Enjoyable and with a compelling plot, coogans bluff is a well crafted film that is a modern day western and it works well enough for the viewer to be entertained for an hour and a half. Coogan clint eastwood an arizona deputy sheriff goes to. Im still not sure what the bluff in coogans bluff was. Coogans bluff is a cliff in new york and has an elevation of 92 feet. The overall shape of lalo schifrin s score to the 1968 universal pictures film coogans bluff is one big arch, similar to what takes place on screen. While escorting the prisoner to the airport he escapes and coogan heads into the city to recapture him. It stars clint eastwood, susan clark, don stroud, tisha sterling. Coogan clint eastwood, an arizona cop, is sent to new york to collect a prisoner. Rent coogans bluff 1968 starring clint eastwood and lee j. Arizona deputy sheriff coogan clint eastwood is sent to new york city to escort an. In fact, it combines both of them as he plays a young arizona deputy sheriff sent to new york to collect a prisoner hes at home in the arizona deserts, but like a fish out of water in 1960s new york, with its hippies, drug culture and to him far too little.
The music encompasses a variety of idioms from western to eastern, journeying through outdoor desert to the urban sprawl of the big apple, through jazzrockfunk and the underground dance scene right into the sixties counterculture replete with. A very important film in the career of its star clint eastwood, 1968s coogans bluff showed that he could lead a modern day film and not just a western and served as the first collaboration between eastwood and director don siegel, who went on to make several films together including, of course, dirty harry. Coogans bluff in new york city is the name of a large cliff extending northward from 155th street in manhattan. To add to coogans problems the prisoner isnt ready, so he decides to cut a few corners. Walt is flummoxed when manhattan police put the brakes on his plan to return a jailed murderer don stroud to the southwest. The character he plays is not totally removed from the man with no name, but he is placed in an alien environment. Coogans bluff is a retelling of one of the oldest american themes. In 1999, he cofounded the production company baby cow. Le film coogans bluff 1968 vostfr admin 20170707t01.
It stars clint eastwood, susan clark, don stroud, tisha sterling, betty field and lee j. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Eastwood does a decent job but with the exception of lee j. 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. Hulpsheriff walt coogan uit arizona grote witte cowboyhoed op zn hoofd, bruinleren puntlaarzen aan moet een gevaarlijke misdadiger ophalen in new york.
Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and. For example, clint eastwood coogan tries to get into the sack with just about every woman he meets. A deep escarpment descends 175 feet from edgecombe avenue to the river, creating a sheltered area. 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. Rent coogans bluff 1968 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Coogans bluff trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood. Bent on getting his man, he temporarily outwits the new yorkers, only to be plunged into a series of ugly. The curse of coogans bluff also known as the curse of eddie grant 19582010 was a baseballrelated superstition that allegedly prevented the san francisco giants major league baseball franchise from winning the world series following the clubs move from new york city to san francisco after the conclusion of the 1957 season. Coogans bluff cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Coogans bluff trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood, lee j.
Coogans bluff is a film that marks the transition between clint eastwoods western roles and his cop role as dirty harry. Coogans bluff 1968 new york locations 2016 hd youtube. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry. Coogans bluff is a promontory near the western shore of the harlem river in the washington heights neighborhood of upper manhattan in new york city. 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. This isnt another boys of summer, although its written by a knowledgeable rooter who once had a tryout with the club. When fnow users make a purchase with their mastercards. The first in a series of films on which eastwood would collaborate with director don siegel. This time the hero is a strong, silent deputy sheriff from arizona, dispatched to new york city to extradite a killer.
Coogan s unorthodox law enforcement techniques dont go over too well with frustrated nyc police lieutenant mcelroy lee j. Cobb, seymour cassel, david doyle coogan clint eastwood an arizona deputy sheriff goes to new york to pick up a prisoner. Coogans bluff is a bit less tough than its successor. We visited the new york locations of clint eastwood movie coogans bluff 1968 directed by the late great don siegel on 5 august 2016. It sits atop a steep escarpment that descends 175 feet to the harlem river valley below. Compared to moderns films, such as say, john wick, this film is tame, a tad boring, and the deficiencies of siegals direction come off rather poorly in comparison. Cobb, susan clark, tisha sterling, don stroud, betty field, tom tully, melodie johnson, james edwards, rudy diaz, david doyle cinematography bud thackery art direction alexander golitzen, robert c. In the 1990s, he began creating original characters. Coogans bluff ranks as one of my favorite eastwood films. Directed by don siegel, the film features a cast that includes clint eastwood, lee. Everyone in new york assumes coogan is from texas, much to his annoyance. It once was the site of the fabled polo grounds, home of the new york baseball giants, and the first home of the new york mets before the polo grounds were demolished in 1964.
On october 3, 1951, a miracle of sorts transpired at coogans bluff the site of the old polo grounds when bobby thomson hit a ninthinning homer off ralph branca the shot heard round the world to bring the underdog giants the national league pennant. He began his career in the 1980s as a voice actor on the satirical puppet show spitting image and providing voiceovers for television advertisements. He runs afoul of bigcity criminals and gets tangled up in laws which say an arizona deputy. The curse began when upset giants fans in the new york. The film precedes the dirty harry 1971 movie but the character is already here in this film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. 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 coogan a sheriff from arizona tasked with bringing back a criminal into his custody in arizona. 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. Clint eastwood stars as walt coogan, an arizona deputy sheriff who has been sent to new york city to. The overall shape of lalo schifrins score to the 1968 universal pictures film coogans bluff is one big arch, similar to what takes place on screen. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing coogans bluff near you. 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 music encompasses a variety of idioms from western to eastern, journeying through outdoor desert to the urban sprawl of the big apple. Coogans bluff provided a stepping stone into the present day for clint eastwood.
The film is like a cousin to the western genre, with coogan keeping his trap shut and his emotions to himself, but siegel, with his expert craftsmanship. Watch coogans bluff online stream full movie directv. The miracle at coogans bluff by thomas kiernan kirkus. It would never have gotten made without coogans bluff. Coogans bluff, a large cliff extending northward from 155th street in manhattan, once was the site of the fabled polo grounds, the home of the new york giants baseball, and the first home of the new york mets. 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.
Walter coogan eastwood, a softspoken, straightforward arizona lawman, is sent to new york city to extradite a captured murderer dan stroud. Financial analysis of coogans bluff 1968 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Coogans bluff is a 1968 american action thriller film directed and produced by don siegel. Clint eastwood stars in coogans bluff, an actionpacked thriller that marked the first of five collaborations between the star and director don siegel. Coogans bluff has a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 94% and an average imdb audience rating of 6. Clint eastwood in coogans bluff 1968 clint eastwood and melodie. Coogans bluff 1968 watch on starz or streaming online. Coogans bluff is situated nearby to washington heights.