Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as a hard drinkin', wayward cop, with a real sense of duty, Ben Shockley's tasked with finding and returning a female witness, Gus Malley (Sondra Locke) from Las Vegas to phoenix. Of course, there's one or two folk after stopping Clint from returning and given that he was only given the job 'cos he's a burnout and his bosses are corrupt...well, there's a few problems involved.
The majority of the film can be largely ignored, but for the finale alone, this film is essential viewing for cult film fans. Just look at the poster below and you can guess why.
Released in 1977 with a $5.5 mil budget,
The Gauntlet grossed nearly $27,000,000 at the box office.
Original casting had Steve McQueen and Barbara Streisand, but fights between the pair led to Eastwood taking over and replacing Babs.
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