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13 July 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
Dirty Harry Just Learned A New GamePlot:
Dirty Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Dirty Harry still has it more (84 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Clint Eastwood | ... | Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan | |
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | Samantha Walker | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Peter Swan | |
| Evan C. Kim | ... | Insp. Al Quan | |
| David Hunt | ... | Harlan Rook / Ed Butler | |
| Michael Currie | ... | Capt. Donnelly | |
| Michael Goodwin | ... | Lt. Ackerman | |
| Darwin Gillett | ... | Patrick Snow | |
| Anthony Charnota | ... | Lou Janero | |
| Christopher P. Beale | ... | Dist. Atty. Thomas McSherry | |
| John Allen Vick | ... | Lt. Ruskowski | |
| Jeff Richmond | ... | Freeway Reporter #1 | |
| Patrick N. Van Horn | ... | Freeway Reporter #2 (as Patrick Van Horn) | |
| Sigrid Wurschmidt | ... | Freeway Reporter #3 | |
| Jim Carrey | ... | Johnny Squares (as James Carrey) |
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91 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Spain:18 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #29247) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1988) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | France:Unrated | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2008) | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:18Fun Stuff
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Body count: 14 moreGoofs:
Plot holes: Callahan and Quan as members of the San Francisco Police Dept. are being chased through the streets by a madman with a radio controlled car bomb, and they don't radio for help? They don't call for backup, relay their position, they don't have portable police radios or even use the supposed police radio in their car. The SFPD would have been all over that chase long before it ended. moreQuotes:
Peter Swan: Don't worry, Johnny's like a trained seal. Throw him a fish, he'll perform. moreSoundtrack:
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Dirty Harry still has it. This film has all the mayhem, the violence, the wisecracks, the whole formula. Patricia Clarkson's delicate beauty is a good counterpoint to Eastwood's ruggedness. It was interesting to see actors like Neeson and Carrey paying their dues. When I first saw this film, I didn't realize that the "car chase" scene, running from the toy Corvette, was a spoof of Bullitt, but on viewing this time, I found the homage hilarious. No, this film isn't the equal of "Dirty Harry" but it's not bad at all for a fourth sequel.