Magnum Force - Lt Briggs shows his true colours
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- Scene from the 1973 movie 'Magnum Force' - the second installment of the Dirty Harry films, starring Clint Eastwood as 'Dirty' Harry Calahan, a San Francisco cop who follows his own rules of shoot first, ask questions later. In this scene, Lt Briggs - Harrys boss and head of a sub organisation of murderous vigilante traffic cops, reveals his true self to Harry. The wonderful Hal Holbrook plays the flag pin wearing Lt Briggs. (I think the flag pin was a touch of irony considering what it represents as opposed to what the man wearing it represents).
All I can think, is how clean the city used to look.
Man no shit it looks fucking incredible
It's a movie.
Elections have consequences
I agree, I lived there 20 years but left in 1995. The DEMOCRATS have destroyed everything that was good but that’s what they know how to do so well. It’s a terrible travesty.
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"Your gun's out of its holster. First time?" lol
"I hate the system, but until someone comes along with some changes that make sense, I'll stick with it."
The American spirit, right there.
Only Dirty Harry could look at someone holding a gun on him and say " your gun's out of its holster. First time?"
Throwback to something Briggs said early in the film. Classic screenplay trick, setup and payoff.
*"I just work for the city, Briggs."*
*"So do I, longer than you, and I never had to take my gun out of its holster once. I'm proud of that."*
@@CEngelbrecht you're a good man. And a good man always knows his limitations.
@@emt5330
That one also comes back, last line in the film. It's damn good script work. It's one of Eastwood's iconic lines to me. *"A man's got to know his limitations."*
RIP Hal Holbrook (February 17, 1925 - January 23, 2021), aged 95
You will always be remembered as a legend.
You got that right!
One of his later roles was great, Into the Wild(2007).
I love seeing the old cars I grew up with. What a great scene.
Vehicles made with outstanding American know how with engines that would still work to this very day unlike the POS construction that goes into cars nowadays
it must 'ave been great
2024 version:
Harry: "Your gun's out of its holster Bri-"
*Car crashes into large pile of trash and used hypodermic needles sitting in the middle of the street. Briggs goes flying through the windshield*
Harry: "A man's gotta wear his seatbelt"
The car would also be undrivable after that because they’re no longer made of steel.
@@Enchilada750 They are, but they're meant to keep your bum alive. Also that wouldnt crumple a modern car at all. Dont be ridiculous
R I P Hal Holbrook a brilliant actor
RIP Hal Holbrook. 95 Years...wow.
GREAT ACTOR ...Prayers Up
@Castiel Kyrie "A trick, go to this and watch money dissaper from your wallet lol
In the world of Dirty Harry villains, Neil Briggs stands out in large part because of his supreme hypocrisy. For example, Briggs chewed out Callahan on numerous occasions for not going by the book, yet it turns out that Briggs was running a squadron of vigilante cops.
That's why he was the perfect villain.
It wasn't a hypocrisy. He simply acted this was so noone would've suspected him. Evetytime i acted as a by-the-book police officer, it was nothing but an act. He done and said lot's of things but in reality he didn't believe any of this.
Yeah that's weird when sequels do that
When they suddenly turn a good guy from earlier movies in to a villain
He was recruiting. Waiting for a signal that Harry was like minded. It's like when someone you recently met gets you alone and says something shockingly racist. They're trying to find out if you're on their "team." Stick to your values like Harry in those situations.
You know things are messed up when Harry is the voice of reason.
Tony Samson right back at you
I remember when Hal Holbrook said some of his friends were surprised he was going to be in a Clint Eastwood cops and robbers shoot 'em up. Hal said, "Just once I wanted to be in a movie I know people are going to watch."
Aside from Japanese carriers blowing up, his performance as Joe Rochefort was the only good thing in Midway (although nothing like the real Rochefort).
Magnun Force was such a different movie about Harry and his character. He was way more chilled out and had wider scope on things around him. This is my favorite scene, because it brings lot of philosophical scope on the system and stuff.
Given the shortage of ammo, I’m seriously considering searching for those .44 cal clips he tossed out of the car window.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Good One
"I'd blow you mf head off...if I didn't have to pay $5000 for this damn bullet"-(paraphrased)-Chris Rock
I live in FL no shortages here…
That ‘72 Ford sure took a beating! All steel & no air bags, it held up good until the end. Good Day Everyone!
