Directed by james fargo, it stars clint eastwood as inspector dirty harry callahan, tyne daly as inspector kate moore and deveren bookwalter as terrorist leadermain antagonist bobby maxwell. The third entry in the dirty harry series, the enforcer isnt as good as the original, but still manages to be an entertaining film. The enforcer 1976 best dirty harry moments clint eastwood. Nov 23, 2019 harry callaghan is not was cooler than fuck. Dirty harry internet movie firearms database guns in. Harry callahan number of times seen at least 2 cable in the 90s and 17 mar 2016 brief synopsis dirty harry must try and stop a homegrown terrorist organization while. The enforcer is the third installment in the dirty harry film franchise. Its only in the final sequences that the movie loses something. Clint eastwood stars as sfpd inspector callahan, who is assigned to head up the investigation to catch a serial killer who calls himself scorpio and who threatens to kill a citizen of the city each day until his ransom demands are met. Dirty harry is an american action 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. Mar 15, 2008 great scene from the third dirty harry film called, the enforcer. The enforcer is the best of the dirty harry movies at striking a balance between the action and the humor. Teamed with his new partner, inspector kate moore tyne daly, they hunt for a group of terrorists that are blackmailing the city of san francisco for two million dollars.
We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. The enforcer filmore chapter of the vfw by ex canucklehead. Dirty harry is a 1971 american neonoir action thriller film produced and directed by don siegel, the first in the dirty harry series. Italic title the enforcer is a 1976 american film, and the third in the dirty harry film series. Dirty harry clint eastwood and partner tyne daly hunt rocketarmed radicals. Clint eastwood liked the idea of a female sidekick, but felt that silliphants script lacked action. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry vietnam veterans. A 357 magnum is a good weapon, but ive seen 38s bounce off of windshieds. Ted post, who also directed eastwood in the television series rawhide and the feature film hang em high, directed this second installment in the dirty harry film series. The enforcer watch or stream free hd quality movies. The enforcer 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Stirling silliphant was already working on a screenplay idea for a third movie in the film franchise, titled dirty harry and more involving a female partner for inspector harry callahan, an asianamerican called more. It was as good after 40 years as it was in the day.
In this film, harry is teamed with a female partner with no field experience. Up until the part where harry gets on the old aircraft carrier, i. Callahan is portrayed by clint eastwood in each film. Clint eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as san francisco police department sfpd inspector dirty harry callahan. Dirty harry callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner.
The enemies are weaker than in magnum force where they werent nearly up to the psychotic scorpio of the original. In the original movie, callahan is wearing a pair of rayban rb4089 baloramas. The dirty harry series provoked, peeved, and transformed. San francisco inspector dirty harry callahan clint eastwood must foil a terrorist.
Sometimes in the previous films we felt uneasy laughing in between the bloodshed, but this time the movie s more thoughtfully constructed and paced. Clint eastwood and gloria prince in the enforcer 1976 tyne daly in the. An ultimate ranking of the dirty harry movies ultimate. Heres a bona fide original 1976 nss national screen service issued dirty harry the enforcer 6sheet or sixsheet movie poster.
And his shades were always manly, so lets look at them by each movie. Its suffering from sequelitis its just not the original movie. Magnum force 1973, the enforcer 1976, sudden impact 1983, and the dead pool 1988. Clint eastwood returns in the 1976 sequel, which finds dirty harry partnered with a rookie inspector who happens to be a woman. The dirty harry series provoked, peeved, and transformed cop. This was intended to be the final movie in the dirty harry film franchise, but. Dirty harry provoked a critical uproar in 1971 for its fascist message about the power of one, as it also elevated clint eastwood to superstar status through his most enduring screen persona. Parents need to know that the enforcer is the third movie in the dirty harry series, featuring clint eastwood as the homicide cop who goes out and looks for trouble when it doesnt happen to find him. Dirty harry is the best of all in the movies since its an original classic, magnum force succeeds as being a great sequel and a goodeye on following the original dirty harry because now it urges the line on vigilantism on what harry must do or do not, the enforcer claims to be the dirtiest harry off all, but i dont really connect to it, cuz. The enforcer is the third in the line of dirty harry movies. The enforcer 1976 official trailer clint eastwood, tyne daly. San francisco police inspector dirty harry callahan clint eastwood returns in the third movie of the franchise. While inspector dirty harry callahan is at a limbo following his. San francisco inspector dirty harry callahan clint eastwood must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled vietnam veterans.
