Any Which Way You Can Page #2

Synopsis: Philo 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 come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Director(s): Buddy Van Horn
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
20%
PG
Year:
1980
116 min
606 Views


- You're talking to him.

- I'm talking to his feet.

- Well, the top half of him can hear you.

I represent a man

who would like to back you, Mr. Beddoe.

See that crescent wrench up on top there?

- Yes, I see it.

- Why don't you hand it to me?

Tail first, of course,

because the jaws might be venomous.

Thanks.

- Back me at what?

- A fight?

- Sorry, I'm retired.

- Since when?

Since I decided to retire.

My employer is willing to pay you

$15,000 for this fight, Mr. Beddoe.

- Against who?

- A man named Jack Wilson.

- You know Wilson?

- I know of him.

Let's not quibble, Mr. Beddoe. $25,000.

- Is that win or lose, or just win?

- The money will be payable, win or lose.

$10,000 in advance.

- Give it to Clyde.

- Yes.

- Who's Clyde?

- He's my manager.

Jesus Christ!

- Don't worry, he won't hurt you.

- You want me to give $10,000 to an ape?

He handles all my business.

You stash that and don't let Ma see you.

Good boy.

I'll be in touch.

Yeah, I'm sure.

- You there, Harry?

- Yeah, what do you got?

Dead battery at Sunset and Lincoln.

- Green '73 Chevrolet.

- Got it. Be about twenty minutes.

Twenty minutes is too late by half, Harry.

Hang on, green Chevy. Harry's on the way.

Have you seen Clyde?

No. Is he gone?

A couple of hours.

- Is he in the shed?

- I'll take another look.

No hairy-ass jungle jumper...

...is going to outsmart Zenobia Boggs.

That goddamn banana-head probably ate it.

Send him down to that...

Work and slave for that ape of yours.

Work and slave.

I appreciate that, Ma.

You haven't seen him, have you?

No, I ain't seen him.

I'll find it. You better believe I'll find it.

- Have you seen Clyde?

- Yeah. Right behind you, Philo.

Lynn Halsey-Taylor, ladies and gentlemen.

Now, let's everybody get ready

for Fats Domino.

He ain't supposed to be out like this.

What did I do?

I was just singing a number

and he came in and sat down.

He probably got lost

and recognized this place.

Maybe he wanted to see me.

Not everybody hates me, you know.

I don't hate you.

I can take just about any kind of pain.

There's just one I have no tolerance for.

Some kinds I can't tolerate either.

You got to do another set?

No, I'm just doing one set a night.

They're all here to see Fats.

- You sound good.

- Thank you.

Real good.

Do you have any wheels?

No.

I'll give you a ride home. If you like.

I like.

This is it?

- Anything wrong with it?

- No. Not a thing.

- Well, I guess I can't ask you in.

- I guess not.

Good night, Clyde.

Thanks, Philo.

Shut up, meathead.

It's Philo Beddoe!

- Are we bad mothers?

- We are bad mothers!

Hey, Beddoe, it's us.

Are you talking to me?

I ain't talking to you, Beddoe.

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Stanford Sherman

Stanford Sherman was born in Akron, Ohio and is an American film and television writer best known for such productions as Any Which Way You Can, Krull, Ice Pirates, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Batman. more…

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