Good old Ford LTD
They used old Fords in Hollywood chase scenes so much because they stayed together so well. That LTD was a serious piece of hardware in 1972.
I wish I had one of those Ford squad cars today. Talk about a muscle car...! Sadly, they took a beating so much more than the mustangs, chevelles and corvettes of the day.
My first car was a 1972 LTD. In high school my friends called it the APC (armored personnel carrier).
Just straight acting. No cgi special effects w some ex-wrestler / movie star in a muscle suit … just raw tough suspense moments. 👍👍
Clint Eastwood's face is probably the manliest face that has ever existed.
Here i am drooling all over him🥰
the final scene where Briggs thinks he's getting away with it still gives me a laugh to this day.
Man's got to know his limitations...
@@LordofMovies91 Hal Holbrooke (1925-2021), R.I.P.
L9
True although writing up the paperwork at the end must have been difficult. Several dead motorcycle cops, one of them going off a pier and into the water with his bike, and Briggs killed by a bomb in an already mashed-up car...
@@stevekaczynski3793 I still find it amazing that some people still attribute aspects of real life to movies. :)
"Your gun's out of your holster Briggs. First time?"
Brilliant lol 😂
What I've always liked about this movie--this scene in particular--is that although Harry's just as Dirty as Briggs (by modern standards), what he has that Briggs doesn't is a line. We all need a line and we all need to draw that line at some point.
“A Mans got to know his limitations...”
"Your guns out of it's holster Briggs. First time?"
@daAnder71 Way too much time on your hands kid.
This was a great movie and I never get tired of watching vintage Clint Eastwood flicks!
your guns out of its holster, first time? I love Callahan
Both these fine men are still kicking too!!. Bless.
Briggs died last year
Holbrook is still alive I believe.
Hal Holbrook is very much alive and well and is 95.
Posted on May 23 2020.
@Signs Good for you
@Signs stupid.
The screen writing by John Milius is the films real strength. Calm as Hal Holbrook " the only way you`re going anywhere is in a rubber bag ''. Seriously under-rated actor.
He's awesome as the pencil-neck geek !!🤣🤣🤣
Hal Holbrook is a great actor. Good in every role.
So many quotable lines in this one.... "you're a maniac Callahan" (Calahan one 'l' in the closing credits for some reason). Film trivia.
"Your gun's out of it's holster Briggs.....first time?" LOL
Dirty Harry hates the system...but still obeys it. Until it can be improved. I completely respect him for that.
Clint Eastwood -: Legendary talent.
The onscreen chemistry between the two said characters are one of the movie's best qualities and that's why I find it immensely entertaining: full credit to both actors in the scene - Rest in peace to Mr Hal Holbrook (1925 - 2021).
1:37 "your gun's out of its holster Briggs, first time?" I just caught that after watching this many times - now that's funny!
it's a reference to what briggs said earlier in the movie
"Your guns out of ots holster, Briggs. First time?" Lol. He's outing Briggs as a desk bureaucrat.
No, watch the whole movie. Briggs said earlier in the movie that he never had to remove his gun from his holster in the line of duty. Briggs was being critical of Callahan's shoot-em-up style. Briggs thought that not having to remove his gun from its holster made him superior to Callahan. Callahan wasn't implying that Briggs was only a desk cop, he was referring to what Briggs said earlier.
It's a call back to an earlier scene.
That car's hood and trunk has more square feet than my house.
I love the old cars. They were better than the suppositories on wheels we have nowadays.
@@MrUmakemelaff My family had a 1973 Chevy Bel Air. The back seat was bigger than our couch at home.
I had one as a rental back in the 90s. Let's just say it was always a joy to parallel park 20-ft of American steel.
People were way better drivers in those days than today. No backup cameras. no lane departure warnings or other alarms, and you had to be a boss to parallel park one of those beasts.
Rest in peace Hal Holbrook. One of my favourite character actor's. His performances in Capricorn One, The Fog, All The President's Men, The Firm and this movie, are nothing less than stellar.
@Mr nobody Returns I haven't watched that one for a long time, but I'll give it a look because of Hal. Cheers.
