"shot, while Fanducci is dead (in ""The Enforcer"", reference is made to the fact that Fanducci was killed in 1968). His partner in ""Dirty Harry"", Chico Gonzalez, is shot by Scorpio and though he survives, he decides to quit the police (in ""Magnum Force"", Harry remarks that Gonzalez became a college teacher after leaving the police force). His partner in ""Magnum Force"", Earlington ""Early"" Smith is killed by a bomb planted in his mailbox. Kate Moore in ""The Enforcer"" is killed by terrorists while saving Callahan's life. She had previously cited to Harry Fanducci and Smith's names, to demonstrate that"
"replies, ""Pal? They're already making movies about it."" ""Dirty Harry"" helped popularize the Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver, chambered for the powerful .44 Magnum cartridge, and initiated an increase in sales of the handgun. In 2010, artist James Georgopoulos included the screen-used guns from ""Dirty Harry"" in his Guns of Cinema series. Notes Bibliography Dirty Harry Dirty Harry is a 1971 American action crime thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the ""Dirty Harry"" series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan."
"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"
"presented with a script called ""Moving Target"" which had potential but needed a major rewrite. In the end it was decided to make a third ""Dirty Harry"" film. The script, devised by Stirling Silliphant had Harry up against a San Francisco Bay area Symbionese Liberation Army type group, which in real life had terrorized the area in 1974 with ruthless kidnappings and violence, and the film would end in a shoot out at the gang's hideout on Alcatraz island. Eastwood met Silliphant in a restaurant in Tiburon and instantly took a liking to the script, particularly the shoot out and"
"Dirty Harry (film series) Dirty Harry is an American film series featuring San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan who is notorious for being extremely violent and ruthless in his methods, and a danger for any partner assigned to him. Actor Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five of the series' films. ""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"
"(1973), a sequel to ""Dirty Harry"", about a group of rogue young officers (among them David Soul, Robert Urich and Tim Matheson) in the San Francisco Police Department who systematically exterminate the city's worst criminals. Although the film was a major success after release, grossing $58.1 million in the United States (a record for Eastwood), it was not a critical success. ""The New York Times"" critic Nora Sayre panned the often contradictory moral themes of the film, while the paper's Frank Rich called it ""the same old stuff"". In 1974, Eastwood teamed up with Jeff Bridges and George Kennedy in"
"as a car chase, barroom brawl, defusing bombs and ""Feel Lucky"" mode. Dirty Harry (film series) Dirty Harry is an American film series featuring San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan who is notorious for being extremely violent and ruthless in his methods, and a danger for any partner assigned to him. Actor Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five of the series' films. ""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"
"Harry"" films, but private agreements with the studio allowed him to do more ""personal"" films in exchange for doing the subsequent sequels. Critically, Eastwood's performance was poorly received and was named ""Worst Actor of the Year"" by the ""Harvard Lampoon"" and the film was criticized for its level of violence. A ""Variety"" review indicated that the film was a ""worn out copy of ""Dirty Harry"". ... The next project from this particular mold had better shape up or give up."" Eastwood's performance in the third installment was overshadowed by positive reviews given to Daly as the strong-minded female cop, which"
"location in the Philippines. He also refused the part of a platoon leader in Ted Post's Vietnam War film, ""Go Tell the Spartans"" and instead decided to make a third ""Dirty Harry"" film, ""The Enforcer"". The film had Callahan partnered with a new female officer (Tyne Daly) to face a San Francisco Bay area group resembling the Symbionese Liberation Army. The film, culminating in a shootout on Alcatraz island, was considerably shorter than the previous ""Dirty Harry"" films at 95minutes, but was a major commercial success grossing $100 million worldwide to become Eastwood's highest-grossing film to date. In 1977, he"
"helped pen the screenplays for two Eastwood films in 1971, ""Play Misty for Me"" and the original ""Dirty Harry"". In 1973 he provided an uncredited rewrite for ""High Plains Drifter"", and in 1976 he was one of the writers to draft ""The Enforcer"", the third ""Dirty Harry"" thriller. That same year he provided the teleplay for NBC's highly rated miniseries ""Rich Man, Poor Man"", starring Nick Nolte. In 1979 he wrote an early draft screenplay for ""The Godfather Part III"", but his script was discarded when Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo finally agreed to collaborate on a third entry"
