Every Which Way But Loose

Name: Every Which Way But Loose
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: December 20, 1978
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Beverly D'Angelo, Bill McKinney, Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis, George Chandler

1978

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 20, 1978 | PG

Starring: Beverly D'Angelo, Bill McKinney, Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis, George Chandler, James McEachin, Roy Jenson, Sondra Locke, Walter Barnes, William O'Connell

Summary: The San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde.

Director: James Fargo

Genre(s): Action, Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 114 min

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Empire Ian Nathan

Clint doing roughneck humour with an orang-utan, what's not to like? Read full review

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For Eastwood fans, the essential elements are there. Lots of people get beat up, Eastwood walks tall and looks nasty, cars are crashed. James Fargo directs limply. Read full review

Jay Scott

Every Which Way But Loose is a fists-out-and-up Burt Reynolds movie without Burt Reynolds. I never thought I'd miss the Beverly Hills good ol' boy so much. [22 Dec 1978]

Debbie Prager

This time, Eastwood has traded in his magnum for a Chevy pick-up truck and crime-ridden city streets for a netherworld of highways, honky tonks and trailer parks. But there are still enough bodies smashed - automotive and human - to keep his followers happy. [22 Dec 1978, p.20]

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A huge disappointment after The Outlaw Josey Wales and The Gauntlet, this rambling comedy forsakes the subtle, self-deprecating humour of those films and opts for a far rowdier and broader comedy that never really goes anywhere or says anything. Read full review

Janet Maslin

The slackest and most harebrained of Mr. Eastwood's recent movies. It is overlong and virtually uneventful, even though there are half a dozen cute characters and woolly subplots competing for the viewer's attentions. Read full review

David Ansen

One can forgive the orangutan's participation - he couldn't read the script - but what is Eastwood's excuse? James Fargo directed, every which way but well. [08 Jan 1979, p.60]

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r96sk

Jan 19, 2022

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 'EveryA 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 'Every Which Way but Loose'.

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 'Any Which Way You Can', the sequel, but I'll give it a chance no doubt.… Expand

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