For what it is, coogans bluff is an entertaining film that is supported by a good cast of actors. Walt coogan is a deputy sheriff in arizona, and in the wide, open spaces, he s in his element. Oscar winner clint eastwood stars as a softspoken, straightforward, arizona cop sent to new york city to extradite a captured murderer, but when the killer escapes, the hunt is on. Coogan s bluff is an american action film directed by don siegel. An arizona lawman pursues an escaped criminal in the seedy drug underworld of new york. Western myth gets urban update in basis for mccloud television series. To add to coogans problems, the prisoner is in bellevue after taking a trip on lsd while in custody, so he decides to cut a few corners.
This film marked the first collaboration between eastwood and director don siegel dirty harry. Coogan s bluff is a retelling of one of the oldest american themes. Coogans bluff trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood, lee j. It stars clint eastwood, susan clark, don stroud, tisha sterling. Coogans bluff is a retelling of one of the oldest american themes. Coogan s bluff 1968 arizona lawman walt coogan clint eastwood hopes to make a short business trip to the big city, but his journey quickly becomes an odyssey of violence. Arizona deputy arrives in nyc to track killer and teach city cops a thing or three. Coogans bluff is a 1968 action film starring clint eastwood as walt coogan, an arizona deputy sheriff who is sent to new york city to extradite a fugitive. Rent coogan s bluff 1968 starring clint eastwood and lee j. Clint eastwood the bluray collection coogans bluff, two mules for sister sara, the beguilded, play misty for me, joe kidd, high plains drifter, breezy, the eiger sanction bluray.
Cobb, seymour cassel, david doyle coogan clint eastwood an arizona deputy sheriff goes to new york to pick up a prisoner. Watch coogans bluff streaming online hulu free trial. As richard leads the team through a series of intricate chases, he discovers the secrets behind his wife s death and struggles to expose the killer before it is too late. I remember liking this movie a lot more when i used to watch it on tv. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. This is a key movie in the evolution of the cop picture and of eastwoods star image, offering an odd parallel with midnight cowboy as the straightlooking. Britains reigning king of the comedy of embarrassment. After making his first film in 1946 the nifty sydney greenstreet and peter lorre crime thriller the verdict, which both predates dirty harry and siegels talent for audience misdirection, and directing twentyfour features, in 1968 siegel was to start the creative collaboration that would soon define his career.
Coogans bluff revolves around one mans journey to find and capture a fugitive. Coogan clint eastwood, an arizona cop, is sent to new york to collect a prisoner. Rent coogans bluff 1968 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Coogans bluff 1968 arizona lawman walt coogan clint eastwood hopes to make a short business trip to the big city, but his journey quickly becomes an odyssey of violence. Coogans bluff 1968 you better drop that blade, or you wont believe what happens next, even while its happening. Coogans bluff is rooted in a plot device that i tend to enjoy. Clint eastwood stars as walt coogan, a softspoken, straightforward, arizona lawman who is sent to new york city to extradite captured murderer james. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. As richard leads the team through a series of intricate chases, he discovers the secrets behind his wifes death and struggles to expose the killer before it is too late. Coogans unorthodox law enforcement techniques dont go over too well with frustrated nyc police lieutenant mcelroy lee j. All cuts were waived in 1994 when the film was granted an 15 certificate for home video. In the process, the prisoner escapes, steals coogan s gun, and coogan is ordered home. Coogans bluff 1968 don siegel cast and crew allmovie. Clint eastwood the bluray collection coogan s bluff, two mules for sister sara, the beguilded, play misty for me, joe kidd, high plains drifter, breezy, the eiger sanction bluray.
Nice introduction to dirty harry and the changes that siegel made. Walt coogan is a deputy sheriff in arizona, and in the wide, open spaces, hes in his element. The film marks the first of five collaborations between siegel and eastwood, which continued with two mules for sister sara 1970, the beguiled 1971, dirty harry 1971 and escape from alcatraz 1979. The name coogan s bluff seems to have fallen out of use i doubt you would find many new yorkers under the age of sixty who have heard of it. An arizona sheriff is sent to new york to bring an imprisoned murderer back to stand trial. Deputy sheriff walt coogan played by eastwood is a tough lawman. Coogans bluff internet movie firearms database guns in. Coogan s bluff is a 1968 american action thriller film directed and produced by don siegel. Coogan s bluff full movie watch online coogan s bluff full english full movie coogan s bluff full full movie, coogan s bluff full full movie streaming coogan s bluff full movie engsub watch. So, its a basic fish out of water flick, thats pretty dull and tame until near the end, when a motorcycle chase erupts in central park. This film marked the first collaboration between eastwood and director don siegel dirty harry the following weapons were used in. Cobb, who informs him that ringerman is recovering from a bad acid trip at bellevue hospital.
Buy coogans bluff movie posters from movie poster shop. Coogan s bluff 1968 cast and crew arizona lawman walt coogan clint eastwood hopes to make a short business trip to the big city, but his journey quickly becomes an odyssey of violence. There was also a temptation to drift into satire or romance and consume time but in turn so you changed the pace of the story and drifted away it. It s about two miles coogan s bluff is at 155th street and the cloisters are at about 200th actually called dyckman street. Coogans bluff, american crime drama, released in 1968, that marks. To add to coogan s problems the prisoner isnt ready, so he decides to cut a few corners. It would never have gotten made without coogan s bluff. In what is a kind of prototype dirty harry flick, clint eastwood, is an arizona deputy sent to nyc to extradite a felon. Arizona deputy sheriff coogan clint eastwood is sent to new york city to.
