In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

All the major cast members return in 'Any Which Way You Can (1980)', aside from perhaps the first picture's most crucial star. Manis the orangutan is here replaced by another (not named in the feature's credits) who just isn't quite as good. This shortcoming ricochets across the entire piece with most beats being revisited but never reaching the heights of the original. There's still irreverent fun to be had, though, and the inherent charm of a monkey sidekick still remains so, despite the fact that it retreads much of the same ground and actually retracts some of the character work done previously, this is still an entertaining flick that provides a few laughs along the way. 6/10

No spoilers How do you rank this movie? Easy a 6.Clint was a 2 in it. Cylde was a 10 in it. Adds up to 12 divide by 2 we get a 6.Clint has never been a great actor. Thought Gran Tranino was his best job ever. He got shown up in this film by an Orangutan.Clyde rules!!!!! So sad when I heard they where not the same Clydes in both of these 2 movies. This Clyde was tortured and killed by his trainer. We should have gotten the first Clyde to left turn him. See what its like to be abused.Wish I had Clyde as a pet. That would be awesome

Enjoyed the great acting of Clint Eastwood,(Philo Beddoe) in a very comical role along with an orangutan who is a companion and even goes to bed with Philo. However, when Sondra Locke,(Lynn Halsey-Taylor) makes an appearance in Philo's life, the orangutan is kick out of the bed. Lynn was an old girlfriend of Philo and they had a break up in their relationship and decided they really cared for each other and a romance started to bloom once again. Philo makes a living doing mechanical work on old cars and at the same time gets into fighting bouts with other guys for knuckle fights for money. Ruth Gordon (Senovia Ma Boggs) gives a great supporting role and will have you laughing in stitches. Very enjoyable film with great acting by the entire cast, especially the ORANGUTAN.

Crude, sophomoric, irreverent, silly, stupid, overly macho, etc., etc. - yet, an endearing and very enjoyable film for a lot of people. I wouldn't put myself in that category any more, calling it "endearing," but when I was a lot younger and more less discerning, I laughed a lot at this. I enjoyed this as much, if not more, than the original film, "Every Which Way But Loose." Now, it's a bit too seedy and I don't care for all the abuses of the Lord's name in vain, especially in comedy. However, this is an entertaining film. No one falls asleep watching the antics of the orangutan or Clint Eastwood and his fighting opponent or the irascible Ruth Gordon. The villain in here - Eastwoood's boxing opponent "Jack Wilson" (William Smith) was a good guy and the bare- knuckle was something to see!It's low brow stuff, but a lot of that kind of humor was big in the '70s and early '80s.