What city's police force employed Dirty Harry
"Dirty Harry (1990 video game) Dirty Harry is a 1990 video game based on the ""Dirty Harry"" film franchise starring Clint Eastwood. Harry Callahan is a San Francisco police detective who rarely follows police protocol. A powerful drug lord known as The Anaconda has created a burgeoning drug-smuggling operation by recruiting all of San Francisco's drug gangs. Harry must crack the case and take down the kingpin himself on Alcatraz. The game is a side-scroller in which players must guide Dirty Harry throughout San Francisco. He wears a blue suit, although it can be exchanged for a white suit. He"
"Dirty Harry (character) Inspector Harold Francis Callahan, also known as Dirty Harry, is a fictional character in the ""Dirty Harry"" film series, which consists of ""Dirty Harry"" (1971), ""Magnum Force"" (1973), ""The Enforcer"" (1976), ""Sudden Impact"" (1983) and ""The Dead Pool"" (1988). Callahan is portrayed by Clint Eastwood in each film. From his debut, Callahan became the template for a new kind of movie cop: an antihero who does not hesitate to cross professional and ethical boundaries in pursuit of his own vision of justice, especially when the law is poorly served by an inept bureaucracy. Callahan is often considered"
"Dirty thirty (NYPD) The Dirty Thirty scandal took place in the New York Police Department between 1992–1995, and was the largest collection(30th Precinct, Harlem) of police officers charged with corruption in almost a decade. A group of rogue officers, led by Sergeant Kevin P. Nannery, participated in various unlawful activities, including civil rights conspiracy, perjury, extortion, grand larceny and the possession and distribution of narcotics. The scandal led to a number of arrests of police officers and two suicides. The ""Dirty 30"" were mostly stationed at the 30th Precinct in Harlem, Upper Manhattan. At the time, the area was known"
"Dirty Harry (musician) Dirty Harry (born Victoria Harrison, 10 May 1982, London) is a British rock singer, based in Los Angeles, California. Since 2011 she has performed under the name The Amazonica. Harry spent her early life living in Singapore and New York as well as in the United Kingdom, and was raised under strict conservative family values – a vicar grandfather and mother in charge of a local Sunday school. Harry connected with singers such as Patti Smith and Janis Joplin – influences in both her youth and musical stylings. As she grew up, Harry became involved in the"
"crime. Filming for Dirty Harry began in April 1971 and involved some risky stunts, with much footage shot at night and filming the city of San Francisco aerially which the film series is renowned for. Dirty Harry is arguably Eastwood's most memorable character and the lines that Callahan utters when addressing a wounded bank robber are often cited amongst the most memorable in cinematic history (see box). The film has been cited with inventing the ""loose-cannon cop genre"" that is imitated to this day. Eastwood's tough, no-nonsense portrayal of Dirty Harry touched a cultural nerve with many who were fed"
"a March 1985 speech to the American Business Conference. Promising to veto any proposed tax rises, he challenged those who wanted them to: ""Go ahead, make my day."" It has also given its name to a law in Colorado, the Make My Day Law, which protects homeowners who use lethal force against intruders. Dirty Harry (character) Inspector Harold Francis Callahan, also known as Dirty Harry, is a fictional character in the ""Dirty Harry"" film series, which consists of ""Dirty Harry"" (1971), ""Magnum Force"" (1973), ""The Enforcer"" (1976), ""Sudden Impact"" (1983) and ""The Dead Pool"" (1988). Callahan is portrayed by Clint"
"in the San Francisco Police Department systematically exterminate the city's worst criminals, conveying the idea that there are even worse rogue cops than Dirty Harry. Terrence Malick had introduced the concept in an unused draft for the first film; director Don Siegel disliked the idea and had Malick's draft thrown out, but Clint Eastwood remembered it for this film. Eastwood specifically wanted to convey that, despite the 1971 film's perceived politics, Harry was not a complete vigilante. David Soul, Tim Matheson, Robert Urich and Kip Niven were cast as the young vigilante cops. Milius was a gun aficionado and political"
"a.k.a. Barry Brown went undercover in an investigation against the Dirty 30. The two-year investigation included sting and surveillance operations. On the week of Sept 28, 1994, 29 police officers were arrested, with five pleading guilty. A total of 33 officers were arrested. The perjury committed by these officers also resulted in at least 50 of their cases being dismissed. Dirty thirty (NYPD) The Dirty Thirty scandal took place in the New York Police Department between 1992–1995, and was the largest collection(30th Precinct, Harlem) of police officers charged with corruption in almost a decade. A group of rogue officers, led"
