Was this review helpful to you? The wounded Shockley grabs hold of his gun and subdues the bikers, knocking them and their girlfriend off the train. The two hijack a bus and outfit it with a crude set of armor made from scrap steel. Classical art professor and collector Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend. Use the HTML below. 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. "Film Reviews: The Gauntlet". Assistant District Attorney John Feyderspiel is involved with the plot to kill Shockley and Mally.

So now the odds aren't in their favour, but Shockley is determine to do his job, no matter how big the odds are against them.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. 1977 American action film directed by Clint EastwoodMurphy, Arthur D. (December 21, 1977). Shockley and Mally both realize that going back to Phoenix will be suicide, but it's the only way to prove their innocence. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. The Gauntlet - An Awesome Shootout Clint Eastwood is a guy I've only discovered in the last year or so. During the high-speed pursuit, the helicopter crashes and explodes. Blakelock, says she is a "nothing witness" for a "nothing trial." A trucker turned prize fighter, his brother and their pet orangutan have a series of misadventures involving the mob, corrupt cops, motorcycle gangs and pretty dames. Josephson convinces Shockley to turn himself in to Feyderspiel whom he thinks is an honest broker. 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. As the pair follow Josephson out of the bus, Josephson is shot dead from a nearby building, and Shockley is hit in the leg.

Arnold, Gary (December 21, 1977). A rape victim is exacting revenge on her aggressors in a small town outside San Francisco. 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.

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? "A Mellowed Eastwood". 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 bikers attack and assault Shockley and attempt to rape Mally. A pilot is sent into the Soviet Union on a mission to steal a prototype jet fighter that can be partially controlled by a neuralink. My first acquaintance with Clint was in Mystic River, a brilliant movie in which he did not the star, but directed. But this time, he's teamed with female partner Inspector Kate Moore, with whom he's not too excited to be working.

Shockley learns that she will actually testify against a powerful mobster, and the mafia is chasing them, trying to kill them both. 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. With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince. 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. 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). A boy with a music talent goes on a journey with his uncle for a stage concert.

"Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case. Both of them are also blamed for the death of the constable. The enraged Blakelock shoots at both Shockley and Feyderspiel, wounding the former and killing the latter. The Gauntlet is a 1977 American action thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Eastwood and Sondra Locke. The movie is well-known for its massive shooting firepower on a bus finale. The film's supporting cast includes Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney, and Mara Corday. But a lot of people are literally betting that they won't make it …