In 'Play Misty for Me' (1971) Dave Garland (Clint Eastwood) is a Californian DJ who runs a late night call-in show, and receives regular requests from a female caller for Erroll Garner's 'Misty'. The fan, Evelyn Draper (Jessica Walter), turns out to be a maniacal stalker.
In the western 'High Plains Drifter' (1973) the unwelcome arrival of a stranger (Eastwood) in the town of Lagos causes resentment and fear among the locals. However, when they come under threat from a band of escaped convicts, it is to the stranger that the townsfolk turn for salvation.
In 'The Beguiled' (1970), during the American Civil War, a wounded Union soldier (Eastwood) is taken in by the all-female staff of a Confederate Louisiana girls' school as their 'prize'. However, the soldier cunningly plays the women off against each other, working on their sexual frustrations and biding his time until he can make an escape.
'Breezy' (1973) is an Eastwood-directed effort in which Breezy (Kay Lenz) is a teenage hippy hitchhiker taken advantage of by a ruthless rotter who wants to use her for sex. She escapes in a remote area and meets kindly middle-aged man Frank Harmon (William Holden) whom she hopes will take her in. Harmon is (rightfully) reluctant and his worst imaginable scenario comes true when the impressionable teen falls in love with him.
In 'Joe Kidd' (1972) Eastwood plays a drunken tracker coerced by American business tycoon Robert Duvall to go in search of Mexican agitator John Saxon. The film is scripted by renowned crime writer Elmore Leonard.
In 'Two Mules for Sister Sarah' (1969) a gold-digger (Eastwood) in old Mexico shows his fundamentally noble nature by saving a 'nun' (Shirley Maclaine) from being raped. She turns out in fact to be a prostitute, and the odd couple team up, facing continual confrontation with the French forces.
In 'Coogan's Bluff' (1968) Eastwood is Arizona deputy Walt Coogan, sent to New York city to escort a prisoner home. The prisoner isn't ready to be transferred back to Arizona so Coogan cuts a few corners. This helps the prisoner escape and, after Coogan clashes with the Sherrif McElroy (Lee J. Cobb), he is ordered back to Arizona.
In 'The Eiger Sanction' (1975) college lecturer Jonathan Hemlock (Eastwood) tops up his university paypacket by carrying out the occasional assassination. His latest assignment involves joining a climbing expedition up the Eiger, identifying the Russian killer amongst the group, and then neutralising his threat.
Top comments
CAL23
5 May 178#18
They need to work on the spacing between the L and I! :laughing:
kay1992
5 May 175#4
Well, thank you for that. That's a great weight off me mind. :neutral_face:
superpanda to kay1992
5 May 175#3
No don't bother.
xenophon to spatter
5 May 173#21
Some will definitely agree but not for me. Good film though, no doubt, but overrated as the best Western ever and even his IMO. Prefer his Leone trilogy and even Outlaw Josey Wales.
Latest comments (35)
BuzzDuraband
10 May 17#35
Back in stock. Reported for unexpiry.
brendinho
6 May 17#34
excellent!! cheers!!
otterboxer
6 May 17#33
ah, thats ok you can disagree. I find the use of the word 'gems' in your reply equally mindblowing. Why pay that for 'not his best and not his worst' ?
mrselljay
6 May 17#32
Heat added. Fab for fathers day. Thanks for sharing.
RichH6109
5 May 17#29
Sold out
Apogee00 to RichH6109
5 May 17#31
Still checks out for me?
otterboxer
5 May 17#26
Maybe at a push 3 and a half decent films. Surprising amount of filler considering what films could have been included. I'll keep my £10.80 ta,
Dickytwo to otterboxer
5 May 171#30
That's harsh. More than 3.5 gems here. I would say it's a decent spread of his earlier films. Not his best and not his worst, but definitely worth £10.80.
Mr.No
5 May 172#28
So many great movies. Highlights just how poor modern CGI obsessed yawnfests are.
pennyfarthing88
5 May 17#27
This has made my day :smirk:
MaadMatt
5 May 17#25
If these editions had some documentaries and commentaries on them - perhaps from film historians as I can't see Clint himself contributing - this would be a must-buy set at that price. Some real gems here. I'm tempted!
Cometxt
5 May 171#24
Good find. 1 purchased Thanks Apogee00
CAL23
5 May 178#18
They need to work on the spacing between the L and I! :laughing:
Monkeybumcheeks to CAL23
5 May 17#23
Its the only reason this box set keeps getting posted...
The old set was worse!
zachary1000
5 May 17#22
great price!play misty was was the first clint movie i ever seen,who'd have thought i'd run into my own evelyn many years later! (not quite to the same degree, thankfully☺),In the Line of Fire and Perfect World are two of my all time favourites! love clint!
spatter
5 May 171#20
Surely Unforgiven is his best
xenophon to spatter
5 May 173#21
Some will definitely agree but not for me. Good film though, no doubt, but overrated as the best Western ever and even his IMO. Prefer his Leone trilogy and even Outlaw Josey Wales.
afellows19871
5 May 17#19
All the Clint Eastwood films i dont have :smiley:
BigTimeDealer
5 May 17#17
brand new?
