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For example: an apparition of John Wayne is a recurring character and serves as a sort of spiritual guide or conscience for Custer ; Monument Valley and The Alamo serve as backdrops to various legs of the journey ; for a time, Jesse acts as the sheriff of a small town in Texas, and must protect the inhabitants from harm ; the image of the Saint of Killers, a reformed bounty hunter-turned-killer-once-more in the tradition of Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven character, William Munny, is a nod to the classic Western notion of nemesis, straight and true and terrible.
Among these are the. 22 rimfire, a caliber popular for target shooting and teaching novice shooters ;. 38 Special and. 357 Magnum, known for its police use ; the. 44 Magnum, famous from Clint Eastwood's " Dirty Harry " films ; and the. 45 Colt, used in the Colt revolver of the Wild West.
Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales and Unforgiven also take up Peckinpah's themes of the dangers of revenge, the nature of human violence, and men seeking to be honorable in dishonorable surroundings.
Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that film was " the best and funniest Clint Eastwood movie in quite a while ", and praised Eastwood's directing and the way he intricately juxtaposes the old West and the new.
The film met with generally positive reviews ; Roger Ebert gave it three and a half stars and described it as a " very good film ... with moments evoking great emotion ", while Variety Todd McCarthy wrote, " Inspirational on the face of it, Clint Eastwood's film has a predictable trajectory, but every scene brims with surprising details that accumulate into a rich fabric of history, cultural impressions and emotion.
Hereafter received mixed reviews from critics, with the consensus at Rotten Tomatoes being, " Despite a thought-provoking premise and Clint Eastwood's typical flair as director, Hereafter fails to generate much compelling drama, straddling the line between poignant sentimentality and hokey tedium.
Bulloch based his performance on Clint Eastwood's portrayal of the Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars ; similar to the Western character, Bulloch cradled the gun prop, made the character seem ready to shoot, slightly tilted his head, and stood a particular way.
In 2011, DiCaprio starred in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, a biopic about J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial first director of the FBI.
The Western typically takes these elements and uses them to tell simple morality tales, although some notable examples ( e. g. the later Westerns of John Ford or Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven ) are more morally ambiguous.
Nishi would later die in 1945 as an officer stationed in the defense of the island of Iwo Jima, and as such is a main character in Clint Eastwood's film, Letters from Iwo Jima.
The final scenes of Clint Eastwood's " Dirty Harry " were filmed in Larkspur at the old Hutchison Gravel Quarry ( now Larkspur Landing )
* In the 1986 war film Heartbreak Ridge, Clint Eastwood's character, Sgt.
He followed this with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ( 1991 ), the Oliver Stone-directed JFK ( 1991 ), The Bodyguard ( 1992 ), and Clint Eastwood's A Perfect World ( 1993 ), all of which provided box office or critical acclaim.
The Washington Times obituary of Spillane said of Hammer, " In a manner similar to Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry, Hammer was a cynical loner contemptuous of the ' tedious process ' of the legal system, choosing instead to enforce the law on his own terms.
They are also used by sport shooters and have been featured in numerous Hollywood movies, particularly Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry.
One of the first films about a fan being disturbingly obsessed with their idol was Clint Eastwood's directorial debut film, Play Misty for Me ( 1971 ), about a California disc jockey pursued by a disturbed female listener ( Jessica Walter ).
Australian actor Damon Herriman played Hauptmann in Clint Eastwood's Hoover biopic J. Edgar.
In Clint Eastwood's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, he played the role of the ill-fated hustler murdered by an art dealer, played by Kevin Spacey.
Although Dirty Harry is arguably Clint Eastwood's signature role, he was not a top contender for the part.
* Tadamichi Kuribayashi and Takeichi Nishi in Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima ( 2006 ).
* Walt Kowalski in Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino ( 2008 ).
In Episode XXVI, Jack confronts a gang who destroyed his sandals, using Clint Eastwood's lines from A Fistful of Dollars, but substituting ' footwear ' for ' donkey.
The South African a cappella group Overtone recorded the song for director Clint Eastwood's movie Invictus ( 2009 ).
Some film critics, including Roger Ebert and Jim Emerson, criticized Medved for mentioning the " right to die / assisted suicide " theme in Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby and these critics viewed Medved's statements as a plot spoiler.
In early 2011, Watts was cast in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the starring role.

Clint and 1982
* 1982Clint Bajada, Maltese television and radio host
Robbins later portrayed a musician in the 1982 Clint Eastwood film Honkytonk Man.
Peters has appeared in 32 feature films or television movies beginning in 1973, including Mel Brooks ' 1976 film Silent Movie ( for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award ), the musical Annie ( 1982 ), Pink Cadillac ( 1989 ), in which she co-starred with Clint Eastwood, and Woody Allen's Alice ( 1990 ).
** Firefox ( film ), the 1982 Clint Eastwood movie based on the novel
Clint Eastwood has omitted opening credits ( except for the title ) in every film that he has directed since approximately 1982.
* Honkytonk Man, 1982 American film starring Clint Eastwood
Wagner first appeared on the scene in 1982 in the role of Clint Masterson in Douglas Marland's short-lived cable soap opera, A New Day In Eden ( co-produced by Susan Flannery, who would later be Wagner's co-star on The Bold and the Beautiful ).
* Red Stovall, character played by Clint Eastwood in the 1982 film Honkytonk Man
* Ryman Auditorium has been featured in several movies, including Robert Altman's Nashville ( 1975 ) starring David Arkin, Barbara Baxley, Ned Beatty, and Karen Black ; W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings ( 1975 ) starring Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, Ned Beatty, Don Williams, Mel Tillis, and Art Carney ; Coal Miner's Daughter ( 1980 ) starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones ; Clint Eastwood's Honkytonk Man ( 1982 ) ; and Sweet Dreams ( 1985 ) starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris.
* Clint Bajada ( born 1982 ), Maltese TV and radio personality
Although The Kempsters never released an album while together, Clint Howard has recently begun distributing a CD featuring four tracks the band recorded in various studios and seven tracks recorded live on October 17, 1982 at Madame Wong's.
The book was subject to a 1982 film adaptation produced and directed by Clint Eastwood who also played the role of Gant in the film.
After a disastrous relationship with con man Ted Clayton, who brainwashes and drugs her in an attempt to get his hands on her fortune, Viki marries newspaper editor Clint Buchanan ( Clint Ritchie ) in 1982 ; he adopts both of her sons.
He also appeared in the 1982 Clint Eastwood vehicle Firefox, An Awfully Big Adventure and played the lawyer in Saving Grace.
Firefox is a single player arcade laserdisc game based on the 1982 Clint Eastwood movie of the same name.
Kyle had a supporting role in the 1982 Clint Eastwood film Honkytonk Man.

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