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.
Unfortunately the movie Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | William Kronick | Director |
Production | William Kronick | Producer |
Writing | George Plimpton | Writer |
Writing | William Kronick | Writer |
Editing | Robert K. Lambert | Editor |
Sound | Richard Wagner | Sound |
Sound | Walter Scharf | Music |
Camera | Jules Brenner | Director of Photography |
Camera | Michael D. Margulies | Director of Photography |