Capricorn One is. one of my favorite movies-Hal is excellent as the main villain behind the conspiracy.
@@bryanpalmer9660 It's also one of my favourite film's. Hal always conveyed such great menace for someone with a slight frame.
Here's a link to the full Capricorn One movie on CZcams czcams.com/video/mv21G-7dlzc/video.html
@@neilhutchinson4545 thanks for the reply-I have the. Movie on. DVD orig the standard tv version and the later spec edition(widescreen,direct comment)--amazing difference between the two versions(how much is lost when movie is transferred to tv).
He also played Irvin in "No time for sergeants" the old Andy Griffith comedy. Highly recommended movie. Great performance. And let's not forget he was the boneheaded mayor in Jaws.
I think this was the best of all the Dirty Harry movies, and Briggs was, by far, the best villain. It never once occurred to me the first time I saw this that Briggs was in charge of the vigilante killing squad, his veneer of being a by-the-book officer was extremely convincing. The most dangerous enemy is not the psychopath (aka Scorpio, The Dead Pool killer, or the leader of the terrorist group in The Enforcer), but the sinister figure within the system with his own twisted agenda.
hellsunicorn Hal Holbrook is wonderful, and perfect at playing corrupt characters. Like you, this is my favourite of the series, and Briggs is my favourite Dirty Harry villain.
hellsunicorn there is truth here
The plot is ok if a bit stilted but it lacks the driven direction and brilliant cinematography of Dirty Harry.
Fun sequel but I wouldn't rank above the first film. Andy Robinson was a fantastic villain and you can't beat Don Siegel's lean, thrilling direction.
I watched Hal Holbrook perform as Mark Twain, in a civic center when I was about 9 years old (which would have been about 6 years after this movie was made). It was an interesting experience. The guy was good.
Shows how badass dirty harry is, the only person in San Francisco that can easily find a parking space
Man’s got to know his limitations
Best quote ever! My papa loved that quote at the end of the movie. He would always laugh after Eastwood said it.
I remember when this movie came out. Great movie. Loved the cars back then. All muscle.
I was also appreciating all the great late 60s and early 70s cars. Reminds me of my youth.
Briggs should have known his limitations
We need cops like Harry in todays world.
We need Americans like those of our fathers a hundred and fifty years ago.
more like need people who know's what they're doing
@@alostpilgrimsjourney5953 white you mean??
@@aaarauz1 Yeah
@aaarauz1 idiot
"Your guns out of its holster Briggs... first time?" Best line
R.I.P Hal Holbrook
Brilliant Actor.
Such a great movie. Had no idea that Briggs was the bad guy. He played it so cool thought out the whole movie.
man i can remember waiting for this to get to the theater when i was a kid.people today have no idea what it was like to wait and be so excited when that saturday night came got your popcorn and milkduds and found your seat.....was such a good experience
Me too! And me and my buddies were never disappointed.
Yes, I remember seeing this in the dead of Winter early '73. Super cold Saturday night, the opening credits with the 44 Mag taking up the entire huge screen, the drum roll, cymbals & horn music at the credits end when he slowly talks & aims the barrel at the audience -
Something's been lost in this day and age of instant access.
I always loved this movie, and felt it was the best movie to show Harry Callahan as a detective, investigating crime scenes, getting the evidence, and figuring out what was going on. Loved that about it. The character's wits were really shown in this one.
“Your gun’s out of its holster Briggs, first time?!” Lmao
Briggs, I hate the damn system, but until someone comes along with changes that make sense, I'll stick with it.
“A man’s got to know his limitations”
“You know you’re not going to City Hall Callahan, the only way you’re going anywhere is in a rubber bag”
So many great lines in this movie, Holbrook does a great job playing opposite Eastwood in this, good stuff!
Yeah he did considering hes a smarmy unpleasant guy all the way through, but you just don't think hes that bad
Bwahhhhahaha, the size of callahan's gun, had to take a screenshot, that funny!!
The line where he said executing a neighbor for a dog on his lawn makes me chuckle, most especially that Clint would later threaten neighbors with a gun on his lawn several decades later in Gran Torino...
