Talk:Fort Apache (film)

John Wayne
I'm not sure that John Wayne shows contempt at the end of the film. I think he expresses respect for Thursday's bravery and perhaps his discipline in the regiment. At the end we see Wayne wearing the French Foreign Legion kepi that Thursday favored as headgear. I think his contempt is more for the reporters.

Peter Reilly (talk) 21:25, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

The portrayal of Thursday is not altogether unsympathetic. When Mrs O'Rourke has Philadelphia over for dinner, Thursday barges in to bring her out. SGM O'Rourke rises and with great dignity points out that the colonel's presence in his house, uninvited, is a violation of Army regulations. Thursday immediately tips his hat to Mrs O'Rourke and leaves.

One of my favorite scenes is where they find that boxes marked as bible contain whiskey and he asks the sergeants to pour him a few verses.

Peter Reilly (talk) 15:24, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree and I object to the word "incompetent" in the description of the character. He would probably have been quite competent in a set-piece battle against another nation's army. He just didn't understand the frontier. I also felt that his behavior after barging into the O'Roarke home showed a certain charm and recognition that he had crossed a line. A complex character and, of course, a fine performance. 65.79.173.135 (talk) 17:15, 24 February 2015 (UTC)Will in New Haven65.79.173.135 (talk) 17:15, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: Not moved. Jafeluv (talk) 11:05, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Fort Apache (film) → Fort Apache — The John Ford/John Wayne film is an important and famous film for several reasons, and should be treated as the primary meaning. The other meanings appear to be less significant, and most of them are not plain "Fort Apache". PatGallacher (talk) 00:00, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Fort Apache → Fort Apache (disambiguation)


 * Oppose the film is named after a fort, so is also very likely. 65.95.13.158 (talk) 06:09, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Oppose. No primary meaning. For Australians my age, for example, the most common usage of Fort Apache would probably be the fictional setting of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. Andrewa (talk) 06:26, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose Leave it at the disambiguation page since it's unclear what the primary topic is. — Mike  Allen   06:29, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Oppose I agree thnis film was named after the fort not the otehr way around.Slatersteven (talk) 14:44, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Oppose because the film is not the primary topic. The current setup with the disambiguation page is appropriate. Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 14:52, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose I was just gonna make the dab a redirect to Fort Apache, Arizona, which (to me) would be the primary meaning. I see now that there are more things called Fort Apache, but I'm definitely not thinking of some movie first. Thus, leave it as is. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 17:30, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
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RE: Custer and The Battle of Little Bighorn, etc.
Somebody needs to add a reference or more than one please, that this film is about Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, etc. Why isn't this film about the real fort and the battles fought with the White Mountain and San Carlos Apache? Somebody needs to add some good references for this kind of statement. 4.240.117.70 (talk) 02:41, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Shirley Temple & John Agar's Child
At the end of the movie the child is played by John Terry Lepire. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ludgerltd (talk • contribs) 04:34, 2 November 2013 (UTC)