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Every Which Way but Loose (1978)

Movie"Clint Eastwood will turn you Every Which Way But Loose"
Audience Score
61
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PG 1 hr 50 minDec 20th, 1978Comedy, Action, Drama, Adventure, RomancePhilo & Clyde Collection PosterPart of Philo & Clyde Collection
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, some cops, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.
StarringClint EastwoodSondra LockeGeoffrey Lewis
DirectorJames Fargo
WriterJeremy Joe Kronsberg

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 20th, 1978
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 7th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$5,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$85,196,485 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Movie Tags:
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Philo & Clyde Collection

Every Which Way but Loose is a 1978 American adventure comedy film. It stars Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role, as Philo Beddoe, a trucker and brawler roaming the American West in search of a lost love while accompanied by his friend/manager Orville and his pet orangutan, Clyde. In the process Philo manages to cross a motley assortment of characters, including a pair of police officers and an entire motorcycle gang (the "Black Widows"), who end up pursuing him for revenge. Eastwood's appearance in the film, after his string of spaghetti western and Dirty Harry roles, somewhat startled the film industry and he was reportedly advised against making it. Panned by critics, the film went on to become an enormous success and became, along with its 1980 sequel Any Which Way You Can, two of the highest grossing Eastwood films. When adjusted for inflation, it still ranks as one of the top 200 highest grossing films of all time.