The actor (Andrew Robinson) who portrayed the Scorpio Killer later lamented that his taken on this role early in his career ultimately ruined his acting career. He played the character so well that he was instantly type-casted as a creepy killer. It became nearly impossible to land other roles. If you're a gun enthusiast, Dirty Harry's firearm (Smith & Wesson Model 29 - 44 Magnum) became an iconic weapon for decades.
It’s too big of a pistol for her For most guys too. Every time one of these movies came out about a year later a lot of them would pass second hand through gun shops because they were bought because they looked cool in the film but weren’t right sized for the person
This was Andrew Robinson's first big film role. He'd had a good theater career, but had been typecast as playing the baby-faced good guy. All of a sudden, he gets typecast as the psychopath instead.
As a result of this role, he ended up getting many death threats over the phone and finally had to get a private ("unlisted") number! That is testament to his acting ability, sadly....
Along with his role as Scorpio in Dirty Harry, he was stellar as Elim Garak in Star Trek: Deep Space 9. The latter is probably the best supporting character in all of the various Star Trek television series.
@arthurcamargo8416 I saw him at a few Star Trek conventions in the early '00s. He has this story where he went on vacation to a national park. He wakes up early one morning to watch the sunrise & just enjoy the beauty of nature, and a random guy walks up to him and says "I was so glad when Clint shot you."
@@MichaelScheele He didn't appear in the S7 episode about the Vulcan shooter murdering Starfleet officers, but (if he had) I pictured in my mind Garak having his standard lunch with Dr. Bashir and discussing the situation, and Bashir asking him if in his career with the Obsidian Order he ever had any experience as a sniper.
There's four more 'Dirty Harry' to watch now. Also, Clint actually did that stunt by jumping onto the bus from the bridge. Andy Robinson was so good at playing the villain Scorpio that after the film came out in 1971, he received a lot of hate mail and death threats.
24:51 "I think I might have a little bit of a crush on young Clint Eastwood." Addie should consider watching "The Beguiled" (1971) in which a group of young women and girls have a crush on young Clint Eastwood leading to a very dark conclusion.
Addi, Magnum Force, the follow up to this movie, is also a great flick. And for older Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino and Million Dollar Baby are two of his best movies, watch them, you'll be glad you did!
Scorpio was based in part on the Zodiac Killer, who was still fresh in California's memory when the movie was made. His alias is a Zodiac sign, he writes letters similar to the Zodiac's and he hijacks a school bus, kind of like what the Zodiac threatened to do.
Okay, you've seen Clint Eastwood in a Western, and now in a crime drama. Ready to see him in a comedy? If so, check out "EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE" (1978). It's a blast.
Andie Robinson, who played Scorpio, was a peacenick and had trouble handling the gun he was supposed to use so production was shut down while a firearms expert was brought in to train him in the use of firearms.
Trivia! The corpse of Ann Mary Deacon (the girl Scorpio buried) was played by Debralee Scott who went on to gain fame as a regular in "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and as a recurring character in "Welcome Back Kotter." It's uncredited, but in a magazine interview, she talked with self deprecating humor about it being her first movie role.
Addie starts a deep dive into "Dirty Harry". Another good Eastwood movie is "The Eiger Sanction" 1975. And for a very different side of Clint, "Paint Your Wagon" 1969. A couple of years after this movie, gunmen stormed a school bus in Chowchilla and kidnapped 26 children and their driver and buried them in a moving van while demanding ransom.
Eiger Sanction is a great movie. If she wants to see Clint something completely different she should check out Play MIsty for Me or Any Which Way But Loose. 2 completely different kind of roles for Clint. : )
Kelly's Heroes (1970), a WWII adventure/comedy movie with Clint in a different type of role. Also starring Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Gavin MacLeod, Carol O'Connor and Don Rickles to name a few.
The same actor who played the mayor in this movie also played the mayor in the first episode of the Dirty Harry spoof Sledge Hammer! (1986). This is, no kidding here, the funniest TV show I have ever seen, which is why I'm mentioning it now. The main character's name is literally Sledge Hammer, and he is very, very, very tough on criminals, and even tougher on the police chief's nerves. He's also strangely charming in a bumbling way, and talks to his gun when no one is looking. In fact, he showers with his gun, makes pancakes with it, and solves a wide variety of life's daily problems with well-placed shots. 😆 The show is actually mostly lighthearted comedy with the constant threat of extreme violence but not much actual violence, most of the time.
