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Every Which Way But Loose
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| Every Which Way But Loose | |
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 Every Which Way But Loose movie poster |
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| Directed by | James Fargo |
| Produced by | Robert Daley |
| Written by | Jeremy Joe Kronsberg |
| Starring | Clint Eastwood Sondra Locke Geoffrey Lewis Ruth Gordon John Quade |
| Music by | Steve Dorff |
| Cinematography | Rexford L. Metz |
| Editing by | Joel Cox Ferris Webster |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | December 20, 1978 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Any Which Way You Can |
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Every Which Way But Loose is a 1978 U.S. motion picture, released by Warner Brothers, produced by Robert Daley and directed by James Fargo. It starred 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 friend 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 movie, after his string of spaghetti western and Dirty Harry roles, somewhat startled the movie industry and he was reportedly advised against making it. Panned by critics, the movie went on to become an enormous success and became, along with its 1980 sequel Any Which Way You Can, the two highest grossing Eastwood movies.
The film has a soundtrack generously laced with popular Country Music hits, including the title track by Eddie Rabbitt and several numbers by Charlie Rich. One song Charlie Rich performed in the movie, I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home, hit number three on the charts in 1979 and was Rich's last Top Ten single. Sondra Locke, who appears as Eastwood's fleeing love interest, performs several musical numbers in the film as well.
The movie has a contemporary western theme, displaying the blue collar aspects of the western United States, with many scenes shot in rural locations, cheap motel rooms, industrial facilities, and honky tonk bars. The film was shot on location largely in the California communities of North Hollywood, San Fernando, Sun Valley, and Van Nuys, and in Colorado, including part of Denver and historic Georgetown, where Eastwood's character engages in a comedic showdown with the bumbling motorcycle gang in an open reference to his earlier gunfighter roles.
"Every Which Way But Loose" is mentioned in the British movie, Shaun Of The Dead, as one of the main characters, Ed, does an impression of Clyde.
The Observer described it as a "really great ape movie" in Episode #813 of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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- Philo: We're gonna meet a real lady now Clyde, so no spittin', pissin', fartin', or pickin' your ass.
- In a confrontation between the Black Widows and a trucker in a diner:
- Biker: Whadar you laughin' at, lard ass?
- Trucker: You turn around and walk out that door, and I'll forget what you just said. And I won't tell everyone that you drink horse piss!
- Sondra Locke's character name was Lynn Halsey-Taylor, and in one scene she mentioned that her dream was to open her own nightclub and call it "Lynn Halsey-Taylor's Drinking Fountain." There is an actual company called Halsey-Taylor that makes drinking fountains for office buildings.
- Sondra Locke doesn't really play the guitar in the film. She just holds it and doesn't make any chords.
- A nighttime street scene with Eastwood and Locke driving along in an old truck, while supposedly taking place in California, was actually filmed in Denver on Colfax Avenue, because a sign that says "I-70" is clearly visible.