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Every Which Way but Loose

Malpaso Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

United States of America

English

Clint Eastwood

Sondra Locke

Geoffrey Lewis

Manis

Beverly D'Angelo

Walter Barnes

George Chandler

Roy Jenson

James McEachin

Bill McKinney

William O'Connell

John Quade

Dan Vadis

Gregory Walcott

Hank Worden

Ruth Gordon

Jerry Brutsche

Cary Michael Cheifer

Janet Cole Notey

Sam Gilman

Chuck Hicks

Timothy P. Irvin

Tim Irwin

Billy Jackson

Joyce Jameson

Richard Jamison

Jackson D. Kane

Jeremy Joe Kronsberg

Fritz Manes

Michael Mann

Lloyd Nelson

George Orrison

Thelma Pelish

William J. Quinn

Tom Runyon

Bruce Scott

Al Silvani

Hartley Silver

Al Stellone

Jan Stratton

Mike Wagner

Guy Way

George P. Wilbur

Gary Davis

Scott Dockstader

Orwin C. Harvey

Gene LeBell

Chuck Waters

Jerry Wills

Robert Bruce Baird

Phil Everly

Harry Guardino

Clay Hodges

Harry Middlebrooks

Frank Noel

Charlie Rich

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Dee Giffin Scott

Judson Scott

Mel Tillis

Roxanne Tunis

Bob Golden

James Fargo

Simone Boisseree

Elayne Barbara Ceder

Wendy Shear

Bobby Porter

David LeBell

Josef von Stroheim

Glenn Wright

Rexford L. Metz

Don Schoenfeld

Larry Duran

Chuck Gaspar

Larry Holt

Hubie Kerns Jr.

Mickey Gilbert

Buddy Van Horn

George Cheung

George Dockstader

Andy Epper

Bob Orrison

Rick Sawaya

Snuff Garrett

Kevin N. Johnston

Dorothea Long

Billy Ray Smith

Don Nygren

Troy Melton

Ernest B. Wehmeyer

Marvin I. Kosberg

Robert De Vestel

Vern Poore

Tony Epper

BJ Davis

Joel Cox

Robert Daley

Ferris Webster

Steve Dorff

Mary Peters

Donald Harris

I think he's spending too much time with Clyde. 

Every Which Way But Loose is directed by James Fargo and written by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg. It stars Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Beverly D'Angelo and Manis The Orangutan.

It surprised the studio executives, even had them sweating about the release, but the adventures of Philo Beddoe (Eastwood) and his pet Orangutan proved to be a smash hit at the box office.

Beddoe is a trucker who also happens to make money by bare knuckle fighting, and he's very good at it. Clyde the orangutan is a full on personality himself, and between them they wind up being trailed by vengeful coppers and a very incompetent motorcycle gang. Philo's brother Orville (Lewis) is along for the ride and polar opposite love interests come into play via Lynn Halsey-Taylor (Locke) and Echo (D'Angelo). 

Plot is very thin on the ground, we are in fact viewing a series of events that are mined for comedy purpose - which totally work. Action comes by way of the punch ups Philo gets into, with Eastwood as always proving to be one of the better punch throwing actors of his generation, while Lewis shines bright as the best friend and voice of reason to Philo.

The love story sub-plot involving Lynn and Philo - and its subsequent revelations - feels a touch out of place, since this is such a chilled and relaxed comedy picture. Which is the key, the makers know what they are doing, they are having fun and ask the audience to do the same. The public lapped it up and ensured that a sequel of similar tropes would follow. That also proved to be popular since it was more of the same.

Open the beer and popcorn and just run with it, it was never meant to be high art etc. 7/10

A bit forgettable, if nothing terrible.

Clint Eastwood is solid enough, while the supporting Geoffrey Lewis, Sondra Locke and Ruth Gordon have a couple of moments. The plot is a little meandering and doesn't hold enough entertainment, even with an orangutan being present throughout <em>'Every Which Way but Loose'</em>.

I found the pacing to be slower than I would've liked and the characters opposite the lead to be boring, whether it be John Quade & Co. or the pair of police officers. I will say that I actually did enjoy the music used, which is arguably the film's main plus if I'm honest.

I can't say I'm expecting much from <em>'Any Which Way You Can'</em>, the sequel, but I'll give it a chance no doubt.

Every Which Way But Loose TV trailer 1978

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Clint Eastwood

Sondra Locke

Geoffrey Lewis

Manis

Beverly D'Angelo

Walter Barnes

George Chandler

Roy Jenson

James McEachin

Bill McKinney

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