Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
- Starring:
- Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Fargo
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Clint Eastwood's first comedy feature proved to be one of his most profitable vehicles. Eastwood plays Philo Beddoe, a bare-knuckle boxer who travels from fight to fight in a beat-up truck, accompanied by his "pal" Clyde, a orangutan with a mean right hook, and his human buddy Orville (Geoffrey Lewis). During a stopover, Philo meets and falls in love with would-be country & western singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor (Sondra Locke). After a while, she wants to break off the relationship, but he doesn't -- a shaky plot peg upon which to hang several reels' worth of zany car chases and confrontations with such opponents as a gang of bikers and a battalion of hostile lawmen. Adding to the fun is Ruth Gordon as Eastwood's don't-mess-with-me octogenarian mother, and Beverly D'Angelo as an ace sharpshooter. The enormous box-office success of Every Which Way But Loose yielded an equally wacky -- and equally lucrative -- sequel, Any Which Way You Can. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 114 mins
Complete Cast:
- Clint Eastwood - Philo Beddoe
- Geoffrey Lewis - Orville
- Ruth Gordon - Ma
- Tim Irwin - Musician
- Joyce Jameson - Sybil
- Roy Jenson - Woody
- James McEachin - Herb
- Lloyd Nelson - Bartender
- John Quade - Cholla
- Dan Vadis - Frank
- Gregory Walcott - Putman
- Al Silvani - Tank Murdock's Manager
- Hank Worden - Trailer Court Manager
- Fritz Manes - Bartender at Zanzabar
- George Orrison - Fight Spectator
- Walter Barnes - Tank Murdock
- George Chandler - Clerk at DMV
- Jeannette Louise Cole - Palamino girl
- Chuck Waters - Biker
- Jan Stratton - Waitress
- George Dockstader - Double
- Michael Mann - Church's Manager
- Sondra Locke - Lynn Halsey-Taylor
- Beverly D'Angelo - Echo
- Timothy P. Hirvin - MC
- Billie Jackson - Better
- Richard Jamison - Harlan
- Jackson D. Kane - Man at Bowling Alley
- Bill McKinney - Dallas
- Thelma Pelish - Lady Customer
- Tom Runyon - Bartender at Palomino
- Ken Wahl
- George Wilbur - Church
- Jerry Wills - Biker
- Sam Gilman - Fat Guy's Buddy
- William O'Connell - Elmo
- Bruce Scott - Schyler
- Jerry Brutsche - Street Sweeper Driver
- Cary Michael Cheifer - Kincaid's Manager
- Chuck Hicks - Truck Driver
- Hartley Silver - Bartender
- Jeremy Kronsberg - Bruno
- Guy Way - Bartender
- Director(s):
- James Fargo
- Writer(s):
- Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
- Producer(s):
- Robert Daley
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Brief Nudity, Violence)
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