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Rating: 5.767/10 by 330 users

Any Which Way You Can (1980)

Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.

Directing:
  • Buddy Van Horn
Writing:
  • Stanford Sherman
  • Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Dec 17, 1980

Rating: 5.767/10 by 330 users

Alternative Title:
Recht voor Zijn (R)aap - NL

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 55 minutes
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $70,687,344

Plot Keyword: martial arts, bare knuckle boxing, fight, mafia, motorcycle, motorcycle gang, orangutan, monkey, street fight, action hero

Clint Eastwood
Philo Beddoe
Sondra Locke
Lynn Halsey-Taylor
Geoffrey Lewis
Orville Boggs
William Smith
Jack Wilson
Harry Guardino
James Beekman
Michael Cavanaugh
Patrick Scarfe
Al Ruscio
Tony Paoli Sr.
Beans Morocco
Baggage Man
Michael Brockman
Moustache Officer
Dick Christie
Jackson Officer
Reid Cruickshanks
Bald Headed Trucker
Michael Currie
Wyoming Officer
Gary Lee Davis
Husky Officer
Weston Gavin
Beekman's Butler
Peter Hobbs
Motel Clerk
Art LaFleur
Baggage Man #2
Ken Lerner
Tony Paoli Jr.
Robin Menken
Tall Woman
Jack Murdock
Little Melvin
Anne Ramsey
Loretta Quince
Logan Ramsey
Luther Quince
Michael Reinbold
Officer with Glasses
Bill Sorrells
Bakersfield Officer
Michael Talbott
Officer Morgan
Jack Thibeau
Head Muscle
Larry Holt
Black Widow
John Nowak
Black Widow
Walter Robles
Black Widow
Mike Tillman
Black Widow
Fats Domino
Self (uncredited)
Alison Eastwood
Kid (uncredited)
George Fisher
Bar Fighter (uncredited)

Ian Beale

**Eastwood apes his owm image again.** This superior sequel to _Every Which Way But Loose_ is a lot of fun and has more laughs than its choppy predecessor. Phil Beddoe and his monkey are targeted by the mafia who make him an offer he cannot refuse. Along the way he encounters his _arch enemies_ - the _cretinous_ Black Widow biker gang who have a score to settle. Big laughs, big fun and a big ape who is not above _soiling_ in police cars make this a lot of fun. - Ian Beale

John Chard

More of the same in pleasant sequel to Every Which Way But Loose. Any Which Way You can is directed by Buddy Van Horn and written by Stanford Sherman and Jeremy Joe Kronsberg. It stars Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith and C.J. the Orangutan. Philo decides to retire from bare knuckle fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is spurred on to take another big money fight. The Black Widows motorcycle gang are still after his blood, Clyde the orangutan is still creating mischief, and Lynn Halsey-Taylor is trying to make up for breaking Philo's heart. Much like the first film this is all very silly but ultimately great fun. Crux of the narrative is Philo being dragged back into the bare knuckle fight game to fight the street fighting king Jack Wilson (Smith excellent). All this and matters of the heart are trying to be repaired. Clyde the orangutan is once again a ball of mischief fun making, while the crowning glory that is the big fight is superbly staged and prolonged for grand effect. There's a wonderfully fruity section that sees parallel seductions going on - including Clyde and a lady orangutan - and there's actually some adult writing in how the fighters are shown to be compassionate men, as opposed to just being brainless thugs making a few bucks. It was another big hit at the box office, once again proving that sometimes theatre goers just want to leave the brain at the door and have a fun time of things. 7/10

r96sk

'Any Which Way You Can' is woeful. It would be quicker to note what I liked about this - nothing - than to note the negatives. It's such a haphazardly created film, with every detail of it being either nonsensical, extremely forced or just dull. It's such a drag also, I checked the elapsed time at one point expecting to see at least 1hr 15mins... I had seen barely 40 minutes. Clint Eastwood tries his best, I guess, and is one of the brighter parts, everyone else is very forgettable - including Sondra Locke's Lynn, who is all of a sudden the opposite to what they set up in the original. Then you also have the dodginess of stuff offscreen with the orangutans. To think, this beat a Warner Bros. box office single day record set by 'Superman'. 1980 - you poor, poor souls.


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