Red Line 7000

#36 in my ranking of Howard Hawks’ filmography.

When talking about Red Line 7000, I think it’s required to talk about both Rio Bravo and Hatari! because the earlier two films point to what Hawks was surely trying to do in the latter. The two adventures with John Wayne were loose collections of character moments brought together by a central plot and premise that provided enough focus for everything to really feel of a piece. The throughline in Red Line 7000 barely exists, in contrast. I...