Big Jake

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Big Jake

PG-13

Released May 26, 1971

1h 50m

Western

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The avenging head of the McCandle clan returns to his estranged family and leads the search for his kidnapped grandson. Big Jake sets off, his sons in tow, to deliver the ransom to the kidnappers, but has little intention of handing it over without a fight.

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Michael McNay

Guardian

A mildly entertaining story of kidnap and ransom foiled by Big John that sags hopelessly when it comes to the big shoot-out.

Jun 8, 2020

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Margaret Hinxman

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Not only jolly exciting, it even manages to contrive a plot that keeps you guessing.

Jun 8, 2020

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David Elliott

Chicago Daily News

It's not great Wayne, in the tradition of Hondo or The Searchers, because neither the story nor the direction has any comparable flair... But at last it does move, an imperative asset in any decent Western.

Oct 3, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It flies in the face of Wayne's hypocritical statements at the time abhorring the new levels of sex and violence in American cinema.

Rated: 2/4

May 30, 2021

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

A second rate Western, more interesting for its biographical elements, the film co-stars Wayne's own son as well as sons of Robert Mitchum and other friends, all getting the usual lessons in macho morality.

Rated: C+

Nov 2, 2007

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Dennis Schwartz

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Wayne gets little help from anyone else but Boone and can't pull off such a slight story line by his lonesome.

Rated: B-

Jan 6, 2006

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John J. M

Settle in with some popcorn, and enjoy and entertaining John Wayne Richard Boone western. Spoil alert the good guys win.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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Jelisije J

Another standard western film from the great John Wayne that offers nothing spectacular, but nothing bad either.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Jeff S

Far from a cinematic masterpiece, but it's a really enjoyable movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Jay M

John Wayne playing John Wayne with a great cast including Richard Boone! The stand out of the movie is the era. The transition of horse to automotive and revolver/lever action to auto/bolt action. Great movie!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/23

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Josh G

A satisfying and by the numbers western well executed. John Wayne is having fun and got great shootout just sways to the cheesy tropes of the time but still a bunch of fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/23

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Synopsis

The avenging head of the McCandle clan returns to his estranged family and leads the search for his kidnapped grandson. Big Jake sets off, his sons in tow, to deliver the ransom to the kidnappers, but has little intention of handing it over without a fight.

Director: George Sherman
Producer: Michael Wayne
Screenwriter: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Cinema Center Films, Batjac Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Western Violence)
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 26, 1971, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 28, 2017
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Mono

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