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Big Jake: Directed by George Sherman, John Wayne. With John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne. In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy.
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McCandles Ranch is overrun by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for one million dollars ransom. There is only one man brave enough, tough enough, and smart enough to bring him back alive, and that man is Big Jake. — Christopher D. Ryan <cryan@direct.ca>.
Big Jake: Directed by George Sherman, John Wayne. With John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne. In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy.
From its documentary style opening, Big Jake delivers big fun, big adventure, nasty villains, whippersnapper sons and classic John Wayne. This movie has something for everyone, but be warned it has plenty of violence and is definitely a PG/ PG13 type film.
Jacob 'Big Jake' McCandles : [Gunman has Jake cornered in a shower stall] Would you at least let me get my clothes? I'm gettin' a little cold! Gunman at bathhouse in Escondero : You don't shut up and stay where you are, you're gonna be a lot colder.
Ethan Wayne, who plays Big Jake's grandson, is actually John Wayne 's son. Tenth out of ten John Wayne films co-starring his son, Patrick Wayne. In 1971, owing to the success of this film, John Wayne was number one at the U.S. box office for the last time.
Ethan Wayne was born on 22 February 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Big Jake (1971) and Red State (2011). He was previously married to Gina Rivadenegry.
Big Jake: Directed by George Sherman, John Wayne. With John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne. In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy.
Jake : Only my own. Jake : Well, if you can shoot that far, a quarter of a mile straight along the edge of my nose is a mountain buck. Shoot it. Michael McCandles : I don't kill to make a point, Father. Jake : Michael, there's two reason to kill - survival and meat.
