"Schickel argued that the character of Bronco Billy is Eastwood's most self-referential work. Janet Maslin of ""The New York Times"" wrote that the film was ""the best and funniest Clint Eastwood movie in quite a while"", praising Eastwood's directing and the way he intricately juxtaposes the old West and the new. Later in 1980, he reprised his role in the sequel to ""Every Which Way But Loose"" entitled ""Any Which Way You Can"". The film was another box-office success and was among the top five highest-grossing films of the year. Later on Wednesday, December 17, 1980 he appeared in the"
"Every Which Way but Loose (film) Every Which Way but Loose is a 1978 American adventure comedy film, released by Warner Bros., produced by Robert Daley and directed by James Fargo. It stars Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role as Philo Beddoe, a trucker and brawler roaming the American West in search of a lost love while accompanied by his brother/manager, Orville, and his pet orangutan, Clyde. In the process, Philo manages to cross a motley assortment of characters, including a pair of police officers and an entire motorcycle gang (the Black Widows), who end up pursuing"
"addition to ""Behind Closed Doors,"" a 1960 song by Hank Thompson, ""A Six Pack to Go,"" was featured in the film and included on the soundtrack. Every Which Way but Loose (film) Every Which Way but Loose is a 1978 American adventure comedy film, released by Warner Bros., produced by Robert Daley and directed by James Fargo. It stars Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role as Philo Beddoe, a trucker and brawler roaming the American West in search of a lost love while accompanied by his brother/manager, Orville, and his pet orangutan, Clyde. In the process, Philo"
"with violence"". Roger Ebert, on the other hand, gave it three stars and called it ""...classic Clint Eastwood: fast, furious, and funny."" David Ansen of ""Newsweek"" wrote, ""You don't believe a minute of it, but at the end of the quest, it's hard not to chuckle and cheer"". In 1978, Eastwood starred in ""Every Which Way but Loose"" an uncharacteristic, offbeat comedy role. Eastwood played Philo Beddoe, a trucker and brawler who roamed the American West, searching for a lost love, while accompanying his best brother/manager Orville and his pet orangutan, Clyde. The script, written by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg had"
"the Valley Relics Museum in Chatsworth, California The Palomino was a hangout and refuge for struggling actors and stuntmen during their salad days, including Clint Eastwood, a contract bit player at Universal, and stuntman/secondary TV cowboy Hal Needham. Both remembered the club when they gained prominence in the industry as directors and sought it as a location. The club was featured in several movies including: Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and Any Which Way You Can (1980) starring Clint Eastwood, Geoffery Lewis, Sandra Locke and Ruth Gordon; The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978) starring Marilyn Hassett,"
"directed and starred in ""The Gauntlet"" opposite Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney, and Mara Corday. Eastwood portrays a down-and-out cop assigned to escort a prostitute from Las Vegas to Phoenix to testify against the mob. Although a moderate hit with the viewing public, critics had mixed feelings about the film, with many believing it was overly violent. Ebert, in contrast, gave the film three stars and called it ""... classic Clint Eastwood: fast, furious, and funny."" The following year, he starred in ""Every Which Way But Loose"" in an uncharacteristic offbeat comedy role. He played Philo Beddoe, a"
"interest of Clint Eastwood's eponymous character. This was followed by a lead role alongside Eastwood in the hit action film ""The Gauntlet"" (1977). Over the course of their personal relationship, Locke did not work in any capacity on any theatrical motion picture other than with him except for 1977's western ""The Shadow of Chikara"". The home invasion film ""Death Game"", though released after they became an item, was actually shot in 1974. In 1978, Locke and Eastwood appeared with an orangutan named Manis in that year's second highest-grossing film, ""Every Which Way But Loose"". She portrayed country singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor"
"experience of walking among structures from the mining boom. The historic downtown was used as the location for the filming of a scene from the 1978 movie ""Every Which Way But Loose"" starring Clint Eastwood. The scene features the climactic showdown between Philo Beddoe (Eastwood's character) and the Black Widows motorcycle gang. The town was also used in the 1998 film ""Phantoms"" which included the historic Hotel de Paris, as well as the colonial-style post office. The made-for-TV movie ""The Christmas Gift"", starring John Denver, was filmed in Georgetown in 1986. The film is about a widower and his daughter"
