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.
William Kronick
Director
George Plimpton
Narrator
Jack Elam
Self
Victor French
Self
Howard Hawks
Self
David Huddleston
Self
Joe Namath
Self
John Wayne
Self
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