"Dirty Harry novels ""Dirty Harry"" novels include film novelizations and original tie-ins based on the ""Dirty Harry"" film franchise. Like the films, the novels portray Inspector ""Dirty Harry"" Callahan as he ruthlessly fights criminals. Novelizations of the first four films, ""Dirty Harry"", ""Magnum Force"", ""The Enforcer"", and ""Sudden Impact"", were published between 1971 and 1983. Additionally, after star Clint Eastwood announced he would make no further ""Dirty Harry"" films after ""The Enforcer"", Warner Books published twelve new novels attributed to Dane Hartman, a collective pen name used by at least three authors, between 1981 and 1983. Warner Bros. licensed novelizations"
"far a free, democratic society can go to protect itself. The original draft ended with a police sniper, instead of Callahan, shooting Scorpio. Another earlier version of the story was set in Seattle, Washington. Four more drafts of the script were written. Although Dirty Harry is arguably Clint Eastwood's signature role, he was not a top contender for the part. The role of Harry Callahan was offered to John Wayne and Frank Sinatra, and later to Robert Mitchum, Steve McQueen, and Burt Lancaster. In his 1980 interview with ""Playboy"", George C. Scott claimed that he was initially offered the role,"
"and owner of Famous Cleaners & Dyers in Detroit, Michigan. He gained notoriety in the news for being the key witness testifying against the infamous Purple Gang in a trial that lasted from 1928–1929. The prosecution alleged extortion activities against Detroit area businesses during the sometime violent showdown known as the Cleaners & Dyers Wars. Harry testified under oath that the Purple Gang asked for $1000 per week from his and other area cleaners & dyers' businesses for their ""protection"" against violence. A Detroit Mob War soon ensued between the Italian, Irish, and Jewish bootleggers over territory. The Purples fought"
"Dirty (film) Dirty is a 2005 American crime drama film directed by Chris Fisher. The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Clifton Collins, Jr. The film was released in the United States on November 9, 2005. Officer Armando Sancho (Clifton Collins, Jr.) is a former Mal Creado (""badly created"") gang member who is forced to choose between his conscience and his loyalty. Recruited into an undercover, anti-gang unit of the LAPD, Sancho brings his street smarts onto the force that he has sworn to protect. With his partner Salim Adel (Cuba Gooding Jr.), the two patrol LA's streets the only"
"Ibrahim gang. However, Sharma is amongst several officers of the encounter squad facing official inquiries. Sharma professed his innocence, described his dismissal as wrongful and accused the Chhota Rajan gang of framing him. Police and media sources speculate that Sharma may be targeted by the Chhota Rajan gang, although dismissed officers are not entitled to police protection. Several media sources have nicknamed him ""Bombay's Dirty Harry."" However, on the 7th of May, 2009, Sharma was reinstated to the Mumbai city force of the Maharashtra Police after a state justice tribunal set up to study the allegations rejected the corruption charges"
"a total of $46,236,000 in the United States, making it the ninth highest-grossing film of 1976. Overall this figure made it the most profitable of the ""Dirty Harry"" series for seven years until the release of ""Sudden Impact"". The Enforcer (1976 film) The Enforcer is a 1976 American action thriller and the third in the ""Dirty Harry"" film series. Directed by James Fargo, it stars Clint Eastwood as Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan, Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Moore and DeVeren Bookwalter as terrorist leader Bobby Maxwell. It was also the last film in the series to feature John Mitchum as"
"an adjacent building. On April 16, 2015, the SFPD officially moved its headquarters to a new location at Mission Bay. The SFPD has been portrayed in films such as ""The Sniper"", ""Vertigo"", ""Freebie and the Bean"", ""The Laughing Policeman"", ""Bullitt"", the ""Dirty Harry"" film series, ""48 Hrs."", ""A View to a Kill"", ""Metro"", ""Rush Hour"", and ""Zodiac"", as well as television series such as ""The Lineup"" (aka ""San Francisco Beat""), ""Ironside"", ""The Streets of San Francisco"", ""McMillan & Wife"", ""Nash Bridges"", ""The Division"", ""Killer Instinct"", ""The Evidence"", ""Charmed"" (1998–2006), ""Murder in the First"" and ""Monk"". The ""Dirty Harry"" film series"
"action films like ""The Lineup"" (1958) and ""Hell Is for Heroes"" (1962), as well as the original ""Invasion of the Body Snatchers"" (1956). He later directed five films starring Clint Eastwood, including ""Dirty Harry"". In New York City's Spanish Harlem, police detectives Dan Madigan and Rocco Bonaro break into a sleazy apartment and arrest Barney Benesch, a hoodlum wanted for questioning by a Brooklyn precinct. Momentarily distracted by the suspect's nude girl friend, the two detectives are outwitted by Benesch, who escapes with their guns. When it is discovered that Benesch was wanted for homicide, Madigan and Bonaro are reprimanded"
