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The plot is deceptively simple: Ben Shockley (Eastwood), a washed-up alcoholic cop from Phoenix, is tasked with transporting a "simple witness" from Las Vegas back to Arizona to testify against the mob. That witness, however, is Gus Mally (Sondra Locke), a sharp-tongued prostitute who knows too much. Shockley soon realizes that the entire Las Vegas police force—and a small army of hitmen—has been ordered to ensure they never reach the courthouse.

: Notable sequences include machine-gunning helicopters and cars being literally "shot to pieces" in a non-stop cat-and-mouse game. Critical Reception the+gauntlet+1977+internet+archive