Clint Eastwood

[Methanolic]

Who's "Cooler" that Clint ?

I Recently (In the last few weeks) Watched:



"The Good, The Bad & The Ugly".

"Dirty Harry"

"For a Few Dollars More"

"The Outlaw Josie Wales"

"Unforgiven"


.... And I'm convinced that there is no other Human Being on the Planet Earth that is as "cool" as Clint Eastwood.


Arguments?

[T@T]

All time fav

Little trivia about how his "star" power progressed

1956 - Star in the Dust ($75.00 per week)
1958 - Ambush at Cimarron Pass ($750.00)
1964 - A Fistful of Dollars ($15,000.00)
1965 - For Some Dollars More ($50,000.00)
1966 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ($250,000 +10% of Western Hemisphere gross + new Ferrari)
1968 - Hang 'Em High ($1 million)
1978 - Every Which Way But Loose ($12,000,000.00 - 15% of gross)

[SebC]

Edit: oops, see below.

[Jordan!]

I'm buying The Man with No Name trilogy on BD in the near future. Clint Eastwood may be a celebrity I cry for when he dies.

He's amazing

[BloodFetish]

Originally Posted by SebC

How about not being the spearhead and poster boy for an organization that indirectly causes higher murder rates?

Are you confusing Clint with Charlton, or am I missing something?

. All around cool guy -->



Complete and utter Asshat -->

[Jagger]

My all time favourite movie star. So many great movies. A true legend.

[pylon]

C'mon, an Eastwood thread with no Harry Callahan?!!



One of the best 'guys' actors of all time. It is really sad what qualifies as a tough guy or action star nowadays. The action / cop / adventure genre is dying a slow sad death as these guys turn into senior citizens. It is pretty pathetic that Stallone at 60, had to school everyone and show these new pussified directors and producers how to do it right with Rambo 4. I was so frikkin pumped after that movie, I wanted to tear my shirt off, and run home in middle of February.

[Table 5]

Definitely one of the coolest guys out there, even if the coolness is often simulated. I would say Christopher Walken, John Wayne, and Johnny Cash belong in the group of awesome too.

Oh, and Justin Bieber, natch.

[FlamingInfinity]

Steve McQueen anyone?

[Cowperson]

"Go ahead, make my day," - former Mayor of Carmel, California.

Other Clint Eastwood quotes: http://thinkexist.com/quotation/do-y...ou/407809.html

An early Eastwood co-starring role with Richard Burton is the world war II flick "Where Eagles Dare."

An early starring role with a youngish Jessica Walter (Arrested Development) is "Play Misty For Me."

Two worth watching. Oh, and he was in "Kelly's Heroes" I think.

Cowperson

[worth]

Charlton Heston is definitely not an asshat.

Heartbreak Ridge was on TV this weekend as well with Clint. While that movie isn't really all that great, he is still a frickin cool guy. Clink Eastwood is definitely one of the coolest.

However, he is not THE coolest.

That title goes to Steve McQueen, as mentioned before. The King of Cool.

[algernon]

Holy crap. 12 milljonies (+percentage) in '78? That's insane.
Not that he's not worth it.

[Pinner]

More Dirty Harry,

[Stranger]

Clint Eastwood and Sean Connery are at the top for me.

[DropIt]

Peter (Bonesaw) Maher

[flizzenflozz]

And in this corner..

Cool Hand Luke

[worth]

Paul Newman would certainly be another as well.

[Suzles]

I loved Clint in Gran Torino.

On a side note I once rescued a fox cub back in England that was practically dead. As I fought to save its life I noticed how strong and silent the cub was - I named him Clint! (He survived).

[Jagger]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

Oh, and he was in "Kelly's Heroes" I think.

Cowperson

Yes, he was. Another excellent movie:

[Playfair]

No John Wayne fans? I don't think you can compare the two, but both Eastwood and Wayne are tops for me

- well, and i would include Arnuld, but