Fun fact: This movie was filmed toward the end of the killing spree of the Zodiac killer in the bay area. The killer in the movie calling himself Scorpio and the movie is meant as a representation of the true events and the true killer.
This. First time I saw the movie, long time ago, I was infuriated, really mad at him... and still are rewatching it many times, that's how good an actor he was.
I saw him at a Star Trek convention years ago. He told a story about taking his family up to a national park & one morning during their trip he was sitting out watching the sunrise over the mountains. He's sitting there, enjoying the beauty of nature, minding his own business, and someone walks up to him and says "I was so glad when Clint shot you."
For years and years, when fans would list their dream cast for an X-Men movie, Clint Eastwood was the name that would pop up for Wolverine, even though Clint was too old for most of that time. It was no surprise that an actor who bore some resemblance to him would end up being cast as Wolverine, when the day they made an X-Men movie finally arrived. Worth noting: The most commonly listed name for Professor X (at least after Star Trek: The Next Generation started airing) was Patrick Stewart.
When the helicopter chases Scorpio off the roof does anyone else imagine the PA saying "YOU.... YES YOU!... THERE BEHIND THE BIKE SHED!... STAND STILL LADDY!"
I remember distinctly when I saw this in the theater, I thought the helicopter guy was going to say: "YOU THERE! YES YOU! STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING! VIOLENCE IS NOT THE WAY! WE CAN TALK THIS OUT...."
I remember when movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert did a special episode of their TV series "At the Movies" about "Why We Like Dirty Harry," Roger declared "The hell with the law. This is JUSTICE!"ople
It's a strange cultural phenomenon, these Dirty Harry movies and the Bronson Death Wish movies were driving home a point about criminals escaping justice because legal rights of the accused and following protocol were somehow restricting noble police officers from protecting the innocent. Mind you, this was at a time when police were a lot less restrained than they are today, and a lot less concerned with observing your constitutionally protected freedoms.
@@dereknolin5986 And was okay clearly with that, giving the movie a positive review and justifying the fact that he liked the film by saying that its moral deficits were meaningless as, in his opinion, movies reflect reality rather than change it.
@@waterbeauty85 Which is a bit of a silly position to take, because of course art reflects reality, and of course it also influences and changes reality.
@@quietreason8679 It is indeed a strange thing for him to say. He knows of the existence of blatant propaganda films and how they do manipulate beliefs and behaviors.
You may or may not have noticed but when Harry delivers his "Do you feel lucky." speech to the bank robber it's like Harry is toying with the guy but when he delivers the same speech to Scorpio there is anger in his voice.
I used to watch this movie with my Dad when I was a kid. He loved movies like this and I loved watching anything he liked watching. I think was probably as young as 4 or 5. I might have seen it before that but cannot be sure. But I definitely remember watching movies on the big old Betamax video player that was the size of a large suite case. Early 80's technology was pretty dope. I was the remote control for the video player. The television and the stereo. I remember dad laughing and cheering on Harry as he violated everybody's civil rights and handed out vigilante justice. I loved every minute of it. Except for one thing. That scene in the park under the cross when Harry stabs that killer in the leg and he screams in pain. That scream. That face. Freaked me out. I'm 49 now, and I still get goosebumps watching that scene. But I still love that movie.
Iconic film from Don Siegel, one of the great filmmakers. The story is loosely based on the real Zodiac murders that were going on at the time and this movie pops up in David Fincher's brilliant movie about the hunt for that killer. Another of Don Siegel movies starring Clint worth seeing is the civil war drama The Beguiled. And yes, Hugh Jackman can look so much like Clint sometimes.
The early-on "I gots ta know" criminal is the actor Albert Popwell. He's in all but 1, I think, of the Dirty Harry movies in various different roles. When Harry gives him the ".44 Magnum" speech, he's almost laughing, but when he gives it to Scorpio at the end, he's very angry and pissed off. When Harry threw his shield in the water, it was suppose to be him leaving the job, and there was no intention of any sequels. Things changed...
@@robertmartin9029 I agree 100%..Plus in my opinion,, It's not just Clint that's great in that movie,, Caroll O'Connor was great as the General,, Donald Sutherland as "Oddball" was epic,, Shit,, Even Don Rickles part was really well done,, etc..etc..etc.
This movie came out when the Zodiac killer was still active in the San Francisco area. The movie was inspired by that, hence them calling the killer the Scorpio killer.
Actor John Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz) who played the mayor was also Dean Wormer in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and the voice of Iron Man in the 1960s animated Iron Man TV series.
