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* ProductionPosse: Creator/DonSiegel originally wanted Creator/ClintEastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager) appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. Creator/JohnVernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.

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* ProductionPosse: Creator/DonSiegel originally wanted Creator/ClintEastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager) appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. Creator/JohnVernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''. Creator/AndrewRobinson also appeared in ''Dirty Harry''.
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** Originally, Creator/PeterBogdanovich was going to direct, but he dropped out when he decided to make ''Film/TheLastPictureShow'' instead.
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* ProductionPosse: Creator/DonSiegel originally wanted Creator/ClintEastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager), appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. Creator/JohnVernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.

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* ProductionPosse: Creator/DonSiegel originally wanted Creator/ClintEastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager), manager) appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. Creator/JohnVernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.
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* ProductionPosse: Don Siegel originally wanted Creator/ClintEastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager), appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. Creator/JohnVernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.

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* ProductionPosse: Don Siegel Creator/DonSiegel originally wanted Creator/ClintEastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager), appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. Creator/JohnVernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.
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* ProductionPosse: Don Siegel originally wanted Clint Eastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager), appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. Creator/JohnVernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.

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* ProductionPosse: Don Siegel originally wanted Clint Eastwood, Creator/ClintEastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager), appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. Creator/JohnVernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.
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* ProductionPosse: Don Siegel originally wanted Clint Eastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager), appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. John Vernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.
* RealLifeRelative: The boy who talks to the Sheriff in front of the bank is played by [[Creator/WalterMatthau Walter Matthau]]'s son Charlie.

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* ProductionPosse: Don Siegel originally wanted Clint Eastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager), appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. John Vernon Creator/JohnVernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.
* RealLifeRelative: The boy who talks to the Sheriff in front of the bank is played by [[Creator/WalterMatthau Walter Matthau]]'s Creator/WalterMatthau's son Charlie.



* YouLookFamiliar: Andy Robinson, who plays Harman, and John Vernon, who plays Maynard, had earlier appeared in Siegel's ''Film/DirtyHarry'' (as Scorpio and the Mayor, respectively).

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* YouLookFamiliar: Andy Robinson, who plays Harman, and John Vernon, who plays Maynard, had earlier appeared in Siegel's ''Film/DirtyHarry'' (as Scorpio and the Mayor, respectively).----
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* ProductionPosse: Don Siegel originally wanted Clint Eastwood, who starred in five films directed by him, to play Varrick. Woodrow Parfrey (who plays the bank manager), appeared in three other Siegel films: ''Film/DirtyHarry'', ''Madigan'' and ''Jinxed''. John Vernon (Boyle) featured in two others: ''Dirty Harry'' and ''The Black Windmill''.
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* RealLifeRelative: The boy who talks to the Sheriff in front of the bank is played by [[Creator/WalterMatthau Walter Matthau]]'s son Charlie.
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* CastingGag: The secretary Varrick sleeps with is played by Felicia Farr, wife of Matthau's friend and frequent costar Creator/JackLemmon.
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* AcclaimedFlop: The movie was well received among critics but performed poorly at the box office. It has since become something of a CultClassic though.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Siegel's first choice to play Varrick was Creator/ClintEastwood, who turned the part down.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Siegel's first choice to play Varrick was Creator/ClintEastwood, who turned the part down. The movie has a subtle InJoke about this when one character sarcastically remarks to another: "I didn't figure you for Clint Eastwood".
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Siegel's first choice to play Varrick was Creator/ClintEastwood, who turned the part down.
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* WorkingTitle: ''The Last of the Independents'', which is also the slogan of Varrick's crop-dusting business (and wound up being one of the film's {{tagline}}s).
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* YouLookFamiliar: Andy Robinson, who plays Harman, also played the Scorpio killer in Siegel's ''Film/DirtyHarry''.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Andy Robinson, who plays Harman, also played the Scorpio killer and John Vernon, who plays Maynard, had earlier appeared in Siegel's ''Film/DirtyHarry''.''Film/DirtyHarry'' (as Scorpio and the Mayor, respectively).
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* CastingGag: The secretary Varrick sleeps with is played by Felicia Farr, wife of long-time Matthau collaborator Jack Lemmon.

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* CastingGag: The secretary Varrick sleeps with is played by Felicia Farr, wife of long-time Matthau collaborator Jack Lemmon.Matthau's friend and frequent costar Creator/JackLemmon.
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* CastingGag: The secretary Varrick sleeps with is played by Felicia Farr, wife of long-time Matthau collaborator Jack Lemmon.

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* CastingGag: The secretary Varrick sleeps with is played by Felicia Farr, wife of long-time Matthau collaborator Jack Lemmon.Lemmon.
* YouLookFamiliar: Andy Robinson, who plays Harman, also played the Scorpio killer in Siegel's ''Film/DirtyHarry''.
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* CastingGag: The secretary Varrick sleeps with is played by Felicia Farr, wife of long-time Matthau collaborator Jack Lemmon.

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