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'.
Practical Effects
Clyde the orangutan steals every scene with actual comedic timing.
Stunts
Eastwood did his own bare-knuckle fights—knuckles genuinely bare.
Director
Buddy Van Horn
Clint Eastwood
Philo Beddoe
Sondra Locke
Lynn Halsey-Taylor
Geoffrey Lewis
Orville Boggs
William Smith
Jack Wilson
Harry Guardino
James Beekman
Ruth Gordon
Ma Boggs
Michael Cavanaugh
Patrick Scarfe
Barry Corbin
Fat Zack
Roy Jenson
Moody
Bill McKinney
Dallas
William O'Connell
Elmo
John Quade
Cholla
Al Ruscio
Tony Paoli Sr.
Camila Ashland
Hattie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clyde was played by two different orangutans, and one reportedly bit a crew member who got too friendly.
This sequel outgrossed the original 'Every Which Way But Loose,' proving 1980 audiences would pay for ANY primate content.
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