This article is about the film. For the song, see Every Which Way but Loose (song).
Every Which Way but Loose
Theatrical release poster by Bob Peak
Directed by
James Fargo
Written by
Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
Produced by
Robert Daley
Starring
Clint Eastwood Sondra Locke Geoffrey Lewis Beverly D'Angelo Ruth Gordon
Cinematography
Rexford L. Metz
Edited by
Joel Cox Ferris Webster
Music by
Steve Dorff
Production company
The Malpaso Company
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
December 20, 1978 (1978-12-20)
Running time
114 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$5 million[1]
Box office
$104.3 million[2]
Every Which Way but Loose is a 1978 American action comedy film[3] released by Warner Bros. starring Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role. It was produced by Robert Daley and directed by James Fargo. Eastwood plays Philo Beddoe, a trucker and bare-knuckle brawler roaming the American West in search of a lost love while accompanied by his brother/manager Orville and his pet orangutan Clyde. Philo encounters a wide assortment of characters, including a pair of police officers and a motorcycle gang who pursue him for revenge.
Eastwood's appearance in the film, after his string of Spaghetti Western and Dirty Harry roles, somewhat startled the film industry, and he was reportedly advised against taking the role. Although it was poorly reviewed by critics, the film proved successful and became, along with its 1980 sequel Any Which Way You Can, two of the highest-grossing Eastwood films. When adjusted for inflation, it ranks as one of the top 250 highest-grossing films of all time.[citation needed]
^Hughes, p.119
^Box Office Information for Every Which Way but Loose. The Numbers. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
^"In pictures: Monkeys in the movies". The Daily Telegraph. July 10, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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