"Actor: Ricky Gonzalez"

• Rio Bravo | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.58   |  Saving you £7.41 (112.61%)   |  RRP £13.99

  When it comes down to naming the best Western of all time, the list usually narrows to three completely different pictures: Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo, Hawks' Red River and John Ford's The Searchers. About the only thing they all have in common is that they all star John Wayne. But while The Searchers is an epic quest for revenge and Red River, a sweeping cattle-drive drama, Rio Bravo is a much calmer film. Basically, it comes down to Sheriff John T Chance (Wayne), his alcoholic friend Dude (Dean Martin), the hotshot new kid Colorado (Ricky Nelson), and deputy-sidekick Stumpy (Walter Brennan), sittin' around in the town jail, drinkin' black coffee, shootin' the breeze, and occasionally singin' a song. Hawks--who, like his pal Ernest Hemingway, lived by the code of "grace under pressure"--said he made Rio Bravo as a rebuke to High Noon, in which sheriff Gary Cooper begged for townspeople to help him. So, Hawks made Wayne's Sheriff Chance a consummate professional--he may be getting old and fat, but he knows how to do his job, and he doesn't want amateurs getting mixed up in his business; they could get hurt. If the configuration of characters sounds familiar, it should: Hawks remade Rio Bravo two more times--as El Dorado in 1967, with Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan; and as Rio Lobo in 1970, with Wayne, Jack Elam, and Christopher Mitchum. The film achieved additional notoriety in the 90s when Quentin Tarantino revealed that he uses it as a litmus test for prospective girlfriends. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com

• Hardcore Fisherman (2 Disc Set) | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £3.07   |  Saving you £23.18 (1,280.66%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Welcome to the world of the Hardcore Fisherman! This is the complete collection all 13 episodes from the first series of the classic television show Hardcore Fisherman. Follow expert Ricky Gonzalez and his crew as they take to the crystal-clear waters off Mexico to find the best fishing action around. Share the excitement in gripping footage including plenty captured by underwater cameraman Mike Day. This two-disc set is packed with amazing action fabulous fishing and some furious bust-ups! Watch Ricky and the team battle with huge Atlantic Sailfish fight to land giant Dorado chase magnificent White and Blue Marlin and tackle a ferocious Shark that really wants to get free. As the action hots up so do the tempers - leading to some on-board bust-ups that are almost as dramatic as the battles in the water! Plus Ricky takes viewers fly fishing on the salt water flats including an attempt at the elusive 'Grand Slam' - Bone Fish Permit and Tarpon. You also join Mike Day for incredible underwater footage of Spotted Eagle Ray Hammerhead Sharks Sea Turtle Fur Seal Sea Lions and Grunt Fish in exotic locations from Costa Rica to California. This is Hardcore Fisherman - Get Hooked!