2:12 to 2:50 best scene ever. "I figure a naked man running through a dark alley with a butcher knife and a hard on isn't out collecting for the red cross" best line ever. I mean you can't blame the mayor for saying "I think he's got a point".
"When I see five weirdos dressed in Togas stab a guy in full view of a hundred people I shoot the bastards, that's my policy!" "That was a Shakespear Play in the Park Production of Julius Caesar you MORON!!! You killed five actors...and good ones." The Naked Gun Parody of this scene is classic!!!
@@jhanick I said that to a doctor also one time. I was sitting in the waiting room listening to him jaw-jacking (Shootin the bull) on the phone for about 45 minutes. He was a Navy Lieutenant JG, I was a Marine Staff Sergeant. So he pulled rank on me and gruffly said "SIT DOWN." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
the part when the mayor says "i think he's got a point" is not just a quaint line in the movie, it sums up the narrative of the whole movie. Calhan was the unsavory answer to the neutered justice system of the 1970s, and it is finally dawning on the mayor that the justice system was out of control, not Calhan. The mayor guy is a great actor imo.
@@ohger1 When a naked adult male is chasing a woman through an alleyway with a butcher knife and a hard on, I figured he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross.
Callahan is pragmatic. Pragmatism is no longer allowed if it conflicts with feelings and political correctness. This disconnect is a large part of society’s problems today.
He was called Dirty Harry because he was willing to do the real dirty jobs nobody else wanted - the real nut case criminals. That made him indispensable to the dept. and at the same time not take responsibility if his cases went wrong.
Its 'arse' not 'ass'. The language is English and its spoken how the English people speak it, not how a bunch of arrogant colonials do. The clue is in the name: English. Dont like it either speak Spanish or get your own language and stop using ours.
I was born in 57. was a teen in the 70s, high school then college. Really was a fun time. You could go out and meet girls, exchange phone numbers, get a date. Now you chat and chat endlessly. Waste of time. No human interaction
When I read this comment it occurred to me - things in the 70's were not designed to be "slick". for the most part. For example, a used car was called a used car, not a pre-owned vehicle. Things were built to last, inefficient compared to today, but created in the actual hopes of out lasting the competitors model, as opposed to disposable and "cheaper" (aka slick). It's not that things were all good back then and all bad now, but it was less "slick" seemingly.
Harry's policy is similar to what Karizanga National Park rangers are doing to poachers right now: just shooting them dead so they don't shoot the rhinos.
*Chief Minister:* I don't want any trouble like you had in Kaziranga Park, understand? That's my policy. *Park Ranger Harij:* Ya when an adult male is chasing a female rhino with an intent to poach, I shoot the bastard that's my policy. *Chief Minister:* Intent? How did you establish that? *Park Ranger Harij:* Well when a crazy man is chasing a rhino with a rifle and a large storage trailer, I figure he isn't collecting for the MOHAN Foundation. *Chief Minister:* I think he's got a point.
*chases a woman through a dark alley while naked, aroused and carrying a butcher's knife* "Excuse me Miss, would you like to make a donation to the Red Cross"
I had a former Captain that was a Marine drill instructor. He was single and was a mixture of Callahan and gunnery Sgt Hartman. Very intimidating but fair. No shit kind of guy and it didn't matter if you were the mayor or chief. He was not intimidated by anyone. Was highly respected for that among the guys. His entrance would have been just like this.
My favorite part is in the middle of this scene when Clint starts talking very technical about type of gun, bullet with a right hand twist etc. (way too technical for that mayor)
I read somewhere the scene was filmed exactly on Memorial Day 1971.Still great use of San Francisco filming of a classic.Side note except for the bank robbery sequence which was filmed at Universal Studios(who had let the film lapsed) backlot.
That's true. My sister and I were there and watched it being filmed. Our mom worked for Mayor Alioto in his office at City Hall, and it was quite an experience. I was a sophomore in high school and had no idea we were witnessing something that would become of cultural and historical importance. Afterwards, Clint Eastwood came over and talked to us and we took pics. I still have the original signed photo in an album. Something I'll never forget.
