Clint Eastwood

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Clint Eastwood Choked Down 'Vile' Cigars For The Sake Of A Fistful ... (/FILM)

The Man with No Name is often seen with a cigar in his mouth, but Clint Eastwood hated the Fistful of Dollars prop.

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What is Jim Nantz's 'career lowlight?' Let him tell you about 'adult film' (Golf.com)

What is Jim Nantz's “career lowlight?” On the Five Clubs podcast this week, the longtime CBS announcer revealed it.

[listen to in full here](https://www.5clubsgolf.com/podcast/gary-williams-jay-bilas-gil-hanse-special-guest-jim-nantz/) — Nantz was asked about his own traditions at the Masters and [Augusta National](https://golf.com/news/augusta-national-masters-how-you-can-play/). “When we finish the green jacket ceremony, it’s the end of a whirlwind, where I’ve just gone from calling 16 games in the month of March and early April — all things in, 16 games, and then fly right after the One Shining Moment video is played and land in Augusta in the middle of the night on Tuesday morning. “This will be my 38th Masters coming up, and there’s certain things that I do during the course of the week. “You know, I have my own traditions there that I do every year,” Nantz said on the podcast. “So we’re on camera, and I’m thanking Clint as we’re drawing near the end of the broadcast and he’s going to leave to go down to the green and give the trophy away. We’ll just set this up by saying that the story is both wonderful and part of what Nantz calls his “career lowlight,” and that’s a juicy combination.

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Clint Eastwood Almost Ruined The Original Dirty Harry's Iconic Ending (Screen Rant)

Dirty Harry's cynical ending is perfect for the movie, but Clint Eastwood himself originally refused to film it, fearing it would hurt the story.

He also felt [Dirty Harry had franchise potential](https://screenrant.com/dirty-harry-clint-eastwood-movie-franchise-ranked/), and thought the character quitting the force could jeopardize that. Eastwood returned to the role a further three times with The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and On the day, however, Eastwood changed his mind and decided the character should throw his badge after all. After stars like Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra and [John Wayne passed on Dirty Harry](https://screenrant.com/dirty-harry-john-wayne-clint-eastwood-reject-cast/), Eastwood signed on as the titular character. [Dirty Harry](https://screenrant.com/tag/dirty-harry/) is a perfect note to close on - but Clint Eastwood himself very nearly ruined it. [Dirty Harry's (whose partners were often ill-fated)](https://screenrant.com/dirty-harry-movies-every-partner-death-survival/) - ending, however, and lobbied to drop it.

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