Saturday, July 7, 2012

Saturday Night at the Movies 7/7/12!

Who cares what picture we see?



I wonder if Clyde the Orangutan does? Well, while we wonder about that we will check this one out:






I saw this one with my parents at the theater - and loved it. So did audiences across the country - it was a huge hit for Clint - a real change of pace flick his advisers had tried to steer him away from. (It was rumored to have been concocted with Burt Reynolds in mind - which seems right.) Clint - wearing the great character name Philo Beddoe, travels around Southern California bare knuckle fighting for a living, and hanging with his buddy Clyde - an orangutan who is almost as saucy as Clint's Ma - the amazing Ruth Gordon in a career third act that went on for several years. You also get Geoffrey Lewis as Philo's human pal - and Geoff's girlfriend is the always adorable Beverly D'Angelo. Sondra Locke - then Clint's main squeeze - plays the female lead - and while I'm glad they got to spend the time together - she's never been one of my favorites, but she's okay here.

All in all, a very fun flick from '78, and it resides in the video vault on a brand spanking new used Blu-Ray which I can fire up anytime - even tonight - you know, if you came over and all.


Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

8 comments:

  1. This is one of the best comedies that Eastwood did. I like the sequel, too.

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    1. I absolutely agree! And the sequel is a lot of fun too!

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  2. I've seen this a long time ago but don't remember much about it.
    German Title: Der Mann aus San Fernando = The Man from San Fernando - how inventive :-)

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    1. The Man from San Fernando - funny! Yeah, it seems like this movie has been seen by everyone of a certain age - with varying degrees of remembrance.

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  3. I always liked the bumbling biker gang; Muy Erich Von Zipper...

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    1. They do seem to the the offspring of Erich and the rats in a lot of ways. John Quade did a great job stepping in for Harvey Lembeck here, too!

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  4. Oh how my dad loved this! We have the VHS somewhere. Ruth was a pistol, wasn't she?

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    1. Yeah, my dad liked this one too - a nice change of pace for him in his Clint viewing! Ruth Gordon turned a smallish role into comedy gold - then ran with it until the end of her life. Awesome!

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