The Enforcer (1976)

San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with female partner Inspector Kate Moore (Tyne Daly), with whom he's not too excited to be working.

Director:

James Fargo

Writers:

Harry Julian Fink (characters), Rita M. Fink (characters) (as R.M. Fink)

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Eastwood	...	Harry Callahan
Tyne Daly	...	Kate Moore
Harry Guardino	...	Lt. Bressler
Bradford Dillman	...	Capt. McKay
John Mitchum	...	DiGeorgio
DeVeren Bookwalter	...	Bobby Maxwell
John Crawford	...	The Mayor
Samantha Doane	...	Wanda
Bob Hoy	...	Buchinski (as Robert Hoy)
Jocelyn Jones	...	Miki
M.G. Kelly	...	Father John
Nick Pellegrino	...	Martin
Albert Popwell	...	Mustapha
Rudy Ramos	...	Mendez
Bill Ackridge	...	Andy

Storyline

Picking up three years after the events in Magnum Force (1973), a threatening terrorist group called "The People's Revolutionary Strike Force" declare war on the city of San Francisco and demand a ransom to be paid, otherwise they plan to blow the city apart. While Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is in limbo following his unorthodox method during a robbery, he's sent to dispatch the terrorist group, by playing their game by being dirtier than ever. But this time, he has a new partner, Inspector Kate Moore (Tyne Daly), which might prove the task to be somewhat more difficult than ever, unless the two can work together.

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Plot Keywords:

ford torino | dirty harry | ford | terrorist | terrorist group | 

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Taglines:

The "dirtiest" Harry of them all!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Harry meets Uhuru leader, Mustapha (Albert Popwell), he asks "Where do I know you from?" Popwell played a bank robber in Dirty Harry (1971), a pimp in Magnum Force (1973), and Horace in Sudden Impact (1983). He didn't appear in The Dead Pool (1988).

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Goofs

When Harry chases Henry Lee on the roofs we can briefly see one person (very likely one of the crew) standing on another roof on the background. When Harry reaches the same point the person is gone.

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Quotes

Harry Callahan: Maxwell!
[Maxwell fires at Callahan]
Harry Callahan: You fuckin' fruit.
[Callahan fires an M72 LAW rocket launcher, obliterating Maxwell]

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Alternate Versions

The Network Television version that aired on ABC had alternate footage filmed for some scenes: -When Harry shoots the criminal in the crotch at the beginning, the TV version switches to an angle shot from the top of the stairs so you don't see the bullet impact -Harry says "personnel? that's for [idiots]!" instead of Assholes -During the board test before officer Moore walks in, there is an alternate shot of Buster Novy to obscure the Cop saying "do something god dammit!" -When Harry grabs the phone out of Bressler's hands, he says "I'm coming down there myself! You better have those files open..." then it cuts to an alternate angle from behind Harry slamming the phone down on the receiver, cutting his "you pencil pushing son of a bitch!" completely -Harry says "Oh no" instead of "oh shit" upon seeing he has to work with officer Moore. -Nudity during the chase when the criminal and harry fall into the bedroom is censored -There is a close up/alternate shot of one of the mayors bodyguards being shot in the head so you don't see the blood when he's shot

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Connections

Followed by The Dead Pool (1988)

User Reviews

OK, not quite "marvelous"

Kindler, gentler Dirty Harry film which puts our bureaucracy-hating, crime-busting hero with a female partner played by Tyne Daly, who would later achieve fame on "Cagney & Lacey" and is currently seen on "Judging Amy." Thin plot, some classic Eastwood quotes, but the villains can't match Andy Robinson from "Dirty Harry" or David Soul from "Magnum Force." This might be the weakest Harry of the bunch.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Moving Target

Filming Locations:

1470 Pine Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$46,236,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$46,236,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., The Malpaso Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color (Deluxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1