Magnum Force
1973
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Dec 8, 2011 · 60K. 8.9M views 12 years ago. Dirty Harrry shoot out scene. A San Francisco cop with little regard for rules (but who always gets results) tries to track down a serial killer who snipes at...
Mar 8, 2018 · Dirty Harry's Best Lines. Carl Niblock. 13K subscribers. Subscribed. 11K. 1.4M views 6 years ago. A collection of Dirty Harry's best lines, from each of the 5 films in the series. Go...
Dec 31, 2014 · When hippie-esque psycho Scorpio (Andy Robinson) goes on a killing spree, Harry and new partner Chico (Reni Santoni) are assigned to hunt him down, but not before the Mayor (John Vernon) and Lt...
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Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry (1971) was directed by Don Siegel and starred Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan. Harry tracks serial killer Scorpio (loosely based on the Zodiac killer). Eastwood's iconic portrayal of the blunt-speaking, unorthodox detective set the style for a number of his subsequent roles, and its box-office success led to the production of four sequels. The "alienated cop" motif was subsequently imitated by a number of other films. At the beginning of the film, Callahan corners a bank robber a...
Magnum Force
Magnum Force (1973) was directed by Ted Post. The main theme of this film is vigilante justice, and the plot revolves around a group of renegade traffic cops who are executing criminals who have avoided conviction in court. Despite Harry's penchant for strong-arm methods, he does not tolerate coldblooded murder of the accused and resolves to stop the killers. In this film, Harry's catch-phrase is "A man's got to know his limitations".
The Enforcer
The Enforcer (1976) was directed by James Fargo. In this film, Harry is teamed with a female partner with no field experience (in 1976, American women had only recently been allowed to fill patrol and investigative assignments in most police bureaus), Inspector Kate Moore (Tyne Daly), as they take on a terroristring calling themselves the People's Revolutionary Strike Force. Harry opposes introducing inexperienced officers to the dangers of police work, whether male or female, and sees the ho...
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard
Frank Miller, creator of the Sin City graphic novels, revealed in an interview that he created the Sin City story-arc That Yellow Bastard out of his dislike of The Dead Pool. Miller said: "When I went to see the last Dirty Harry movie, The Dead Pool, I was disgusted. I went out and said, this is not a Dirty Harry movie, this is nothing, this is a pale sequel." and I also said, "that's not the last Dirty Harry story, I will show you the last Dirty Harry story." Another character in That Yellow...
The Protector
This 1985 film featuring Jackie Chan was Chan's second American feature film. The movie was noted for being similar to the Dirty Harry series, with inspiration taken from there by director James Glickenhaus.
The Rookie
Directed by and co-starring Clint Eastwood; the film features an aging, tough cop who partners with a rookie cop, played by Charlie Sheen. Upon the film's release critics and audiences noted the similarities between Eastwood's two characters.
Warner Home Video owns rights to the Dirty Harry series. The five films have been remastered for DVD three times — in 1998, 2001 and 2008. They have been packaged in several DVD box sets. The Dirty Harry films made their high-definition debuts with the 2008 Blu-ray discs. Warner's marketing plan calls for only "The Dead Pool" film to be available a...
Novels
In the early 1980s, Warner Books published twelve books, authored under the pseudonym Dane Hartman, that further the adventures of Dirty Harry. The novels were later translated into French in the 1990s, as the Collection Supercops.
Video games
In 1995 Williams Electronic Games (WMS) created a Dirty Harry pinball machine, inspired by the 1971 film. 4,248 units were manufactured. Notable features include a gun handle shooter, a moving cannon used to shoot playfield targets and custom audio callouts recorded by Clint Eastwood. Game modes, sounds and dot matrix animations reflect events in the film, such as a car chase, barroom brawl, defusing bombs and "Feel Lucky" mode. Dirty Harry is a 1990 video game based on Dirty Harryfilm series...
Dirty Harryfilming locationsSan Francisco in Cinema: Dirty HarryThe Best Dirty Harry Moviesfrom American Movie ClassicsDec 23, 1971 · 2 1. 3 Videos. 99+ Photos. Action Crime Thriller. When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath. Directors. Don Siegel. Clint Eastwood. Writers. Harry Julian Fink. Rita M. Fink. Dean Riesner. Stars. Clint Eastwood.
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- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood
- 1971-12-23
Dirty Harry. Dirty Harry is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film [2] produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first appearance as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan.
Dirty Harry (1971) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 43m1971. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A maverick San Francisco cop tracks down a deranged sniper. Cast & Crew. Read More. Don Siegel. Director. Clint Eastwood. Harry [Callahan] Harry Guardino. [Lt.] Bressler.