"a film icon, so much so that his nickname, ""Dirty Harry"", has entered the lexicon as slang for ruthless police officers. All of the ""Dirty Harry"" films feature Callahan killing criminals, mostly in gunfights. Phrases he utters in armed stand-offs, """"Go ahead, make my day"""" and """"[...] you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"""" have become iconic. As the 1971 film was criticized for carrying fascist, or at least authoritarian, undertones, the sequels attempted to be more balanced by pitting Harry against villains from a broader ideological spectrum; notably in 1973's ""Magnum"
"on December 22, 1971. The film was the fourth-highest-grossing film of 1971, earning an approximate total of $36 million in its U.S. theatrical release, making it a major financial success in comparison with its modest $4 million budget. Warner Home Video owns rights to the ""Dirty Harry"" series. The studio first released the film to VHS and Betamax in 1979. ""Dirty Harry"" (1971) has been remastered for DVD three times — in 1998, 2001 and 2008. It has been repurposed for several DVD box sets. ""Dirty Harry"" made its high-definition debut with the 2008 Blu-ray Disc. The commentator on the"
"""The Mexico Kill"", ""Family Skeletons"", ""City of Blood"", ""Massacre at Russian River"", ""Hatchet Men"", ""The Killing Connection"", ""The Blood of Strangers"", ""Death in the Air"", ""The Dealer of Death"". The series ended in 1983, the same year ""Sudden Impact"" was released. During the 1990s, Jean-Paul Schweighaeuser translated the ""Dirty Harry"" novels into French, for publication by Éditions Fleuve Noir as the ""Collection Supercops"". 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"
"Cocks in ""Time"" magazine, Andrew Sarris in the ""Village Voice"", and Archer Winsten in the ""New York Post"" all praising the film, as well as Eastwood's directorial skills and performance. Walter was nominated for a Golden Globe Best Actress Award (Drama), for her performance in the film. ""Dirty Harry"" (1971), written by Harry and Rita Fink, centers on a hard-edged New York City (later changed to San Francisco) police inspector named Harry Callahan who is determined to stop a psychotic killer by any means. ""Dirty Harry"" has been described as being arguably Eastwood's most memorable character, and the film has"
"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,"
"Loose"", and the password for level 2 is Misty, a reference to ""Play Misty for Me"", both non-Dirty Harry films starring Clint Eastwood. 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"
"1951) and extra roles before gradually receiving bigger character parts. He supported his more famous brother on several occasions, and became known as the friendly, food-loving Inspector Frank DiGiorgio in the first three ""Dirty Harry films"". Mitchum was one of only four actors to appear in more than one film in this series (the others being Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino and Albert Popwell), and with Eastwood and Guardino, he was one of only three actors to play the same character in each appearance. His character was killed in the third film, ""The Enforcer"". In 1958, Mitchum was cast in two"
"shows, such as ""The A-Team"", ""Hunter"", ""Scarecrow and Mrs. King"" and ""Beverly Hills 90210"". James Fargo James Fargo (born August 14, 1938) is an American film director. He directed numerous films from 1976 to 1998. After serving as assistant director on many films starring Clint Eastwood, he was then given the chance to direct the third Dirty Harry film, ""The Enforcer"", in 1976. Later he also directed Eastwood in 1978's ""Every Which Way but Loose"". It would be his final film working with Eastwood. Fargo has also directed other films such as ""Caravans"", ""A Game for Vultures"", ""Voyage of the"
"a role as Sophie Johnstone in the 1992 TV series ""Homeward Bound"", and a small role as a lady of the night, Maria, alongside Jonny Lee Miller in the 1999 British film, ""Plunkett & Macleane"". In May 2003 Harry appeared on the BBC's """" programme, where she performed both ""Imagination"", and a cover of Blondie's hit ""One Way Or Another"". In late 2006, Harry was chosen as the face and voice of buy.com's $30 million national US marketing campaign, recording a song for, and appearing in the television advertisement for the company. Dirty Harry (musician) Dirty Harry (born Victoria Harrison,"
"Dirty Harry (2007 video game) Dirty Harry is a canceled video game that was in development by The Collective, Inc. intended to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive. The game was to continue the story of the 1971 film of the same name starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, the protagonist. Clint Eastwood was intended to reprise his role, lending his voice and likeness as well as consulting and creative input. The game was to follow the same storyline of the film, with the San Francisco detective tracking down a serial killer named Scorpio. Versions were planned for both the"
"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"
"out on 6 October 1973. Lapon had been scheduled to make a three-day liberty run from La Magdelena, Sardinia to Athens, Greece, but instead deployed to the eastern Med when it monitored Soviet submarine activity, remaining at sea for 44 days. Returning to La Magdelena food stores were so low the crew had begun eating different kinds of meals. Because of the hasty departure when the war broke out, there were only three movies aboard. Two were terrible, and shown only once. The third movie was the 1971 release ""Dirty Harry"" which was shown twice a day for the entire"
"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"
"films."" The game was canceled in 2007 due to reported ""trouble"" at The Collective, which was later revealed to be budgetary issues and a rushed schedule - along with their then-recent merger with Shiny Entertainment to form Double Helix Games. Dirty Harry (2007 video game) Dirty Harry is a canceled video game that was in development by The Collective, Inc. intended to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive. The game was to continue the story of the 1971 film of the same name starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, the protagonist. Clint Eastwood was intended to reprise his role, lending"
"released together, reaching the dance chart's top five. ""Head"" was featured in the movie ""Waiting to Exhale"". Dirty Mind Dirty Mind is the third album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on October 8, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records as the follow-up to his self-titled second album, ""Prince"", (1979). Produced, arranged, and composed mainly by Prince in his home studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the album debuted at number 63 on the US ""Billboard"" 200 chart (peaking at number 45), and earned widespread acclaim from music critics. On June 6, 1984, it was certified gold in shipments by the"
"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"
"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"
"100 Movie Quotes. ""Dirty Harry"" was also on the ballot for several other AFI's 100 series lists including 100 Years ... 100 Movies, 100 Years ... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition), and 100 Years of Film Scores. The film supposedly inspired a real-life crime, the Faraday School kidnapping. In October 1972, soon after the release of the movie in Australia, two armed men (one of whom coincidentally had the last name 'Eastwood') kidnapped a teacher and six school children in Victoria. They demanded a $1 million ransom. The state government agreed to pay, but the children managed to escape and"
"the film, Peck came to head with Eastwood over a scene involving Eastwood offering a drink in a flask to the Sergeant Major; Peck stood his ground and insisted this scene was laughable. Eastwood eventually relented but the relationship between the producers continued to sour. Within months, Manes was fired and Eastwood had rid of his best friend and producing partner, replacing him with David Valdes. The film released in 1470 theatres, grossing a very respectable $70 million domestically. Eastwood's fifth and final Dirty Harry film, ""The Dead Pool"" was released in 1988. It co-starred Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson, and"
"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"
"to Nikkatsu to make ""Naked Seven"" (1974), a financially and critically successful parody of Kurosawa's ""Seven Samurai"", and an informal sequel to the ""Alleycat Rock"" series. Also in 1974, he directed an homage to Clint Eastwood's ""Dirty Harry"" character in ""Sukeban Deka: Dirty Mary"". Though well-regarded today, this film was a major financial failure at the time, and damaged Hasebe's reputation for a couple of years. When Nikkatsu offered him a chance to leave TV and create a new genre of ""pink film"" in 1976, Hasebe was at first reluctant. Not interested in directing typical sex films, Hasebe instead conceived"
"Talk Dirty to Me Part III Talk Dirty to Me Part III was a 1984 pornographic film and a spoof on the mainstream film ""Splash"" and is the second sequel to the original 1980 film ""Talk Dirty to Me"". John Leslie had the lead role, playing ""Jack"", a character he had played in the first two installments of the ""Talk Dirty to Me"" series. Other cast members include Amber Lynn, Peter North, Jamie Gillis and Ginger Lynn. It won Best Film at the 1985 AVN Awards. Leslie would continue to play Jack in two more installments of the series, after"
"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"