Every Which Way But Loose
Every Which Way But Loose DVD cover
Directed by	James Fargo
Produced by	Robert Daley
Written by	Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
Starring	Clint Eastwood
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Released	December 20, 1978
Running time	110 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Every Which Way But Loose is a 1978 U.S. motion picture, released by Warner Brothers, produced by Robert Daley and directed by James Fargo. It starred Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role, as Philo Beddoe, a trucker roaming the American West in search of a lost love while accompanied by his friends and his pet orangutan, Clyde. Image File history File links Every_Which_Way_But_Loose_Poster. ... Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... Warner Bros. ... Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... The Western United States, also referred to as the American West or simply The West, traditionally refers to the region constituting the westernmost states of the United States (see geographical terminology section for further discussion of these terms). ... Type Species Simia pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1760 Species Pongo pygmaeus Pongo abelii The orangutans are two species of great apes with long arms and reddish, sometimes brown, hair native to Malaysia and Indonesia. ...

Eastwood's appearance in the movie, after his string of spaghetti western and Dirty Harry roles, somewhat startled the movie industry and he was reportedly advised against making it. Panned by critics, the movie went on to become an enormous success and became, along with its 1980 sequel Any Which Way You Can, the two highest grossing Eastwood movies. Movie poster for Once Upon a Time in the West Spaghetti Westerns is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios. ... Dirty Harry is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Any Which Way You Can is a 1980 comedy movie,starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, and Ruth Gordon. ...

The film has a soundtrack generously laced with popular Country Music hits, including the title track by Eddie Rabbitt and several numbers by Charlie Rich. One song Charlie Rich performed in the movie, I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home, hit number three on the charts in 1979 and was Rich's last Top Ten single. Sondra Locke, who appears as Eastwood's fleeing love interest, performs several musical numbers in the film as well. country music, see Country music (disambiguation) In popular music, country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, and old-time music that began... Edward Thomas Eddie Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998) was a country music singer and songwriter who reached the peak of his popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... Sondra Locke (born May 28, 1947 in Shelbyville, Tennessee) made her film debut in 1968 in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter with Alan Arkin for which, she received a 1969 Academy Award nomination for best actress in a supporting role. ...

The movie has a contemporary western theme, displaying the blue collar aspects of the western United States, with many scenes shot in rural locations, cheap motel rooms, industrial facilities, and honky tonk bars. The film was shot on location largely in Colorado, including part of Denver and historic Georgetown, where Eastwood's character engages in a comedic showdown with a bumbling motorcycle gang in an open reference to his earlier gunfighter roles. Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... A blue-collar worker is a working class employee who performs manual or technical labor, such as in a factory or in technical maintenance trades, in contrast to a white-collar worker, who does non-manual work generally at a desk. ... Holiday Inn Great Sign Exterior of a Howard Johnsons motor lodge. ... Honky tonk was originally the name of a type of bar common throughout the southern United States, also Honkatonk or Honkey-tonk. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 8th 104,185 sq mi  269 837 km² 280 miles  451 km 380 miles  612 km 0. ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Official website: http://www. ... Georgetown is a town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado. ... A motorcycle gang (also known as a biker gang) is a motorcycle club and gang whose members (outlaw bikers and one percenters) are motorcycle riders. ...

The movie is mentioned in British movie, Shaun Of The Dead, as one of the main characters, Ed, does an impression of Clyde. Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy, or rom zom com as it dubs itself, released in 2004 (9 April in the United Kingdom, 24 September in the United States). ...

It was named as a "really great ape movie" by the Observer in Episode #813 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Mads (l. ... Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999), usually abbreviated MST3K, is a cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson featuring a man and his robot sidekicks who are trapped on a satellite in space and forced to watch particularly bad movies. ...

External links

• Every Which Way But Loose at The Internet Movie Database