Coogan's Bluff
Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport, he escapes and Coogan heads into the city to recapture him.
Critics Sentiment
Coogan chases Ringerman on motorcycles through Fort Tryon Park
Linny and Pushie ambush Coogan at heliport enabling Ringerman to escape
The film surges from its lowest point during the heliport ambush (5.2) to excitement during the psychedelic nightclub scene and pool hall brawl (7.2 to 7.8).
Reviewers found Coogan's Bluff to be an entertaining if uneven bridge between Eastwood's western roles and his future urban cop characters. The film starts solidly with its fish-out-of-water premise but sags during romantic subplots, before building to memorable action sequences including the nightclub scene and climactic motorcycle chase. Critics appreciated its historical significance as a prototype for Dirty Harry while noting its dated elements and morally questionable protagonist.
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Clint Eastwood
Coogan
Lee J. Cobb
Lt. McElroy
Susan Clark
Julie Roth
Tisha Sterling
Linny Raven
Don Stroud
James Ringerman
Betty Field
Ellen Ringerman
Tom Tully
Sheriff McCrea
Melodie Johnson
Millie
James Edwards
Sgt. Jackson
Rudy Diaz
Running Bear
David Doyle
Pushie
Louis Zorich
Taxi Driver
Meg Myles
Big Red
Marjorie Bennett
Mrs. Fowler
Seymour Cassel
Young Hood
John Coe
Bellboy
Skip Battyn
Omega
Albert Popwell
Wonderful Digby
Conrad Bain
Madison Avenue Man
James Gavin
Ferguson
Crew
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