Rio Lobo is a 1970 American Western film directed and produced by Howard Hawks, his final directorial effort. It stars John Wayne in the lead role, along with Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam, Victor French and Susana Dosamantes. The film's screenplay was written by Burton Wohl and Leigh Brackett, with a musical score composed by Jerry Goldsmith. It was shot in Cuernavaca in the Mexican state of Morelos and in Tucson, Arizona.