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Actors: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, Harry Guardino
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Any Which Way You Can
ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN is a comedy directed by Buddy Van Horn in 1980.

Philo Beddoe has decided to retire from bare knuckle fighting. With his friend Orville and Clyde the orangutan, he wants to devote himself to his car repair business. But when a NYC organization offers him $45,000 to fight Jack Wilson, Philo changes his mind.

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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1980's-1999
Animal Story Yes
Kind of animal: - monkey
Kind of sports story: - boxing
Sports story? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - boxing
Age: - 40's-50's
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/standard wavey
Body type - (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more... - happy
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - animal
How much in movie? - 90%-100%

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
Misc setting - bar

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - kissing
Any profanity? - None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Country/Western
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