Throughout the film there are manifest and latent excesses in the narrative, characterization, and visual style.
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974): Michael Cimino’s Feature Directorial Debut, Action Comedy (Male Camaraderie, Homoeroticism), Starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges
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In this action tale laced with humor, Clint Eastwood plays a Korean War vet named Thunderbolt, a prison escapee who takes a young drifter named Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges) under his wing.
