The Cowboys (1972)

Cast

John Wayne
as Wil Andersen
Bruce Dern
as Long Hair
Robert Carradine
as Slim Honeycutt - Cowboy
A Martinez
as Cimarron - Cowboy

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Genres & Description

Adventure Drama Western

7.4 / 10

When his cattle drivers abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage; however, neither Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

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Skede Pikken

This is a real man. JOHNNY GO GO GO ! - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 8:42 PM

Bill Bright

These kids are still wet behind the ears. I don't expect to get to market with a single cow, but I'm out of options here. - @Friday, August 21, 2015 1:25 PM

Patel Vidhu

Learning horse riding is very hard. Once I have tried and failed. - @Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:27 AM

Jana Mansfield

I like that Wayne is teaching kids to ride horses and stuff and it's a good movie...duh. - @Tuesday, July 29, 2014 6:32 PM

Tarn Sand

emmers57-actually he died in two movies; 'The Cowboys' and his last movie 'The Shootist'. - @Wednesday, June 4, 2014 11:35 PM

Tarn Sand

Bruce Dern stated in an interview when describing John Wayne physically " he was a big big man 6'5" 250 pounds. His upper arm was the size of most men's thighs". - @Monday, February 24, 2014 8:08 PM

Brian Powers

A classic movie that WILL NEVER be forgotten...May God bless you John!. - @Wednesday, November 6, 2013 2:50 AM

Mr Kandahar

hi. in the most cowboys vids there is always een small road, on both sides stores and bars. You know the road where two cowboys stand in front of against each other and the one kills the other. My quastion: has this road with stores an special name? sorry for my language. - @Tuesday, October 29, 2013 1:08 AM

Scott Johanson

Yeah, they had it and it was probably the most edited John Wayne movie ever next to Big Jake. Then CBS took it and brought back some of the scenes. The SOB scene is one of my favorite scenes "I wouldn't make that a habit of calling me that son.". Teach a kid how now to studder. - @Thursday, August 8, 2013 9:40 PM

Scott Johanson

Now Bruce Dern made one of the best if not THE BEST bad bad bad bad guy (not a typo) and he's not in any bad guy lists next to the joker or hannibal lector or jack nickleson's shining character. What the heck is that?? Goes and shoots someone in the back not once, twice but a couple of times. Very low down scum of the earth and Bruce Dern played it so good he was very much hated in real life. David Carridine turned down the role because of his prediction of that. - @Thursday, August 8, 2013 9:35 PM

Rocío Tellechea

quiero esta peli en español ............ - @Monday, June 10, 2013 6:19 PM

LUIS MENDOZA

my pelicula favorita - @Sunday, March 24, 2013 9:30 PM

roy atkins

all time favorite westerns od all time john wayne give oscar performance ,like this western :-) - @Sunday, March 3, 2013 8:28 AM

Katy Dickey

top of the list for favorite movie :) - @Sunday, December 23, 2012 2:27 AM

oldrocker74

Sands Of Iwo Jima, The Fighting Seabees, Wake Of The Red Witch. - @Sunday, December 2, 2012 3:29 AM

Hiraghm

Man who Shot Liberty Valance. - @Saturday, November 17, 2012 3:36 PM

wlhardy

This movie was released in January 1972 & it didn't do well in the theaters; ABC (I think) bought it for the network to be shown in the 72-73 TV season. I remember watching the previews & when "The Cowboys" premiered on TV we all watched it, loved it, & couldn't understand why we had never even heard of the movie--just a lack of publicity, I guess. We especially liked Roscoe Lee Browne & being shocked when Bruce Dern killed John Wayne. A very underrated movie! - @Wednesday, October 17, 2012 4:00 AM

Classicgirl52

I love this movie, except for when charlie and will die It made me sad, I was like no why did u have to die, why, but I like the ending cause all the boys kill the bad guys - @Friday, September 21, 2012 12:03 AM

ACDCHighV0ltage

An epic movie. Good will always triumph as long as good men do the right thing! - @Thursday, September 6, 2012 3:22 AM

Daniel Daniel

DANIEL, BRASIL-CAMPOGRANDE MATOGROSSO DO SUL. TEMPO BOM QUE NÃO VOLTA MAIS, SÓ LEMBRANÇAS. ABRAÇO A TODOS OS COWBOYS, DANIEL ABRHAM. - @Saturday, August 25, 2012 1:33 PM

Hiraghm

Fun Fact, "Slim" is the son of John Carradine, a friend of John Wayne's who made an appearance in John Wayne's last movie, "The Shootist". - @Saturday, July 14, 2012 7:10 PM

ronniejay100

Fun fact "Slim" is the main character in revenge of the nerds - @Sunday, June 17, 2012 1:42 PM

SONIC JET

:) great movie with message of courage in tough times - @Saturday, June 2, 2012 11:34 PM

SONIC JET

amen - @Saturday, June 2, 2012 11:34 PM

SONIC JET

GREAT MOVIE :) KEEP UP THE WESTERN SPIRIT OF HARD WORK, DETERMINATION, LOVE AND RESPECT AND STANDING UP - @Saturday, June 2, 2012 11:34 PM

eddie40121

The Sands of Iwo Jima - @Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:51 PM

catha dunsky

this is one of my ♥movies - @Monday, March 12, 2012 5:21 PM

RyeGrog1

This movie recently aired on AMC. I never get tired of watching it. RIP Duke. - @Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:02 AM

Ju Vang

My History teacher told our class about this movie. And it's a true movie that this happened to REAL cowboys starting at a VERY young age. I was shocked myself to find out, she also mentioned that John Wayne ONLY died in this movie other than his movies he made. It was a hit in Hollywood. - @Thursday, January 5, 2012 12:38 AM

Pro Music Djs

Didnt John Wayne die in a couple of movies.. The Cowboys, The Shootists and one of his war movies? - @Saturday, November 12, 2011 5:17 PM

Mike Dowden

@emmers57 Ever heard of the Alamo and The shootist .. - @Saturday, September 10, 2011 5:54 AM

amm019

@MateoEEUU Yeah, sadly. - @Saturday, December 11, 2010 8:26 PM

amm019

One of my favorite movies :) - @Monday, November 15, 2010 10:01 PM