Hi Addie great reaction. This film was inspired by the real life Zodiac killer, which occured in the late sixties & early seventies. That is also a great movie to watch. The zodiac case was still an open investigation by the San Francisco police at the time of this movie. The zodiac also sent notes to the police and newspapers, threating to murder children on a school bus. The entire country was scared. So Dirty Harry killing Scorpio was like everyone wanting the Zodiac killer dead.
The *Dirty Harry* franchise is timeless. 10 years ago when I was 18 while people my age were watching *The Avengers* I was endlessly watching this series. I hope you continue with *Magnum Force* Addie!
You really want to see "Young" Clint Eastwood, definitely watch "Play Misty for me" . There was an easter egg in Dirty Harry where the cinema marquee was showing this film. No way you don't fall in love with him after watching that.
My older brother was named after Clint Eastwood because my father loved this movie so much. I also loved this movie when I was younger, but the older I get the more it has soured on me. This movie was an overreacting response against the recently introduced Miranda rights, is pro police brutality, illegal search and seizure, and Harry has no compunction when shooting an unarmed man running away from him, or at a car driving through a city street with innocent bystanders on busy sidewalks in the background. However, despite all of that, I still love watching Harry shoot Scorpio across the stadium, seeing Scorpio flip over from the impact. It scratches that inner simpleton itch that I will carry with me until the day I die.
Zodiac is a great David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club) movie. After seeing Dirty Harry Addie should see this great true crime movie that was the inspiration for "Scorpio" in Dirty Harry. The Zodiac murders remain unsolved, and most of the principal suspects are dead.
You need to react to "Play Misty for Me" (1971). A psychological thriller set in Monterey, Ca. (the Monterey Peninsula/Big Sur area). A portion of which was filmed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, i.e., "Misty" by Erroll Garner. This was Clint Eastwood's first movie as both star & director. Co-stars Jessica Walters & Donna Mills.
@@randallshuck2976 LOL! Me, I loved it. I had spent the better part of a year in Monterey. Stationed at the Presidio, but loved to wander around town. I was intrigued by the Bar Clint's character frequented, just off of Cannery Row, but I wasn't old enough to go in, so I did my drinking at the NCO club on base . I was gone before they filmed, but a friend I met later had been there, and he got on the final cut - at least, his car did. Clint came out of a door and walked down the sidewalk. My friend happened to drive down that street at that time, headed for the beach at Carmel. Of course, the real reason I liked it was because had a bit of a crush on Jessica Walter. What can I say?
They called him Scorpio as an allusion to the Zodiac killer in SF. Unfortunately, the Zodiac killer never confronted his Dirty Harry. Confirmed 5 killed, 2 injured but claimed he had killed 37 from letters which can't be confirmed.
For iconic Clint Eastwood movies, his breaking roles were the excellent western movies A Fistful of dollars; For a few dollars more; and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. There is also notably Kelly's heroes, a good war/comedy film. I strongly recommend all of them.
It's funny that you mention Hugh Jackman looking similar to Clint Eastwood because I recall back in the 90's, there was some talk of Clint playing Wolverine 😂
The Outlaw Josey Wales is my favorite Eastwood movie next to the first Dirty Harry. Clint Eastwood is an American treasure and I think you'll enjoy any of his films. Have fun, stay awesome.
Good to see the youngers getting into Harry Callahan. While I was growing up his name was mud but you can watch the movies now and they resonate strongly. Funny, that. Also: a cracking soundtrack.
Great reaction to this Clint Eastwood classic Addie. I hope you continue with this great movie series. There are a total of 5 Dirty Harry films (all with Clint)... *Dirty Harry (1971) *Magnum Force (1973) *The Enforcer (1976) *Sudden Impact (1983) *The Dead Pool (1988) All are very different & all are very entertaining in my opinion 😁.
A very good movie from roughly this same time period where he plays a more “typical guy” instead of a police detective is Play Misty for Me. I think you would really enjoy reacting to it. Plus, any of the movies from the rest of the Dirty Harry franchise are good.
By the way, the composer of this film's soundtrack, Lalo Schifrin, wrote the theme to the 60s TV series Mission: Impossible, which theme is used in the Tom Cruise series of movies of the same name.
The final shootout in the rock quarry is in Larkspur, Marin County. The quarry and pond are long gone and have been replaced by apartment buildings and a commuter train station. The remnants of the train trestle that Harry jumps off of is still there, but the train bridge over the road is gone. The irony is that road they were on with the school bus is Sir Francis Drake Blvd and just down the street from the infamous San Quentin prison.
