Any Which Way You Can (1980)

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• Directors C

  
  Clint Eastwood still acts wonderfully and the film has slightly better pacing than its predecessor but ultimately the jokes are tired and resultingly the film is any which way but good.

• Jason O

  
  Interesting how a film can average 3 stars on Flixster, but 4.5 on Netflix. I agree more with the latter. I have no shame telling anyone that Clint's my favorite actor of all time, and this is yet another one that rocks (all of them do to me, though, whether he acts, directs, or… More
  Interesting how a film can average 3 stars on Flixster, but 4.5 on Netflix. I agree more with the latter. I have no shame telling anyone that Clint's my favorite actor of all time, and this is yet another one that rocks (all of them do to me, though, whether he acts, directs, or both). I found "Any Which Way You Can" to have a good bit of humor, nice fighting scenes, good music that fits the western theme, and the ape doesn't bother me at all. I found the ape to add more to this film than it did in the original ("Right turn, Clyde" *punch!*). Oh yeah, brownie points for much of it being shot in Jackson, Wyoming, which I visited in '09 (I remember that elk horn arch!). And it was made right after I was born - that's also an extra cool factor. I loved it.

• Aaron N

  
  Philo Beddoe: Right turn, Clyde. Somehow, the sequel to Clint Eastwood's Orangutan buddy comedy is actually better than the first. There is more fun to be had amidst the continual strange premise of Eastwood playing a mechanic/bare knuckle boxer who rides around with his pal… More
  Philo Beddoe: Right turn, Clyde. Somehow, the sequel to Clint Eastwood's Orangutan buddy comedy is actually better than the first. There is more fun to be had amidst the continual strange premise of Eastwood playing a mechanic/bare knuckle boxer who rides around with his pal Orville and his Orangutan buddy Clyde. There really isn't much more I want to go into about this unlikely franchise, but suffice it to say that it provided a lot of good laughs. Lynn Halsey-Taylor: What are you gonna do with them? Philo Beddoe: We can't leave 'em here. Dogs'll come along and piss on 'em. Ain't fair to the dogs.

• Anthony L

  
  A pointless but welcome follow up. Left turn Clyde!

• Chris G

  
  A glorified remake of its predecessor with Clint Eastwood still kicking ass for money, Clyde drinking beer and mating with zoo inmates and a sex scene featuring Anne "Mrs. Fratelli" Ramsey. Top that off with Glen Campbell and you get another red neck classic that ranks up… More
  A glorified remake of its predecessor with Clint Eastwood still kicking ass for money, Clyde drinking beer and mating with zoo inmates and a sex scene featuring Anne "Mrs. Fratelli" Ramsey. Top that off with Glen Campbell and you get another red neck classic that ranks up there with any of the crap Burt Reynolds was doing in this era. Hey, it's still better than Fire Fox.

• Dean !

  
  A good if slighty odd comedy film about bare knuckle fights. Has some hilarious moments largely thanks to Clyde the Orangutan!

• xGary X

  
  More witless ape-related redneckery from a true star who should've known better.

• Michael G

  
  Not as good as the first but they knew when to cash in their chips.

• Dean M

  
  Clint and Clyde strike back again and great final showdown.

• Christopher O

  
  A disappointing sequel to a fairly good Eastwood action comedy. Philo is back and trying to forget Sondra Locke so is fighting full tilt. Clyde is still disrespecting authority and the Black Widows are out for Philo's head. It has some laughs but is just retread of the first film… More
  A disappointing sequel to a fairly good Eastwood action comedy. Philo is back and trying to forget Sondra Locke so is fighting full tilt. Clyde is still disrespecting authority and the Black Widows are out for Philo's head. It has some laughs but is just retread of the first film with the mafia thrown in for drama I suppose.

• Lee K

  
  I loved these movies growing up as a kid, now im all grown i make the wife watch them with me when they come on much to her dismay hehe

• Anthony V

  
  Better than the first one.

• Chad R

  
  Right Turn Clyde

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