John Wayne on Warner Archive (1 Viewer)

[johnjohnson]

I have noticed some of the John Wayne titles such as McQ, Cahill, The Cowboys and Chisum don't seem to be available on Amazon at the moment. Will these be repressed, or are they OOP?

 

[Robert Crawford]

I have noticed some of the John Wayne titles such as McQ, Cahill, The Cowboys and Chisum don't seem to be available on Amazon at the moment. Will these be repressed, or are they OOP?

It's possible that The Cowboys might get repressed, but the Blu-ray release was 16 years ago. The other three movies are Batjac titles which means they're controlled by the Wayne estate. Who knows if they ever get released again.

 

[PODER]

I have noticed some of the John Wayne titles such as McQ, Cahill, The Cowboys and Chisum don't seem to be available on Amazon at the moment. Will these be repressed, or are they OOP?

All four titles are available for very little on eBay, if you're looking to buy.

 

[Robin9]

I have noticed some of the John Wayne titles such as McQ, Cahill, The Cowboys and Chisum don't seem to be available on Amazon at the moment. Will these be repressed, or are they OOP?

Those titles were released by Warner Brothers before Warner Archive assumed responsibility for catalog releases. I'm very glad that I have all four of them.

 

[Alan Tully]

I remember being very disappointed with the Blu-ray of McQ, too much contrast & little or no grey-scale, it's as if Warner mastered it from a projection print (I don't have that Blu anymore). If it ever reappears, I hope it's a better looking transfer, it's a good late Wayne actioner.

 

[jim_falconer]

It's possible that The Cowboys might get repressed, but the Blu-ray release was 16 years ago. The other three movies are Batjac titles which means they're controlled by the Wayne estate. Who knows if they ever get released again.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure the only titles Batjac owns outright are 1) High and The Mighty, 2) Hondo, 3) McClintock, and 4) Island in The Sky. The 1970 JW films were produced by Batjac, but owned by Warners

 

[Robert Crawford]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure the only titles Batjac owns outright are 1) High and The Mighty, 2) Hondo, 3) McClintock, and 4) Island in The Sky. The 1970 JW films were produced by Batjac, but owned by Warners

I hope you’re correct.

 

[darkrock17]

The High and The Mighty, Hondo, McClintock, and Island In The Sky are all owned by Paramount.

Paramount owns half of John Wayne's filmography.

 

[jim_falconer]

The High and The Mighty, Hondo, McClintock, and Island In The Sky are all owned by Paramount.

Paramount owns half of John Wayne's filmography.

I believe Paramount has the distribution rights to those four films, but Batjac still retains ownership. I know once Michael Wayne passed away, his widow Gretchen Wayne finally arranged a deal with paramount to get those films released on home video.

 

[RolandL]

The High and The Mighty is on Amazon Prime and looks better than the DVD.

 

[Robert Crawford]

The High and The Mighty is on Amazon Prime and looks better than the DVD.

I bought the iTunes HD Digital three years ago and it looks better than the DVD.