The gauntlet, clint eastwood in phoenix, arizona in 1977. The two clash instantly but soon find they have to rely on each other to survive because nobody seems to want locke to make it to phoenix alive. Its not on my list, but two mules for sister sara was released in 1970. Mally turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties and incriminating information regarding. The witness is a tough, smart prostitute, played by sondra locke. The gauntlet 2005 a cop who has seen better days, hardliving ben shockley clint eastwood is recruited to escort augustina gus mally sondra locke, a key witness in a mob trial, from las. Original vintage poster gauntlet clint eastwood movie.
In the gauntlet, his new film as both director and star, clint eastwood plays a detective in phoenix who is described as a drunk and an. Big jake full western movie, john wayne, hd, english, cowboy film free full western movies duration. The gauntlet 2005 stream and watch online moviefone. The gauntlet 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A hard but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from las vegas to phoenix, so that she can testify in a mob trial.
Many people mistake the gauntlet as one of the dirty harry movies. At school clint took interest in music and mechanics. The gauntlet sees eastwood the lone cop hired to collect and bring in a potential witness. Released july 24th, 2005, the gauntlet stars clint eastwood, sondra locke, pat hingle, william prince the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of 59 out of 100 on. I will say that i am a big clint eastwood fan but notice that his many films have also had. The gauntlet clint eastwood, sondra locke, pat hingle. Clint eastwood, sondra locke, pat hingle, william prince en bill mckinney. It is based on the 1997 vanity fair article american nightmare.
Clint eastwood is the american actordirector known for his numerous roles in such western films as pale rider, high plains drifter, and joe kidd in addition to starring as the man with no name in a trilogy of films directed by sergio leone. The gauntlet 1977 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. It tells a cheerfully preposterous story with great energy and a lot of style, and nobody seems more at home in this sort of action movie than eastwood. The gauntlet nonusa format region b import australia. The orangutan movie, which directly followed the gauntlet, considerably damaged my esteem of clint for many years. The gauntlet movie 1977 clint eastwood, sondra locke. The ballad of richard jewell by marie brenner, and the 2019 book the suspect. Ben is assigned to escort tough vegas hooker gus mally sondra locke to phoenix for a mob trial because, he thinks, he always gets the job done. Elkins, and together they had a son, donald, in 1946. Clint eastwood is an american film actor, director, producer, and composer. He had a comfortable, middleclass upbringing in nearby piedmont. Clint eastwood sergio leone dollar trilogy every shot fired in chronological order.
Clint eastwood list of movies and tv shows tv guide. This movie is considered an inversion of clint eastwoods dirty harry screen persona where eastwood is instead a cop who is on the receiving end of the violence. Phoenix, arizona is my favorite city, so a movie like the gauntlet, which is from 1977, really gets my attention. The gauntlet movie 1977 clint eastwood, sondra locke, pat hingle. Clint eastwood is great here and ands he proves once again that he is an icon of cinema. In 1977 clint eastwood hired frazetta to render a painting to advertise his upcoming film, the gauntlet. The gauntlet movie 1977 clint eastwood, sondra locke, pat.
This billboard is the next best thing to the original painting, as its a real 1ofakind rarity as an artifact, and, its what the finished art was intended to be a billboard. An olympic bombing, the fbi, the media, and richard jewell, the man caught in the middle by kent alexander and kevin salwen. The gauntlet is a story is pure courage shown on behalf of clint eastwood. A hard but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from las vegas to. The witness is a hardened hooker sondra locke whom everyone including vegas oddsmakers wants dead. The gauntlet in a major role reversal, clint eastwood stars in the gauntlet as a person who might be on the receiving end of the violence epitomized in his famed dirty harry film series. Sondra locke was born may 28, 1944 as sandra louise smith, probably in madison, alabama. The gauntlet 1977 scene with clint eastwood and sondra. Clint eastwood internet movie firearms database guns. Clint eastwood was born may 31, 1930 in san francisco, the son of clinton eastwood sr. The gauntlet, clint eastwood in phoenix, arizona in 1977 if youre like me, you really enjoy movies that are shot in locations in cities that you know. Clint eastwood runs the gauntlet into an explosive movie embodying its title with a vengeance. The gauntlet is a 1977 american action thriller film directed by clint eastwood, starring eastwood and sondra locke.
The witness is a hardened hooker sondra locke whom everyone including vegas oddsmakers. Details about original vintage poster gauntlet clint eastwood movie memorabilia 1970s pin up. This is so most of the screen violence in this movie is directed at eastwood instead of him being the deliverer of it. Clint eastwood is the man in the middle of the gauntlet phoenix cop ben shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness named gus mally from vegas. Dirty harry callahan in five feature films from 1971 to 1988. The witness is a hardened hooker sondra locke whom everyone including vegas oddsmakers wants. It tells a cheerfully preposterous story with great energy and a lot of style, and. He plays a washedup police detective who gets a final chance for redemption. Original vintage poster gauntlet clint eastwood movie memorabilia 1970s pin up. When a film lover thinks tough guys, clint eastwood is usually at the top of the list. The gauntlet is a 1977 action film directed by and starring clint eastwood as ben shockley, a phoenix pd detective assigned to escort gus mally sondra locke, a reluctant witness to an arizona courthouse to testify in a case involving the mob and corrupt government officials.
Clint eastwood full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The gauntlet by clint eastwood, sondra locke, pat hingle. Not notably talkative himself, director eastwood had cast the wispy waif of the heart is a lonely hunter against type as a tough chick to his rogue cop. Clint eastwood plays a phoenix cop sent to las vegas to bring a witness back to testify at a mobsters trial. He plays a cop again this time, but not a supercop like dirty harry callahan. Hed been a sure bet, as a name on a movie poster, up till then. Clint eastwood rousting the bikers in the gauntlet 1977. The gauntlet 1977 scene with clint eastwood and sondra locke duration. Clint eastwood has worked long and hard both in front of and behind the camera. Clint eastwood finally appeared in public with his secret child. Top notch action thriller from superstar clint eastwood.
Gauntlet, the internet movie firearms database guns in. Find similar and related movies for the gauntlet 1977 clint eastwood on allmovie. Trapped between both sides of the law, the two must survive an obstacle course of raging gunfire. Richard jewell is a 2019 american biographical drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, and written by billy ray. Clint eastwood is appropriately flinty as ben shockley, an arizona cop sent to safely extradite prisoner gus malley sondra locke. The gauntlet is a solid picture that is entertaining from start to finish. After beginning his acting career exclusively with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years. The witness is a hardened hooker whom everyone, including.
She was the daughter of raymond smith, a military man stationed nearby, and pauline bayne. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the gauntlet 1977 clint eastwood on allmovie. Clint eastwood is on top form in this movie, both clint and sondra locke work well. Playing police stooge ben shockley, clint eastwood sends up his dirty harryness in this 1977 cop filmaction movie romantic comedy. The best source i have is fuensanta plazas 1991 clint eastwood malpaso, and there, the director. But corrupt commissioner blakelock william prince chose alcoholic ben precisely because ben does not get much done. Clint eastwood rousting the bikers in the gauntlet 1977 duration. The late sondra locke, then clint eastwood s girlfriend, costars in this underrated eastwood picture.
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