A desert hideaway house was built for $250,000 and rigged with over 7,000 explosive squibs to simulate a police firing squad. Eastwood wanted the building to look as if it were being "eaten away by termites" until it collapsed.
The film was originally intended for Marlon Brando and Barbra Streisand, and later Steve McQueen, before Eastwood took the helm. Production Highlights & Special Effects The Gauntlet - Clint Eastwood 1977 Eng Subs 720...
For the climactic drive through Phoenix, the production used over 8,000 rounds of ammunition . Despite the thousands of shots fired at the bus, the sequence is stylized in a way that remains "pop-art" violent rather than realistic. A desert hideaway house was built for $250,000
The Gauntlet is famous for its extreme practical effects and "over-the-top" destruction: Production Highlights & Special Effects For the climactic
Clint Eastwood ’s 1977 action-thriller, , stands as a loud, unapologetic, and stylistically bold entry in his storied filmography. Far from the steely, calculated efficiency of Dirty Harry , this film presents Eastwood as Ben Shockley—a flawed, middle-aged Phoenix detective who is anything but a hero. Plot Overview: A Mission Bound for Disaster
The screenplay was written by Michael Butler and Dennis Shryack.
The film features a brassy, tension-filled jazz score by Jerry Fielding, with notable trumpet solos by Art Pepper . Critical Reception and Legacy