marcusbrainard What would happen if Hanna-Barbera's people decided to do their version of The Gauntlet? Don't worry there will be the house & The Constable's car scene & The Bus Ride scene will be intact. Also Scrappy Doo will be there & taking lessons from Hadji from "Jonny Quest". Ruff & Reddy was a cat & dog team that put H-B on the map. Now for the story. Commissioner Blakelock appoints Ruff & Reddy as cops and go to Vegas to get a witness for a trial & if you saw a Ruff & Reddy adventure in the 1950s & 1960s there at home in the story. However Gus Mally, will be portrayed by a cool, black girl who resembles "Edsel" in Matt Wagner's series and dress up like her. The dialogue with The Constable & Gus will be toned down. The ambush at the State Border line will be performed by 10 black women in "Sailor Girl" attire from Anime stories and have high-tech weapons & drive 5 unmarked, 1957 Chevrolet 150 Series, 4-Dr. Sedans which are all black. Also the motorcycle club become fans of Ruff & Reddy & also in the boxcar is some of the relatives of Ruff & Reddy enemies & when Gus comes in the fight she fights like a Japanese warrior and most of the bad guys off the boxcar and the hijacking of the bus goes thru & stopping at a compound where "Professor Butch" a professor resembles a WWE Wrestler and has a animal compound & Scrappy Doo a toned down version rides on the bus & has a clear plastic dome covering the bus during the cross firing & also a father & son police partners are there. The police shows respect when they see Ruff & Reddy, Scrappy Doo, Professor Butch & Gus. Josephson, will be shown as a black character named Charlie Brown who got serious from The Coasters' song "Charlie Brown". When Blakelock tried to fire at Professor Butch & Feyderspiel, the gun has no bullets because Scrappy Doo did a "Hadji" trick which Hadji did in "Double Danger" episode from Jonny Quest. Gus off screen beats the hell out of Blakelock & Scrappy is allowed to use his "Puppy Power" on Blakelock & Feyderspiel. A Sheriff Joe stand-in takes the villains to jail & the group goes to The Courtroom place. That's how The Hanna-Barbera people would have done it & I would have the role of the LVPD Captain that shoots down the house & uses candy instead of a cigarette for himself and a cool rookie cop. That's how H-B would have done Clint Eastwood's Gauntlet story. Ruff & Reddy were used because they never seen action when their series were over & now there back & this time made not come out on top. Ruff & Reddy never loses.

g-bodyl First off, I want to make one thing clear about the movie and the title. This is not any of the Dirty Harry films, however the character Eastwood plays, Ben Shockley does have uncanny similarities, although their ethics and view towards authority are different. Now before delving into The Gauntlet, y'all should suspend your beliefs because this movie have scenes that are just totally absurd and ridiculous, although they are very fun. For example, there are scenes where there is like a ten-minute shootout by like a thousand cops, so it was hard to believe that would happen. But I certainly enjoyed watching that scene.Clint Eastwood's film is about a rugged alcoholic cop who seems to be going nowhere in life. One day, the Phoenix police commissioner gives Shockley a seemingly innocent job and that involves the transport of a key witness from Las Vegas to Phoenix. Was he ever proved wrong! The ride back turns into a ride to hell as Ben must keep himself and his prisoner alive from corrupt cops, the mafia, and gang hoodlums.Clint Eastwood does a very good job here. In sense, he always does a good job scowling and kicking butt when needed. He had excellent chemistry with Sondra Locke, the prisoner named Gus Mally who also happens to be a prostitute. She was excellent and quite smart for the ordinary hooker. We also get some good supporting turns by Pat Hingle and William Prince who was Commissioner Blakelock.Overall, the Gauntlet is an absurd, over-the-top action movie and the film will never let you forget that. There are some scenes that will just have you laughing due to the absurdness of the scenes. But I'll be darned if I said they were not fun and enjoyable. It's a crazy, action-packed movie and a film that should be enjoyed as it is. It is just Clint Eastwood having a good time, in turn giving the audience a good time. I rate this film 8/10.

mrb1980 Clint Eastwood strays a little from his Dirty Harry character in this violent, ridiculously illogical, but enjoyable film. Eastwood plays Shockley, a fairly dim-witted detective who must bring witness Gus Mally (Sondra Locke) from Las Vegas to Phoenix. Along the way, there are lots of gunshots and explosions before Shockley's corrupt political superior Blakelock (a deliciously evil William Prince) is killed at the end of the movie.If you don't mind lots of mindless violence and don't care whether a movie makes any sense, you should enjoy "The Gauntlet". I found myself almost laughing at times at the ridiculously contrived plot, and I've never seen so much gunplay in one film. Pat Hingle is good as Shockley's police force friend (you know he'll never live through the movie), and it's good to see Mara Corday briefly as a jail matron. Eastwood's character is somewhat unusual because Shockley just isn't too bright. It's also interesting to see what Phoenix looked like 37 years ago before lots of explosive growth. "The Gauntlet" is worth watching, but it sure won't win any awards for credibility.

Maziun "The Gauntlet" is an enjoyable thriller/action movie about a cop that must deliver a witness to the court . The story is mostly quite predictable , yet there are some nice twists and ideas along the way . Eastwood as the director nicely switches the mood of the movie from very serious to ironic. The shootouts and the fights have some raw energy that is impressive. Some of the dialogue here are very quotable . My favorite is " I give her 2 , because I haven't yet met a woman I could give 1".Clint Eastwood is , well , Eastwood . You know he will be badass . He's a cop that not only follows order , but also thinks. Sondra Locke is great as the prisoner and ex-prostitute . She's feisty and tough . She and Eastwood has a great chemistry together.The helicopter chase is really nice . I must admit that Sondra Locke talking by the phone in the hotel is one of the sweetest movie scenes I have ever seen. The image of all those cops standing on the street and the destroyed bus is quite powerful one . Only the ending seems a little clumsy and rushed.All in all it's a not bad one from Clint. Watch out for Pat Hingle ("Batman") as the loyal friend of Eastwood . I give it 5/10.