ScroopEgerton
5 May 171#15
All those discs in the picture put playing-surface down. I'm wincing at the potential scratching.
Eltel16 to ScroopEgerton
5 May 172#16
Yeah but it's an advert picture, who wants to see the shiny side detailing even less or... just possibly you highlighting scratch free shiny disc's as you would prefer.
kay1992
5 May 17#2
This might be my biting point for this set. Anybody want to convince me? :confused:
superpanda to kay1992
5 May 175#3
No don't bother.
Steve.2007 to kay1992
5 May 172#14
~
Go on get them, you know deep down you want to :smiley:
The picture on these is about as good as you'll get for now, and with films like High Plains Drifter and The Eiger Sanction, it's nice to be able to see small figures in the wide landscape shots, not just fuzzy blobs on screen.
Just over a quid each, cant go wrong.
and voted a hot deal while I'm at it
rabbitmoon
5 May 17#13
A good deal for any hardcore Eastwood fans I guess, but be honest, if any of these films were on TV would you so much as even think about watching or recording it?
PeterGalbavy
5 May 171#12
Excellent and coincidentally I don't have a single one of these 8 films - while having many others of his.
gordo1964
5 May 172#11
Cold as doesn't include his two best films. Every Which Way but Loose and the superior sequel Every Which Way you can.
Feeble
5 May 171#10
Great value, although these movies are far from his best.
spatter
5 May 171#9
poor Colin has lost his way....
fuzzydunlop
5 May 171#8
Great price, only one not starring the man himself (Breezy). Can't wait for Sofia Coppola's take on 'The Beguiled' starring Colin Farrell :confused:
themachman
5 May 171#6
anyone know if theres any extras on the discs?thanks :smiley:
kay1992 to themachman
5 May 17#7
No extras. Possibly a trailer on some of them
Dickytwo
5 May 17#5
Heat and bought!
kay1992
5 May 175#4
Well, thank you for that. That's a great weight off me mind. :neutral_face:
b4dr1
4 May 171#1
please can you reformat the post mate with the list of movies. it's an eyesore for such an amazing deal. I understand the original site is missing too
Opening post
Box set of eight classic Clint Eastwood films.
In 'Play Misty for Me' (1971) Dave Garland (Clint Eastwood) is a Californian DJ who runs a late night call-in show, and receives regular requests from a female caller for Erroll Garner's 'Misty'. The fan, Evelyn Draper (Jessica Walter), turns out to be a maniacal stalker.
In the western 'High Plains Drifter' (1973) the unwelcome arrival of a stranger (Eastwood) in the town of Lagos causes resentment and fear among the locals. However, when they come under threat from a band of escaped convicts, it is to the stranger that the townsfolk turn for salvation.
In 'The Beguiled' (1970), during the American Civil War, a wounded Union soldier (Eastwood) is taken in by the all-female staff of a Confederate Louisiana girls' school as their 'prize'. However, the soldier cunningly plays the women off against each other, working on their sexual frustrations and biding his time until he can make an escape.
'Breezy' (1973) is an Eastwood-directed effort in which Breezy (Kay Lenz) is a teenage hippy hitchhiker taken advantage of by a ruthless rotter who wants to use her for sex. She escapes in a remote area and meets kindly middle-aged man Frank Harmon (William Holden) whom she hopes will take her in. Harmon is (rightfully) reluctant and his worst imaginable scenario comes true when the impressionable teen falls in love with him.
In 'Joe Kidd' (1972) Eastwood plays a drunken tracker coerced by American business tycoon Robert Duvall to go in search of Mexican agitator John Saxon. The film is scripted by renowned crime writer Elmore Leonard.
In 'Two Mules for Sister Sarah' (1969) a gold-digger (Eastwood) in old Mexico shows his fundamentally noble nature by saving a 'nun' (Shirley Maclaine) from being raped. She turns out in fact to be a prostitute, and the odd couple team up, facing continual confrontation with the French forces.
In 'Coogan's Bluff' (1968) Eastwood is Arizona deputy Walt Coogan, sent to New York city to escort a prisoner home. The prisoner isn't ready to be transferred back to Arizona so Coogan cuts a few corners. This helps the prisoner escape and, after Coogan clashes with the Sherrif McElroy (Lee J. Cobb), he is ordered back to Arizona.
In 'The Eiger Sanction' (1975) college lecturer Jonathan Hemlock (Eastwood) tops up his university paypacket by carrying out the occasional assassination. His latest assignment involves joining a climbing expedition up the Eiger, identifying the Russian killer amongst the group, and then neutralising his threat.
Top comments
Latest comments (35)
The old set was worse!
Go on get them, you know deep down you want to :smiley:
The picture on these is about as good as you'll get for now, and with films like High Plains Drifter and The Eiger Sanction, it's nice to be able to see small figures in the wide landscape shots, not just fuzzy blobs on screen.
Just over a quid each, cant go wrong.
and voted a hot deal while I'm at it