George Plimpton got a job playing one of the bad guys in the Howard Hawks-directed John Wayne Western "Rio Lobo." In this special we see him talking to Hawks about whether he'll be killed off or not, to Wayne about how to cultivate a special walk to make oneself a star in movies and to himself as he attempts to rehearse his tiny part and while doing so is caught in the frame of a setup for another scene and chastised by Wayne. Wayne calls Plimpton "Pimpleton" throughout this special.
Release Date | December 9, 1970 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | |
Runtime | 50min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | — | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | United States of America | |
Production Companies | ABC |