True Grit (novel) was considered a needless reworking of the plot of "True Grit" combined with elements of "The African Queen". A made-for-television sequel aired in 1978 entitled "" and starring Warren Oates and Lisa Pelikan. The TV-movie featured more adventures of Rooster Cogburn and Mattie Ross. In 2010, Joel and Ethan Coen released another film adaptation of the novel, also entitled "True Grit", with thirteen-year-old actress Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, veteran actor Jeff Bridges playing Rooster Cogburn, Matt Damon as LaBoeuf, Barry Pepper as Lucky Ned, and Josh Brolin as Tom Chaney. Their version, focusing on Mattie's point of view, follows
Rooster Cogburn (film) marked the only time the Hollywood veterans appeared together in a film. Although it was promoted as "Rooster Cogburn the opening credits of the film give the title as simply "Rooster Cogburn". During filming, both 67-year-old stars stayed Governor Tom McCall flew in for a brief visit with them in Noted character actor Strother Martin portrayed Shanghai McCoy; he also appeared in "True Grit", but as the horse trader Colonel G. Stonehill. It was the final film from producer Wallis, and the cinematography was by Harry Stradling Jr. In his review in "The New York Times", Vincent Canby called the