3:46 Albert Popwell, must have been a friend of Clint as he shows up in four Dirty Harry movies, sometimes a good guy, sometimes a bad guy. 17:37 Technically, they were right in 1970, but in 1979, the case of United States v. McConney , exigent circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to believe that entry (or other relevant prompt action) was necessary to prevent physical harm to the officers or other persons, the destruction of relevant evidence, the escape of the suspect, or some other consequences.
This movie triggered another memory, and I just looked it up to confirm the details. On October 22, 1969, someone claiming to be the Zodiac killer called lawyer Melvin Belli on a morning talk show. I was in the fifth grade then, and the teacher wheeled a TV set on a stand into the classroom so she could watch the interview. When I told my parents, they were appalled.
You can now, perhaps back then the exigent exception was not the law yet. This was a time when the rights of the criminal seemed more important to politicians then being concerned about the victims and their families rights. That's what resonated so much with the Dirty Harry franchise, he didn't give a shit about the criminal or what happened to the criminal, and that was a refreshing take at the time.
Thanks Addie, it is always great to see a Clint Eastwood 'Kick Ass' movie. I saw this as a young man, and all I wanted to do was go after that killer asshole. It was one of the movies that led to my primary 'paid' hobby of teaching people how to defend themselves against an armed 'asshole.' I am a happy now being a retired 'die hard' when it comes to dealing with evil 🙂
The spaghetti westerns (A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly) are must watches. Those are the movies that made young Clint Eastwood a movie star.
"The Enforcer" & "Magnum Force" are 2 other movies w/the character Dirty Harry. I'm not sure, but I think "The Dead Pool" is a Dirty Harry movie too. Either way, it has Clint Eastwood in it as a detective, even if his character isn't named Dirty Harry. All 3 are excellent movies. "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is another Clint Eastwood movie that is excellent, but It's a western. I'm not usually a fan of westerns, but this one is an exception. _VERY_ good movie. Btw, you are adorable. 🤗 It's so cute the way you jump at every loud noise.
This is one of my favourite movie characters and a favourite of my late Mum and Dad as well they were all violent but Harry always went that extra mile to beat the bad guys, enjoy Addie.
Addie, this Playlist you have created on "Clint Eastwood" could be pretty full of movies. You can watch the 4 Dirty Harry sequels, the Fistful of Dollars (Western trilogy), The Outlaw Josey Wales (Western), and a few others : In the Line of Fire, GRAN Torino, Million Dollar Baby, and Play Misty for Me. For films that he directed but did not star in, you can see Mystic River & Richard Jewel
If you liked this one, wait for Sudden Impact. Harry was coming to the same cafe for a very long time and never had sugar with his coffee except one day, he got lots of sugar and came back to complain. 😂
You're absolutely right, Addie! It's really outrageous how unfair this psychopathic serial killer (and a criminal at that, extortionist and blackmailer) can be! Unthinkable!
Harry's handgun is not the standard police revolver. He carried a -Smith and Wesson Model 29/ .44 Magnum. The Model 29 had enjoyed some popularity with target shooters, cops and hunters until the debut of Dirty Harry in 1971, at which point every Tom, Dick and Harry wanted one. Firearm dealers had difficulty keeping the big-bore revolver in stock until S&W caught up with demand in the early ‘70s. Even so, gun shop owners could always count on a shortage of Model 29 revolvers whenever a Dirty Harry movie marathon ran on TV.
One of my favorite Garak lines was when Quark was explaining that he should have gone into selling weapons like his cousin advised him to, but he opened a bar instead because he enjoys chatting with the customers like he was with Garak, and Garak says "I can see the appeal...for you"
Finally, people are Noticing that Jackman looks like Eastwood; I said that ever since the first X men movie, if this Wolverine thing doesn't work out, There's your next Dirty Harry !😎❤😎
Hi Addie, looking gorgeous as always :) It's great you've seen this crime classic and I loved your reaction to it. It's one of Clint Eastwood's best films and he is one of Hollywood's GOAT'S! My top 3 favourite movies of his that you just have to react to are; Kelly's Heroes (1970) A WWII action comedy, set in the aftermath of D-Day. In which he leads a group of American soldiers on a mission to steal nazi gold from behind enemy lines. And the late, great Donald Sutherland steals the show as a hippie tank sergeant ;) + his 2 hilarious comedies Every Which Way But Loose (1978) & Any Which Way You Can (1980) In those, he plays a mechanic moonlighting as a bare knuckle boxer, who has a pet orangutan named Clyde and they get into all sorts of scrapes, making friends and enemies as they go. Please check out those 3 awesome movies for the channel next :) I like your reactions and I'm subscribed :)
You have to watch the Dollars trilogy, the famous Spaghetti Westerns (named such because the director was Italian) A Fistfull of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and of course, The Good The Bad and The Ugly. Filmed between 1964 and 1966, you have an even younger and good looking Eastwood. A fistfull of Dolars is loosely based on the 1961 Samurai film Yojimbo directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa. As for The Good The Bad and The Ugly, it might be the most famous and immitated western of all times. Do watch all 3 they're great. As for the Dirty Harry, there's 5 of them and while the first one is hands down the best, the other 4 are by no mean bad, they're absolutely worth the watch.