@Richard Clarke Yes indeed. We definitely lucked out. Our mom worked for three SF mayor's. Before Joe Alioto left office he appointed her as head of the Rec and Park commission. That was fun as well because if anyone wanted to hold an event, like a concert or sporting event at a city facility, they had to go through her. The concert promoter Bill Graham and my mom became good friends and needless to say I was invited to many of his concerts to sit on stage if I wanted. But she was very careful about abusing those privileges. Saw some great ones though. Years earlier, in 1964 and 1965 she took my sister and I to see the Beatles at the Cow Palace. She was dancing and screaming just like all the other girls. Great memories for sure.
Harry once told his female partner that the place they were entering was the neighborhood chapter of the V.F.W. Very few whites. He get roasted today for that line.
This clip proves that discourse hasn't really changed much in the fifty years since this film's release. The sanctimony of Harry's superior butting in, making absolutely sure he says the right thing, for his own purposes rather than anyone else's, counterpoint with Harry's straight shooting... literally and figuratively.
If you look at the series as a whole, that Lt (though he’s only in this movie and the Enforcer) is probably the only one of the higher ups that Harry respects more than simply tolerates. The straightforward manner in which the Lt lays it out to Harry (“you’re working with Gonzalez or you’re not working, straight from the 4th floor”) and the scene with Harry recovering on the couch in his office (vs the interactions Harry has with Capt “Personnel” McKay, Lt Briggs, and the non-memorable ones from the later movies). He knows not to try and change Harry, just keep in in environments where he does best and limit his exposure in places like the mayor’s office where he could do more harm to himself than good.
"I figure a naked man running through a dark alley with a butcher knife and a hard on isn't out collecting for the red cross", "I think he's got a point" Yep, we could use that level of common sense a bit these days for sure.
In the US you are about 15 times more likely to get killed by the police than in other wealthy countries. Maybe a bit less of that "common sense" would be worth a try.
'Think he's got a point.....' Yeah. And I do when I shoot point blank as well. I always know my target.' Dirty Harry was always on target. Never saw him shoot anybody who did not truly deserve it.
Imagine this film got made today. Just imagine all the uproar from every human rights organization in the world complaining about what Harry Callahan says, yet none of these people would object to the fact that there is a man running through the alley after a woman with a hard on and a knife. Strange screwed up society we live in today where being politically correct is more important than enforcing the law. I'd prefer more cops like Callahan on the beat.
Romulan2469 Seeing from your name that you prefer fantasy worlds to reality, let me enlighten you. Today's world is BETTER than your fantasy past. I know this because I actually LIVED THERE, instead of just reading about it on wingnut web sites.
Romulan2469: There was uproar even then; though more subdued than today. Andy Robinson, who played the Scorpio Killer so brilliantly, had to defend himself for years from others in his profession who were friends of his for being in such a right wing movie.
I was about to write the same thing garycarter. Actors and directors turned down opportunities to do these movies because they were disgusted by the subtext. People were outraged about using a black guy in the bank robbery scene in Dirty Harry so much that they gave him a better role in one of the other movies. Times aren't much different today than they were back then, except the internet amps everything up now.
Garret Gray: Too true Garrett. Albert Popwell was the black actor in the robbery scene. Clint didn't just use him repeatedly, but lot's of other actors too. Harry Guardino was in not just the Dirty Harry's but also played in 'Any Which Way You Can'. Clint said in interviews that it made it better for him making movies if the people he worked with new him and what he wanted well. Legend.
Callahan would be the cop that I wanna be if I was a cop. A Cowboy Cop who doesn't hesitate to violate rules or procedure when necessary and justifiable.
And you'd be out of a job in a flat second. Harry was in front of Internal Affairs so often he practically had them on his Christmas Card List, and that was in the 70s. While it may seem manly and dramatic that kind of Officer would never be allowed in todays Police, nor should he
@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 Micheal brown said fuck the cop and was planning on resisting. As for the other guys a lot we're on PCP which is a very hard drugs that you would only take to take down multiple rival gang members.
