Rooster Cogburn
Seen it?1975 | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (45% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved True Grit or Silverado, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1975: an older pace and style.
After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
45% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$18 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 85K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stuart Millar
- John WayneReuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
- Katharine HepburnEula Goodnight
- Anthony ZerbeBreed
- Richard JordanHawk
- John McIntireJudge Parker
- Paul KosloLuke
- Jack ColvinRed
- Jon LormerRev. Goodnight
- Richard RomancitoWolf
- Lane SmithLeroy