other revenge films. In the film, the characters attend a screening of a remake of The Searchers directed by Ted Post and starring James Mitchum as Ethan Edwards and Telly Savalas as Chief Cicatriz (Scar), though no such remake was ever made in reality (Ted Post had actually directed a remake of John Ford's Stagecoach).Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan stated that the ending to the show's final episode, "Felina", was influenced by the film. The 2016 Canadian film Searchers is a partial remake of the film, in which an Inuit man in 1913 finds his wife and daughter have been kidnapped. However, co-director Zacharias Kunuk discarded the original's plot about conflicts between white people and indigenous peoples, instead using only Inuit characters. Kunuk explained racism was not an intended theme of his film. Kunuk said he watched Western films in the Igloolik community hall as a boy, and declared The Searchers star John Wayne "was our hero". John Wayne's repeatedly used line "that'll be the day" inspired Buddy Holly to write the song "That'll Be the Day" after seeing the film in a theater in Lubbock, Texas. Comic book adaptation Dell Comics published an adaptation of The Searchers in Dell Four Color #709 (June 1956), written by Leo Dorfman and drawn by Mike Roy. The comic book downplays Ethan's racism and omits the final iconic scene of the film. See also John Ford filmography John Wayne filmography List of American films of 1956 List of films considered the best References Bibliography excerpt and text search Primary sources The Searchers: Screenplay, by Frank S Nugent, Alan Le May, John Ford. Published by Warner Bros, 1956. Online Version'' External links Filming Locations for The Searchers Original novel by Alan LeMay 1956 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) epic films Films about kidnapping Films about missing people Films about Native Americans Films adapted into comics Films directed by John Ford Films scored by Max Steiner Films set in Texas Films set in the 1860s Films set in the 1870s Films shot in Arizona Films shot in California Films shot in Colorado Films shot in Edmonton Films shot in Utah Revisionist Western (genre) films United States National Film Registry films Warner Bros. films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films Films shot in Monument Valley