"Denby compared Eastwood's directing style with that of ""Don Siegel's tawdry, urban-anxiety mode, slowed by episodes of rapt erotic stillness"", and stated that as actor he ""also gave his most complex and forceful performance to date."" Tightrope (film) Tightrope is a 1984 American suspense thriller produced by and starring Clint Eastwood and written and directed by Richard Tuggle. A young woman walking home from her birthday party is stalked by a man in distinctive sneakers. After she drops one of her presents, a police officer offers to escort her to her front door. The camera reveals that the policeman is"
"Every Which Way but Loose (song) ""Every Which Way but Loose"" is a song written by Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett and Milton Brown, and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in November 1978 as the only single from the soundtrack to the 1978 film of the same name, it spent three weeks atop the ""Billboard magazine"" Hot Country Singles chart in February 1979. Released just weeks before ""Every Which Way But Loose"" premiered nationwide, the title track immediately broke in popularity. In fact, the song debuted at No. 18 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles"
"Hereafter (film) Hereafter is a 2010 American fantasy disaster drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood, written by Peter Morgan, and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The film tells three parallel stories about three people affected by death in similar waysall three have issues of communicating with the dead; Matt Damon plays American factory worker George, who is able to communicate with the dead and who has worked professionally as a clairvoyant, but no longer wants to communicate with the dead; Cécile de France plays French television journalist Marie, who survives a near-death experience during the 2004 Indian"
"and a gentle tact. I was surprised to find it enthralling."" The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, but lost to another Warner Bros. film, ""Inception"". It won the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture and was also nominated in the category of Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture. Hereafter (film) Hereafter is a 2010 American fantasy disaster drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood, written by Peter Morgan, and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The film tells three parallel stories about three"
"chart, the highest debut since the inception of the 100-position chart in July 1973. The record was later tied by Garth Brooks' ""Good Ride Cowboy"" in 2005. Every Which Way but Loose (song) ""Every Which Way but Loose"" is a song written by Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett and Milton Brown, and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in November 1978 as the only single from the soundtrack to the 1978 film of the same name, it spent three weeks atop the ""Billboard magazine"" Hot Country Singles chart in February 1979. Released just weeks before ""Every"
"Dance, featured on their 2011 album ""Everything is Gonna be OK in the End"". Lenz and ""Breezy"" figure into the storyline of Philip K. Dick's novel ""VALIS"", where the narrator Phil mentions he had a crush on her after the movie and tried approaching Lenz, only for her agent to stop him. Breezy Breezy is a 1973 American romantic drama film, starring William Holden and Kay Lenz. It was written by Jo Heims, and was the third film directed by Clint Eastwood, who can be briefly seen in an uncredited cameo leaning on a pier wearing a white jacket. The"
"the filming of ""Breezy"" had finished, Warner Brothers announced that Eastwood had agreed to reprise his role as Detective Harry Callahan in a sequel to ""Dirty Harry"", running under the title, ""Vigilance"". Writer John Milius came up with a storyline in which a group of rogue young officers in the San Francisco Police Force systematically exterminate the city's worst criminals, portraying the idea that there are worse cops than Dirty Harry. David Soul, Tim Matheson, Robert Urich and Kip Niven were cast as the young vigilante cops. Milius was a gun aficionado and political conservative and the film would extensively"
"Ride Along 2 Ride Along 2 is a 2016 American buddy cop comedy film directed by Tim Story and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. It is the sequel to the 2014 film ""Ride Along"". The film stars Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, Ken Jeong, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Bruce McGill and Tika Sumpter. Universal Pictures released the film on January 15, 2016. Like the original film, this sequel was panned by most critics but was a box office success, grossing $124.6 million worldwide during its theatrical run. The film starts in Miami on the boat of crime lord Antonio"
