Every Which Way but Loose (2024)

Brief Synopsis

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A trucker and fist-fighter roams the valley with his pet orangutan.

Film Details

Also Known As

Den vilda fighten

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Action

Release Date

1978

Production Company

Malpaso Productions; Pacific Title & Art Studio

Distribution Company

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Location

New Mexico, USA; Colorado, USA; California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 54m

Sound

Stereo

Color

Color (DeLuxe)

Synopsis

Philo Beddoe is a bare-knuckle boxer who travels to his fights with his friend Orville, and Clyde, an orangutan who has a good right hook of his own. In one town, Philo meets an aspring country western singer named Lynn and falls in love with her. Philo has a problem with Lynn decides to break up with him, and before long has even more problems with a biker gang and a lot of angry lawmen.

Cast

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Clint Eastwood

Philo Beddoe

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Sondra Locke

Lynn Halsey-Taylor

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Geoffrey Lewis

Orville

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Beverly D'angelo

Echo

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Ruth Gordon

Ma

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Walter Barnes

Tank Murdock

George Chandler

Dmv Clerk

James Mceachin

Herb

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Bill Mckinney

Dallas

William O'connell

Elmo

John Quade

Cholla

Dan Vadis

Frank

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Gregory Walcott

Putnam

Hank Worden

Trailer Court Manager

Jerry Brutsche

Sweeper Driver

Cary Michael Cheifer

Kincaid'S Manager

Janet Cole Notey

Girl At Polomino

Sam Gilman

Fat Man'S Friend

Chuck Hicks

Trucker

Timothy P Irvin

Zanzabar Emcee

Tim Irwin

Bandleader

Billy Jackson

Bettor

Joyce Jameson

Sybil

Richard Jamieson

Harlan

Jackson D Kane

Man At Bowling Alley

Jeremy Kronsberg

Bruno

Fritz Manes

Zanzabar Bartender

Michael Mann

Church'S Manager

Lloyd Nelson

Bartender

George Orrison

Fight Spectator

Thelma Pelish

Lady Customer

Tom Runyon

Bartender At Palomino

Bruce Scott

Schyler

Al Silvani

Tank Murdock'S Manager

Hartley Silver

Bartender

Al Stellone

Fat Man

Jan Stratton

Waitress

Mike Wagner

Trucker

Guy Way

Bartender

George Wilbur

Church

Gary Charles Davis

Scott Dockstader

Biker

Orwin Harvey

Biker

Gene Lebell

Biker

Chuck Waters

Biker

Jerry Wills

Biker

William Quinn

Kincaid

Crew

S Atchley

Song ("Coca Cola Cowboy")

Milton L Brown

Music

R Cate

Song ("Ain'T Love Good Tonight")

Elayne Barbara Ceder

Art Direction

Carol Chase

Song Performer ("I Can'T Say No To A Truck Drivin' Man")

Larry Collin

Song Performer ("Red Eye Special")

S Collins

Song ("Red Eye Special")

Joel Cox

Editor

Cliff Crofford

Song Performer ("Honky Tonk Fever" "Monkey See Monkey Do")

Cliff Crofford

Songs ("Send Me Down To Tucson" "Honky Tonk Fever" "Monkey See Monkey Do" "I Can'T Say No To A Truck Drivin' Man")

I Dain

Song ("Coca Cola Cowboy")

Robert Daley

Producer

Robert De Vestel

Set Decorator

Neil Diamond

Song ("I Seek The Night")

George Dockstader

Stunts

Steve Dorff

Song Adaptation ("Salty Dog Blues" "Under The Double Eagle" Music Director), Songs ("Every Which Way But Loose" "I'Ll Wake You Up When I Get Home" "Coca Cola Cowboy")

Steve Dorff

Music

Gene Eliot

Sound Effects Editor

Phil Everly

Song Performer ("Don'T Say You Don'T Love Me No More")