Addie, you should check out some clips of an old TV show called Rawhide. It was a western and starred a young actor named Clint Eastwood. A good deal younger than he is in this movie.
I think it's worth noting that this was the 4th highest grossing film of 1971...as mentioned below, there are 4 sequels, ALL worth checking out!! For young Eastwood, it might be best to go way back to his regular role in the Tv western Rawhide [1959-1965], when he was 28,,,but, if you prefer sticking with cinema, I would suggest the spaghetti western trilogy, 'A Fistful Of Dollars' [1964], 'For A Few Dollars More' [1965] and 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' [1965]..it was via these films that Clint rose to mega-superstardom. Inarguably, Hugh Jackman shares a striking resemblance to young Eastwood, but the real side-by-side that you need to do is young Clint with his son, Scott. Now, that's genetics in FULL EFFECT!!! If you need more convincing, watch the 2015 western 'Diablo; with Scott Eastwood as the lead....he doesn't have his daddy's distinct voice, but, DAMN, that's some amazing doppelganger magic!!!
1. The late John Vernon (mayor) played Dean Warmer in "Animal House". 2. Andrew Robinson was great in this thing.🤩 I don't recall which one, but in another "Dirty Harry" movie he plays a cop. 3. A movie that is "Dirty Harry-ish" with Eastwood and Sandra Locke; is "The Gauntlet". It's a good flick 4. I saw this in the theater when I was 10 and it blew me away. 5. I'm somewhat familiar with San Francisco so it makes it even more enjoyable. 6. If/when you watch this again, I dare you NOT to count Harry's shots in the final sequence.
Scorpio is played by Andrew Robinson, Addie. One of the best character actors of all time! 👏👏👏👏 He has had a long and varied career in films and television, usually as a bad guy. I think now he is an acting school teacher, passing his experience on to young actors.
Great reaction...as always. Addie, if you like Clint Eastwood so much, you should continue on with the rest of the Dirty Harry franchise: 1. Dirty Harry (1971) 2. Magnum Force (1973) 3. The Enforcer (1976) 4. Sudden Impact (1983) 5. The Dead Pool (1988)
I used to work at UCSF Medical Center, and one of the buildings overlooks Kezar Stadium. Whenever I worked there and could see the stadium, it reminded me of Dirty Harry.
The main lookalike for a younger Clint would be Dame Maggie Smith's son, Toby Stephens. In fact he played a young Clint Eastwood, voiced by Clint Eastwood in the film Space Cowboys. Andy Robinson later went on the become Garak the Cardassian Tailor/spy in Star Trek DS9. Watch it, if you want to be "Keeping UP with the Cardassians".
so glad you watched Dirty Harry, hope you watch the entire 5 parts for Dirty Harry. If yes then your next watch from the series will be Magnum Force. Do you feel Lucky Addie? Well do ya? i highly recommend you watch "million dollar baby" which Clint acted in and directed as well. a truly EPIC movie, you shouldnt miss it.
Without question, and “inspired by” is exactly the right way to phrase it. The movie isn’t a dramatization of the Zodiac killings nor does it pretend to be, but it definitely borrows heavily from the real life headlines surrounding the cat and mouse between the Zodiac and the SFD, especially Detective David Toschi.
@@cyclone8974 Heh, yeah. Especially after those two cops stopped and talked to him after the taxi shooting but let him go because the APB for the shooter described him as black. The police had a lot to be embarrassed about dealing with the Zodiac, doubly so after Toschi was accused of forging one of the Zodiac letters. Even though he was exonerated on that one, it still left a lasting stink and I can't help but think Scorpio framing Harry was inspired by that scandal. And absolutely, the public needed a fictional version where the bad guy was taken out because real version was very much still out there as far as anyone knew.
You should watch all of the Dirty Harry movies. The other 4 are Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool. Definitely worth watching all of them!
