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Any Which Way You Can

Any Which Way You Can

Get it with Clint and Clyde

19805.81h 55m

Overview

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

Directed by Buddy Van Horn
Written by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg, Stanford Sherman
Produced by Fritz Manes
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $70.7M

Top Cast

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Philo Beddoe

Sondra Locke

Sondra Locke

Lynn Halsey-Taylor

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

Orville Boggs

William Smith

William Smith

Jack Wilson

Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino

James Beekman

Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon

Ma Boggs

Michael Cavanaugh

Michael Cavanaugh

Patrick Scarfe

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Fat Zack

Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Moody

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Dallas

Themes & Keywords

martial artsbare knuckle boxingfightmafiamotorcyclemotorcycle gangorangutanmonkeystreet fightaction hero

About Any Which Way You Can

Any Which Way You Can is a action, adventure, comedy film released in 1980 exploring themes of martial arts, bare knuckle boxing, fight, mafia, motorcycle, motorcycle gang. Directed by Buddy Van Horn, it stars Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis. Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.

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