Another thing is he does not need or want to get in your face or be needlessly aggressive. A true measure of confidence is to be polite and courteous WHILE knowing you carry the big stick.
The stunning thing here is that Harry isn't the one who's out of control, it's the Chief/DA and his hotshot cop trio - Harry just reacts to what he encounters, they go over the line.
The violent crime rate today is pretty much on par with what it was when Dirty Harry was made. It shot up in the early 70s, peaked in the 90s, and has been going down ever since.
Harry Callahan was the ONLY ONE in that room, that was in his right mind! These other three.....I wouldn't give you two cents for 'em! What am I saying? I wouldn't give ya One Cent for 'em!!!!!
pete saws Which do you think raised his blood pressure more...having to deal with a serial killer demanding ransom money from the city or putting up with a zoo fraternity causing a city riot?
380PPK The actor who played the serial killer in this movie had a hard time after it came out. He got real death threats. I know he didn't find much work after this. He ended up being a tour guide at the studio for years.
TheJer1963 yep you're absolutely right. Robinson is the actor's name. the director of the movie wanted an actor that looked almost like a choir boy because he wanted someone that the audience would least expect to be a serial killer basically a serial killer looks like everybody else kind of thing. unfortunately for mr. Robinson his acting was superb that it prevented him from finding work afterwards and he was immediately type casted. I think the only other movie that I seen him and was the movie Cobra with Sylvester Stallone.
It’s very sad. I don’t believe anyone will be able to replace Clint Eastwood’s extremely well presented “badass” presence on screen (must assuredly his depiction of the character, “Dirty Harry.”)
San Francisco would be a better place if the SFPD had Inspector Harry Callahan and Lt. Frank Bullitt.
What about Frank Drebbin?
Maybe so, but I think Callahan and Bullitt would be disgusted by what it's become.
dont forget about Frank Digorgio
@@peter-yc7di the man
@@ALJ9000 It's Enrico Pallazzo!
In 50 years time NO ONE will be quoting lines from Iron Man or Captain America.
50? Hell, try 5.
"Captain America has been ripped apart a Court Jester with a broken heart"...
Amen 🙏🏻
Harry be careful, or you'll be placed on double secret probation
"You'll get your turn smart guy!" Lol.
Zero. Point. Zero.
That’s a good one Dean Wormer 👍🏻
Yes! Lol, Harry, don't go to Delta Fraternity
@@coachbaseball7618 I thought Mrs Wormer was hot as did Tim Matheson when he displayed his cucumber😜
2:12 to 2:50 best scene ever.
"I figure a naked man running through a dark alley with a butcher knife and a hard on isn't out collecting for the red cross" best line ever.
I mean you can't blame the mayor for saying "I think he's got a point".
if not the best, then a very close second;
Point well taken
"I think he's got a point."
Thank you for the transcript
I wonder if the Red Cross would raise more funds if this was their collections strategy. 🤔🤔
We need more Dirty Harrys in the inner city police forces today.
I love Harry's face every time that guy interrupts him.
That guy is Bressler, Harry's boss.
This is actually fairly typical of LE management. Lt. Bressler is simply playing the part
I feel the irritation.
Bressler’s being a pain.
Poor Harry.
"When I see five weirdos dressed in Togas stab a guy in full view of a hundred people I shoot the bastards, that's my policy!"
"That was a Shakespear Play in the Park Production of Julius Caesar you MORON!!! You killed five actors...and good ones."
The Naked Gun Parody of this scene is classic!!!
So funny.
Well
LOL, absolutely!
Yeah, I was thinking about that too.😄
haha I remember that line and this and dotted the lines and then thought no way thats a great injoke
Eastwood`s look when he gets interrupted for the second time is priceless.
"Well ... for the past three quarters of an hour I've been sitting on my ass in your outer office .. waiting on you." LOL, u tell him Harry
ive said this to a doctor
@@jhanick It gets a bit frustrating when its every time, too. :-)
Notice the mayor, plays it right back to him. When he asks Harry to sit down again.
