Walter coogan eastwood, a softspoken, straightforward arizona lawman, is sent to new york city to extradite a captured murderer dan stroud. The film precedes the dirty harry 1971 movie but the character is already here in this film. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Watch coogans bluff online stream full movie directv. A deep escarpment descends 175 feet from edgecombe avenue to the river, creating a sheltered area. Coogans bluff is a 1968 american action thriller film directed and produced by don siegel.
Eastwood does a decent job but with the exception of lee j. It sits atop a steep escarpment that descends 175 feet to the harlem river valley below. A very important film in the career of its star clint eastwood, 1968s coogans bluff showed that he could lead a modern day film and not just a western and served as the first collaboration between eastwood and director don siegel, who went on to make several films together including, of course, dirty harry. 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. While escorting the prisoner to the airport he escapes and coogan heads into the city to recapture him. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing coogans bluff near you. Im still not sure what the bluff in coogans bluff was. For example, clint eastwood coogan tries to get into the sack with just about every woman he meets. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry. Coogans bluff is a bit less tough than its successor. 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. Hulpsheriff walt coogan uit arizona grote witte cowboyhoed op zn hoofd, bruinleren puntlaarzen aan moet een gevaarlijke misdadiger ophalen in new york. 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.
The character he plays is not totally removed from the man with no name, but he is placed in an alien environment. 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. Cobb, seymour cassel, david doyle coogan clint eastwood an arizona deputy sheriff goes to new york to pick up a prisoner. 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 trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood. Clint eastwood in coogans bluff 1968 clint eastwood and melodie. Clint eastwood stars in coogans bluff, an actionpacked thriller that marked the first of five collaborations between the star and director don siegel. Coogan clint eastwood an arizona deputy sheriff goes to. He runs afoul of bigcity criminals and gets tangled up in laws which say an arizona deputy. This isnt another boys of summer, although its written by a knowledgeable rooter who once had a tryout with the club. Its boundaries extend approximately from 155th street and the macombs dam bridge viaduct to 160th street, between edgecombe avenue and the river.
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. Rent coogans bluff 1968 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. It stars clint eastwood, susan clark, don stroud, tisha sterling, betty field and lee j. 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. Le film coogans bluff 1968 vostfr admin 20170707t01. Coogans bluff in new york city is the name of a large cliff extending northward from 155th street in manhattan. Coogans bluff 1968 new york locations 2016 hd youtube. The music encompasses a variety of idioms from western to eastern, journeying through outdoor desert to the urban sprawl of the big apple. 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. Directed by don siegel, the film features a cast that includes clint eastwood, lee. Coogans bluff trailer directed by don siegel and starring clint eastwood, lee j.
The miracle at coogans bluff by thomas kiernan kirkus. Walt is flummoxed when manhattan police put the brakes on his plan to return a jailed murderer don stroud to the southwest. Coogans bluff is a cliff in new york and has an elevation of 92 feet. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and. 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. Coogans bluff ranks as one of my favorite eastwood films. 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. He began his career in the 1980s as a voice actor on the satirical puppet show spitting image and providing voiceovers for television advertisements.
Everyone in new york assumes coogan is from texas, much to his annoyance. 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. 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 is a film that marks the transition between clint eastwoods western roles and his cop role as dirty harry. In the process the prisoner escapes, and coogan is. Coogans bluff, dvd, action adventure, 025192053528.
The curse began when upset giants fans in the new york. 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. Coogans bluff 1968 watch on starz or streaming online. Clint eastwood stars as walt coogan, an arizona deputy sheriff who has been sent to new york city to. We visited the new york locations of clint eastwood movie coogans bluff 1968 directed by the late great don siegel on 5 august 2016. 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. To add to coogans problems the prisoner isnt ready, so he decides to cut a few corners.
Coogans unorthodox law enforcement techniques dont go over too well with frustrated nyc police lieutenant mcelroy lee j. It would never have gotten made without coogans bluff. When fnow users make a purchase with their mastercards. Coogans bluff cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Coogan s unorthodox law enforcement techniques dont go over too well with frustrated nyc police lieutenant mcelroy lee j. It stars clint eastwood, susan clark, don stroud, tisha sterling. 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. Bent on getting his man, he temporarily outwits the new yorkers, only to be plunged into a series of ugly. I live in nyc and its was nice to see the pan am building in the backdrop.
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. This time the hero is a strong, silent deputy sheriff from arizona, dispatched to new york city to extradite a killer. Coogans bluff has a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 94% and an average imdb audience rating of 6. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for coogans bluff 1968. 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. In 1999, he cofounded the production company baby cow. 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. Coogan clint eastwood, an arizona cop, is sent to new york to collect a prisoner. Coogan slips up, ringerman escapes again, and the hunt is on. Coogans bluff is situated nearby to washington heights. 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. Coogans bluff is a retelling of one of the oldest american themes.