Wayne and director Howard Hawks switched around character traits and themes, butbothEl DoradoandRio Loboare essentiallyRio Bravo Remixed.
Still, the fact that Hondo Laneand McNally exist in the same world creates something of a paradox.
TheHondoeaster egg also suggests that Lane lived an exciting life before the events of the 1953 film.
Still, McNally hunting down Hondo sounds like a more rousing story than the oneRio Lobotold.
This film is the final installment in Hawks' trio of Westerns featuring Wayne.
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Rio Lobo, directed by Howard Hawks, stars John Wayne as a former Union officer leading a search for the traitor who betrayed his unit during the Civil War. Alongside Jorge Rivero and Jennifer O’Neill, the quest takes them to Rio Lobo, a town under siege, where they confront the villain responsible for the betrayal. This film is the final installment in Hawks' trio of Westerns featuring Wayne.