@@jhanick I said that to a doctor also one time. I was sitting in the waiting room listening to him jaw-jacking (Shootin the bull) on the phone for about 45 minutes. He was a Navy Lieutenant JG, I was a Marine Staff Sergeant. So he pulled rank on me and gruffly said "SIT DOWN." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
We need Harry more than ever now the United States Coast to Coast has turned into an unflushed toilet.
Clint played this so well. Grew up in the 70s and he was awesome
the part when the mayor says "i think he's got a point" is not just a quaint line in the movie, it sums up the narrative of the whole movie. Calhan was the unsavory answer to the neutered justice system of the 1970s, and it is finally dawning on the mayor that the justice system was out of control, not Calhan. The mayor guy is a great actor imo.
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."
@@barryanderson3910 Yeah, he probably put Harry on double secret probation.
John Vernon, I believe. Was also in the spaghetti western "Outlaw Josey Wales".
@@michaelhughes3273 Yes, John Vernon, and yes, a great actor.
The Mayor was played by Mr. John Vernon. Unfortunately, he passed away a long time ago. He was also in the movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976).
And now we can understand why politicians are loathed, for the most part.
After so many years, still a great movie!
Yeah, 52 years ago can you believe it?
Give a lot of credit to Don Siegel.
One of the best walk-off lines EVER.
definitely a funny way to get more vulgarity into a movie.
NOT vulgarity but reality
“I think he’s got a point” my god was that a politician actually listening?! 😆
Take note, people, that's the most reasonable captain Callahan's ever had.
@@tranz2deep actually that was the mayor
@@williamcorey4700 My mistake, cortrected in other comments.
Politicians listen only in the movie's, and even then it's all acting too.
cause he is a Canadian...
Dirty Harry is a street smart common sense law enforcer. That is the point of the whole series of movies.
I never knew the "that's my policy" scene in Naked Gun was a spoof until having seen this now.
Me neither
"They were performing Shakespeare in the park"
@@davederosa201 ''You killed 5 actors... good ones!''
"I think he's got a point."
😂
Gold
watched that scene 100 times, never gets old. Great acting by the mayor and Insp. Callahan
The Dirty Harry movies delivered some of the best lines.
“That’s our Harry, he hates everybody.”
AMEN Mike
"When an adult male is chasing a woman with the intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard, that's my policy"
Point taken.
Pretty cocky. How do you know the guy wasn't chasing the woman to collect money for the Red Cross???
@@ohger1 When a naked adult male is chasing a woman through an alleyway with a butcher knife and a hard on, I figured he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross.
The best Dirty Harry quote. Always makes me laugh 😂😂😂😂. Clint Eastwood is a legend.
Satterley - I don’t think it’s funny, you laughin’... ya see, my mule don’t like people laughin’
AMEN NOEL
Watch out or Dean Warmer will give you double secret probabation.
There's two types of people. Those that come through the door, and those that come through the window. 🤣
@@walt3299 Blondie: Idiots.... it's for you.
Ever since Harry left the SFPD the entire city has become a cesspool of devolved human things.
With piles of poop on every other corner and needles right beside it.
David Vantress Really??? He’s not a real SF cop? You must be a real uptight SOB!
Callahan is pragmatic. Pragmatism is no longer allowed if it conflicts with feelings and political correctness. This disconnect is a large part of society’s problems today.
Great point
“Sitting on my ass, in your outer office, waiting on you”. What a line.
"Nobody"
"Your wife? Sweetheart? Press?"
"Nobody"
1:10 love the face he makes when interrupted
Love how Harry never kisses anyone's arse and isn't scared to tell it like it is. They all know they'd be lost without him!
He was called Dirty Harry because he was willing to do the real dirty jobs nobody else wanted - the real nut case criminals. That made him indispensable to the dept. and at the same time not take responsibility if his cases went wrong.
That's "ass" not "arse" this isn't England.
@@slobama an ass is a donkey and I think that's what he meant
Its 'arse' not 'ass'. The language is English and its spoken how the English people speak it, not how a bunch of arrogant colonials do. The clue is in the name: English. Dont like it either speak Spanish or get your own language and stop using ours.
@@jmlaw8888 Based. Americans are so entitled.
