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Scenic Water Fight

posted 14 years ago by powersroc
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The fight between Alan Ladd's & Charles Bronson's characters in the river is incredible.The outdoor location is magnificent to behold!

[–] joeparkson 12 years ago

It wasnt realistic for the powerfully built Bronson to lose a fight to Ladd.

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[–] boylang 12 years ago

My thoughts exactly. Bronson could have tied him in knots.

[–] georgegauthier-944-917780 12 years ago

I agree, which is why film makers ought to respect their audience and use a plot device to explain how the weaker guy beat the stronger one. In this fight, maybe Captain Jack could have struck his head on a rock going down the water chute or twisted his shoulder in that fall.

[–] durg1116 12 years ago

This scene looks like the same river location used in the James Stewart movie, "Broken Arrow". Both filmed in Sedona so I'm assuming it's the same place.

[–] tgarrison10 11 years ago

I believe the scene was filmed at Slide Rock State Park, north of Sedona on AZ 89A. It is a favorite for young people who slide downstream over the smooth rock formations. The water slide can be viewed at http://azstateparks.com/parks/slro/

[–] martinoffer1 10 years ago

You are right. It was a favourite location for director Delmer Daves who also used it in a further western, The Last Wagon, with Richard Widmark.

[–] Bruce7 8 years ago

It looked familiar

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[–] Bruce7 8 years ago

What was interesting too was, it looked like Bronson's Double for a good portion of the fight. It looked like Ladd did more or all of it.

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[–] tesab-1 8 years ago

The scenery was incredibly beautiful, but patently not Oregon, like it was supposed to be!

[–] MAGolding (1240) 3 years ago

Actually the Modoc lands along Lost River and elsewhere and the Modoc War were in Southern Oregon and Northern California. The Lava beds where most of the fighting was are few miles south of the Oregon-California border.