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. 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. When fnow users make a purchase with their mastercards. Watch coogans bluff online stream full movie directv.
Coogans bluff is a 1968 american action thriller film directed and produced by don siegel. 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. 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. 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. Coogans bluff trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood.
Coogans bluff, american crime drama, released in 1968, that marks the first teaming of clint eastwood and director don siegel, who later collaborated on the popular dirty harry movies deputy sheriff walt coogan played by eastwood is a tough lawman from arizona who travels to new york city to extradite an escaped killer, james ringerman don stroud. It stars clint eastwood, susan clark, don stroud, tisha sterling, betty field and lee j. Bent on getting his man, he temporarily outwits the new yorkers, only to be plunged into a series of ugly. 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. The miracle at coogans bluff by thomas kiernan kirkus. Coogan clint eastwood an arizona deputy sheriff goes to. This isnt another boys of summer, although its written by a knowledgeable rooter who once had a tryout with the club. 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 is a bit less tough than its successor. Coogans bluff has a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 94% and an average imdb audience rating of 6. The film precedes the dirty harry 1971 movie but the character is already here in this film. Coogans bluff ranks as one of my favorite eastwood films. Coogans bluff is a film that marks the transition between clint eastwoods western roles and his cop role as dirty harry. I live in nyc and its was nice to see the pan am building in the backdrop.
Clint eastwood stars in coogans bluff, an actionpacked thriller that marked the first of five collaborations between the star and 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. Eastwood does a decent job but with the exception of lee j. 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 cliff in new york and has an elevation of 92 feet. 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. Everyone in new york assumes coogan is from texas, much to his annoyance. Coogans bluff in new york city is the name of a large cliff extending northward from 155th street in manhattan.
The character he plays is not totally removed from the man with no name, but he is placed in an alien environment. Coogan slips up, ringerman escapes again, and the hunt is on. 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. While escorting the prisoner to the airport he escapes and coogan heads into the city to recapture him. The curse began when upset giants fans in the new york. 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. To add to coogans problems the prisoner isnt ready, so he decides to cut a few corners. Clint eastwood stars as walt coogan, an arizona deputy sheriff who has been sent to new york city to. Walter coogan eastwood, a softspoken, straightforward arizona lawman, is sent to new york city to extradite a captured murderer dan stroud. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry. 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. 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. Coogans bluff 1968 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.
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 1968 watch on starz or streaming online. Coogans unorthodox law enforcement techniques dont go over too well with frustrated nyc police lieutenant mcelroy lee j. 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. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and. 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. We visited the new york locations of clint eastwood movie coogans bluff 1968 directed by the late great don siegel on 5 august 2016.
Clint eastwood in coogans bluff 1968 clint eastwood and melodie. It stars clint eastwood, susan clark, don stroud, tisha sterling. Im still not sure what the bluff in coogans bluff was. In the process the prisoner escapes, and coogan is. It would never have gotten made without coogans bluff. Cobb, seymour cassel, david doyle coogan clint eastwood an arizona deputy sheriff goes to new york to pick up a prisoner. 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. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing coogans bluff near you. Le film coogans bluff 1968 vostfr admin 20170707t01. Coogan clint eastwood, an arizona cop, is sent to new york to collect a prisoner.
Coogans bluff cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Rent coogans bluff 1968 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A deep escarpment descends 175 feet from edgecombe avenue to the river, creating a sheltered area. Coogans bluff, dvd, action adventure, 025192053528. Movies like coogans bluff if you like coogans bluff you are looking for exciting, light and entertaining movies about with fish out of water, chase, extradition, escape, track down, chases and races and crime themes of action, comedy and crime genre shot in usa. Coogans bluff 1968 new york locations 2016 hd youtube. He began his career in the 1980s as a voice actor on the satirical puppet show spitting image and providing voiceovers for television advertisements. Walt is flummoxed when manhattan police put the brakes on his plan to return a jailed murderer don stroud to the southwest. Rent coogans bluff 1968 starring clint eastwood and lee j.
Coogans bluff is a retelling of one of the oldest american themes. Its boundaries extend approximately from 155th street and the macombs dam bridge viaduct to 160th street, between edgecombe avenue and the river. 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. It sits atop a steep escarpment that descends 175 feet to the harlem river valley below. He runs afoul of bigcity criminals and gets tangled up in laws which say an arizona deputy. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for coogans bluff 1968. Directed by don siegel, the film features a cast that includes clint eastwood, lee. 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. 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. 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. Hulpsheriff walt coogan uit arizona grote witte cowboyhoed op zn hoofd, bruinleren puntlaarzen aan moet een gevaarlijke misdadiger ophalen in new york.