JOHN WAYNE - The Toughest Hellfighter of All!

Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles, Jay C. Flippen, Bruce Cabot, Barbara Stuart, Edward Faulkner, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"Can't say I blame you. A fellow as ugly as you are probably couldn't get to first base without a fire."– Chance Buckman

Why watch this? How do you put out an oil well fire? Well, it's dangerous and very entertaining to watch.

Plot Summary: Chance Buckman owns a company that specializes in extinguishing dangerous oil well fires around the world. His dedicated but perilous career has created distance in his personal life, particularly with his ex-wife and daughter. As he and his team battle raging infernos, Chance also navigates the complexities of family relationships and the constant worry associated with his profession.

Dad's Preview: This action film is loosely based on Texan Red Adair, who spent most of his life putting out oil well fires, his most noted being in Algerian Sahara in 1962. Wayne portrays the gruff Chance Buckman. He and his crew are called upon to extinguish several well fires in Venezuela started by guerrilla revolutionaries. This job has that added risk. He takes along his ex-wife and daughter - who happens to love his company heir-apparent. The well-fire scenes are incredible, as they use barrels of TNT to "blow out" the raging flames. But, of course, they're no match for The Duke.

Universal Pictures