Any Which Way You Can (1980)

6.1PG116 minDirector: Buddy Van Horn

1980 film by Buddy Van Horn

Any Which Way You Can is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Buddy Van Horn and starring Clint Eastwood, with Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, and Ruth Gordon in supporting roles. The film is the sequel to the 1978 hit comedy Every Which Way but Loose. The cast of the previous film return as Philo Beddoe (Eastwood) reluctantly comes out of retirement from underground bare-knuckle boxing to take on a champion hired by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to ensure the fight takes place, while the neo-Nazi biker gang Philo humiliated in the previous film also comes back for revenge.

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What is Any Which Way You Can about?
Any Which Way You Can (1980) — Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) takes part in a bare knuckle fight, as he does, to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia comes along and arranges another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle g
Is Any Which Way You Can based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Any Which Way You Can scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.