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Any Which Way You Can

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  • PGPG
  • 1h 56m
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6.1/10
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Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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    • Buddy Van Horn
    • Stanford Sherman
    • Jeremy Joe Kronsberg(characters)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Sondra Locke
    • Geoffrey Lewis
    • Buddy Van Horn
    • Stanford Sherman
    • Jeremy Joe Kronsberg(characters)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Sondra Locke
    • Geoffrey Lewis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 75User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
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    Any Which Way You Can
    Trailer 2:32
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    Photos95

    Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Clint Eastwood and Manis the Orangutan in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Clint Eastwood and Buddy Van Horn in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    John Quade in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Clint Eastwood and Geoffrey Lewis in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    John Quade and Dan Vadis in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis, and Manis the Orangutan in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Manis the Orangutan in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Clint Eastwood and William Smith in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, and William Smith in Any Which Way You Can (1980)

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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Philo Beddoe
    Sondra Locke
    Sondra Locke
    • Lynn Halsey-Taylor
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Orville
    William Smith
    William Smith
    • Jack Wilson
    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • James Beekman
    Ruth Gordon
    Ruth Gordon
    • Ma
    Michael Cavanaugh
    Michael Cavanaugh
    • Patrick Scarfe
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • Fat Zack
    Roy Jenson
    Roy Jenson
    • Moody
    Bill McKinney
    Bill McKinney
    • Dallas
    William O'Connell
    William O'Connell
    • Elmo
    John Quade
    John Quade
    • Cholla
    Al Ruscio
    Al Ruscio
    • Tony Paoli Sr.
    Dan Vadis
    Dan Vadis
    • Frank
    Camila Ashland
    Camila Ashland
    • Hattie
    • (as Camila Ashlend)
    Beans Morocco
    • Baggage Man
    • (as Dan Barrows)
    Michael Brockman
    • Moustache Officer
    Julie Brown
    Julie Brown
    • Candy
      • Buddy Van Horn
      • Stanford Sherman
      • Jeremy Joe Kronsberg(characters)
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    • Trivia
      One of Clint Eastwood's most successful movies. So was its predecessor, Every Which Way But Loose (1978). Both, when adjusted for inflation into constant dollars, are still big box-office titles, this movie being ranked in the Top 200 grossing movies of all-time.
    • Goofs
      When the Black Widows are chasing Philo thru town, they end up passing under an asphalt spray used by the paving crew. Hot asphalt ranges from 200° to 330° depending on the mixture. Those temperatures would not only slow down the Black Widows, but would have caused severe, if not fatal burns. Nothing they would have walked away from.
    • Quotes

      Cholla, Black Widow Leader: Why me Lord? You made other men out of clay. Mine, you made out of shit.

    • Alternate versions
      UK cinema and video versions were cut by 45 secs by the BBFC to remove a scene of a snake and a mongoose fighting. The 2006 DVD release restored some footage via a different edit and is only missing 28 secs from the scene.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Any Which Way You Can/The Formula/Raging Bull/Nine to Five (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Beers To You
      Written by Steve Dorff (as S. Dorff), John Durrill (as J. Durrill), Sandy Pinkard (as S. Pinkard) and Snuff Garrett (as S. Garrett)

      Sung by Ray Charles and Clint Eastwood

    User reviews75

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    6/10
    If you're in the mood...
    At the risk of offending those who state proudly that you don't need to be intoxicated to have a good time; plenty of beer will most likely enhance your enjoyment of this flick.

    Silly, low-brow humor abound, idiotic character behavior and less than stellar acting from Mrs. Eastwood (at the time) and Mr. Cool himself (ever so wooden in his early comedic roles) but it's all good if you're in the mood for this kind of film.

    Clyde (the orangutan) is pretty funny at times, Geoffrey Lewis and William Smith provide the quality acting and those bikers are hilarious. The scene where they're pulled over for speeding and the cop doesn't have the heart to give them a ticket is a Hall-of-Fame moment in my books. Plus that fistfight in the end is impressive.

    Overall; "Any Which Way You Can" (and it's prequel; "Every Which Way But Loose" for that matter) isn't for everyone but these kinds of silly comedies can really hit the spot if you're in the right mood. The country music ain't all bad either.
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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, 25 North Cache Drive, Jackson, Wyoming, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Malpaso Company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 56 minutes
      • Stereo

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