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Coogan's Bluff

Coogan's Bluff

1968
Approved
94 min
Action Crime Thriller

Plot Summary

Arizona Deputy Sheriff Coogan (Clint Eastwood) is sent to New York City to collect James Ringerman (Don Stroud), a prisoner who escaped from custody in Arizona. Everyone in New York City assumes Coogan is from Texas, much to his annoyance. To add to Coogan's problems, the prisoner is in Bellevue after taking a trip on LSD while In custody, so he decides to cut a few corners. In the process, the prisoner escapes, steals Coogan's gun, and Coogan is ordered home. Too proud to return home empty-handed, Coogan sets out into the big city to track down and recapture his prisoner.

6.4
IMDb Rating
95%
Rotten Tomatoes
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Ratings & Reviews

6.4
IMDb Rating
95%
Rotten Tomatoes

Technical Details

94 min
Runtime
10 Oct 1968
Release Date
Approved
Content Rating
Movie
Content Type
1968
Year
Genres
Action Crime Thriller

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User Reviews

Wuchak

Wuchak

7.0/10
Recent

_**Eastwood as an antihero cowboy cop in mid-60’s Manhattan**_ A rural Arizona deputy sheriff (Clint Eastwood) comes to the Big Apple to extradite a prisoner (Don Stroud) while tangling with the chief detective (Lee J. Cobb) and flirting with a probation officer (Susan Clark). Tisha Sterling plays the thug’s drug-addicted girlfriend. Directed by Don Siegel, “Coogan’s Bluff” (1968) is a crime drama/thriller with bits of droll amusement (e.g. New Yorkers constantly making references to Tex...

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r96sk

r96sk

4.0/10
Recent

So boring. <em>'Coogan’s Bluff'</em> is a terrible film. Not even Clint Eastwood can elevate it. I'm not necessarily quick to call a film sexist, but this is pretty overtly so; especially at the beginning with women at the end of the 'jokes' - whether it be sexual assault, domestic violence or even rape. Even after all that, you're left with a seriously dull plot. Nothing of note happens for the opening chunk of the film, then when something finally does it fails to build upon it. That's t...

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talisencrw

8.0/10
Recent

Early American Clint Eastwood performances, as he was testing the cinematic waters after his huge success in Leone's highly influential 'The Man with No Name' trilogy of great spaghetti westerns, are such fun to watch, as he experiments and tries out different genres, deciding what direction he wants to take his career. There are such unexpected gems to behold, both acting and directing, like 'Two Mules for Sister Sara', 'Breezy', 'The Beguiled', 'Play Misty for Me', 'Where Eagles Dare' and this...

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