Clint Eastwood would appear with Eastwood again in the poorly-received comedy "Pink Cadillac" (1989). The film is about a bounty hunter and a group of white supremacists chasing an innocent woman (Bernadette Peters) who tries to outrun everyone in her husband's prized pink Cadillac. The film failed both critically and commercially, earning barely more than "Bird" and marking a low point in Eastwood's career. Eastwood directed and starred in "White Hunter Black Heart" (1990), an adaptation of Peter Viertel's "roman à clef", about John Huston and the making of the classic film "The African Queen". Shot on location in Zimbabwe in the
Clint Eastwood (1972), based on a character inspired by Reies Lopez Tijerina, who stormed a courthouse in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico in June 1967. During filming, Eastwood suffered symptoms of a bronchial infection and several panic attacks. "Joe Kidd" received a mixed reception, with Roger Greenspun of "The New York Times" writing that it was unremarkable, with foolish symbolism and sloppy editing, although he praised Eastwood's performance. In 1973, Eastwood directed his first western, "High Plains Drifter", in which he also starred. The film had a moral and supernatural theme, later emulated in "Pale Rider". The plot follows a mysterious stranger (Eastwood)