By Kyle
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In part two of our discussion of the Western classic The Searchers, we discuss listener feedback regarding how challenging it is to recast an iconic role and actor like John Wayne, as well as suggestions for how that might be done. We talked about how the original film lacked sensitivity, both racially and in terms […]
By Kyle
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In part one of our discussion of the classic Western film ‘The Searchers’, we tackle recasting three major roles and five minor roles. Along the way we give props to Jason Momoa for his impeccable guy-lining skills, discuss the difficulty in separating the presence of John Wayne from the character of Ethan, and use the […]