What is Clint Eastwood's signature role? (1 Viewer)

[AAABatteries]

Perhaps for people over 50, but my guess is the vast majority of people under 50 are not choosing Dirty Harry.

What do you think this is, Facebook or Twitter?  FBG is like an online geriatric ward.

 

[Ilov80s]

I think better poll would be do you think of Clint Eastwood as a cowboy or a cop?

Looks like cowboy is narrowly winning

 

[Wrigley]

Can’t believe how little love Munny is getting 

 

[Bull Dozier]

Can’t believe how little love Munny is getting 

It's a great role/movie, but I don't think it qualifiles as "signature."

 

[jon_mx]

Ben Shockley.  

 

[Anarchy99]

Ben Shockley.  

Prior to The Gauntlet being made, at one point it almost turned into another Dirty Harry movie but obviously it never happened. But this falls into the argument of asking people if they prefer Clint as a cop or Clint as a cowboy.

 

[jon_mx]

It’s signature role  - more people know Dirty Harry and those quotes than the MWNN - doesn’t mean they are better movies.  We’ve had more obvious examples but I’m not surprised by the poll at all other than I expected William Munny to be higher.

Back in the day, Clint Eastwood ruled a whole genre of movies.  Well Clint and John Wayne.   I think anyone alive when those movies were big picture Clint in Westerns.   Dirty Harry did not even cross my mind until after I opened the thread. 

 

[TripItUp]

Can’t believe how little love Munny is getting 

that was my vote

Not because of the specific role itself but because of the timing of the film(middle of his career) and of course captures the iconic Western genre that Eastwood created.  The Spaghetti Westerns are mostly identifiable to those over 50...pretty narrow audience.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Clint hit a bad streak in his career (around Pale Rider and Sudden Impact era) where I stopped watching his films because he had become a fake, invincible caricature of his previous roles.

But fortunately he broke out of that mold with Unforgiven and In The Line of Fire and later films where he played flawed and more believable characters.

 

[Bull Dozier]

Clint hit a bad streak in his career (around Pale Rider and Sudden Impact era) where I stopped watching his films because he had become a fake, invincible caricature of his previous roles.

But fortunately he broke out of that mold with Unforgiven and In The Line of Fire and later films where he played flawed and more believable characters.

That's funny because Pale Rider was the first Eastwood movie I saw (saw it in high school film and theatre class of all places) and loved it instantly.  It gets a lot of bad reviews by hardcor fans for the reason you explain, but I think coming in to it without that expectation, I received it on better terms.

 

[The Man With No Name]

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[avoiding injuries]

I’m 40yo and went with Munny. Loved Unforgiving. Can’t remember if I’ve watched Dirty Harry all the way through. 

 

[Ilov80s]

I’m 40yo and went with Munny. Loved Unforgiving. Can’t remember if I’ve watched Dirty Harry all the way through. 

I just watched Dirty Harry for the first time since I was probably 12. It's a really well done movie- better then even French Connection if we are looking for a gritty early 70s cop movie

 

[flapgreen]

Man with no name

 

[sports_fan]

Man with no name

His name is Clint Eastwood 

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Dirty Harry but phido is still my favorite. Right turn Clyde

 

[flapgreen]

His name is Clint Eastwood 

Strawberry 

 

[Hov34]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEByIZn5qeU

 

[bostonfred]

In the Line of Fire was a great movie for its time. Eastwood was already on the back 9 by that point but man he is playing all 18.