I hate when my neighbor’s dogs piss and crap on my lawn
Never mind it Gran Torino. This shite is happening in this country already. On the news there are dozens of accounts of these things happening i.e. shooting a neighbor bcz of snow shoveling on his property, shooting ppl lost in the country and end up driving on the wrong driveway by accident and shots fired at them etc, etc, etc.
The dogs just.....instinctively avoid lt.briggs yard.....customarily.....
Where are all the homeless, the drug addicts, the tents, the garbage, the excrement. This is not SF , but a movie set.
San Fran looked A LOT DIFFERENT, A HALF CENTURY AGO !
Lieutenant Briggs did away with all of it.....
They didn't have Nancy Pelosi back then to turn the city into the shithole it is today.
That's 50 years ago!!!
They're all in the Tenderloin.
This is an awesome movie. Love it.
Those LTD's were beautiful cars. My dad had a 1970 LTD metalflake blue and the ubiquitous black vynyl roof. Beautiful car, we loved it. He bought it brand new off a showroom. Unfortunately no A/C.
RIP HAL HOLBROOK. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
Not yet
Clint always looks like the sun is in his eyes or he is smelling something foul
well in this case its a dirty cop ;)
@@JHei10 indeed…however when his wife asks him to pass the potatoes at the dinner table he also looks like that
I do wish more Police officers were like Callahan.
R.I.P Hal Holbrook, brilliant acting in this movie I loved and I had to revisit this scene! I only just now found out from the comments section that he passed away after 95 long years of life!
A man’s GOT to know his limitations.
If I were Mayor of SF I’d hire Harry as police chief right away.
Right on!. You'd have my vote!🙂👍
In real life, you probably wouldn't. Not in Cali.
to keep him off the streets?
Casting Holbrook as the villain was a great move.
Probably the best of the 5 in the Dirty Harry series, although Sudden Impact is acted superbly too.
Hal Holbrook - outstanding here and also magnificent as Lawyer to the Mafia, in The Firm
"I hate the system, but until someone comes up with reasonable changes, I'm going to stick with it."
So true. You don't upend the system because of one problem.
The problem with this is that no one comes up with reasonable changes, which lead to the formulation of these extremes.
Still holds true even in....2021!
Harry will bend the system, but not break it. Like he says in the first movie, "I see a guy looking to commit rape, I shoot the bastard." "When a man's naked and carrying a butcher knife, I figure he's not collecting for the Red Cross."
it's not just one problem, it is full of problems but as Clint said, and I totally agree, "until someone comes along with changes that make sense, I 'll stick with it."
"Your gun is out of its holster, for the first time", just a classic old movie, never gets borring.
skiSrp Pre what a dis to a desk Jockey!
"I hate the system, but until someone comes up with a better idea, I'll stick with it" America today.
What a beautiful car, they were truly built different back then.
When cars had class................
Hal Holbrook was brilliant in this. . .
You're not wrong!!!
Some of the greatest exchanges in the history of acting are between Hal and Clint in this movie.
I’ll admit I was surprised that Briggs was a bad guy, Hal Halbrook really convinced me that he was a pencil pushing rule follower and not one of the fascist cops.
Just goes to show how dangerous the enemy you don't see coming can be.
I always wanted to see Clint Eastwood play Judge Dredd. It's gonna be a sad day when Clint passes away.
He was offered Superman and James Bond as well
I think Karl Urban did a good job.
Man's got to know his limitations ;)
RIP Hal Holbrook. An absolute legend:-)
This is about the most respectable Harry’s been in the entire series 😂
“Your gun’s out of its holster Briggs.....First time?” Haha
We need Callahan!
He wasn't a neanderthal. He was way ahead.
Without (Harrys) we have what we have now....
Yep. He hated bad cops.
Best Dirty Harry movie ever.
I think its the best sequel of the 5 films. I think its the only sequel that compliments the first one perfectly in tone and themes, probably from John Milius' and Michael Cimino's writing. Solid film
I love these movies where you can drive for half a mile without looking forward.
Tesla
@@garethonthetube THE comment!
Harry: "I hate the goddamned system, but until someone comes along with some changes that make sense, I'll stick with it." Harry knew the system was messed up and really just didn't work, but even he knew that there were lines you didn't cross! Even if you commit murder for vengeful purposes, he felt that would make you as bad as the killers themselves.
