Clint Eastwood | Production Company

American film director and actor Clint Eastwood is given credit for being the founder of the production company Malpaso Productions way back in 1967. He derived the name from Malpaso Creek, located in California, which comes from the Spanish word meaning “bad step” or “misstep.”

When he first took on his role as the Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Eastwood’s agent told him that it would be a bad step, yet the Dollars trilogy grew to be more successful than intended. After filming Where Eagles Dare (1968), the actor wanted more freedom and creative control for his movies. He found it quite wasteful to spend money on big productions with films like this one, which ultimately made him decide to make his own production company. Eastwood is definitely attached to the enterprise since he was responsible for producing, directing, and even starring in more than 40 films under the company.