Big Jake (1971)

Movie: Big Jake (1971)

• Director: George Sherman

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• Release Date: 26 May 1971 (USA)
• Writers: Harry Julian Fink (writer) Rita M. Fink (writer)
• Run Time: 110 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Western , Action  
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for western violence. (re-rating)

Tagline: They wanted gold. They gave them lead instead!  

Trivia: The ranch house used for the McCandles ranch is the same house used for the Chisum ranch in Chisum (1970), a John Wayne western made a year earlier. Note the scenery around the ranch.
 

Goofs: Continuity: When Michael is showing Jake his gas-powered gun both Sam and James jump into the river for safety. Within minutes of leaving the river, the clothing worn by both of them is perfectly dry.
 

“The McCandles ranch is run over by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for a million dollar ransom. There is only one man who is brave enough and smart enough to bring him back and that man is Big Jake Written by Christopher D. Ryan <cryan@direct.ca>”