Stagecoach

“There seems to be a film called Stagecoach. And I’ve heard of it. I’ve probably seen it at least four times, possibly more. I don’t see how a movie would get any better. And this is the Blu-ray special edition. What a film. Wow.”

“Stagecoach meant a lot to me. There's the opening shot of the Ringo kid, Wayne's character, where you see him for the first time on the side road. The Stagecoach is pulling up and you push in on John Wayne. It's kind of obviously shot on a stage because I'm sure they got it wrong and he has to twirl his gun and appear perfectly. The depth of field is really small and they dollied forward toward him and he's out of focus and then he gets into his closeup and he's just popping in sharpness.”

“As someone who really wants to make a Western, Stagecoach is essential material.”

“This is a real classic. Stagecoach.”

“Stagecoach I recommend to you it's the Star Wars of its day...”