'''''McLintock!''''' is a 1963 comedy Western starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and loosely based on Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Produced through John Wayne's Batjac Productions, John Wayne's estate retained the rights to the film. Legal suits prevented the film's copyright from being renewed, causing the film to enter the public domain. Despite being available in public domain distributors for the past decade, the first official home video issue of the film was released in 2004 by Paramount Pictures. The official DVD presentation includes restored and remastered video and audio with extensive documentary, commentary, and bonus features. ''The High and the Mighty'' and ''Island in the Sky'', two other John Wayne features faced the same situation, and were issued around the same time.

Plot

Cattle baron George Washington McLintock (Wayne) is living the single life on his ranch. He is estranged from his wife (O'Hara) who left him two years before, suspecting him of adultery. McLintock hires a beautiful widow as his cook and welcomes both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly as an unexpected turn of events results in brawls, gunfire, an Indian attack...and the return of Mrs. McLintock, who wants custody over their daughter Becky (who returns from boarding school only a few days after her mother's arrival) and a divorce!

Trivia

* It is believed that ''McLintock!'', played mostly for laughs, is the only John Wayne western where ''no one'' is shot or killed.

Cast

  

Actor	Role
John Wayne	George Washington McLintock
Maureen O'Hara	Katherine McLintock
Yvonne de Carlo	Louise Warren
Patrick Wayne	Devlin Warren
Stefanie Powers	Becky McLintock
Jake Kruschen	Jake Birnbaum
Chill Wills	Drago
Jerry Van Dyke	Matt Douglas, Jr.
Edgar Buchanan	Bunny Dull
Bruce Cabot	Ben Sage
Perry Lopez	Davey Elk
Michael Pate	Puma
Strother Martin	Agard
Gordon Jones	Matt Douglas
Robert Lowery	Gov. Cuthbert H. Humphrey

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