Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
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31% of critics liked it
(13 reviews) -
56% of users liked it
(27,710 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- James Fargo
- Written By
- Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Dec 20, 1978 Wide
- On DVD
- May 7, 2002
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
Just weird enough to work as a fun time capsule in a half-baked sort of way.
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
An amusing redneck comedy from that brief period of time when Clint Eastwood was copying Burt Reynolds.
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
Every which way but good.
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Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International
Goofy but amiable comedy with great country music.
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Karina Montgomery, Cinerina
Clint and an organgutan....
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Cast
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Clint Eastwood
as Philo Beddoe
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Sondra Locke
as Lynn Halsey-Taylor
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Geoffrey Lewis
as Orville
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Beverly D'Angelo
as Echo
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Ruth Gordon
as Ma
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Walter Barnes
as Tank Murdock
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Jerry Brutsche
as Street Sweeper Driver
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George Chandler
as Clerk at DMV
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Cary Michael Cheifer
as Kincaid's Manager
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Jeannette Louise Cole
as Palamino girl
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Chuck Hicks
as Truck Driver
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Timothy P. Hirvin
as MC
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Tim Irwin
as Musician
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Billie Jackson
as Better
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Joyce Jameson
as Sybil
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Richard Jamison
as Harlan
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Roy Jenson
as Woody
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Jackson D. Kane
as Man at Bowling Alley
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James McEachin
as Herb
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Bill McKinney
as Dallas
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Lloyd Nelson
as Bartender
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Thelma Pelish
as Lady Customer
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John Quade
as Cholla
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Tom Runyon
as Bartender at Palomino
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Dan Vadis
as Frank
- Ken Wahl
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Gregory Walcott
as Putman
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George P. Wilbur
as Church
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Jerry Wills
as Biker
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Hank Worden
as Trailer Court Manager
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Sam Gilman
as Fat Guy's Buddy
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Fritz Manes
as Bartender at Zanzabar
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William O'Connell
as Elmo
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George Orrison
as Fight Spectator
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Bruce Scott
as Schyler
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Chuck Waters
as Biker
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Hartley Silver
as Bartender
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Jan Stratton
as Waitress
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Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
as Bruno
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George Dockstader
as Double
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Guy Way
as Bartender
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Michael Mann
as Church's Manager
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Al Silvani
as Tank Murdock's Manager