“McLintock” is a retelling of “Taming of the Shrew” in the Arizona Territory in 1895, starring Wayne and Maureen O’Hara in a celebration of sexism, ethnic stereotypes, domestic violence and right-wing politics. And yet I enjoyed the movie for its performances of Wayne, O’Hara and an ensemble of talented comedic character actors, as well as the look of the film and its joyful energy.
“McLintock” features Yvonne DeCarlo, aka Lily Munster; Stefanie Powers, before she had red hair and did “Hart to Hart;” Edgar Buchanan as the town drunk; Jerry Van Dyke; Patrick Wayne and Strother Martin, who later became famous for saying “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.”
I don’t plan to ever watch this again but it was enjoyable for one go-round.
