Clint Eastwood in the 1980s movie "Any Which Way You Can", one of the two hit movies Eastwood made with co-star Clyde the orangutan. Later on, he drives a Dark Maple Red Metallic 1980 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency 4-door sedan. In 1982, Eastwood also directed, produced and starred in the Cold War-themed "Firefox", based on a 1977 novel with the same name by British novelist Craig Thomas. Eastwood directed and starred in "Honkytonk Man", based on the novel by Clancy Carlile about an aspiring country music singer named Red Stovall, set during the Great Depression. Barry Corbin, who played Red's father in "Honkytonk Man", with Clint
Clint Eastwood in the 1950s storylines in each episode ranged dramatically from the brutal and subjects such as gypsy curses to predictable, silly comedy. Eastwood during this period received some criticism and was considered too laid back by some directors who believed he relied on his looks and just didn't work hard enough. Gene Fowler Jr. described Clint as "lackadaisical" in his attitude, whilst one of the series' most prolific crewmen, Tommy Carr described him as, "lazy, and would cost you a morning. I never started a day with Clint Eastwood in the first scene, because you knew he was gonna be late, at least