A hard but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so that she can testify in a mob trial. But a lot of people are literally betting that they won't make it into town alive.
A rape victim is exacting revenge on her aggressors in a small town outside San Francisco. "Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case.
A trucker turned prize fighter, his brother and their pet orangutan have a series of misadventures involving the mob, corrupt cops, motorcycle gangs and pretty dames.
Director:
Buddy Van Horn
Stars:
Clint Eastwood,
Sondra Locke,
Geoffrey Lewis
Dirty Harry must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with a rookie female partner that he's not too excited to be working with.
New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer but when he gets too close to the target the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.
Director:
Richard Tuggle
Stars:
Clint Eastwood,
Geneviève Bujold,
Dan Hedaya
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
In Phoenix, the alcoholic and mediocre detective Ben Shockley is assigned by the Chief Commissary Blakelock to bring the witness Gus Mally from Las Vegas for a minor trial. Shockley travels to Vegas and finds that Gus Mally is an aggressive and intelligent prostitute with a college degree and she tells him that the odds are against her showing up in court. Shockley learns that she will actually testify against a powerful mobster and the mafia is chasing them trying to kill them both. He calls Blakelock and request a police escort from Phoenix to protect them. But soon he discovers that someone is betraying him in the police department. Now, Shockley and Malley hijack a bus and Shockley welds thick steel plates and transforms the cabin in an armored bus trying to reach the Forum. But they will need to drive through a gauntlet of police officers armed with heavy weapons.Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
More than 8,000 rounds were used for the climactic shootout scene. See more »
Goofs
From the outside, the windshield on the driver's side is riddled with bullets but from the inside only one hole is visible although the metal sheeting extends almost the width of that windshield. See more »
Quotes
Constable:
[in the car, he's driving, Ben's in front, she's in the back seat, with him leering at her in the mirror]
You mind if I ask you a question? How many times a month you spread your legs?
Ben Shockley:
Just drive the car, will you?
Constable:
See now, I got me a chance to learn something, colonel. I mean, as long as I got to chaffeur the little strumpet, you don't mind if a country boy picks up a little education, do you?
[smirks]
Constable:
I... I got this here buddy, he had the idea one time to open up a string of whorehouses and ...
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Crazy Credits
A disclaimer at the end reads: "Law enforcement procedures depicted in this film do not necessarily represent those of any law enforcement agency mentioned herein." See more »
Alternate Versions
Back in 1978 Norwegian cinema version was cut to get an 16 rating, later video rental version and DVD version are uncut. See more »
Watch this if....you don't mind a far fetched action film with Clint Eastwood recycling his role as a run-down, fed up cop. Plenty of over the top action and bullets if that is your thing.
Acting/Casting: 6* - You get exactly what you would expect from Eastwood in his lead role as the cop who must get a key witness from Las Vegas to Arizona to testify. He plays the disgruntled, worn out, cop role well, but this is one of his niches. I would have preferred to see a different female lead, but Sondra Locke is serviceable in her role.
Directing/Cinematography/Technical: 6* - The movie has some dull spots, but overall has a nice pace. The action is plentiful when it happens, but I would have preferred to see a little more throughout. All considered, the action sequences are still pretty impressive considering it was made in 1977.
Plot/Characters: 6* - Vegas has bets down on whether Clint Eastwood can get a key witness from Las Vegas to Arizona alive to testify for a trial and the odds aren't in his favor. The synopsis was intriguing to me, but really was a different take on a very common storyline.
Entertainment Value: 6* - Not a must see Eastwood film, but is still fairly entertaining. If you really like Eastwood, then it is likely a movie to see.
My Score: 6+6+6+6 = 24/4 = 6.0
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Watch this if....you don't mind a far fetched action film with Clint Eastwood recycling his role as a run-down, fed up cop. Plenty of over the top action and bullets if that is your thing.
Acting/Casting: 6* - You get exactly what you would expect from Eastwood in his lead role as the cop who must get a key witness from Las Vegas to Arizona to testify. He plays the disgruntled, worn out, cop role well, but this is one of his niches. I would have preferred to see a different female lead, but Sondra Locke is serviceable in her role.
Directing/Cinematography/Technical: 6* - The movie has some dull spots, but overall has a nice pace. The action is plentiful when it happens, but I would have preferred to see a little more throughout. All considered, the action sequences are still pretty impressive considering it was made in 1977.
Plot/Characters: 6* - Vegas has bets down on whether Clint Eastwood can get a key witness from Las Vegas to Arizona alive to testify for a trial and the odds aren't in his favor. The synopsis was intriguing to me, but really was a different take on a very common storyline.
Entertainment Value: 6* - Not a must see Eastwood film, but is still fairly entertaining. If you really like Eastwood, then it is likely a movie to see.
My Score: 6+6+6+6 = 24/4 = 6.0
Email your thoughts to filmwatchinfool@gmail.com