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Dirty Harry (Blu-ray)

You Don't Assign Him to Murder Cases. You Just Turn Him Loose.|"You've Got to Ask Yourself One Question: 'Do I Feel Lucky?' Well, Do Ya, Punk? --Harry Callahan"

In a signature role, Clint Eastwood plays a streetwise San Francisco police detective who gets the job done. A rooftop sniper (Andy Robinson) named Scorpio has killed twice. Harry Callahan will nail the perp...one way or the other...no matter what "the system" prescribes. Filming on location, director Don Siegel made the City by the Bay a vital part of one of the best police thrillers ever made.

"An all-time great that keeps getting better with age...Robinson's Scorpio gets my vote for the most loathsome movie villain ever."  Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
"A crisp, beautifully paced film, full of Siegel's wonderful coups of cutting and framing."  Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
"Clint Eastwood got the role of his life."  Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
"Seminal law-and-order cinema."  Time Out
"A fascist film, or a film about a fascist cop? Either way, this is suspenseful, energetic stuff."  TV Guide

Editor's Note

A tremendously controversial film, both decried as an apologia for fascism and hailed as the solution to a decade of rising crime, DIRTY HARRY propelled Clint Eastwood's career into the stratosphere while adding another archetype to join his Man with No Name in film iconography. Clint stars as Harry Callahan, a truculent San Francisco police detective well known for his vicious take-no-prisoners attitude toward criminals. With the city of San Francisco being terrorized by the psychotic killer known only as Scorpio (Andrew Robinson), Harry is assigned by the mayor (John Vernon) and Lt. Bressler (Harry Guardino) to try to stop him, pairing him with reluctantly accepted new partner Chico (Reni Santoni). Scorpio kidnaps a 14-year-old girl and buries her alive, demanding a $200,000 ransom for her return. Harry is to bring him the money--alone. What follows is one of the most exciting ransom deliveries in film history. The prototype for most of the action films through the rest of the century, DIRTY HARRY rises far above most of them due mostly to an excellent script and Eastwood's gripping acting. That said, the main character's contemptuous attitude toward the Miranda law seems far more damning now that it did in the early 1970s.

Plot Summary

Clint Eastwood stars in one of his most popular roles, as Harry Callahan, a determined cop hunting down the psychotic Scorpio. But just when he thinks the case is closed, the chase begins again. This violent and controversial hit paved the way for several sequels and a slew of urban cop movies.

Features

	1993 TV Special: Clint Eastwood - The Man From Malpaso - A Look At The Life & Career Of Actor/Director Clint Eastwood, Including Scenes From His Past Film & Television Work & Interviews With Friends, Fellow Actors & Crew Members Who Have Worked With Him Over The Years
	Audio Commentary By Clint Eastwood
	Hardcover Book
	Interactive Menus
	New Featurette: The Long Shadow Of Dirty Harry - An Examination Of The Influence & Legacy Of Dirty Harry
	Scene Selection

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Warner Home Video
	Release Date: 6/3/2008
	Running Time: 102 minutes
	Original Release Date: 1971
	Catalog ID: 1000021457
	UPC: 00085391115243
	Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
	Original Language: English
	Available Audio Tracks: English
	Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
	Widescreen 2.40:1

Cast & Crew

	Andrew Robinson
	Clint Eastwood
	Harry Guardino
	John Larch
	John Mitchum
	John Vernon
	Mae Mercer
	Reni Santoni
	Bruce Surtees - Cinematographer
	Carl Pingitore - Editor
	Dale Hennesy - Art Director
	Dean Riesner, et. al. - Screenplay
	Don Siegel - Director
	Don Siegel - Producer
	Harry Julian Fink - Based On Story By
	Lalo Schifrin - Original Music By
	Rita M. Fink - Based On Story By
	Robert Daley - Executive Producer

Memorable Quotes

"I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kind of lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question. 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?----Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood) to Scorpio (Andrew Robinson)