do you feel lucky punk?

[BlackCat]

Clint Eastwood 80 years today

1. Gran Torino (2008) .... Walt Kowalski
2. Million Dollar Baby (2004) .... Frankie Dunn
3. Blood Work (2002) .... Terry McCaleb
4. Space Cowboys (2000) .... Frank Corvin

5. True Crime (1999) .... Steve Everett
6. Absolute Power (1997) .... Luther Whitney
7. The Bridges of Madison County (1995) .... Robert Kincaid
8. A Perfect World (1993) .... Chief Red Garnett
... aka "Perfect World" - Japan (English title)
9. In the Line of Fire (1993) .... Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan
... aka "The Secret Service" - Japan (English title)
10. Unforgiven (1992) .... William 'Bill' Munny
11. The Rookie (1990) .... Nick Pulovski
12. White Hunter Black Heart (1990) .... John Wilson

13. Pink Cadillac (1989) .... Tommy Nowak
14. The Dead Pool (1988) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
... aka "Dirty Harry in The Dead Pool" - USA (poster title)
... aka "Dirty Harry 5" - Japan (English title)
15. Heartbreak Ridge (1986) .... Sergeant Thomas Highway
16. Pale Rider (1985) .... Preacher
17. City Heat (1984) .... Lieutenant Speer
18. Tightrope (1984) .... Capt. Wes Block
19. Sudden Impact (1983) .... Harry Callahan
... aka "Dirty Harry 4" - Japan (English title)
20. Honkytonk Man (1982) .... Red Stovall
21. Firefox (1982) .... Mitchell Gant
22. Any Which Way You Can (1980) .... Philo Beddoe
23. Bronco Billy (1980) .... Bronco Billy

24. Escape from Alcatraz (1979) .... Frank Morris
25. Every Which Way But Loose (1978) .... Philo Beddoe
26. The Gauntlet (1977) .... Ben Shockley
27. The Enforcer (1976/I) .... Harry Callahan
... aka "Dirty Harry 3" - Japan (English title)
28. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) .... Josey Wales
29. The Eiger Sanction (1975) .... Dr. Jonathan Hemlock
30. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) .... Thunderbolt
31. Magnum Force (1973) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
... aka "Dirty Harry 2" - Japan (English title)
32. Breezy (1973) (uncredited) .... Man in Crowd on Pier
33. High Plains Drifter (1973) .... The Stranger
34. Joe Kidd (1972) .... Joe Kidd
35. Dirty Harry (1971) .... Police Inspector Harry Callahan
36. Play Misty for Me (1971) .... Dave
37. The Beguiled (1971) .... John McBurney
38. Kelly's Heroes (1970) .... Pvt. Kelly
39. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) .... Hogan

40. Paint Your Wagon (1969) .... Pardner
41. Where Eagles Dare (1968) .... Lt. Morris Schaffer
42. Coogan's Bluff (1968) .... Coogan
43. Hang 'Em High (1968) .... Marshal Jed Cooper
44. El magnifico extranjero (1967) .... Rowdy Yates
... aka "The Magnificent Stranger" - USA (alternative title)
45. Le streghe (1967) .... Charlie (segment "Sera come le altre, Una")
... aka "The Witches" - USA
46. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966) .... Blondie
... aka "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" - UK, USA
... aka "The Good, the Ugly, the Bad" - USA (literal English title)
47. Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) .... Monco
... aka "For a Few Dollars More" - International (English title), UK, USA
... aka "A Few Dollars More" - Philippines (English title)
... aka "For Some Dollars More" - International (English title)
48. "Rawhide" .... Rowdy Yates (217 episodes, 1959-1965)
- Crossing at White Feather (1965) TV episode .... Rowdy Yates
- The Testing Post (1965) TV episode .... Rowdy Yates
- Brush War at Buford (1965) TV episode .... Rowdy Yates
- Duel at Daybreak (1965) TV episode .... Rowdy Yates
- The Pursuit (1965) TV episode .... Rowdy Yates
(212 more)
49. Per un pugno di dollari (1964) .... Joe
... aka "A Fistful of Dollars" - UK, USA

50. "Maverick" .... Red Hardigan (1 episode, 1959)
- Duel at Sundown (1959) TV episode .... Red Hardigan
51. Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) .... Keith Williams
52. Lafayette Escadrille (1958) .... George Moseley
... aka "C'est la guerre" - USA (alternative title)
... aka "With You in My Arms" - USA (alternative title)
53. "Navy Log" .... Burns (1 episode, 1958)
- The Lonely Watch (1958) TV episode .... Burns
54. Escapade in Japan (1957) (uncredited) .... Dumbo Pilot
55. "West Point" (1 episode, 1957)
- White Fury (1957) TV episode
56. "Death Valley Days" .... John Lucas (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Call of the West" - USA (syndication title)
... aka "The Pioneers" - USA (syndication title)
... aka "Trails West" - USA (syndication title)
... aka "Western Star Theater" - USA (syndication title)
- The Last Letter (1956) TV episode .... John Lucas
57. The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) .... Lt. Jack Rice, Roughrider
58. Away All Boats (1956) (uncredited) .... Marine (Medic)
59. Star in the Dust (1956) (uncredited) .... Tom, ranch hand
... aka "Law Man" - USA (alternative title)
60. "Highway Patrol" .... Joe Keeley (1 episode, 1956)
- Motorcycle A (1956) TV episode .... Joe Keeley
61. Never Say Goodbye (1956) (uncredited) .... Will
62. Tarantula (1955) (uncredited) .... Jet Squadron Leader
... aka "The Giant Tarantula" - USA (informal title)
63. Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) (uncredited) .... First Saxon
... aka "21st Century Lady Godiva" - USA (alternative title)
64. Francis in the Navy (1955) .... Jonesey
65. Allen in Movieland (1955) (TV) .... Orderly
66. Revenge of the Creature (1955) (uncredited) .... Jennings - Lab Technician

