markphilo There are many road movies out there, but not many with an with an Ape in tow.The plot moves on nicely as it gathers up more characters on Clint's trail throughout the film.In a way, rather similar to the Blue Brothers, but with more primates and knuckle fights. Comedy all the way through with some great acting except for Sandra Locke.Oh Clint - why did you succumb to that? And why on Earth did you marry her!If it's on TV I'm normally drawn back into it.Favourite scene? The Black Widow tattoo scene - hilarious!

Pjtaylor-96-138044 Sure, 'Every Which Way But Loose (1978)' is silly, but there's just something inherently endearing about seeing an orangutan and his truck-driving best buddy drink beer, get laid (yes, the ape sees some action) and bare-knuckle brawl their way through bent coppers and members of a Nazi biker gang as they traipse across the country after a girl who's up and vanished with both Eastwood's heart and a fistful (seven thousand) of his Dollars. It is a delightfully light flick, the brazenly bizarre core concepts are gleefully glossed over to the point of pure passive acceptance on the part of the audience, and as such is highly entertaining throughout, settling into its loose plot with a relaxed pace that pushes it from fun set-piece to fun set-piece while constantly keeping a smile on your face and burrowing its own private place within your heart. An unexpected joy. 7/10

alexanderdavies-99382 Clint Eastwood was one of the few Hollywood stars from the early 1970s who was still popular by the end of the decade. Steve McQueen had deliberately reduced his output, Paul Newman was still fairly active, as were Robert Redford and Burt Reynolds. "Every Which Way But Loose," is more of a guilty pleasure than anything else. There is no plot to speak of, just a basic story about a bare knuckle brawler who befriends an orangutan. It sounds rather absurd but it is faintly endearing, strangely enough. The fight scenes are OK, if a bit on the lacklustre side! "Hard Times" with Bronson has better fight scenes. Geoffrey Lewis does a good job as Clint Eastwood's sidekick. The motorcycle gang become tiresome after a while.

jovana-13676 Here's another surprise from Clint Eastwood. First he surprised me with The Bridges of Madison County (1995), then with Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), and then I saw THIS on YouTube. Clint hangs out with his orangutan buddy, kicks some asses and falls in love. What more could you possibly want?