The term 'The Eiger SANCTION' is a 1975 American thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The film follows a retired assassin who is blackmailed into returning to his former profession in order to avenge the murder of an old friend. The title of the film is derived from the Eiger, a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, and the word 'SANCTION, ' which means to authorize or approve. The LOO is a British term for a lavatory or restroom.