"dirty harry" is one of those quintessential timepieces in terms of aesthetics, social attitudes and music. it just oozes the 70s.
Clint Eastwood can dress like a maths teacher with elbow patches and still look so effing cool.
yup
The actor (Andrew Robinson) who portrayed the Scorpio Killer later lamented that his taken on this role early in his career ultimately ruined his acting career. He played the character so well that he was instantly type-casted as a creepy killer. It became nearly impossible to land other roles.
If you're a gun enthusiast, Dirty Harry's firearm (Smith & Wesson Model 29 - 44 Magnum) became an iconic weapon for decades.
Demand was so great following the film that buyers had to get on a waiting list. My first handgun was a S&W 29. 😂
It’s too big of a pistol for her
For most guys too. Every time one of these movies came out about a year later a lot of them would pass second hand through gun shops because they were bought because they looked cool in the film but weren’t right sized for the person
But he found his niche in Deep Space Nine. And made a lot of money. And was excellent in the role.
@@shawnmiller4781 I have one.. and I have small hands and it is a lot of gun for me..I don't shoot it often
Fortunately, we get him as Elim Garak on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine".
This was Andrew Robinson's first big film role. He'd had a good theater career, but had been typecast as playing the baby-faced good guy. All of a sudden, he gets typecast as the psychopath instead.
As a result of this role, he ended up getting many death threats over the phone and finally had to get a private ("unlisted") number! That is testament to his acting ability, sadly....
Along with his role as Scorpio in Dirty Harry, he was stellar as Elim Garak in Star Trek: Deep Space 9. The latter is probably the best supporting character in all of the various Star Trek television series.
@arthurcamargo8416 I saw him at a few Star Trek conventions in the early '00s. He has this story where he went on vacation to a national park. He wakes up early one morning to watch the sunrise & just enjoy the beauty of nature, and a random guy walks up to him and says "I was so glad when Clint shot you."
@@MichaelScheele He didn't appear in the S7 episode about the Vulcan shooter murdering Starfleet officers, but (if he had) I pictured in my mind Garak having his standard lunch with Dr. Bashir and discussing the situation, and Bashir asking him if in his career with the Obsidian Order he ever had any experience as a sniper.
@@MichaelScheele Agreed! Such complexity! You never truly knew (at first) whose side he was advocating for! Such a fun/good character!
The actor John Vernon, who played the Mayor in this film, also played Dean Vernon Wormer in "Animal House".
The San Francisco Mayor would probably ask that the Scorpio Killer be placed on "double-secret probation."
You're right about the villain One of the best bad guys of all time. Fantastic.
14:07 "Oh, that scream." It's a good one. In the half century since I first saw this movie, I have never forgotten that scream.
There's four more 'Dirty Harry' to watch now. Also, Clint actually did that stunt by jumping onto the bus from the bridge. Andy Robinson was so good at playing the villain Scorpio that after the film came out in 1971, he received a lot of hate mail and death threats.
Sudden Impact is my personal favorite. But I admit its mostly the Automag.
@@MGower4465 Ooh no - that's by far the worst of the 5
@@MGower4465 That's also my favourite and the only Dirty Harry movie that he directed himself.
@@Paul_1971worse than The Dead Pool?
Andy was only sorta 'saved' by 1976's HELTER SKELTER in which Steve Railsback captured the hate-mail focus as Manson.
Kudos for catching what The Naked Gun spoofed
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Excellent opportunity for a seldom used, but wonderful word!
24:51 "I think I might have a little bit of a crush on young Clint Eastwood." Addie should consider watching "The Beguiled" (1971) in which a group of young women and girls have a crush on young Clint Eastwood leading to a very dark conclusion.
Another excellent psychological thriller is
"Play Misty For Me"!
It came out right after " The Beguiled " and before " Dirty Harry ". All in 1971!
@@victorbortolussi2964 That's a really good thriller.
The scream by Scorpio at the cross gotta be one of the all time best. 😂
Addi, Magnum Force, the follow up to this movie, is also a great flick. And for older Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino and Million Dollar Baby are two of his best movies, watch them, you'll be glad you did!
I whole heartly concur!
Dead straight!
A yes to all of the above!
Defiantly watch those three, Eastwood at his best
Gran Torino and Million Dollar Baby, better bring the tissues Addie
Scorpio was based in part on the Zodiac Killer, who was still fresh in California's memory when the movie was made. His alias is a Zodiac sign, he writes letters similar to the Zodiac's and he hijacks a school bus, kind of like what the Zodiac threatened to do.
