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Quite a few scenes were also shot in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Bishop, California (oddly, Wayneâs âNorth To Alaskaâ was also shot, in part, there). Inevitably, there will be comparisons between each of the versions of âTrue Gritâ.
Josh Brolin has little screen time as Tom Chaney and he seems a bit overly charismatic for someone who is after all just a stupid killer; but he is otherwise excellent in the role. This version of True Grit was a surprise success at the box office. The first $100 million western since the 1990s; it eventually passed Dances With Wolves to become the highest-grossing western ever made.