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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 9042
Released: May 22, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Police lieutenant resigns from the force to track down some big dope dealers involved in killing a couple of police officers. John Wayne is a force to be reckoned with when he stars as a cop who quits the force to seek revenge for his murdered partner in this high action, suspenseful drama.
Description of McQ:
After turning down the role of Dirty Harry, John Wayne made up for lost time by starring in this pretty-good 1974 police drama. Shot on location in a gritty pre-Microsoft Seattle, McQ finds John Wayne butting heads with fellow cops and local crime elements as he investigates the murder of a fellow cop and friend. Wayne is obviously a bit long-in-tooth to be taking on this kind of role, but the script allows for some decent character development, including Colleen Dewhurst in a brief but memorable role as a washed-up barmaid, and the action sequences by veteran director John Sturges still hold up well. For anyone who cares, a key drug-heist sequence was shot in the hospital that now houses Amazon.com's Seattle headquarters. --Kristian St. Clair
McQ Reviews:
Good movie 
2009-09-09 - I have watched the video once. It needs to be understood that I am an avid fan of the late actor John Wayne. True to expectations, the DVD was in good condition and the movie was very entertaining. Thanks for a good product!
Bob Sandsberg
The Duke rides again
2009-06-23 - Strap on your irons,saddle up and get ready for a ride on the wild side.Only your means of transportation isn't horse flesh but a hot muscle car complete with sound affects.
A cop is shot down by a lone gunman. Then another. The lone gunman takes a coffee break(killing must be hard work). Then the gunman is taken out. Bad move!The now deceased gunman happens to be a cop as well.Only this dirty cop has a friend.You guessed it,big John.That is McQ,a cop who sets his own rules. His main quest is to find the killers of his friend and bring them down.
His unorthodox police methods lands him in contention with his boss Eddie Albert.The Duke resigns gives up his second of three pistolas and continues his investigation as a licensed private dick.The fun continues until the final climax.
There's a supprise twist at the end but I'm not telling what it is.Look for the cool machine pistol with a looooong silencer.
As a dude who hung out in the sixties,with a muscle of my own,I loved the sound affects of the big horse engine and tranmission winding up the rpms in the chase scenes,but when big John ends up in a granny car (His muscle car kind of got squished) you still hear the same sound affects.Ooops! Great movie! Five stars for me.
Wayne's new world . . . 
2009-06-07 - Screen legend John Wayne mostly appeared in westerns, war films, or as an adventurer or seafaring man. McQ (1974) and Brannigan (1975) are among Wayne's last films, and the only two which feature `The Duke' as a modern day police officer. Of the two, McQ is the superior film. Set in Seattle, and directed by action veteran John Sturges, McQ is a fast-paced, gritty, and violent drama that concerns drugs, and corruption on the force.
It's a rough day for police detective Lon McQ (Wayne), when a number of officers, including a close friend, are gunned down, and McQ finds himself dodging bullets as well. Manny Santiago (Al Lettieri) is the operator of a shipping firm, who is suspected of dealing drugs. The police brass pull McQ off the streets for leaning on Santiago, prompting his resignation from the force. Quickly becoming a private eye, McQ begins working his underworld contacts in search of answers.
McQ's does his best to prevent it, but after a load of confiscated drugs scheduled for disposal is hijacked, things get more complicated, and it becomes clear that members of the police are involved in the theft. With drugs worth over two million dollars missing, the level of violence builds, as McQ's prized Pontiac GTO gets sandwiched between a couple of semi trucks, with him inside. Santiago has gone through a lot of trouble, and he's determined to score more than just some sugar. The film's action highlight is a thrilling car chase on the beach, and a shootout featuring an Ingram MAC-10 machine gun.
The settings and situations may be different, but John Wayne is right at home as a headstrong detective. Even at 67, he has the stamina for a physically demanding role. The story is gritty, well-written, and holds together pretty well, with a few twists that make matters interesting. In addition to Lettieri, the solid supporting cast includes Diana Muldaur, Eddie Albert, Colleen Dewhurst, Clu Gulager, David Huddleston, Roger E. Mosley, Jim Watkins, and Julie Adams. Elmer Bernstein contributes a bold and brassy score. Extras are sparse, but include a featurette about Wayne and the making of the movie, and trailers for McQ and some of Wayne's other films.
The DVD I never received 
2009-04-01 - The DVD I never received and have no idea when I will receive any notice of what happened.
JOHN WAYNE IS McQ !
2009-01-30 - The "Duke" was known throughout his career for playing either cowboys or soldiers, but that all changed for him in 1974.
In 1974 John Wayne filmed the first of the only two movies he ever made where he played a cop, McQ (1974) and Brannigan (1975). There has been a rumor circulating for many years that John Wayne was offered the part of "Dirty Harry" but as far as I know it's never been confirmed. Written by Lawrence Roman and directed by John Sturges, McQ in my opinion is a very entertaining 70's cop film and John Wayne fans won't want to miss it.
John Wayne stars as Detective. Lt. Lon McQ who has been called in to investigate the murder of his best friend and fellow police officer Sgt. Stan Boyle. While trying to solve his friend's murder he is constantly butting heads with his superior Capt. Ed Kosterman who's trying to run interference and undermine McQ's investigation or so it seems? McQ quickly realizes that he'll have to go outside the law to investigate the murder of his dead partner so he resigns from the force and gets a P.I. license and goes it alone. During the investigation McQ becomes involved with his dead partner's widow Lois Boyle and that's when the real fun starts.
The film takes place on location in Seattle and benefits from some good acting by John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Al Lettieri, Diana Muldaur and Roger E Mosley. In my opinion there are plenty of plot twists and enough action throughout the movie to please John Wayne fans. What this film lacks in dialogue it more than makes up for in its character development and action sequences. McQ also benefits from a decent soundtrack and awesome musical score from Elmer Bernstein.
Warner Home Video has done a decent job with the release of McQ on DVD. The movie is presented in its 2.35:1 Widescreen aspect ratio and the video and sound transfer in my opinion is excellent. The image is crisp and clear and the colors are vibrant and sharp. The Dolby Digital 2.0 mono is crisp and clean and it sounds great on my home theatre system. McQ may not have been one of John Wayne's best films but I believe he gave it everything he had and in the end McQ is a solid cop film.
The Cast:
John Wayne.......Det. Lt. Lon McQ
Eddie Albert.....Capt. Ed Kosterman
William Bryant...Sgt. Stan Boyle
Diana Muldaur....Lois Boyle
Al Lettieri......Manny Santiago
Roger E. Mosley....Rosey the pimp informant
David Huddleston...Edward M. 'Pinky' Farrow
Colleen Dewhurst...Myra
Clu Gulager......Franklin Toms
DVD Features Include:
-Featurette: McQ: John Wayne in Action
-John Wayne trailer gallery
-Languages: English & French
-Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)
