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Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon, William Smith, Harry Guardino ... see more see more... , Geoffrey Lewis , Michael Cavanaugh , Barry Corbin , Roy Jenson , Bill McKinney , William O'Connell , John Quade , Al Ruscio , Dan Vadis , Dan Barrows , Michael Brockman , Jerry Brutsche , Glen Campbell , Rebecca Clemons , Reid Cruickshanks , Michael Currie , Dick Durock , Michael Fairman , James Gammon , Lance Gordon , Lynn Hallowell , Peter Hobbs , Art La Fleur , Ken Lerner , George Murdock , Jack Murdock , Ann Nelson , Sunshine Parker , Anne Ramsey , Logan Ramsey , Tessa Richarde , Jim Stafford , Michael Talbott , Mark L. Taylor , Charles Walker , Julie Brown , Gary Lee Davis , Fats Domino , Robin Menken , Jack Thibeau , Larry Holt , Kent Perkins , Dick Christie , Weston Gavin , John McKinney , Bill Sorrells

This sequel to Every Which Way But Loose finds Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) on the road, orangutan companion Clyde in tow, as he makes his way as a bare-knuckle fighter. The action begins with Philo ... read more read more...punching out a new victim while Clyde relieves himself on the seat of a police car, setting the tone for the rest of the story. From there, Philo and Clyde return home, where Philo, who still lives with Ma (Ruth Gordon), is offered a contest with Jack Wilson (William Smith), the Mafia-sponsored East Coast bare-knuckle champ. Philo inadvertently saves Wilson's life, but then the Mafia kidnaps his girlfriend (Sondra Locke) to force him to go ahead with the match. Philo and Wilson team up to battle the Mob, but somehow they end up fighting anyway in a grueling climactic sequence. Country music, bikers, the Mafia, an orangutan, pick-up trucks, defecation jokes, fighting, drinking, and swearing -- it's all here in this lowbrow comic stew. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 56 min.

Directed by: Buddy Van Horn

Release Date: January 1, 1980

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DVD Release Date: May 7, 2002

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  • aquateen2
    November 13, 2011
    aquateen2
    Clint Eastwood still acts wonderfully and the film has slightly better pacing than its predecessor but ultimately the jokes are tired and resultingly the film is any which way but good.
  • stormyweather980
    February 15, 2011
    stormyweather980
    Interesting how a film can average 3 stars on Flixster, but 4.5 on Netflix. I agree more with the latter. I have no shame telling anyone that Clint's my favorite actor of all time, and this is yet another one that rocks (all of them do to me, though, whether he acts, directs, or ... read moreboth). I found "Any Which Way You Can" to have a good bit of humor, nice fighting scenes, good music that fits the western theme, and the ape doesn't bother me at all. I found the ape to add more to this film than it did in the original ("Right turn, Clyde" *punch!*). Oh yeah, brownie points for much of it being shot in Jackson, Wyoming, which I visited in '09 (I remember that elk horn arch!). And it was made right after I was born - that's also an extra cool factor. I loved it.
  • DrZeek
    March 23, 2010
    DrZeek
    Philo Beddoe: Right turn, Clyde.

    Somehow, the sequel to Clint Eastwood's Orangutan buddy comedy is actually better than the first. There is more fun to be had amidst the continual strange premise of Eastwood playing a mechanic/bare knuckle boxer who rides around with his pal Or... read moreville and his Orangutan buddy Clyde. There really isn't much more I want to go into about this unlikely franchise, but suffice it to say that it provided a lot of good laughs.

    Lynn Halsey-Taylor: What are you gonna do with them?
    Philo Beddoe: We can't leave 'em here. Dogs'll come along and piss on 'em. Ain't fair to the dogs.
  • SirPant
    September 30, 2009
    SirPant
    A pointless but welcome follow up. Left turn Clyde!
  • sononothing
    June 16, 2008
    sononothing
    A glorified remake of its predecessor with Clint Eastwood still kicking ass for money, Clyde drinking beer and mating with zoo inmates and a sex scene featuring Anne "Mrs. Fratelli" Ramsey. Top that off with Glen Campbell and you get another red neck classic that ranks up there w... read moreith any of the crap Burt Reynolds was doing in this era. Hey, it's still better than Fire Fox.
  • Deano78
    June 20, 2007
    Deano78
    A good if slighty odd comedy film about bare knuckle fights. Has some hilarious moments largely thanks to Clyde the Orangutan!
  • garyX
    December 23, 2006
    garyX
    More witless ape-related redneckery from a true star who should've known better.
  • mjgildea
    November 9, 2006
    mjgildea
    Not as good as the first but they knew when to cash in their chips.
  • deano
    October 29, 2006
    deano
    Clint and Clyde strike back again and great final showdown.
  • oakman67
    April 3, 2012
    oakman67
    A disappointing sequel to a fairly good Eastwood action comedy. Philo is back and trying to forget Sondra Locke so is fighting full tilt. Clyde is still disrespecting authority and the Black Widows are out for Philo's head. It has some laughs but is just retread of the first film... read more with the mafia thrown in for drama I suppose.

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Nick Schager
July 11, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Perhaps the most disposable film Eastwood has ever made. Full Review

Bob Bloom
December 25, 2002
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Only for Eastwood's truly faithful fans.

Rob Vaux
July 26, 2002
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium

It's Eastwood. It's a monkey. It's a lot funnier if you're blind drunk.

Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

The first one was goofy enough; this sequel is pretty darn bad. Possibly Eastwood's worst flick ever, actually.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
July 28, 2002
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Susan Granger
August 8, 2006
Susan Granger, www.susangranger.com

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Emanuel Levy
August 13, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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