Sure clint was gruff and he was even buff, but the whole time i wanted to hold him by his scruff and stuff him with fluff. Coogans bluff 1968 cast and crew arizona lawman walt coogan clint eastwood hopes to make a short business trip to the big city, but his journey quickly becomes an odyssey of violence. Coogans bluff cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Work began on coogans bluff the second of three eastwood films released in 1968 even before hang em high had been released. Financial analysis of coogans bluff 1968 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. After all how many times can a country boy like coogan go wandering into the city. Eastwood plays the part of a veteran deputy sheriff from a rural county in arizona who travels to new york city to extradite an apprehended fugitive named jimmy ringerman, who is wanted for murder. Clint eastwood stars as walt coogan, an arizona deputy sheriff who has been sent to new york city to extradite escaped killer james ringerman don stroud. Coogan s unorthodox law enforcement techniques dont go over too well with frustrated nyc police lieutenant mcelroy lee j.
Coogan s bluff is a 1968 action film starring clint eastwood as walt coogan, an arizona deputy sheriff who is sent to new york city to extradite a fugitive. The original script had appealed to him and offered a welcome chance to move away from the westerns for which he was known. To add to coogan s problems, the prisoner is in bellevue after taking a trip on lsd while in custody, so he decides to cut a few corners. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Coogan s bluff is a promontory near the western shore of the harlem river in the washington heights neighborhood of upper manhattan in new york city. Coogans bluff is a 1968 american action thriller film directed and produced by don siegel. Its about two miles coogans bluff is at 155th street and the cloisters are at about 200th actually called dyckman street. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started.
Coogan, an arizona cop, is sent to new york to collect a prisoner. On arrival, hes forced to wait by nypd detective lieutenant mcelroy lee j. Find movie and film cast and crew information for coogans bluff. Coogans bluff 1968 coogan clint eastwood, an arizona cop, is sent to new york to collect a prisoner. He runs afoul of bigcity criminals and gets tangled up in laws which say an arizona deputy. Coogans bluff is a well directed drama by director don siegel who would later collaborate with clint eastwood again with dirty harry and escape from alcatraz directs eastwood who portrays walt. While escorting the prisoner to the airport he escapes and coogan heads into the city to recapture him.
It would never have gotten made without coogans bluff. Nov 26, 2012 coogan s bluff proved to be terrific training ground for clint eastwood and lalo schifrin, whose dirty harry series was on the horizon a few years down the line. New york film locations from the movie coogans bluff starring clint eastwood. Too proud to return home emptyhanded, coogan sets out into the big city to track down and recapture his prisoner. Coogan added, of the movie, part of me wants to do it, part of me wants to do other things. Coogans bluff internet movie firearms database guns. Jace lightner far from the best of the clint eastwooddon siegel collaborations, this fish out of water police actioner is weighed down by a clunky, episodic structure and lack of engaging characterisation to hold together either the now dated humour or the more serious fight and chase scenes. However, when the killer escapes, the lawman employs his own methods to recapture him, antagonising the. Coogans bluff proved to be terrific training ground for clint eastwood and lalo schifrin, whose dirty harry series was on the horizon a few years down the line. Everyone in new york assumes coogan is from texas, much to his annoyance. Coogan s bluff is a well directed drama by director don siegel who would later collaborate with clint eastwood again with dirty harry and escape from alcatraz directs eastwood who portrays walt. This time the hero is a strong, silent deputy sheriff from arizona, dispatched to new york city to extradite a killer. To add to coogans problems the prisoner isnt ready, so he decides to cut a few corners.
Its the story of a police officer from arizona who comes to the big city to transport a criminal home for trial. Eastwood does a decent job but with the exception of lee j. Coogan s bluff 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the process the prisoner escapes, and coogan is ordered home. Clint eastwood stars as walt coogan, a softspoken, straightforward, arizona lawman who is sent to new york city to extradite captured murderer james ringerman don stroud.
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Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing coogans bluff near you. Coogans bluff r 1h 33min action, comedy, crime 17 october 1968 west germany arizona deputy sheriff coogan clint eastwood is sent to new york city to escort an escaped fugitive back for trial. Coogans bluff 1968 full movie download full hd youtube. Coogans bluff nude scenes 18 images and 3 videos including appearances from diana rose melody johnson. Its boundaries extend approximately from 155th street and the macombs dam bridge viaduct to 160th street, between edgecombe avenue and the river. For this album, intrada was given access to the complete, original 12 threechannel stereo scoring session masters, housed in the universal pictures vaults in mint condition. Clint eastwood has been one of my favorite actors, i had not seen this movie prior to purchase additionally, while vacationing in california, traveling through randsburg i met a fellow who had a ranch near there in the mojave desert, i was invited to the ranch and stayed one night there, at that time i was informed that a scene in this movie was filmed at the. In the process, the prisoner escapes, steals coogans gun, and coogan is ordered home. Starring clint eastwood, don stroud, tisha sterling, and betty field. The name coogans bluff seems to have fallen out of use i doubt you would find many new yorkers under the age of sixty who have heard of it. Jace lightner far from the best of the clint eastwooddon siegel collaborations, this fish out of water police actioner is weighed down by a clunky, episodic structure and lack of engaging characterisation to hold together either the now dated humour or.
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