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Coogan's Bluff (1968)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 7/07

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7/07: Is Coogan's Bluff the weirdest Clint Eastwood movie I've ever seen?

And was he auditioning for a role in an adult film? Coogan chases different women. One is seemingly clean, but he rejects her, preferring to go after a loony junkie and has a one-night stand with her.

Although Coogan's Bluff can be considered as a warmup to Dirty Harry, the plot and direction are terrible. Coogan transports his guy to the airport, gets whacked in the head, and loses him. At the end, he gets him back. It sounds like Madigan all over again. In fact, both were released during the same year, so which came first?

All in all, the title Coogan's Bluff is appropriate because I was expecting a Dirty Harry-like movie yet got bluffed.