"The Enforcer (1976 film) The Enforcer is a 1976 American action thriller and the third in the ""Dirty Harry"" film series. Directed by James Fargo, it stars Clint Eastwood as Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan, Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Moore and DeVeren Bookwalter as terrorist leader Bobby Maxwell. It was also the last film in the series to feature John Mitchum as Inspector Frank DiGiorgio. In Marin County, two gas company men are lured by a scantily-clad woman (Jocelyn Jones) to a remote spot in Mill Valley and killed by Bobby Maxwell (DeVeren Bookwalter). Maxwell's gang, the People's Revolutionary Strike"
"bullet fired by Clint Eastwood's fictional character Dirty Harry in the eponymous movie series. Eastwood's character actually fired a .44 magnum load from his iconic Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver, neither the same charge nor the same bullet as any .45 caliber round, including the 5.56x45mm. Still, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)'s intent was likely more about shock and awe than it was about the actual ordinance characteristics itself. The ammunition was tested in 2010 in the Future Dismounted Close Combat research program. At a later point an initial order of about a million rounds is expected to be"
"Dave Toschi David Ramon Toschi (; July 11, 1931 – January 6, 2018) was an American law enforcement officer widely known for his efforts in the San Francisco Police Department as an inspector in the Zodiac Killer case. His personal style was the model for ""Bullitt"" and ""Dirty Harry"". Toschi was born to the Italian-American family of Sam and Millie Toschi in San Francisco, and was an alumnus of Galileo High School. Immediately upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Army, and became a member of the 24th Infantry Division during the Korean War, honorably discharged in 1952. Returning to San"
"of the SFPD inspector."" Dave Toschi David Ramon Toschi (; July 11, 1931 – January 6, 2018) was an American law enforcement officer widely known for his efforts in the San Francisco Police Department as an inspector in the Zodiac Killer case. His personal style was the model for ""Bullitt"" and ""Dirty Harry"". Toschi was born to the Italian-American family of Sam and Millie Toschi in San Francisco, and was an alumnus of Galileo High School. Immediately upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Army, and became a member of the 24th Infantry Division during the Korean War, honorably discharged in"
"mid-1985. Black stated that his intention was to do an ""urban western"" inspired by ""Dirty Harry"" where a violent character ""reviled for what he did, what he is capable of, the things he believed in"" is eventually recruited for being the one that could solve the problem. The protagonists would be everymen policemen, ""guys shuffling in a town like Los Angeles searching for something noble as justice when they're just guys in washed and worn suits seeking a paycheck"". According to Black, his original first draft of the script was very different and much darker than the final film. It"
"that he has no interest in acting in another ""Dirty Harry"" film. In 2000, he jokingly spoke about potential sequels: """"Dirty Harry VI""! Harry is retired. He's standing in a stream, fly-fishing. He gets tired of using the pole— and BA-BOOM! Or Harry is retired, and he catches bad guys with his walker?"" The Dead Pool The Dead Pool is a 1988 American action film directed by Buddy Van Horn, written by Steve Sharon, and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan. It is the fifth and final film in the ""Dirty Harry"" film series, set in San Francisco,"
"been credited with inventing the ""loose-cannon cop"" genre. Author Eric Lichtenfeld argues that Eastwood's role as Dirty Harry established the ""first true archetype"" of the action film genre. His lines (quoted above) are regarded by firearms historians, such as Garry James and Richard Venola, as the force that catapulted the ownership of .44 Magnum revolvers to new heights in the United States; specifically the Smith & Wesson Model 29 carried by Harry Callahan. ""Dirty Harry"" achieved huge success after its release in December 1971, earning $22 million in the United States and Canada alone. It was Siegel's highest-grossing film and"
"serious difficulties in the bar scene with Harry and Kate (Daly) and the scene had to be shot at least 6 times. The film ended up considerably shorter than the previous Dirty Harry films, and was cut to 95 minutes. Upon release in the fall of 1976, ""The Enforcer"" was a major commercial success and grossed a total of $100 million, $60 million in the United States and easily became Eastwood's best selling film to date, earning more than some of his previous films combined. Critically, Eastwood's performance was poorly received and was named ""Worst Actor of the Year"" by"
