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Actors: Clint Eastwood, John Vernon, Andrew Robinson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dirty Harry |
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A killer is on the loose in San Francisco and says he'll kill another person every day until the mayor pays him two hundred thousand dollars. He kidnaps a girl and holds her hostage.
Dirty Harry, the cop that is sent to deliver the money, tries to stop the killer, but he gets away. Harry gives chase and eventually catches him, but he's released due to lack of evidence.
Harry stalks the killer, but is forced to leave him alone after the killer pays a man to beat him up and he blames it on Harry.
The killer takes a bus full of children hostage and demands the money and a jet.
Harry tries to convince the mayor not to pay, but instead kill the man before he can do anymore damage, but the mayor won't listen.
Harry knows the bus's route to the airport so he waits on a bridge and jumps on top of the bus. It rattles the killer and he crashes the bus. He runs and Harry chases. They wind up at a pond where the killer takes a young boy hostage.
Harry shoots the killer in the shoulder, allowing the boy to get away.
The killer reaches for his gun and Dirty Harry blows him away.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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A tough as nails San Francisco cop, Harry Callahan (Dirty Harry), is out to get a sniper named Scorpio. His main targets are people from various races and ages. Harry realizes that this man is sick and twisted and doesn't care at all for human life, so he uses all his resources (including his colt.44 magnum) to track Scorpio down.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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Clint Eastwood is "Dirty" Harry Calahan, a San Francisco cop is on the hunt for a serial killer who is blackmailing the city.
--Tom Stern, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dirty Harry |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 43.3%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 36.7%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
- criminal kidnappers
Blackmail & Seduction
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
- known killer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
City:
- San Francisco
Misc setting
- building
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
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