History Main / ClintSquint

* Vasco, the main character in Javier de Isusi's comic book 'The Pipe of Marcos'', does display different kinds of expressions, but a large majority are squints.

* {{Lampshaded}} in ''{{Doonesbury}}'': upon meeting Clint Eastwood back when he was running for mayor of Carmel, Ca., Lacey Davenport tells him "Don't squint so much, dear, you'll end up with goose feet."

* Rare female example: Seraphim from ''KoreWaZombieDesuKa''.

* Another female example is Saeko Busujima from ''HighschoolOfTheDead''. Bonus points for being more ClintEastwood-like (at least in personality) than the rest of her party (particularly as he appears in ''TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen almost appeared]] in ''LiveActionTV/{{Batman}}'').

* Another female example is Saeko Busujima from ''HighschoolOfTheDead''. Bonus points for being more ClintEastwood-like (at least in personality) than the rest of her party (particularly as he appears in ''TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'').

* Another female example is Saeko Busujima from ''HighschoolOfTheDead'', who's more ClintEastwood-like than the rest of her party (particularly as he appears in ''IlBuonoIlBruttoIlCattivo'').

* Another female example is Saeko Busujima from ''HighschoolOfTheDead'', who's more ClintEastwood-like than the rest of her party (particularly as he appears in ''TheGoodTheUglyTheBad'').

* Seraphim from ''KoreWaZombieDesuKa'', when her eyes are thin enough to definitely be TsurimeEyes (which is most, if not all, of the time).

Every once in a while actors think that they have to scrunch up their eyes while being on screen. Reasons for that are manifold, though it most commonly seems to be a way of increasing the badass level of the character they are playing. Squeezing your eyes together works like a focusing mechanism for the DeathGlare. However, some actors seem to think of the ClintSquint as some sort of cheap way to add depth to a character (which is, of course, destined to fail).

* Actors being, [[ChewingTheScenery how should we put it]], [[LargeHam chubby ]]

[[CaptainObvious The Trope is named for]] ClintEastwood.

* TropeNamer ClintEastwood, of course. At least once in all of his movies since 1964.
** Eastwood said he only did it because the cigars his character smoked bugged his eyes and he was allergic to horses -- which proves that mildly discomforting Clint Eastwood amplifies the odds of him being an unstoppable force of death.
*** It's also a side effect of aiming a handgun at someone, as seen in the image. Human depth perception being what it is, to get a good sight picture with a pistol you need to switch your focus depth from far (your target) to near (the sights on the gun in your hand), and back. This tends to produce either a squint as you force your eyes to rapidly change, or a one-eyed head-tilt as you act as if you were really using a rifle. Failure to double check your aim usually results in ATeamFiring. Of course, you still do not want to be on the receiving end of a Clint Squint in this case, as this means that the squinter has just decided what part of you he wants to shoot, and cares enough to use the sights.
** LeeVanCleef who played opposite Eastwood twice, always has a great one, that almost inevitably got comboed with his DeathGlare.
* In the same vein as the above example: Charles Bronson.
* Also seen in lots and lots of Spaghetti Westerns, mostly as a mix of filming in brightly lit locations and the convention of copying Sergio Leone's work whenever given the opportunity.
** As someone who has lived in a desert, this is very much TruthInTelevision. The sand makes the sun nearly unbearable if you don't squint or wear sunglasses.
* Parodied in Back to the Future Part III where Marty McFly uses Clint Eastwoods name as well as his squint.
* Burn After Reading- Brad Pitt's character Chad trys to give Osbourne Cox one when they first meet. He fails hilariously.

-->Squint, please (Bush squints). Bring it on! (theme from TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly plays)

* Actors being, [[FeedMe how should we put it]], [[LargeHam chubby ]]

->"You know, if you did have a squint, it might actually improve your appearance."
-->-- '''Spike''', ''Press Gang''

* Samurai Jack does this. ALL the time.

* [[Samurai Jack]] does this. ALL the time.

* ''Samurai Jack'' does this. ALL the time.

* Parodied by GeorgeWBush in LateNightWithConanOBrien with the "Live Via Satellite" skits.

* Admiral Akainu from One Piece probably counts as this.
* Brock from Pokémon. In fact, you never see his eyes completely open.
* Yamazaki from ''[[CardCaptorSakura Card Captor Sakura]]'' has the same case of permanent squint as the above. Though in his case, it might be more having his eyes perpetually closed as to focus all his attention on constructing the next outrageous lie that will come out of his mouth.

[[caption-width-right:330:Here's looking at you, kid.]]

* Brock from Pokémon. In fact, you never see his eyes completely open.