cast a Giant shadow. They could have CGIed the stars and it could be from The Longest Day, he looks about the same age.
I think the only movies in which John Wayne played a modern (WWII or later) general were The Longest Day and Cast a Giant Shadow. The scenes from The Longest Day show one star, plus the movie was in black and white (although I suppose a scene could have been lifted and colorized). The uniform looks almost exactly like the one in Cast a Giant Shadow except, as Rinardman first pointed out, he's wearing three stars on his helmet in the movie clip and only 2 in the commercial. I saw Cast a Giant shadow a few months ago on one of the streaming channels, but I obviously don't recall that level of detail.
Wayne made a rather large General Sherman in a short scene in How the West Was Won.
Funny. Although I can't envision The Duke (especially as a General) drinking a light beer of any brand. Real men don't drink light beer...or so I've heard. Wouldn't know because I'm not a beer drinker.
ReplyDeleteOkay, what movie was the John Wayne part of that commercial from? It seems familiar, but I can't remember which movie and scene it was taken from. Any fans of the Duke that know?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Cast A Giant Shadow?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Cast A Giant Shadow?
ReplyDeleteCould be. I watched the trailer for that movie on Prime Video, and it looked like he was dressed the same. Except in the trailer he had 3 stars on his helmet, but in the commercial he only has 2 stars. Maybe he got a promotion at some point in the movie, or maybe the people doing the CG for the commercial demoted him for some reason.
The Green Berets? I don't really know, but the Duke made a lot of war movies.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I miss R. Lee Ermy's drill sergeant character. There are a lot of soybois who could use a good old fashioned arse chewing right about now.
In the "Green Berets", he was a full colonel. Plus, that was a WWII uniform, not the 'Nam uniform.
ReplyDeleteI hate to say it, but I don't recognize which movie THE DUKE wears that uniform.
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Neither do I JeffS, but I've never seen Cast a Giant shadow.
ReplyDeleteThey could have CGIed the stars and it could be from The Longest Day, he looks about the same age.
I think the only movies in which John Wayne played a modern (WWII or later) general were The Longest Day and Cast a Giant Shadow. The scenes from The Longest Day show one star, plus the movie was in black and white (although I suppose a scene could have been lifted and colorized). The uniform looks almost exactly like the one in Cast a Giant Shadow except, as Rinardman first pointed out, he's wearing three stars on his helmet in the movie clip and only 2 in the commercial. I saw Cast a Giant shadow a few months ago on one of the streaming channels, but I obviously don't recall that level of detail.
ReplyDeleteWayne made a rather large General Sherman in a short scene in How the West Was Won.