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Widescreen Editions The Gauntlet DSS WS Rare LaserDisc LD Eastwood Locke Action

The Gauntlet DSS WS Rare LaserDisc LD Eastwood Locke Action

Might this Phoenix Cop get his Unlikely Big Break..?

The Gauntlet DSS WS Rare LaserDisc LD Eastwood Locke Action

Might this Phoenix Cop get his Unlikely Big Break..?

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Might this Phoenix Cop get his Unlikely Big Break..?

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Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in...

The Gauntlet

( Catalog Number 13923 )
(2.35:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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The Gauntlet
1977 - 109 min. - Color
Genre: Action
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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

In addition to working well as an Eastwood actioner, The Gauntlet should probably serve as ground zero for any study of his films' attitude toward women. Eastwood's hard-living, success-starved cop begins the film as an unrepentant sexist, but after being saddled with an antagonist/love interest Sondra Locke, who more than holds her own against him, he leaves the film with an adjusted attitude. That Locke plays a no-nonsense, tough-as-nails, world-weary prostitute only makes his progress that much more curious. It's these sort of difficult to disentangle, seemingly contradictory politics that make even Eastwood's least ambitious films --- of which Gauntlet is certainly one --- rewarding viewing. This attitude toward women in particular has caused him to be reviled as a sexist and lauded as a feminist; whichever way you choose to look at it, The Gauntlet makes for gripping, if familiar, viewing. Eastwood's character's gutter integrity may be imported from the Dirty Harry series, but his deliberately paced direction --- in addition to matching the open spaces of his Southwestern setting --- allows him to explore the details of the persona to a greater extent in a film that's as interesting as much for what's in its margins as for what happens in center stage. --- Keith Phipps

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Cast for The Gauntlet

Clint Eastwood - Ben Shockley
Sondra Locke - Gus Mally
Pat Hingle - Josephson
William Prince - Blakelock
Bill McKinney - Constable
Michael Cavanaugh - Feyderspiel
Carole Cook - Waitress
Doug McGrath - Bookmaker
Fritz Manes - Helicopter Marksman
Roger Lowe - Paramedic Driver
Art Rimozius - Judge
Joe Rainer - Rookie Cop
John Rainer - Policeman
Al Silvani - Policeman
John Quiroga - Taxi Driver
Jeff Morris - Desk Sergeant
Dan Vadis - Biker
Teddy Bear - Lieutenant
Mildred J. Brion - Old Woman on Bus
Ron Chapman - Veteran Cop
Robert Barnett - Doctor
Carver Barnes - Bus Driver
Darwin Lamb - Police Captain
James W. Gavin - Helicopter Pilot
Roy Jenson - Biker
Don Circle - Bus Clerk
Mara Corday - Jail Matron
Tom Friedkin - Helicopter Pilot
Samantha Doane - Biker

Crew for The Gauntlet

Clint Eastwood - Director
Robert Daley - Producer
Michael Butler - Screenwriter
Dennis Shryack - Screenwriter
Rexford Metz - Cinematographer
Jerry Fielding - Composer (Music Score)
Joel Cox - Editor
Ferris Webster - Editor
Allen E. Smith - Art Director
Fritz Manes - Associate Producer
Ira Bates - Set Designer
Glenn Wright - Costume Designer
Les Fresholtz - Sound/Sound Designer
Bert Hallberg - Sound/Sound Designer
Don Schoenfeld - Makeup
Charles Gaspar - Special Effects
Richard Hashimoto - First Assistant Director
Jan Kiesser - Camera Operator
Wayne Van Horn - Stunts Coordinator

Feature Details

Title: The Gauntlet
Feature Release Date: 1977
Genre: Action
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 109 Minutes
Chapters: 19
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

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LD Release Date: 15 Aug 1995
Catalog Number: 13923
UPC: 085391392361
ISBN: 0-7907-2470-7
Manufacturer: DADC USA
Publisher: Warner Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 13923
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Rare Dolby Surround Sound, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket with several corner folds and shelf-wear

Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in...

The Gauntlet

( Catalog Number 13923 )
(2.35:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

The Gauntlet
1977 - 109 min. - Color
Genre: Action
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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

In addition to working well as an Eastwood actioner, The Gauntlet should probably serve as ground zero for any study of his films' attitude toward women. Eastwood's hard-living, success-starved cop begins the film as an unrepentant sexist, but after being saddled with an antagonist/love interest Sondra Locke, who more than holds her own against him, he leaves the film with an adjusted attitude. That Locke plays a no-nonsense, tough-as-nails, world-weary prostitute only makes his progress that much more curious. It's these sort of difficult to disentangle, seemingly contradictory politics that make even Eastwood's least ambitious films --- of which Gauntlet is certainly one --- rewarding viewing. This attitude toward women in particular has caused him to be reviled as a sexist and lauded as a feminist; whichever way you choose to look at it, The Gauntlet makes for gripping, if familiar, viewing. Eastwood's character's gutter integrity may be imported from the Dirty Harry series, but his deliberately paced direction --- in addition to matching the open spaces of his Southwestern setting --- allows him to explore the details of the persona to a greater extent in a film that's as interesting as much for what's in its margins as for what happens in center stage. --- Keith Phipps

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Cast for The Gauntlet

Clint Eastwood - Ben Shockley
Sondra Locke - Gus Mally
Pat Hingle - Josephson
William Prince - Blakelock
Bill McKinney - Constable
Michael Cavanaugh - Feyderspiel
Carole Cook - Waitress
Doug McGrath - Bookmaker
Fritz Manes - Helicopter Marksman
Roger Lowe - Paramedic Driver
Art Rimozius - Judge
Joe Rainer - Rookie Cop
John Rainer - Policeman
Al Silvani - Policeman
John Quiroga - Taxi Driver
Jeff Morris - Desk Sergeant
Dan Vadis - Biker
Teddy Bear - Lieutenant
Mildred J. Brion - Old Woman on Bus
Ron Chapman - Veteran Cop
Robert Barnett - Doctor
Carver Barnes - Bus Driver
Darwin Lamb - Police Captain
James W. Gavin - Helicopter Pilot
Roy Jenson - Biker
Don Circle - Bus Clerk
Mara Corday - Jail Matron
Tom Friedkin - Helicopter Pilot
Samantha Doane - Biker

Crew for The Gauntlet

Clint Eastwood - Director
Robert Daley - Producer
Michael Butler - Screenwriter
Dennis Shryack - Screenwriter
Rexford Metz - Cinematographer
Jerry Fielding - Composer (Music Score)
Joel Cox - Editor
Ferris Webster - Editor
Allen E. Smith - Art Director
Fritz Manes - Associate Producer
Ira Bates - Set Designer
Glenn Wright - Costume Designer
Les Fresholtz - Sound/Sound Designer
Bert Hallberg - Sound/Sound Designer
Don Schoenfeld - Makeup
Charles Gaspar - Special Effects
Richard Hashimoto - First Assistant Director
Jan Kiesser - Camera Operator
Wayne Van Horn - Stunts Coordinator

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