Dean Martin

[Targets Guy]

I wish Dean Martin and John Wayne had made more movies together. I never miss Rio Bravo or The Sons on Kate Elder when I see them listed. Wasn't Dino in The War Wagon, or am I thinking of someone else? They don't make 'em like that anymore. Movies or men.

I don't think Dino was in that one. John Wayne and Kirk Douglas were the big names IIRC.

 

[Bozz10mm]

"Cannon Ball Run"?

That's the one. Wife and I just re-watched it a couple of weeks ago. Still funny.

 

[kraynky]

I don't think Dino was in that one. John Wayne and Kirk Douglas were the big names IIRC.

That's right! Knew it was one of my favorites! My cable system has what my wife calls "The Cowboy Channel" it's westerns all day and all night. My favorite channel!

 

[625-7]

Oh Dino

Say what you will but it had to be good to be Dean. Oh if those lips could talk! What a life. As Gleason said "how sweeeeet it is!

 

[the ringo kid]

I don't know how many of you remember a movie Dean was in called Texas Across The River but there was a scene of a drunken Indian riding his horse into a tree branch and getting knocked off. I suspect that early "Political Correctness" caused it's removal because while I saw it in the original release of the movie it is absent from all subsequent releases.
Jim

You can get it as a MoD dvd. I did when WB first released it--in its full unpc glory too. )

 

[BC38]

I don't know how many of you remember a movie Dean was in called Texas Across The River but there was a scene of a drunken Indian riding his horse into a tree branch and getting knocked off. I suspect that early "Political Correctness" caused it's removal because while I saw it in the original release of the movie it is absent from all subsequent releases.
Jim

Yeah, I'm surprised they haven't already edited the pejoratives out of some of the scenes from Blazing Saddles.

 

[armenius]

From reading the above posts I just figured out maybe I was gypted and saw a Dean Martin impersonator.
When in Las Vegas about 1977-78 my wife wanted to attend a dinner show starring Mr Martin. As I recall the tickets were pretty pricey. Instead of tables,it was like a movie theatre with nothing memorable except a tray on our lap for "dinner". For the next hour or so he wandered about the stage smoking and carrying a highball glass.He never sang over a line from any song, only told a few off color jokes and appeared intoxicated. His attitude was - if you were stupid enough to pay lots of money to see me you deserve what you get.
When it was over I felt as if I had just had a colonoscopy.
Incidentally,prior to that I liked hisTV show.

 

[mtgianni]

I read that he mostly drank apple juice on set. Claimed no one could drink that much whiskey.

 

[Scott1953]

I forget the name of the movie too, but I THINK it was from one of those comedy car race movies?? There were two-just cant think of their titles off-hand? Also, he and Sammy Davis dressed up as Priests-who drank, smoked and ogled women.

I think the name was Cannonball Run the year was 1981.

 

[the ringo kid]

I think the name was Cannonball Run the year was 1981.

I think yer totally correct. And I still need to buy the dvds. i MIGHT have the 1st one by now? not sure as I used to buy tons of dvds when I coould afford to.