Every Which Way but Loose
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Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy.He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies.And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde.Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest.
- Director
- James Fargo
- Signature
- Drama · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $85M
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Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, some cops, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.
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Box Office & Release
Every Which Way but Loose returned 17.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $85M
- Release date
- Dec 16, 1978
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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