"an emergency landing, keeping all passengers on board alive. Released in the United States in September 2016, it became another commercial success for Eastwood, grossing over $238 million worldwide. In 2018, he directed the biographical thriller """", which saw previously non-professional actors Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos playing themselves as they stop the 2015 Thalys train attack. The film received a generally negative reception from critics, who were largely critical of the acting by the three leads. The Mule, in which he is director and lead, was released in December 2018. Beginning with the thriller ""Play Misty for"
"only decent part is played by an orangutan. One can forgive [his] participation—he couldn't read the script—but what is Eastwood's excuse?"" ""Variety"" commented that, ""This film is so awful it's almost as if Eastwood is using it to find out how far he can go—how bad a film he can associate himself with."" The soundtrack album included many successful country music hits, two new songs of which reached No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart in 1979: the title track ""Every Which Way but Loose"" by Eddie Rabbitt and ""Coca-Cola Cowboy"" by Mel Tillis; also included was ""Behind"
"Tightrope (film) Tightrope is a 1984 American suspense thriller produced by and starring Clint Eastwood and written and directed by Richard Tuggle. A young woman walking home from her birthday party is stalked by a man in distinctive sneakers. After she drops one of her presents, a police officer offers to escort her to her front door. The camera reveals that the policeman is wearing the same sneakers as the stalker. The next day, divorced New Orleans police detective Wes Block (Eastwood) is playing football with his daughters Penny and Amanda. They take in a stray dog, adding to the"
"Clint Eastwood 1980 film ""Any Which Way You Can"" featured scenes in the city of Bakersfield with a car chase scene involving Bakersfield Police officers. A fourth season episode of """", entitled ""Dead Ringer"", featured a secondary murder plot involving a female Bakersfield Police detective as a possible suspect. In 1999, KB Toys released a line of exclusive diecast metal toy cars based on classic hotrod cars featuring real city police logos and paint schemes. ""Cop Rods"" by Mattel featured a tail dragger hotrod decorated in the Bakersfield Police department style. The Zoe Saldana 2011 film ""Colombiana"" features the Bakersfield"
"filming ""unharmed, unscratched, unused."" Actor Clive Mantle, who plays the racist bouncer Harry, has the distinction of being the only person to successfully beat up Clint Eastwood in a film (not counting ""Every Which Way But Loose"" when he intentionally loses). Mantle was roughly half Eastwood's age and reportedly had trouble keeping up with him during filming of the fight scene. Although Eastwood had suffered beatings in other films, most notably ""Dirty Harry"", its sequel ""Sudden Impact"" and later ""Unforgiven"", they usually involved him being outnumbered or outmatched; this was the first and only time he was defeated in a"
"James Fargo James Fargo (born August 14, 1938) is an American film director. He directed numerous films from 1976 to 1998. After serving as assistant director on many films starring Clint Eastwood, he was then given the chance to direct the third Dirty Harry film, ""The Enforcer"", in 1976. Later he also directed Eastwood in 1978's ""Every Which Way but Loose"". It would be his final film working with Eastwood. Fargo has also directed other films such as ""Caravans"", ""A Game for Vultures"", ""Voyage of the Rock Aliens"", as well as two Chuck Norris films. Fargo has also directed television"
"its hiding place. After the box-office success of ""A Fistful of Dollars"" in Italy, director Sergio Leone and his new producer, Alberto Grimaldi, wanted to begin production of a sequel, but they needed to get Clint Eastwood to agree to star in it. Eastwood was not ready to commit to a second film when he had not even seen the first. Quickly, the filmmakers rushed an Italian-language print (a U.S. version did not yet exist) of ""Per un pugno di dollari"" to him. The star then gathered a group of friends for a debut screening at CBS Production Center and,"
"respectively. A short-lived based on the films debuted in 2007 on MTV2 and lasted 8 episodes. A fourth and final film titled, ""Last Friday"" has been confirmed to be in the works and is scheduled for a currently unknown release date. The film takes a look at one single Friday in the life of two friends, Craig Jones (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker), in South Central Los Angeles. Craig has recently been fired from his job while attempting to collect his wages, as he was allegedly caught on camera stealing cardboard boxes from UPS, although he claims innocence. Throughout"
"After Everything After Everything (originally titled Shotgun) is an 2018 American comedy drama film, written and directed by Hannah Marks and Joey Power. It stars Jeremy Allen White, Maika Monroe, DeRon Horton, Sasha Lane, Dean Winters, Gina Gershon and Marisa Tomei. It had its world premiere on South by Southwest on March 9, 2018. It was released on October 12, 2018, by Good Deed Entertainment, to positive critical reception. In March 2017, it was announced Jeremy Allen White and Maika Monroe, had been cast in the film, with Hannah Marks and Joey Power directing from a screenplay they wrote. Jordan"
