THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (May 23, 1974) is Michael Cimino's first film (writing and directing). It broke new ground for Clint Eastwood, allowing him to slightly ratchet down his stoic screen image. Clint is a bank robber hiding out from disgruntled ex partners. When they catch up with him, he pairs up with young drifter Jeff Bridges in a stolen Firebird. They travel together on a road trip that spans open vistas in a stolen 1973 Plymouth Fury and a stolen Riviera ending with a ferry ride downriver in Idaho. Clint and Jeff team up with the gang to rob the bank again. The film takes time to follow quirky tangents that lead down dead ends that current films would not have time for, much the way the characters follow the landscape in their travels. An entertaining buddy film with Bridges gradually winning over the elder Eastwood. The end of the film shows a glimpse of the last car they will road trip in: a White Cadillac Eldorado convertible with a Maroon interior.