‘The Cowboys’: John Wayne gave Bruce Dern permission to ‘Kick the S***’ out of it to scare child actors – Noufelle FR

The Cowboys received praise for the adventure starring John Wayne and Bruce Dern. However, the third act swung in a more violent direction than most images of the legendary Western movie star. Wayne wanted Dern to look as intimidating as possible on set, so he gave him full permission to “publicly kick him” in front of the child actors. He wanted to see them genuinely terrified of his co-star to improve their performance.

‘The Cowboys’ saw John Wayne and Bruce Dern face off

LR: John Wayne as Wil Andersen and Bruce Dern as Long Hair | FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images

The Cowboys follows Wil Andersen (Wayne), who is a very experienced breeder. He is about to leave for a long cattle hunt, but the crew he planned to use quits to continue the gold rush. As a result, Wil must find a way to make it work. He must hire a group of young school kids to fill the role on the dangerous journey, but that comes with rewards.

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‘The Cowboys’: John Wayne gave Bruce Dern permission to ‘Kick the S***’ out of it to scare child actors – Noufelle FR