"Well for the past three quarters of an hour I've been sittin' on my ass in your outer office, waiting on you." Lol!!
And what did he do in the week before? NOTHING
Savage.
We need more Harry's in the force today.
John Vernon, one of the best actors ever. In the Josey Wales movie also.
Wojack!
And let's not forget "Animal House"!
Also 'Point Blank' with Lee Marvin
Also the Headmaster/Chancellor of the college in Animal House.
“ Dean Wormer was a great performance.”
And then the mayor said, “Callahan, you’re on double, secret probation.”
Good one !!!! 😜👍
AND ONE MORE SLIP UP I’ll HAVE YOUR CHARTER REVOKED HERE AT FABER!
I like your policy Harry!
There's just something about the 1970s that I like. The computers, clothing, styles, architecture, pretty much everything was awesome.
Yep it was.
I was born in 57. was a teen in the 70s, high school then college. Really was a fun time. You could go out and meet girls, exchange phone numbers, get a date. Now you chat and chat endlessly. Waste of time. No human interaction
I Miss those days!
When I read this comment it occurred to me - things in the 70's were not designed to be "slick". for the most part. For example, a used car was called a used car, not a pre-owned vehicle. Things were built to last, inefficient compared to today, but created in the actual hopes of out lasting the competitors model, as opposed to disposable and "cheaper" (aka slick).
It's not that things were all good back then and all bad now, but it was less "slick" seemingly.
@@zzzzz4203 thank you well said
Mayor: alright, lets have it.
Clint: have what?
Cracks me up everytime 😂
Harry's policy is similar to what Karizanga National Park rangers are doing to poachers right now: just shooting them dead so they don't shoot the rhinos.
Really? That's good news. I hope they implement it across all national parks.
Agree.
Chute the poachers first, ... and then a couple of rhinos too.
That would be Hemingway's policy. ;-/)
*Chief Minister:* I don't want any trouble like you had in Kaziranga Park, understand? That's my policy.
*Park Ranger Harij:* Ya when an adult male is chasing a female rhino with an intent to poach, I shoot the bastard that's my policy.
*Chief Minister:* Intent? How did you establish that?
*Park Ranger Harij:* Well when a crazy man is chasing a rhino with a rifle and a large storage trailer, I figure he isn't collecting for the MOHAN Foundation.
*Chief Minister:* I think he's got a point.
It's an excellent policy.
Good
*chases a woman through a dark alley while naked, aroused and carrying a butcher's knife* "Excuse me Miss, would you like to make a donation to the Red Cross"
Johnny Cade We're talking pure hard cash.
why can't we come back to these movies. Men acted like Men. I like it.
Explain further.
Today Dirty Harry would be considered an uneducated angry white man, who is racist and sexist. No country for real men anymore.
Roger that!!!
Not all of them, but men were proud to be masculine then. I think that's a good thing.
I think its mainly because most men today are raised by a generation of single mothers.
That mayor reminds me of the current governor of California. Just as useful
That's actor John Vernon. He also played Dean Wormer in Animal House, and Fletcher in The Outlaw Josie Wales.
@@albundy6008 Wasn't he the sheriff in Killer Klowns from Outer Space too?
And... this is why Dirty Harry will always be a timeless classic. A man acting like a real man, without any of today's political correctness bullshit.
Oh you poor liddle cupcake.
@@JB-uv4hm Bless your heart you soy-infused liddle snowflake.
@@thecw301 you jerkin to Dirty Harry movies. Who’s the snowflake dmbfk?
@@JB-uv4hm I'm sorry did I trigger you?
@@thecw301 masters in projection. Typical trumpstain. Just another greasy skid mark of history.
Common sense and the balls to back it up. Real man.
never get tired I'm watching Dirty Harry movies greatest cop Flix of all time
I hope Clint Eastwood never dies!!! He is a true American Treasure
I think Clint Eastwood is now about 92 years old. Exactly how long do you expect him to live??
@@desertodavid he'll be 92 on May 31.
He'll when he's damn good and ready! He's Clint Eastwood and he calls the shots.