"trained in a para-military fashion, and the element of the force is the Mobile Reserve. The Jamaican police have a history of extra-judicial killings. In 2003 the Crime Management Unit (CMU), headed by the controversial Reneto Adams, was disbanded following allegations that it was ""Jamaica's version of Dirty Harry"". Mark Shields, then of Scotland Yard and later Deputy Police Commissioner of the JCF, was brought in from London to investigate; Adams was acquitted of shooting four people in an alleged extrajudicial execution. In a climate of gang warfare, cops with a record of killing gangsters (such as Keith ""Trinity"" Gardner,"
"of the city, not as a place of moods but as a theater for action."" Kevin Thomas of the ""Los Angeles Times"" called it ""a high-style film with lowbrow appeal, a movie after which you may dislike yourself for liking it as much as you do."" A section of the Philippine police force ordered a print of the film for use as a training film. Since its release, the film's critical reputation has grown in stature. ""Dirty Harry"" was selected in 2008 by ""Empire"" magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. It was placed similarly on"
"Department. After several accidents (one of which a helicopter crashed in Lake Merced, killing Officer Charles Logasa in 1971) and complaints about the ""Eye in the Sky"" program, the unit was disbanded. The helicopter unit was featured prominently in the first Dirty Harry film, identifying a sniper on a roof top before a murder was committed. The unit was reactivated in the late 1990s, but after another fatal crash (which killed two SFPD officers, Kirk Bradley Brookbush and James Francis Dougherty) the Aero unit was put into an ""inactive"" status indefinitely. In times where it needs air support, the SFPD"
"with the characters played by Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. The rooftop setting of the building used in ""Dirty Harry"" was also used a decade later in the Chuck Norris film ""An Eye for an Eye"" (1981). The southeast corner of California and Kearny is about above sea level, so the top of the building is over . With the Transamerica Pyramid, 555 California Street shows the direction San Francisco's downtown was moving during the 1960s before campaigns against high-rise buildings in the 1970s and 1980s forced development to move south of Market Street. The Transamerica Pyramid is"
"one of his earliest roles. With cinematography by Jack Priestley, the episodes were filmed on location in Chicago. Television critics noted ""Lady Blue"" emphasis on violence, calling Mahoney ""Dirty Harriet"" (after Clint Eastwood's character Dirty Harry). Rose said that she joined the project after being drawn to its genre. She prepared for the role by watching Eastwood's films, received advice from Eastwood on how to handle a gun, and practiced at a shooting range. After the pilot aired, ""Lady Blue"" was criticized by several watchdog organizations (particularly the National Coalition on Television Violence) as the most violent show on television."
"lasted more than 16 years. Both of Garrett's parents died within nine months of each other when he was 13 years old. He was sent to live with aunts, first in Sacramento and then to Los Angeles. His film credits included a role as a bartender in the 1977 film, ""Looking for Mr. Goodbar"", opposite Diane Keaton and a police officer in the 1971 film, ""Dirty Harry"", starring Clint Eastwood. On television, Garrett was best known for playing a coroner's office photographer in more than 100 episodes of ""Quincy, M.E."" throughout the 1980s. His other television credits included roles on"
"John Vernon John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer in ""Animal House"", his role as the Mayor in ""Dirty Harry"" and as Fletcher in ""The Outlaw Josey Wales"". Vernon was born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz in Zehner, Saskatchewan. He was one of two sons of Adolf Agopsowicz, a grocer, and his wife Eleonore Krückel (also spelled as Kriekle or Kriekel). Both parents' families immigrated to the Edenwold"
"Dirty Harry (song) ""Dirty Harry"" is a song from British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz' second studio album ""Demon Days"". ""Dirty Harry"" was first released as a promotional single on iTunes before being released as the third single from the album on 21 November 2005, peaking at #6 in the UK. An early version entitled ""I Need a Gun"" was included on Damon Albarn's album ""Democrazy"". On 8 December 2005, ""Dirty Harry"" was nominated for a Grammy under the category ""Urban/Alternative Performance"", but was beaten by Damian ""Jr. Gong"" Marley's ""Welcome to Jamrock"". The video was first released on 25"
"complications following heart surgery on February 1, 2005, in Westwood, California, only 23 days shy of his 73rd birthday. He was cremated after a private funeral service. John Vernon John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer in ""Animal House"", his role as the Mayor in ""Dirty Harry"" and as Fletcher in ""The Outlaw Josey Wales"". Vernon was born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz in Zehner, Saskatchewan. He was"