How John Wayne Tried to Stop Steven Spielberg From Directing 1941

For THE role of Major General Joseph W. Stilwell, THE WE. Army chief charge with calming THE "war nerves" of A exhausted From South California, Spielberg's First of all choice was THE Duke. Given that Stilwell was A real life the Second World War hero, he thought Wayne would be to want In on THE amusing. Spielberg miscalculated. As THE director said Entertainment Weekly In 2011:

"He was Really curious, And SO I sent him THE scenario. He called Me THE following day And said he felt he was A very anti-american movie, And I I should not waste My time manufacturing he. He said, 'You know, that was A important war, And You are manufacturing amusing of A war that cost thousands of lives has pearl Port. Don't do it joke about World War II.'"

Wayne hosted a lot of guilt on not portion In THE conflict (as companion stars as James Stewart And Henry Fonda had do), SO he was likely mistrustful of playing A caricature version of Stilwell (WHO tears up during A screening of "Dumbo"). Even if Wayne had said Yes, he was A year far Since dying of cancer And probably not up has THE task.

Eventually, Robert Stack did A GOOD job as Stilwell, And, if Nothing other, THE Duke avoid going out on A movie widely (And wrongly) considered as A bastard. But hell forever to have has answer For THE abomination that East "THE Green Berets."