"Coca-Cola Cowboy ""Coca-Cola Cowboy"" is a song written by Steve Dorff, Sandy Pinkard, Sam Atchley and Bud Dain, and recorded by American country music artist Mel Tillis. It was released in June 1979 as the first single from the album ""Mr. Entertainer"". The song was featured in the film, ""Every Which Way but Loose"", starring Clint Eastwood and the film ""Bandit Goes Country"" (which also had Tillis in the film) starring Brian Bloom. ""Coca-Cola Cowboy"" was Tillis' fifth number one on the U.S. country singles chart, where it spent one week at the top and a total of eleven weeks"
"Along 2"" started filming on July 7, 2014; filming locations included Miami, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. Universal released the film on January 15, 2016. Ride Along (film) Ride Along is a 2014 American buddy cop comedy film directed by Tim Story and starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bryan Callen, Tika Sumpter and Laurence Fishburne. Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, and Matt Manfredi wrote the screenplay based on a story originally from Coolidge. The film follows Ben Barber (Hart), a high school security guard who must prove to his girlfriend's brother, James Payton (Ice Cube), that he is"
"30, Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta joined the film. On November 17, Alexander Ludwig joined the film to play a young sidekick of an ex-logger. Filming began on November 12, 2014 primarily in Enderby, British Columbia. It would also be shot in Lumby. Filming lasted until late December. Blackway Blackway (also known as Go with Me) is a 2015 American thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson and written by Joseph Gangemi and Gregory Jacobs, based on the 2008 novel ""Go with Me"" by Castle Freeman, Jr. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Ray Liotta, and Alexander Ludwig. Filming began"
"spiritual successor to ""Dazed and Confused"", titled ""Everybody Wants Some!!"", with backing from Annapurna Pictures and Paramount distributing the film in North America. The film was released in March 2016 and was well received by critics, but it failed to recoup its budget of 10 million dollars, grossing only 4.6 million. In August 2016, it was announced that he will write and direct ""Last Flag Flying"", starring Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, and Steve Carell. The film is a sequel to Hal Ashby's 1973 film ""The Last Detail"". Filming began in November 2016 and the film was released on November 3,"
"The Longest Ride (film) The Longest Ride is a 2015 American Neo Western romantic drama film directed by George Tillman Jr. and written by Craig Bolotin. Based on Nicholas Sparks' 2013 novel of the same name, the film stars Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, Alan Alda, Melissa Benoist, Lolita Davidovich, and Gloria Reuben. The film was released on April 10, 2015 by 20th Century Fox. Luke Collins (Scott Eastwood) is a bull rider on the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) tour, who is seriously injured one night while performing. A year later after recovering, he starts riding again"
"her own play, ""Ho! Ho! Ho!"" at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts. She had a minor role as Ma Boggs, the mother of Orville Boggs (Geoffrey Lewis), in the Clint Eastwood films ""Every Which Way but Loose"" and ""Any Which Way You Can"". In 1983, Gordon was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. ""Harold and Maude"", ""Adam's Rib"", and ""Rosemary's Baby"" have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the"
"a movie directed by Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood in 1997. Williams was portrayed by actor Kevin Spacey. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 February 2018), memorial page for Danny Lewis ""Billy Hanson"" Hansford (1 Mar 1960–2 May 1981), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9925, citing Greenwich Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave . James Arthur Williams James Arthur Williams (December 11, 1931 – January 14, 1990) was the only person in the state of Georgia ever to be tried four times for the same crime. Following the May 2, 1981,"
"shows, such as ""The A-Team"", ""Hunter"", ""Scarecrow and Mrs. King"" and ""Beverly Hills 90210"". James Fargo James Fargo (born August 14, 1938) is an American film director. He directed numerous films from 1976 to 1998. After serving as assistant director on many films starring Clint Eastwood, he was then given the chance to direct the third Dirty Harry film, ""The Enforcer"", in 1976. Later he also directed Eastwood in 1978's ""Every Which Way but Loose"". It would be his final film working with Eastwood. Fargo has also directed other films such as ""Caravans"", ""A Game for Vultures"", ""Voyage of the"