Oops typo! He'll die when he's damn good and ready😀
He recently turned 91...& he's still going strong!
Callahan, you brought some impeccable humor and sarcasm to the world at the perfect time 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏
the thing I like about Callahan the most that he wear clothes that would be acceptable today, no bellbottoms and no wide tie.
I have a tweed jacket I'm going to wear more often
I wore bell bottoms from 1985-89 but I was in the Navy at the time.
***** Did they still have those then? I know why they did have them earlier but one would Think that they had no use for them anymore.
@ Krister Anderson They sure did. I still have my uniforms boxed up here some where.
+Krister Andersson They still have them now. Good ol' bell bottom dress blues with the 13 button flap on the front.
4 people go out naked with butcher knives collecting for the Red Cross.
with hard-ons, and they get mistaken for rapists and get shot
@@flyingrancidm00nfish7 How did they press the dislike button, dumbass?
Easy way to get volunteers
I had a former Captain that was a Marine drill instructor. He was single and was a mixture of Callahan and gunnery Sgt Hartman. Very intimidating but fair. No shit kind of guy and it didn't matter if you were the mayor or chief. He was not intimidated by anyone. Was highly respected for that among the guys. His entrance would have been just like this.
My favorite part is in the middle of this scene when Clint starts talking very technical about type of gun, bullet with a right hand twist etc. (way too technical for that mayor)
Bureaucracy never changes.
If all cops were like him, then this would be a great country.
All cops are like him
Yes yes yes indeed.
@@Jai137 What's the implication?
I have a feeling of what you're implying, but I hope I'm wrong.
Can't argue that. Even those bike cops in the second film really had the wrong idea about him.
You have a point.
Mr. Blu----
Mr. Blutarski, zero point ZERO.
Don't forget Mr. Blutarski's response back at the frat house..."seven years of higher education down the drain."
I love how at 2:06 Harry Guardino tries to get Harry out of there in a hurry lol.....I never noticed that when I watched this as a kid.
Can’t wait for Hollywood to butcher this one.
God I Love sarcastic responses . I need to have a Dirty Harry Film Fest 👏🏻❤️👏🏻
That response from John Vernon was priceless.
"damn it all Harry, that's the Mayor you're talking to"
+hugodrax71 Played by Harry Guardino.
I just realized, I can see where Hugh Jackman possibly got the influence of Wolverine's character in X-Men.
Possibly?
The look on his face when the Lt kept interrupting! Classic!🤣🤣🤣👍🏾
If Callahan isn’t careful, he’ll end up on double secret probation.
America can take a minute's silence the day this icon departs. Clint Eastwood. Forever.
Hell no!
If we can lower our flag for 12 days for the queen of england, we can lower it for 30 days for Clint.
@@terryallen9546 : yes. But maximum 30 days. A man's got to know his limitations.
One of the many great roles of Clint Eastwood. He would be perfect in SF right now. Go ahead make my day. 😀🤣😆
Scene was actually filmed in Mayor Alioto's office during the weekend, not on a soundstage. A great moment in cinema!
I read somewhere the scene was filmed exactly on Memorial Day 1971.Still great use of San Francisco filming of a classic.Side note except for the bank robbery sequence which was filmed at Universal Studios(who had let the film lapsed) backlot.
That's true. My sister and I were there and watched it being filmed. Our mom worked for Mayor Alioto in his office at City Hall, and it was quite an experience. I was a sophomore in high school and had no idea we were witnessing something that would become of cultural and historical importance. Afterwards, Clint Eastwood came over and talked to us and we took pics. I still have the original signed photo in an album. Something I'll never forget.
@@loucolzani1361 Wow, lucky!
@Richard Clarke Yes indeed. We definitely lucked out. Our mom worked for three SF mayor's. Before Joe Alioto left office he appointed her as head of the Rec and Park commission. That was fun as well because if anyone wanted to hold an event, like a concert or sporting event at a city facility, they had to go through her. The concert promoter Bill Graham and my mom became good friends and needless to say I was invited to many of his concerts to sit on stage if I wanted. But she was very careful about abusing those privileges. Saw some great ones though. Years earlier, in 1964 and 1965 she took my sister and I to see the Beatles at the Cow Palace. She was dancing and screaming just like all the other girls. Great memories for sure.
