Editing McLintock! (section)

==Production==
The script was developed by John Wayne as a way for him to express his disapproval for how Westerns negatively represent Native Americans, his opinions on marital abuse, and discontent for political corruption from either party, intentionally contrasting previous films in which Wayne starred but had little creative-control, such as John Ford's ''[[The Searchers]]''. Another sharp contrast from previous films of Wayne is the emphasis on comedy, and using the Western setting for slapstick possibilities. He offered the job of directing to Andrew McLaglen, son to Wayne's longtime co-star [[Victor McLaglen]], who had directed a number of low-budget features and had worked widely in television. It was the first movie fully produced by Wayne's son, Michael, although Michael Wayne had worked on a number of other films in various capacities. The male juvenile lead was John Wayne's younger son, Patrick.<ref name="wayne"/>

[[Henry Hathaway]] said he was going to direct the film but Wayne was not willing to pay his fee.<ref name="hen">{{cite magazine|magazine=Take One|first=Scott|last=Eyman|title='I made movies' an interview with Henry Hathaway|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_take-one_september-october-1974_5_1/page/8/mode/1up|date=September–October 1974|page=12}}</ref>

The film was shot at [[Old Tucson Studios]], west of Tucson, Arizona, and at [[San Rafael Ranch|San Rafael Ranch House]] - [[San Rafael Valley|San Rafael State Natural Area]], south of [[Patagonia, Arizona]], and [[Nogales, Arizona|Nogales]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057298/locations | title=Locations for ''McLintock!'' | publisher=[[IMDb]] | access-date=February 25, 2015 | archive-date=May 20, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520193745/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057298/locations | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="wayne"/> Although the name of the territory is never mentioned, and the [[Mesa Verde region]] where the film is set is located predominantly in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, in the court scene, the flag of Arizona is seen alongside the U.S. flag, although the flag of Arizona was not created until 1917.

Many of the cast and crew, including Andrew McLaglen, William H. Clothier, Bruce Cabot, Chill Wills, Edward Faulkner, Hank Worden, Strother Martin, Michael Pate, Leo Gordon, Chuck Roberson, John Stanley (the Navajo actor and veteran member of John Ford's stock company, who plays "Running Buffalo"), Patrick and Aissa Wayne, as well as Maureen O'Hara, had worked with Wayne on other productions. Wayne insisted a supporting role be given to Yvonne De Carlo, whose [[Yvonne de Carlo#Marriage|husband]] had been injured making ''[[How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]].''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83151/mclintock#articles-reviews|website=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|title=McLintock|first=Jay S.|last=Steinberg}}</ref> Michael Wayne estimated the budget as being $3.5 to $4.0&nbsp;million.<ref name="wayne"/>

As in many other John Wayne films, Wayne is wearing his favorite "Red River D" belt buckle. It can be best seen in the scene where G.W. addresses the homesteaders about 10 minutes into the film, and at the end of the scene where the Comanche ride through town on the way to "the last fight of the Comanche," around 10 minutes from the end of the movie.

In the DVD Special Feature "Maureen O'Hara and Stefanie Powers Remember ''McLintock!''," O'Hara reported that when  Wayne and she filmed the famous scene in which he spanked her with a coal scuttle shovel, he did not pull his strokes. "He really spanked me! My bottom was black and blue for weeks!"<ref>McLintock! Collectors Edition DVD. Released October 11, 2005. ASIN: B000ANVPPQ</ref>