Every Which Way but Loose (1978)

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

Director:

James Fargo

Writer:

Jeremy Joe Kronsberg

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Eastwood	...	Philo Beddoe
Sondra Locke	...	Lynn Halsey-Taylor
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Orville
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Echo
Walter Barnes	...	Tank Murdock
George Chandler	...	Clerk at D.M.V.
Roy Jenson	...	Woody
James McEachin	...	Herb
Bill McKinney	...	Dallas
William O'Connell	...	Elmo
John Quade	...	Cholla
Dan Vadis	...	Frank
Gregory Walcott	...	Putnam
Hank Worden	...	Trailer Court Manager
Ruth Gordon	...	Ma

Storyline

Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) is an easy-going trucker and a great fist-fighter. With two friends, Orville (Geoffrey Lewis), who promotes prize-fights for him, and Clyde (Manis the Orangutan), the orangutan he won on a bet, he roams the San Fernando Valley in search of cold beer, country music, and the occasional punch-up. But he is floored by dainty little country and western singer, Lynn Halsey-Taylor (Sondra Locke), who gives him the slip when she realizes he's getting too serious. Phil, Clyde, and Orville set off in pursuit, pestered by bikers.

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Plot Keywords:

orangutan | biker leader | headband | outlaw gang | ape | 

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Taglines:

Clint Eastwood will turn you Every Which Way But Loose

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Coming of Philo Beddoe

Filming Locations:

Cottonwood Court, 1742 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,272,294, 24 December 1978

Gross USA:

$85,196,485

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,196,485

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., The Malpaso Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Popi", the orangutan who played Clyde's girlfriend, now lives at the same ape sanctuary as Michael Jackson's chimpanzee, Bubbles, along with many other retired show business apes.

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Goofs

Herb falls down on the floor twice during the initial bar fight with the cops.

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Quotes

[At the fruit stand where Echo works and where Philo and Orville make a pit stop at]
Lady Customer: Are these cantaloupes fresh?
Echo: Yes.
Lady Customer: Are they today's?
Echo: Um, yes. They just came in.
[Echo puts some tomatoes in a bag]
Lady Customer: No, no, no. I only want a quarter of a pound.
Echo: Oh, these only cost a quarter a pound.
Lady Customer: [ennunciates] I only want a quarter of a pound of tomatoes!
Echo: Yes, ma'am. Right.
[...]

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

Behind Closed Doors
Written by Kenny O'Dell (as D. O'Dell)
Sung by Charlie Rich

User Reviews

This film was everything it was supposed to be!

People are writing things about this film like it was intended to win the academy award. Clint Eastwood has made several light hearted films about different things in his career that are supposed to make you laugh and they do. This film is both funny and entertaining. I just love when people act like they are the only ones whose opinion really counts when films like this make back 3-6 times their budget at the box office. They act like the entire world is not smart enough to decide what they like and don't like. They say things like `Inflated ticket prices' make the difference. Don't these people know that all things are relevant? If you look at dollar in and dollar out you can tell what is a success and what is not. One of the most successful films of all time is `Billy Jack' and if it sold the same amount of tickets today that is sold when it was released it would have made as much as `Titanic' or `Spiderman'. But dollar for dollar it still was a success. I have worked in the movie industry for 25 years now and don't like films being negatively criticized by people who don't know anything about film making and have obviously never made one. The trailer and poster does not in any way deceive the public as far as what the subject matter is and if you like what the film is about you will not be disappointed. `Bottom Line'!