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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 1977 DVD Release: 03/30/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 51 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Action, Action Thriller, Chase Movie, Police Detective Film See Also: The Gauntlet [Blu-ray]

Playing police stooge Ben Shockley, Clint Eastwood sends up his Dirty Harry-ness in this 1977 cop film-action movie-romantic comedy. Ben is assigned to escort tough Vegas hooker Gus Mally (Sondra Locke) to Phoenix for a Mob trial because, he thinks, he always "gets the job done." But corrupt commissioner Blakelock (William Prince) chose alcoholic Ben precisely because Ben does not get much done at all, and Blakelock has no intention of letting them get to Phoenix alive. Once Gus figures this out and makes Ben see the truth, Ben resolves to prove Blakelock wrong, even if it means surviving car bombs, a house shot to pieces, a helicopter-motorcycle chase, and finally driving an armored bus through a gauntlet formed by scores of shooting cops. Amidst the mayhem, Ben falls in love with the smart-mouthed, college-educated Gus, and she insists on riding out the gauntlet with her Ben. An obedient cop who is not as clever as his female charge, Ben Shockley is the opposite of Eastwood's ultra-capable loner Harry Callahan from the Dirty Harry series, allowing Eastwood to poke fun at his image even as Shockley eventually does get the job done. While the exaggerated action set pieces also parody the Eastwood cop hero's usual invincibility, their efficient, energetic staging still makes them effective; The Gauntlet was another popular success for Eastwood as director as well as star. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Clint Eastwood - Ben Shockley
Sondra Locke - Gus Mally
Pat Hingle - Josephson
William Prince - Blakelock
Bill McKinney - Constable

Clint Eastwood headlines and directs this explosive tale of a hard-nosed cop assigned to escort a headstrong Las Vegas hooker to a mob trial, which arrives on DVD courtesy of Warner Home Video. Presented in 2.35:1 widescreen with closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 and French Dolby Digital Mono audio tracks, the disc also features English and Spanish subtitles. Features include interactive menus, scene access, trailers, and filmographies. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide