Harry thinks so too, although the local police chief Pat Hingle doesn't want him digging around too much, seeing as how everywhere he goes, chaos ensues. He's got a point: on his first day in the new town, Harry runs down a robber after commandeering a bus filled with senior citizens on a day trip from their retirement home. Upon arriving at his hotel room, he's greeted by a pint-sized bulldog named Meathead, continuing the Eastwood-plus-animal sidekick universe started by "Every Which Way But Loose" and "Any Which Way You Can" although Meathead the dog has decidedly less to do here than Clyde the orangutan did in those two films.
The killings are being carried out by Jennifer Spencer played by Eastwood's then-girlfriend, Sondra Locke , who, along with her sister, Beth, was raped by a group of men egged on by the licentious Ray Parkins Audrie J. Ten years later, she's returned to the scene of the crime to carry out her revenge. Just like in "Magnum Force," Harry is confronted by someone taking the law into their own hands — the very thing he was accused of doing in the first film. This time, however, there's a romance that sparks between the cop and the criminal, as Harry has as close to a meet-cute as he possibly can with Jennifer while investigating the murders he accidentally knocks her off a bicycle while running with Meathead.
Like "The Enforcer," this relationship hints at a certain tenderness beneath Harry's granite exterior. It certainly helps that Jennifer doesn't turn out to be the real villain. That would be Mick Paul Drake , one of the sneering rapists who assaulted Jennifer and her sister. The movie ends with Mick and his minions terrorizing Jennifer at the boardwalk where the original crime was committed. Good thing Harry shows up with his brand new.
Gazzo of "The Godfather Part II" to have a heart attack at his daughter's wedding and takes down some thugs who try to blow up his car with Molotov cocktails. Though other critics were less generous , this fourth outing proved Dirty Harry still had a lot of grit left in him.
Success demands repetition in Hollywood, so it was inevitable that Dirty Harry Callahan would return for another adventure following the massive box office performance of his debut. The first of four sequels, "Magnum Force" seeks to address some of the criticisms of the original "Dirty Harry," showing the limits of its hero's vigilantism. But make no mistake: he's just as dirty as ever. This includes an acquitted mob boss Richard Devon , a drug kingpin Clifford A.
Pellow , and a pimp Albert Popwell. Harry finds nothing wrong with killing criminals in principle, of course, but in practice it's problematic. At first he suspects his former partner, the deeply disturbed Charlie McCoy Mitchell Ryan , but he soon realizes the murders are being carried out by a rogue cadre of police cadets who are fed up with watching guilty people go free on legal technicalities.
But wait, shouldn't Harry be on the same side as these guys? Not necessarily. As he says when the conspiracy becomes clear to him, he hates the system — "But until someone comes along with changes that make sense, I'll stick with it. In that way, "Magnum Force" is a surprisingly forward-thinking cop thriller. The sequel is greatly enlivened by the casting of Hal Holbrook as Lt. Briggs, a by-the-books officer who opposes Harry's wild man tactics. He's especially wary of Harry's theory that the killings are being carried out by their own men.
While hunting down vigilantes, Harry somehow finds time to spark a romance with a downstairs neighbor Adele Yoshioka , stop a drugstore robbery, and impersonate a pilot to disarm two airplane hijackers. This aspect has been overcooked by both liberals and conservatives. Yet Callahan is essentially an apolitical antihero. In his debut outing, Harry was in combat against a madman known as Scorpio played by angelic-looking Andy Robinson.
Dirty Harry lives for his job. His wife is deceased. Partners are routinely injured or killed in the line of duty. He appears to live on junk food and dresses in cheap suits. With Dirty Harry a box office smash, another movie was inevitable. In an attempt to address controversies over the original, the follow-ups softened the cop a little bit, putting him in action sequences that emphasised the comedy of his grumpy, no-shits-given approach to policing.
There have been tons of controversies along the way -- the movies have been called racist, misogynist and fascist, and have inspired more than one real-life copycat killing. And some of them seem way out of step with the times, even in their own eras. But there's no denying the cultural pull Dirty Harry -- the character and the movies -- has had on crime and action films over the past half-century, for better or worse.
Harry Callahan's first entry in which is sent to chase vicious series murderer killing and kidnapping children. Iconoclast Harry Callahan Eastwood attempts to detain vicious killers who are robbing a bank , he takes on criminals determined to bring them to justice, even if he has to break some rules.
This time has a young partner who is assigned when his ordinary pal is wounded. The rock-hard inspector is accompanied by a Mexican cop Reni Santoni and they track down a nasty series killer Andrew Robinson. The psychotic murderer is detained but is freed on legal technicalities and Harry takes the law into his own hands. Harry wielding a revolver Magnum 44 in fact, as is titled the second entry, Magnum force returns his unorthodox means ; facing off ominous murderous that is threatening the city of San Francisco.
Harry in troubles as habitual with his chiefs Harry Guardino , John Larch and the District Prosecutor Josef Sommer because his methods lead abuse the criminal's civil rights and a pile of death in clod blood along his wake.
Harry pursues the revenge-obsessed murderer and encounters he has more problems with him than he expected. Rule-breaking Callahan strides grimly throughout San Francisco in pursuit the murderous , including an exciting final on a school bus. Whatever your reservations about Harry's expeditious methods we know he'll always vanquish , shooting in cold blood with his pistol.
Formula thriller plenty of action , crisply edition , tension, suspenseful and lots of violence. Clint Eastwood's good performance as two-fisted Harry Callahan , the tall and taciturn inspector who utilizing his Magnum 44 pistol kills baddies and , as always , he says some original phrases.
Well written by Harry and Rita Fink ; it packs intrigue , violence, action-filled and is a really effective film. It turns out to be interesting and plenty of vivid action , suspense and thrills. Good use of locations filmed in Panavision and Technicolor , by cameraman Bruce Surtees , son of prestigious photographer Robert Surtees , reflecting splendidly the streets of San Francisco , ordinary scenario of the series.
Adequate and atmospheric musical score by usual Lalo Schifrin , including a classic jazzy leitmotif. This formula thriller will appeal to Harry Callahan series enthusiasts , because of the tension, unstopped action , exciting edition , chills abound in this original entry. Well worth seeing for Clint Eastwood fans and it's a cool companion for the action genre followers. An entertaining and amusing film , mounted for its maximum impact and with several scenes that'll have you on the edge of your seat.
FAQ How was Harry's search of the stadium illegal if someone's life was in danger? How many Dirty Harry movies are there? What real locations were used in the making of the film? Details Edit. Release date December 23, United States.
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