Harry was also loosely based on one of the main detectives that worked the Zodiac Killer case
Okay, you've seen Clint Eastwood in a Western, and now in a crime drama. Ready to see him in a comedy? If so, check out "EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE" (1978). It's a blast.
21:20 NOT PARKING BRETWEEN THE LINES.
THAT'S why they call him Dirty Harry!
Andy Robinson, "Scorpio", went on to play the enigmatic "Garak" in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
He also played the tragic good guy in Hellraiser.
Andie Robinson, who played Scorpio, was a peacenick and had trouble handling the gun he was supposed to use so production was shut down while a firearms expert was brought in to train him in the use of firearms.
Trivia! The corpse of Ann Mary Deacon (the girl Scorpio buried) was played by Debralee Scott who went on to gain fame as a regular in "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and as a recurring character in "Welcome Back Kotter." It's uncredited, but in a magazine interview, she talked with self deprecating humor about it being her first movie role.
She was also a favorite recurring panelist on Match Game and was sexy as "Hotsie Totsie" on Welcome Back Kotter.
The mayor eventually did put Harry on double-secret probation.
I see what you did there! 😂
Nice one!
Addie starts a deep dive into "Dirty Harry". Another good Eastwood movie is "The Eiger Sanction" 1975. And for a very different side of Clint, "Paint Your Wagon" 1969.
A couple of years after this movie, gunmen stormed a school bus in Chowchilla and kidnapped 26 children and their driver and buried them in a moving van while demanding ransom.
Eiger Sanction is a great movie. If she wants to see Clint something completely different she should check out Play MIsty for Me or Any Which Way But Loose. 2 completely different kind of roles for Clint. : )
Kelly's Heroes (1970), a WWII adventure/comedy movie with Clint in a different type of role. Also starring Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Gavin MacLeod, Carol O'Connor and Don Rickles to name a few.
@@recyclerhopkins Absolutely!
The same actor who played the mayor in this movie also played the mayor in the first episode of the Dirty Harry spoof Sledge Hammer! (1986). This is, no kidding here, the funniest TV show I have ever seen, which is why I'm mentioning it now. The main character's name is literally Sledge Hammer, and he is very, very, very tough on criminals, and even tougher on the police chief's nerves. He's also strangely charming in a bumbling way, and talks to his gun when no one is looking. In fact, he showers with his gun, makes pancakes with it, and solves a wide variety of life's daily problems with well-placed shots. 😆 The show is actually mostly lighthearted comedy with the constant threat of extreme violence but not much actual violence, most of the time.
I remember how they ended that series, too......BOOM! Lol
@@craigfurness5278 That's a bit of a spoiler, but how else could it have ended? "HAAAAAAAAMMMMEEEEEEEER!!!!" 😆
Fun fact: This movie was filmed toward the end of the killing spree of the Zodiac killer in the bay area. The killer in the movie calling himself Scorpio and the movie is meant as a representation of the true events and the true killer.
Andy Robinson, one of the most underrated villains of all time
This. First time I saw the movie, long time ago, I was infuriated, really mad at him... and still are rewatching it many times, that's how good an actor he was.
I saw him at a Star Trek convention years ago. He told a story about taking his family up to a national park & one morning during their trip he was sitting out watching the sunrise over the mountains. He's sitting there, enjoying the beauty of nature, minding his own business, and someone walks up to him and says "I was so glad when Clint shot you."
Do you feel lucky Addie? Well, do ya? 😂
Come on, she is not a punk. :)
@@tsogobauggi8721 not at all 🤣
@@tsogobauggi8721 But I still "gots to know". 😉
@@tsogobauggi8721I bet she’s DlRTY
For years and years, when fans would list their dream cast for an X-Men movie, Clint Eastwood was the name that would pop up for Wolverine, even though Clint was too old for most of that time. It was no surprise that an actor who bore some resemblance to him would end up being cast as Wolverine, when the day they made an X-Men movie finally arrived.
Worth noting: The most commonly listed name for Professor X (at least after Star Trek: The Next Generation started airing) was Patrick Stewart.
When the helicopter chases Scorpio off the roof does anyone else imagine the PA saying "YOU.... YES YOU!... THERE BEHIND THE BIKE SHED!... STAND STILL LADDY!"
"IF YA DON'T EAT YER MEAT, HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING!!!"
I remember distinctly when I saw this in the theater, I thought the helicopter guy was going to say:
"YOU THERE! YES YOU! STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING!
VIOLENCE IS NOT THE WAY! WE CAN TALK THIS OUT...."
