Coogan: All right now, I don't like violence, Mr. Wonderful whatever your name is. You better drop that blade, or you won't believe what happens next, even while it's happening.  "Before "Dirty Harry"... there was Coogan." A pre-Dirty Harry team up of Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood is pretty much what you would expect. It is Clint Eastwood playing his Harry Callahan character even before that character existed. The movie is nothing special, but if you like Eastwood, and you like Siegel; you can't really go wrong with Coogan's Bluff.  I liked it for Siegel's cool ariel chase sequences and Eastwood's one-liners. Eastwood's character is a man of few words, fewer rules and many women. An Arizona deputy comes to New York in order to take a prison back with him. When he gets there he is told that the prisoner is in a hospital, tripping on LSD and that he will just have to wait. But he doesn't play by the rules, so he hatches a scheme to get him out and go to Arizona, but the culprit gets away and the rest of the movie I am sure you can guess.  The film is definitely fun. It has the standard cop plot, with some awesome camera work. It has its problems, like a horrible depiction of the hippy scene with some of the most cliche stoner behavior I have ever seen. But other than I few plot missteps it is still a good first collaboration between Siegel and Eastwood. It isn't as good as Dirty Harry or near the brilliance of Escape from Alcatraz, but entertaining all the same.

Coogan's Bluff is a somewhat acceptable fish out of water story starring Clint Eastwood and direct by Don Siegel. The general idea of the film is Coogan (Eastwood) is an Arizona deputy sheriff who is sent to New York City to bring back a fugitive named Riggerman (Don Stroud). While in the city he butts heads with the local Leutenant (Lee J. Cobb) while encountering the various cultures throughout 1968 New York. Coogan's Bluff is an average story with average acting and a disappointing effort from Siegel. The story is filled with so many inconsistencies that it boggles the mind, particularly the relationship Coogan has with a probation officer (Susan Clark). She appears the women's lib type, then falls for Coogan's chauvinist ways, then holds a bold front when Coogan beds with another lady, and finally waves and blows kisses like an adoring groupie when he leaves. Silly girl in a character that is a sexist depiction of a city female. Coogan's Bluff is an OK action flick filled with fights and smart ass comments. It's not a deep, thought provoking film, but is suitable for rainy Sunday afternoon viewing.