Director:

* In Production
* 2000s
* 1990s
* 1980s
* 1970s

1. Hoover (2012) (pre-production)
2. Hereafter (2010) (post-production)

3. Invictus (2009)
4. Gran Torino (2008)
5. Changeling (2008)
6. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
7. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
8. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
9. "The Blues" (1 episode, 2003)
- Piano Blues (2003) TV episode
10. Mystic River (2003)
11. Blood Work (2002)
12. Space Cowboys (2000)

13. True Crime (1999)
14. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
15. Absolute Power (1997)
16. The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
17. A Perfect World (1993)
... aka "Perfect World" - Japan (English title)
18. Unforgiven (1992)
19. The Rookie (1990)
20. White Hunter Black Heart (1990)

21. Bird (1988)
22. Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
23. "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1985)
... aka "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" - USA (complete title)
- Vanessa in the Garden (1985) TV episode
24. Pale Rider (1985)
25. Sudden Impact (1983)
... aka "Dirty Harry 4" - Japan (English title)
26. Honkytonk Man (1982)
27. Firefox (1982)
28. Bronco Billy (1980)

29. The Gauntlet (1977)
30. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
31. The Eiger Sanction (1975)
32. Breezy (1973)
33. High Plains Drifter (1973)
34. Play Misty for Me (1971)
35. The Beguiled: The Storyteller (1971)

[Asher]

Fantastic man, actor, director.

[DaShi]

He's a bit too sentimental for me.

[SlowwHand]

[ricketyclik]

A great story teller.

[Dinner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnMLGkj91Og

[Berzerker]

okay, believe it or not, this is true

I lived by the mountain in the movie Dirty Harry and we watched them filming it - if you are ever in the bay area, check out the ~80-120 ft concrete cross on Mt Davidson. We never climbed it but the community did maintain a killer rope swing (oh man, getting drunk/high and swinging on that thing was so cool) just north of the cross. They filmed the Laughing Policeman on our street (got to meet Walter Matthau, real nice guy rip) right next to the mountain. Anyway, never met Clint but this aint about him really.

We were shot at by the Zodiac Killer

aint no BS, or it was a copycat... It was ~ 1973, no '72? I think '72 but I'd have to really think about it and maybe even contact some old friends. Summer of '72 I think, now I did some reading on this ahole and I cant really pin down what happened wrt timing, but some m***f*** was taking pot shots at us one night. We were at McAteer HS screwing around on the field at night (stoned and jumping on these new batting cages) and as we walked across the football field toward the stands and hill we heard what sounded like insects hitting a windshield but these were hitting the ground nearby. We all heard it (wtf was that?), and we heard it again and we started runnin'.

Now, you gotta understand the situation - we were out in the open (in a bowl like area maybe 300x150 yds and faced with climbing a very long staircase up a hill to the gym and we all thought the same thing, someone was shooting at us. We heard (I heard) 2 shots hit the ground before we reached the staircase and at least 1 more hitting the concrete as we were sprinting up the stairs. Obviously no one got hit and the bastard was using a silencer (never heard the actual shots) but being drunk/high juveniles we either convinced ourselves it was a hallucination or some other reason to dismiss it, but adults playing at the gym that night also reported someone taking potshots at them as they left the gym (the door they left thru was at the top of our staircase). We got lucky that night, some ahole got 3-4 shots off at us at least and he got away with it...

Oh ya, happy bd Clint

btw, watching Dirty Harry (AMC) and just saw one of my buddies from elementary school. He was a kid on the school bus hijacked by scorpio, on the right side of the isle (Jack Hanson, son of the ABC weather guy at the time)

interesting dichotomy (is any uninteresting?), in Dirty Harry, Clint is the wild man playing without rules, in the sequel he's the one playing by the rules.

and the same black dude plays the bank robber in 1, the pimp in 2, and Harry's unlucky partner (is there any other kind) in 3 (or 4?)...

[Berzerker]

sorry, Zodiac wasn't a sniper but Scorpio from the movie was...and the movie may have come out before this happened. I think it did...

[Kitschum]

He's a bit too sentimental for me.

Agree

[Dinner]

Gran Torino was actually a good film.

[Kitschum]

The Hmong(?) child actors sucked so much I couldn't watch it to the end

[Japher]

Like Clint is an awesome actor. He plays the same role every movie and delivers every line EXACTLY the same. Compared to Clint the Hmong kid was awesome.

Still, I've seen almost every movie of his and love his directing.

[azzaman333]

I don't really feel all that lucky to be honest, but I'm not really a punk either.

[Kontiki]

Gran Torino sucked balls. He's made alot of good movies, though.

[ricketyclik]

Gran Torino sucked balls. He's made alot of good movies, though.

I thought it was one of his best. In fact, if you look at his body of work it basically improves over time, as you would expect. I think I read him say in an interview once that from "The Unforgiven" onwards he's primarily concerned with consequences, and to me that rings true.

GT certainly had its fair share of illustrating consequences, and to me had the feel of being directed by the sure hands of a master - light on with the gimmicks, just telling an interesting story in a way that made you care about the characters.

What didn't you like about GT Kontiki?