Phil Everly

Song

Snuff Garrett

Music Supervisor

T Garrett

Music

T Garrett

Song Adaptation ("Salty Dog Blues" "Under The Double Eagle"), Songs ("Every Which Way But Loose" "Send Me Down To Tucson" "Honky Tonk Fever" "Monkey See Monkey Do" "Red Eye Special")

Chuck Gaspar

Special Effects

Jack N Green

Camera Operator

Bert Hallberg

Sound Recording

G Howe

Song ("Ain'T Love Good Tonight")

Marvin I Kosberg

Sound Effects Editor

Jeremy Joe Kronsberg

Producer

Jeremy Joe Kronsberg

Screenwriter

Sondra Locke

Song Performer ("Don'T Say You Don'T Love Me No More" "I Seek The Night")

Fritz Manes

Associate Producer

Rexford Metz

Director Of Photography

Rexford Metz

Dp/Cinematographer

K O'dell

Song ("Behind Closed Doors")

J Paige

Song ("Don'T Say You Don'T Love Me No More")

Wayne Parker

Song Performer ("Ain'T Love Good Tonight")

Sandy Pinkard

Songs ("Coca Cola Cowboy" "Red Eye Special")

Vern Poore

Sound Rerecording

Bobby Porter

Stunts

Larry Powell

Assistant Director

Eddie Rabbitt

Song Performer

Eddie Rabbitt

Song Performer ("Every Which Way But Loose")

Sheridan Dar Reid

Location Manager

Charlie Rich

Song Performer ("Behind Closed Doors")

Don Schoenfeld

Makeup

Wendy Shear-terlinden

Assistant Director

Al Silvani

Assistant Director

G Sklerov

Song ("Ain'T Love Good Tonight")

Billy Ray Smith

Production Manager

Josef Von Stroheim

Sound Effects Editor

Hank Thompson

Song Performer ("Six Pack To Go")

Mel Tillis

Song Performer ("Send Me Down To Tucson")

Buddy Van Horn

Stunt Coordinator

Ferris Webster

Editor

Ernest B. Wehmeyer

Production Manager

Glenn T Wright

Costume Supervisor

Harry Zubrinsky

Location Manager

Videos

Movie Clip

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Every Which Way But Loose (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Two Dumb Questions In A Row Learning about the circ*mstances of truck driver and part-time bare-knuckle fighter Philo (Clint Eastwood) in the San Fernando valley, meeting neighbor Orville (Geoffrey Lewis) and cranky Ma (Ruth Gordon), and an unexpected orangutan, in Every Which Way But Loose, 1978.

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Every Which Way But Loose (1978) -- (Movie Clip) You Sure Sing Pretty With pal Orville (Geoffrey Lewis), shooting in the Palomino Club on Lankershim Blvd., trucker Philo (Clint Eastwood) likes the new act Lynn Halsey Taylor (Sondra Locke, introduced by Mel Tillis, her own vocal on a Neil Diamond song), in Every Which Way But Loose, 1978.

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Every Which Way But Loose (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Which One's The Ape? No particular story going on but one takes shape as trucker Philo (Clint Eastwood) and his orangutan pal, cruising the San Fernando valley, meet two bikers (Bill McKinney, Roy Jenson), who belong to the Black Widows club, who become the bad guys, in Every Which Way But Loose, 1978.

Film Details

Also Known As

Den vilda fighten

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Action

Release Date

1978

Production Company

Malpaso Productions; Pacific Title & Art Studio

Distribution Company

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Location

New Mexico, USA; Colorado, USA; California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 54m

Sound

Stereo

Color

Color (DeLuxe)

Articles

Every Which Way But Loose

June 2, 2015

A trucker and fist-fighter roams the valley with his pet orangutan.

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Every Which Way But Loose

A trucker and fist-fighter roams the valley with his pet orangutan.

Quotes

Trivia

Locke's character introduces herself as Lynn Halsey-Taylor from Warren, Ohio, a reference to the famous distributor of drinking fountains.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States December 1978

Released in United States Winter December 1, 1978

Completed production November 1978.

Released in United States December 1978

Released in United States Winter December 1, 1978

Every Which Way but Loose (2024)

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