Every Which Way But Loose (1978)

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• Directors C

  
  Every Which Way is suprisingly good considering Eastwood wasn't made for this sort of movie. It boasts memorable lines and characters and although it has it's flaws ncluding its god-awful pacing. Every Which Way But Loose is uninspired but fun entertainment.

• Ken S

  
  Clint Eastwood wins an orangutan in a fist fight and they quickly become best friends. A bizarrely charming movie ensues.

• Conner R

  
  Just a really great movie. It's Clint Eastwood onscreen kicking ass for two hours. He uses his god given guns to defeat the bad guys and woo the ladies. This is a really fun experience that manages to be funny without being cheesy. I love Clyde and his talents (flipping people… More
  Just a really great movie. It's Clint Eastwood onscreen kicking ass for two hours. He uses his god given guns to defeat the bad guys and woo the ladies. This is a really fun experience that manages to be funny without being cheesy. I love Clyde and his talents (flipping people off, drinking beer and having sex at the zoo), he seemed like a true best friend to Clint Eastwood.

• Jason O

  
  As with all Clint Eastwood films, I loved this one...soon I'll be able to say I've seen all his movies, and I'd love to own every one of them, and that counts the ones he directs! I remember being on a guided tour last year to the West, and visiting Sturgis, South… More
  As with all Clint Eastwood films, I loved this one...soon I'll be able to say I've seen all his movies, and I'd love to own every one of them, and that counts the ones he directs! I remember being on a guided tour last year to the West, and visiting Sturgis, South Dakota, when the tour guide pointed to a bar there and said several scenes of a Clint Eastwood film were shot there, but didn't remember him saying which one it was. Well, apparently it was this one, cause I recognized Sturgis and the Black Hills in an instant! It looked the same 31 years earlier as it did in 2009. So I've been somewhere and walked the same street as where my all time favorite actor shot a big movie scene fight. Too cool! Nice twist with Sondra Locke turning on Eastwood, and Clint then losing a fight, didn't see that coming!

• Aaron N

  
  Ma Boggs: [Ma has just learned of Philo and Orville's trip plans... turning to Philo] What're you gonna do with the baboon? Philo Beddoe: Orangutan, Ma. Clyde's an orangutan. Ma Boggs: [scoffs] Well, what's the difference? Philo Beddoe: 12 ribs. Just like you and… More
  Ma Boggs: [Ma has just learned of Philo and Orville's trip plans... turning to Philo] What're you gonna do with the baboon? Philo Beddoe: Orangutan, Ma. Clyde's an orangutan. Ma Boggs: [scoffs] Well, what's the difference? Philo Beddoe: 12 ribs. Just like you and me. A strange buddy comedy that involves Clint Eastwood partnered up with an orangutan. This image of course got me and a friend instantly interested in watching this film. Its a nice change in pace from other Eastwood films, and is certainly fun in its own way. Still strange though. Philo Beddoe, played by Eastwood, is an easy-going trucker and a great fist-fighter. With two friends - Orville, who promotes prize-fights for him, and Clyde, the orangutan he won on a bet - he roams the San Fernando Valley in search of cold beer, country music and the occasional punch-up. But he is floored himself by a dainty little country and western singer, who gives him the slip when she realizes he's getting too serious. Phil, Clyde and Orville set off in pursuit, pestered by bikers. There are a lot of random elements all thrown together in this film, but for some reason it manages to come together and be entertaining. Philo Beddoe: I'm not afraid of any man, but when it comes to sharing my feelings with a woman, my stomach turns to royal gelatin.

• Anthony L

  
  I want an ape. My girlfriend won?t let me have one though, she would tell you she already has one!

• Cassie H

  
  This is the first Clint Eastwood movie I have ever seen and I thought it was great. Clint Eastwood was the cool guy that kicked but and Clyde was his adorable orangatun sidekick. Can't wait to watch the sequel!

• Chris G

  
  Clint's first monkey movie that made everyone wonder if he'll end up like that last guy that made monkey movies. A script that seems hand picked for Burt Reynolds (and it was written with him in mind AND ended up featuring one of the rapist hillbillies from Deliverance!)… More
  Clint's first monkey movie that made everyone wonder if he'll end up like that last guy that made monkey movies. A script that seems hand picked for Burt Reynolds (and it was written with him in mind AND ended up featuring one of the rapist hillbillies from Deliverance!) that focuses on country music and promiscuous sex with multiple partners. If you love movies like Stroker Ace then this is your Citizen Kane. If you aren't a big fan of films with Mel Tillis then you will find this an OK flick where Clint got tired of shooting people in all his movies and decided to beat them to death with his bare hands for fun and profit.

• Dean M

  
  The best one of Clint Eastwood's comedy movies and I love the scene of old Mama scaring the motorcycle gang hell out of her lawn with use her shotgun. That makes me laugh so much.

• Dean !

  
  A great comedy about the odd life of a truck driver by day and bare knuckle fighter by night. Has some very funny moments.

• xGary X

  
  A feeble redneck comedy that heralded the dark age of Clint's career that I can only assume was brought on by a severe mid-life crisis (see Heartbreak Ridge and The Rookie. Ugh.)

• Michael G

  
  If the idea of Clint Eastwood and an orangutan doesn't crack you up then you can go to hell.

• Christopher O

  
  Eastwood tries comedy in a pure entertainment piece and for the most part it works and while many thought working with a orangataun could ruin his career, they were mistaken. Clint plays Philo Beddoe, a hard working and drinking truck driver who fights on the side for extra money and… More
  Eastwood tries comedy in a pure entertainment piece and for the most part it works and while many thought working with a orangataun could ruin his career, they were mistaken. Clint plays Philo Beddoe, a hard working and drinking truck driver who fights on the side for extra money and is quite sucessful. Until he meets country singer Sondra Locke and he lets his guard down in more ways than one. Ruth Grdon is a stich as his foul mouthed mother trying to get her driver's licence, and the scene where she takes on a motorcycle gang is priceless. It is accompanied by a good country music soundtrack. I still laugh today when I catch in on cable.

• Lee K

  
  I grew up witrh these movies with clint recently showed them to my younger spouse and she said they were garbage so i guess its a guy thing Needless to say i loved the actors in this and its sequel, a very fun sorta 70's movie with loads of laughs.

• Miriam K

  
  As a kid, this was great, Need I say more?

• Chad R

  
  Left Turn Clyde

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