No, it's called "Doing the Right Thing".
@@LoneLee2022 it might start that way. But you can guarantee that the police will abuse the power of being Judge, Jury and Executioner
@@absolutez3r019 The only guarantee in life, is death.
@@LoneLee2022 rights for everyone or no one at all
Hal Holbrook was so awesome. great in everything! RIP
San Francisco was a lot safer on Harrys watch :)
The old Embarcadero Freeway. I used to take it to work when I was a coffee bartender at MacArthur Park in the Financial District. This was before anyone ever heard of a barista.
It was ten seconds from collapsing like the Cypress Structure in Oakland during the Loma Prieta Earthquake
DEP717 makes a great point - what makes the Dirty Harry films so good is the mixture of the action scenes and the character interplay, notably when Harry works as a detective investigating the evidence and also interacting with his partners such as Reni Santoni and Felton Perry.
Wow, real cars.
Made just before the energy crisis and drive 55. At least in England our lower speed limits were mostly lifted by 1976, but we made some really awful cars like the Austin Allegro and Morris Marina that lasted into the eighties.
Love all Clint's movies. Best shows on earth.
I love Clint! Dirty Harry! Yiu bet. One of a very few entertainers that i truly love. His Acting, his stories and hus Directing! Empressive!
Man's got to know his limitations.
You're gun is out of the holster. First time? LMAO
It seems that he just popped his cherry, metaphorically speaking. 😆
i love this conversation, as timeless as it is legendary.
These days they would need CGI to make the city look this clean 😂
lolol
So what do you think LT Briggs objective was(lol)!
Ain't called San Franshitco for no reason
Forty years ago San Francisco was my absolute favorite business trip. Now, if I never go back, no big deal.
It was a clean city with friendly ppl, once upon a time
Still is.
Magnum Force is the best Dirty Harry movie
No way . The first one is the best
@@skyrizione8811 the first one is a masterpiece but for me I feel that the action scenes are better in Magnum Force and Eastwood is much more calmer and cooler in Magnum Force. The plot twist(Brigg turning out to be the vigilante leader) was awesome
I think its a tie between Dirty Harry.
The first Dirty Harry has to be the best, in fact THE best movie ever made IMO!
The very dark plot-line, the way they captured the seedy side of SF, Andrew Robinson's phenomenal portrayal of the damaged killer and Lalo Schifrin's amazing music: cannot be beaten, and never will ... 👮🎥👍
One of Harry's best line: A man got to know his limitations"....
I think this video is perfect for the mouth breathers who ramble about "no trials for criminals" in the comments of these clips. As brutal as Harry is, he upholds the law to best of his ability. Violence only when necessary, it's what prevents chaos
That "76 Station" in the background is still there on Army Street.
Pray this street isn't renamed.
Pray this street isn't renamed.
Wow that IS interesting!!!
the chroma key on the car , is by far , best than most movies today.
The city needs another "Dirty Harry!"
Dozens of 'em.
@@alostpilgrimsjourney5953 I think it needs to go to the extreme of having more cops like Davis, Astrachan and Sweet.
I always preferred Magnum Force to me it's the best in the series
I agree. This one had a really interesting story. I always felt that this story was stronger than the original. However, the original is fresh and new which is why many people like it better.
Oh definitely.
Yeah, turns out Neil Briggs, Lieutenant, San Francisco Police Department, was a very bad guy in charge of a gang of modern-day vigilantes. And he decided to take out Inspector Harry Callahan. Big mistake, Briggs. Very big mistake. The Scorpion Killer couldn’t get it done.
A man has got to know his limitations
Harry Callahan kills in the name of the law, when he goes too far, he willingly accepts the punishment of his superiors; a Vigilante kills following an often misplaced sense of justice and he/she answers to nobody, that's the DIFFERENCE
I just found out that when Clint Eastwood was reprising his role of Harry Callahan in MAGNUM FORCE (1973), he asked for Hal Holbrook by name for the role of Lieutenant Neil Briggs. How about that.
Damn, when Clint's gun comes out it makes the Lieutenant's revolver look like a pea shooter
"A man has got to know his imitations" 😎
Its better to know your distractions