Blakelock, says she is a "nothing witness" for a "nothing trial."
My first acquaintance with Clint was in Mystic River, a brilliant movie in which he did not the star, but directed. Shockley learns that she will actually testify against a powerful mobster, and the mafia is chasing them, trying to kill them both. The two ditch the damaged motorcycle and hop on a train on which, coincidentally, the same two bikers whose machine they had "borrowed" are riding. Eastwood plays a down-and-out cop who falls in love with a prostitute whom he is assigned to escort from Las Vegas to Phoenix in order for her to testify against the mob. He calls Blakelock and requests a Police escort from Phoenix to protect them. A rundown cop who's always on the drink named Ben Shockley is assigned to accompany a foul-mouthed prostitute in Las Vegas to a protection program across the country in Phoenix to testify against highly placed authority figure, although first they have to get through a gauntlet of bad cops and the mob who actually want them both dead. During the high-speed pursuit, the helicopter crashes and explodes.
"Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case.
Shockley and Mally both realize that going back to Phoenix will be suicide, but it's the only way to prove their innocence.
A hard but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so that she can testify in a mob trial. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Both of them are also blamed for the death of the constable. The bikers attack and assault Shockley and attempt to rape Mally. The movie is well-known for its massive shooting firepower on a bus finale.
"Film Reviews: The Gauntlet". The two ride into a town where Shockley and Mally are ambushed by a helicopter filled with cops sent by Blakelock who pursues the two onto the open road, firing at them from above. A hard but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so that she can testify in a mob trial. Directed by Clint Eastwood. A boy with a music talent goes on a journey with his uncle for a stage concert. Realizing Blakelock's crime and having witnessed his wanton killing of Feyderspiel, the rest of the assembled officers do nothing to stop the pair as Shockley and Mally walk away safely from the gauntlet. The film's supporting cast includes Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney, and Mara Corday.
In Phoenix, Arizona, alcoholic and mediocre Detective Ben Shockley (Clint Eastwood) is assigned by Chief Commissary Blakelock (William Prince) to bring witness Gus Mally (Sondra Locke) from Las Vegas, Nevada for a minor trial. San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. The two hijack a bus and outfit it with a crude set of armor made from scrap steel. The San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde. Mally reveals herself to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties and is in possession of incriminating information concerning a high figure in society. But they will need to drive through a gauntlet of Police Officers armed with heavy weapons. They are about to enter Phoenix when Maynard Josephson, an old friend of Shockley's, warns the two of a gauntlet of armed police officers that Blakelock has set up to "welcome" them.
The Gauntlet - An Awesome Shootout Clint Eastwood is a guy I've only discovered in the last year or so. The bus is shot at as it runs the titular "gauntlet" of hundreds of armed officers lining both sides of the road, until it reaches the steps of City Hall, finally immobilized. A thinly fictionalized account of a legendary movie director, whose desire to hunt down an animal turns into a grim situation with his movie crew in Africa. But this movie featured three major action set pieces involving massive amounts of gunfire fired upon three entities which were first a house, then a car, and third and finally, a coach (bus). As the pair follow Josephson out of the bus, Josephson is shot dead from a nearby building, and Shockley is hit in the leg. Was this review helpful to you? An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest. But this time, he's teamed with female partner Inspector Kate Moore, with whom he's not too excited to be working. Now, Shockley and Malley hijack a bus and Shockley welds thick steel plates and transforms the cabin in an armored bus trying to reach the Forum. San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is on the trail of vigilante Police Officers who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables.
Shockley travels to Las Vegas and finds that Gus Mally is an aggressive and intelligent prostitute with a college degree and she tells him that the odds are against her showing up in court. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The Gauntlet is a 1977 American action thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Eastwood and Sondra Locke. 37 of 45 people found this review helpful. His superior, Commissioner E.A.
1977 American action film directed by Clint EastwoodMurphy, Arthur D. (December 21, 1977).
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