Clint Eastwood (2004), Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor. Eastwood's greatest commercial successes have been the adventure comedy "Every Which Way But Loose" (1978) and its sequel, the action comedy "Any Which Way You Can" (1980), after adjustment for inflation. Other popular films include the Western "Hang 'Em High" (1968), the psychological thriller "Play Misty for Me" (1971), the crime film "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974), the Western "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976), the prison film "Escape from Alcatraz" (1979), the action film "Firefox" (1982), the suspense thriller "Tightrope" (1984), the
Every Which Way but Loose (film) first take because his boredom level was very limited." The film has a contemporary western theme, displaying the blue collar aspects of the western United States, with many scenes shot in rural locations, cheap motel rooms, industrial facilities, and honky-tonk bars. The film was shot on location, including the California communities of Bakersfield, North Hollywood, San Fernando, Sun Valley, Ukiah, and Van Nuys. It was also filmed in Colorado, including parts of Denver, Aurora and historic Georgetown. A few scenes were also filmed in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos, all in New Mexico. The film's title refers to the eponymous