John Wayne's Most Violent Movie Is Also His Most Underrated

John Wayne starred in countless Westerns over his career, and he had a methodical way of choosing his roles in his later years, all based on his personal beliefs. There was even a feud between Wayne and Western star Clint Eastwood because he felt the new star's movies weren't traditional Westerns and were too violent.

Interestingly, the later movies in Wayne's career, when Eastwood was making a name for himself as the Man with No Name , were also violent. Wayne won an Oscar for True Grit , a revenge movie in which Wayne's marshal hires himself out to a young girl. He also released his most violent Western in 1971, the underrated Big Jake .

Big Jake Presents John Wayne At His Most Violent

John Wayne on horseback in Big Jake

Big Jake was the last Western movie for long-time