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Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke’s romantic but combative relationship fuels this road-trip action/adventure also directed by Eastwood. He’s a cop trying to transfer her from one jail to another, but both the mob and the cops want her dead, and no one cares if he dies with her.  The movie’s climax pits the two of them against the world, as Eastwood drives an iron-plated bus onto the steps of city hall while the entire city’s police force opens fire on them. As a director, Eastwood’s as good with the quiet scenes as he is with the action, including a fairly spectacular motorcycle and helicopter chase that ends with a bang. Pat Hingle gives a memorable supporting performance as Eastwood’s only friend on the force.

Wowza! What poster art!