masochism." As of October 2021, it holds a rating of 39% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "The inexplicable pairing of Clint Eastwood with an orangutan is the least of Every Which Way But Looses problems – a slack action-comedy with a haphazardly assembled story." Soundtrack The soundtrack album included many successful country music hits, two new songs of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1979: the title track "Every Which Way but Loose" by Eddie Rabbitt and "Coca-Cola Cowboy" by Mel Tillis; also included was "Behind Closed Doors" by Charlie Rich, which had reached the No. 1 spot on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1973. Both Rich and Tillis had other songs reach the top 5 of the country chart: Rich's "I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home" (No. 3) and Tillis' "Send Me Down to Tucson" (No. 2). Producer Snuff Garrett was hired to produce songs for the film, including three for Sondra Locke's character, something which proved problematic as Locke was not a professional singer. Locke, who appears as Eastwood's love interest, performs several musical numbers in the film as well. In addition to "Behind Closed Doors", a 1960 song by Hank Thompson, "A Six Pack to Go" was featured in the film and included on the soundtrack. Charts References Bibliography External links 1978 films 1970s action comedy films 1970s American films American action comedy films American boxing films 1970s English-language films Country music films Films about apes Underground fighting films Films directed by James Fargo Malpaso Productions films Films set in the San Fernando Valley Films shot in Wyoming Films shot in Colorado Films shot in New Mexico 1978 comedy films