Every Which Way but Loose (film) him for revenge. Eastwood's appearance in the film, after his string of spaghetti western and "Dirty Harry" roles, somewhat startled the film industry and he was reportedly advised against making it. Although it was poorly reviewed by critics, the film went on to become an enormous success and became, along with its 1980 sequel "Any Which Way You Can", two of the highest grossing Eastwood films. When adjusted for inflation, it still ranks as one of the top 250 highest-grossing films of all time. Philo Beddoe is a truck driver living in the San Fernando Valley. He lives in a
Clint Eastwood in the 1960s of the director's career (Joshua Logan) was in doubt. It was extremely high budget for this period, and eventually exceeded $20 million. Although the film received mixed reviews, it was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Shortly before Christmas 1969, Eastwood's longtime business manager Irving Leonard died, aged 53. This came as a shock. He was replaced at Malpaso by an old friend. Bob Daley became important in production and under the terms of Leonard's will, Roy Kaufman and Howard Bernstein would assume responsibility of the company finances. Clint Eastwood in the