@@loucolzani1361 great memories indeed Lou, thanks for reaching out !
"Helicopter patrols ... around the black area." #BLM would love that...
Harry once told his female partner that the place they were entering was the neighborhood chapter of the V.F.W. Very few whites. He get roasted today for that line.
This clip proves that discourse hasn't really changed much in the fifty years since this film's release. The sanctimony of Harry's superior butting in, making absolutely sure he says the right thing, for his own purposes rather than anyone else's, counterpoint with Harry's straight shooting... literally and figuratively.
His superior wasn't butting in to be sanctimonious, he knew what Harry would say given enough time and was trying to limit his exposure... lol
If you look at the series as a whole, that Lt (though he’s only in this movie and the Enforcer) is probably the only one of the higher ups that Harry respects more than simply tolerates. The straightforward manner in which the Lt lays it out to Harry (“you’re working with Gonzalez or you’re not working, straight from the 4th floor”) and the scene with Harry recovering on the couch in his office (vs the interactions Harry has with Capt “Personnel” McKay, Lt Briggs, and the non-memorable ones from the later movies). He knows not to try and change Harry, just keep in in environments where he does best and limit his exposure in places like the mayor’s office where he could do more harm to himself than good.
Never truer words spoken!
What a legend!!! The scene where he shoots the sniper from across a football field is awesome.
"I figure a naked man running through a dark alley with a butcher knife and a hard on isn't out collecting for the red cross", "I think he's got a point" Yep, we could use that level of common sense a bit these days for sure.
In the US you are about 15 times more likely to get killed by the police than in other wealthy countries. Maybe a bit less of that "common sense" would be worth a try.
'Think he's got a point.....'
Yeah. And I do when I shoot point blank as well.
I always know my target.'
Dirty Harry was always on target. Never saw him shoot anybody who did not truly deserve it.
msattler111 even though possible ancestors of his would say "Deserve's got nothin to do with it"
I now know where the Naked Gun got their “Julius Caesar in the Park” joke from.
If ever ‘Frisco needed a guy like our Harry, and Bauer, and Rapp, and Gibbs, it’s now.
One of the great lines from a cop ever in a film!
Imagine this film got made today. Just imagine all the uproar from every human rights organization in the world complaining about what Harry Callahan says, yet none of these people would object to the fact that there is a man running through the alley after a woman with a hard on and a knife. Strange screwed up society we live in today where being politically correct is more important than enforcing the law. I'd prefer more cops like Callahan on the beat.
Romulan2469 Seeing from your name that you prefer fantasy worlds to reality, let me enlighten you. Today's world is BETTER than your fantasy past. I know this because I actually LIVED THERE, instead of just reading about it on wingnut web sites.
Romulan2469: There was uproar even then; though more subdued than today. Andy Robinson, who played the Scorpio Killer so brilliantly, had to defend himself for years from others in his profession who were friends of his for being in such a right wing movie.
I was about to write the same thing garycarter. Actors and directors turned down opportunities to do these movies because they were disgusted by the subtext. People were outraged about using a black guy in the bank robbery scene in Dirty Harry so much that they gave him a better role in one of the other movies. Times aren't much different today than they were back then, except the internet amps everything up now.
Garret Gray: Too true Garrett. Albert Popwell was the black actor in the robbery scene. Clint didn't just use him repeatedly, but lot's of other actors too. Harry Guardino was in not just the Dirty Harry's but also played in 'Any Which Way You Can'. Clint said in interviews that it made it better for him making movies if the people he worked with new him and what he wanted well. Legend.
@@garycarter01 He also received hate mail and death threats from idiots who couldn't tell fantasy from reality.
Back when people had pride in themselves. Sad to say our country is boring now, everyone has a phone to entertain them....pretty sad
Dean Wormer gets it.
+Nirky Dirty Harry's on Double Secret Probation
Nirky "Zero point zero Mister Blutarski"!
JR Todd beat me to it.