I chose the enforcer as the movie for my nostalgic movie experience. While inspector dirty harry callahan is at a limbo following his unorthodox method during a robbery, hes at it to dispatch the terrorist group, by playing their game by being more dirty than ever. Apr 23, 2011 scene from the dirty harry movie the enforcer. If you watched the extras, even very liberal people say they liked dirty harry despite his ultra conservative outlook in an ultra liberal city.
Watch the enforcer online stream full movie directv. Inspector callaghan resolving a hostage situation in his own way. Roger ebert would later describe the fourth film in the series, sudden impact, as a dirty harry movie with only the good parts left in, but really, that was all the dirty harry movies. In this movie he becomes the person who hunts down vigilantes. Directed by james fargo, it stars clint eastwood as inspector. Of note is one of the earliest appearances in a film of the m72 law. The duo must stop an ultraleftist terrorist organization that threatens to wreak havoc on the city. Though, i do believe that dirty harry has a much better ending.
This time around harry s up against a rather dull group of civilian terrorists. The essential dirty harry sunglasses guide manlymovie. Magnum force is a 1973 american action thriller film and the second to feature clint eastwood as maverick cop harry callahan, after the 1971 film dirty harry. Number three in the dirty harry series, this film equips macho cop harry callahan with a female assistant, kate moore. All the same, dirty harry proved to be highly popular and spawned four sequels. The enforcer is a 1976 american police action film, and the third in the dirty harry film series. Inside the dirty harry movies part 5 of 5 by videoholic50s60s70s. Police officer dirty harry callahan clint eastwood is reassigned from homicide to personnel after his latest use of excessive force. Clint eastwoods iconic role as dirty harry who liked to kick ass and take names later in he movie the enforcer 1976 gman the movie. Apr 18, 2020 1 the enforcer 2magnum force 3 the dead pool 4 dirty harry 5sudden impact highly recommended for pretty much everybody except kids of course. Sometimes in the previous films we felt uneasy laughing in between the bloodshed, but this time the movies more thoughtfully constructed and paced. As in the other movies, theres plenty of shooting, bloody bullet wounds, knifings, explosions, and, this time around, bias against women who. The best dirty harry movie the enforcer 1976 discussion. There are multiple things that eastwood did first with that character, or at least, heavily popularize.
Inspector harold francis callahan born october 24, 1928, 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. Actor clint eastwood portrayed callahan in all five of the series films and directed the fourth one. In the bank robbery scene, the movie theater across the street lists play misty for me, a movie clint eastwood also starred in, and the first feature film directed by him, released earlier in 1971, on its marquee. Watch the enforcer starring clint eastwood in this drama on directv. The dead pool is a 1988 american action thriller film directed by buddy van horn, written by steve sharon, and starring clint eastwood as inspector dirty harry callahan. Dirty harry must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled vietnam veterans.
It is now well known that this movie was an answer to the criticism that dirty harry was a fascist and a vigilante. Released in 1976, the enforcer marks the third installment in the dirty harry franchise. In the 70s, dirty harry was my favorite movie character. Clint eastwood is fantastic as harry, and tyne daly was good as kate moore. They were like bullitt with just the car chases, or the french connection with just the toughtalking interrogations. It was interesting to see harry paired up with a woman, and it was executed pretty well.
The film drew upon the real life case of the zodiac killer as the callahan character seeks out a similar vicious psychopath. Enforcer, the 1976 internet movie firearms database. In dirty harry and magnum force, some disturbing philosophical questions were raised by harrys behavior. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the enforcer near you. But this time, hes teamed with female partner inspector kate moore tyne daly, with whom hes not too excited to be working. Dirty harry is the 1971 crime film that introduced the character of dirty harry callahan to movie audiences. The enforcer is a 1976 american action thriller film and the third in the dirty harry film series. This time around harrys up against a rather dull group of civilian terrorists.
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