The Mayor: "I think he's got a point!"
The greatest movies are the ones where MEN ACT LIKE MEN!
A different time. The scenes were played authentically. This film is a classic.
Better off, that city is a mere shadow, long gone are any heros to call on, wait, call Disney or Hollywood.
Dean Wormer...double secret probation for Harry
That last line gave me a chuckle! 🤣
In Arizona one criteria for use of deadly force is sexual assault.
“I think he’s got a point…” Bahahahahahaha!!!
Classic scene.
I think that Harry Callahan and Frank Castle would be close friends.
They both don't have to act tough, they are tough 💪.
Callahan would be the cop that I wanna be if I was a cop. A Cowboy Cop who doesn't hesitate to violate rules or procedure when necessary and justifiable.
ah yes the type of person most would call a criminal
And you'd be out of a job in a flat second. Harry was in front of Internal Affairs so often he practically had them on his Christmas Card List, and that was in the 70s. While it may seem manly and dramatic that kind of Officer would never be allowed in todays Police, nor should he
I'm thinking you have a tiny wee-wee. Am I right?
yeah today all they do is kill innocent minorities & get away with it..............................
@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 Micheal brown said fuck the cop and was planning on resisting. As for the other guys a lot we're on PCP which is a very hard drugs that you would only take to take down multiple rival gang members.
Ya gotta love Harry! He tells it like it is and he doesn't put up with any kind of b.s. either! I really enjoy his movies.
Another thing is he does not need or want to get in your face or be needlessly aggressive.
A true measure of confidence is to be polite and courteous WHILE knowing you carry the big stick.
@@michalsoukup1021 For sure on that
The stunning thing here is that Harry isn't the one who's out of control, it's the Chief/DA and his hotshot cop trio - Harry just reacts to what he encounters, they go over the line.
No bail; and endless lawlessness in these times sure could use some DIRTY HARRY and CHARLES BRONSON vigilante justice ...
The violent crime rate today is pretty much on par with what it was when Dirty Harry was made. It shot up in the early 70s, peaked in the 90s, and has been going down ever since.
lollll true justice imo. Well played Clint.
I was thinking the exact samething
He's got a point!
The Chief eyes when Harry says "Why don't you let me go after him?"
"We'll have none of that.....end up with a real bloodbath" 🤣🤣
Harry Callahan was the ONLY ONE in that room, that was in his right mind! These other three.....I wouldn't give you two cents for 'em! What am I saying? I wouldn't give ya One Cent for 'em!!!!!
Clint Eastwood is a movie icon and all dirty Harry movies were great!!!!!
I really like Harry's outfit and hair cut.
Dean Vernon Wormer ( before he left law enforcement to run a college )
pete saws Which do you think raised his blood pressure more...having to deal with a serial killer demanding ransom money from the city or putting up with a zoo fraternity causing a city riot?
+pete saws great post ! lol
380PPK The actor who played the serial killer in this movie had a hard time after it came out. He got real death threats. I know he didn't find much work after this. He ended up being a tour guide at the studio for years.
TheJer1963 yep you're absolutely right. Robinson is the actor's name. the director of the movie wanted an actor that looked almost like a choir boy because he wanted someone that the audience would least expect to be a serial killer basically a serial killer looks like everybody else kind of thing. unfortunately for mr. Robinson his acting was superb that it prevented him from finding work afterwards and he was immediately type casted. I think the only other movie that I seen him and was the movie Cobra with Sylvester Stallone.
He played Garek in Star Trek DS9.
“Mr. Callahan...YOU are on DOUBLE-SECRET probation.”
Harry Callahan had the best the best lines of all time
"the black area" - that'd never be said today
It’s very sad. I don’t believe anyone will be able to replace Clint Eastwood’s extremely well presented “badass” presence on screen (must assuredly his depiction of the character, “Dirty Harry.”)
I hope nobody tries to do a stupid remake with one of today's young "actors"
@@MrRjnr I’m in 100 percent agreement with you.
Gran Torino was his masterpiece and legacy. What a guy.
the scene makes politicians look stupid and naiive …nothing has changed