I remember when movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert did a special episode of their TV series "At the Movies" about "Why We Like Dirty Harry," Roger declared "The hell with the law. This is JUSTICE!"ople
It's a strange cultural phenomenon, these Dirty Harry movies and the Bronson Death Wish movies were driving home a point about criminals escaping justice because legal rights of the accused and following protocol were somehow restricting noble police officers from protecting the innocent. Mind you, this was at a time when police were a lot less restrained than they are today, and a lot less concerned with observing your constitutionally protected freedoms.
Roger Ebert also said "The movie's moral position is fascist. No doubt about it."
@@dereknolin5986 And was okay clearly with that, giving the movie a positive review and justifying the fact that he liked the film by saying that its moral deficits were meaningless as, in his opinion, movies reflect reality rather than change it.
@@waterbeauty85 Which is a bit of a silly position to take, because of course art reflects reality, and of course it also influences and changes reality.
@@quietreason8679 It is indeed a strange thing for him to say. He knows of the existence of blatant propaganda films and how they do manipulate beliefs and behaviors.
You may or may not have noticed but when Harry delivers his "Do you feel lucky." speech to the bank robber it's like Harry is toying with the guy but when he delivers the same speech to Scorpio there is anger in his voice.
he hated Scorpio's guts
I used to watch this movie with my Dad when I was a kid. He loved movies like this and I loved watching anything he liked watching. I think was probably as young as 4 or 5. I might have seen it before that but cannot be sure. But I definitely remember watching movies on the big old Betamax video player that was the size of a large suite case. Early 80's technology was pretty dope. I was the remote control for the video player. The television and the stereo. I remember dad laughing and cheering on Harry as he violated everybody's civil rights and handed out vigilante justice. I loved every minute of it. Except for one thing. That scene in the park under the cross when Harry stabs that killer in the leg and he screams in pain. That scream. That face. Freaked me out. I'm 49 now, and I still get goosebumps watching that scene. But I still love that movie.
Such a different time... The killer wants 100k. Remind me of Dr Evil asking for 1 million after he is defrosted. 😆
I know! I was thinking “That’s all he wants?”
@randallwright1973 To be fair, 100k back in 1971 would be worth almost 753k in today's money.
@@2wingo812more if he asked for it in gold. Then it would be worth $7.239 million
He's not a villain; he's just a simple tailor.
Addie, I am so impressed that you caught that Leslie Nielsen said the same thing Dirty Harry did in this film. 👍
Iconic film from Don Siegel, one of the great filmmakers. The story is loosely based on the real Zodiac murders that were going on at the time and this movie pops up in David Fincher's brilliant movie about the hunt for that killer. Another of Don Siegel movies starring Clint worth seeing is the civil war drama The Beguiled. And yes, Hugh Jackman can look so much like Clint sometimes.
The early-on "I gots ta know" criminal is the actor Albert Popwell. He's in all but 1, I think, of the Dirty Harry movies in various different roles. When Harry gives him the ".44 Magnum" speech, he's almost laughing, but when he gives it to Scorpio at the end, he's very angry and pissed off. When Harry threw his shield in the water, it was suppose to be him leaving the job, and there was no intention of any sequels. Things changed...
Time for Clint in a heist flick during WW2 "Kelly's Heroes" Plus Donald Sutherland.
Magnum Force and The Enforcer are 2 other Dirty Harry films for your viewing pleasure and High Plains Drifter is a must-see
Besides this classic,, Three of my other favorite Clint Eastwood movies are "The Beguiled",, "The Outlaw Josey Wales" & "Kelly's Heroes"
I love Kelly's Heroes. It's another film that Addie should watch.
@@robertmartin9029 I agree 100%..Plus in my opinion,, It's not just Clint that's great in that movie,, Caroll O'Connor was great as the General,, Donald Sutherland as "Oddball" was epic,, Shit,, Even Don Rickles part was really well done,, etc..etc..etc.
This movie came out when the Zodiac killer was still active in the San Francisco area. The movie was inspired by that, hence them calling the killer the Scorpio killer.
Actor John Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz) who played the mayor was also Dean Wormer in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and the voice of Iron Man in the 1960s animated Iron Man TV series.
He's also Fletcher in " Josey Wales ".
He's also the voice of Rupert Thorne in Batman the Animated Series
Hi Addie great reaction. This film was inspired by the real life Zodiac killer, which occured in the late sixties & early seventies. That is also a great movie to watch. The zodiac case was still an open investigation by the San Francisco police at the time of this movie. The zodiac also sent notes to the police and newspapers, threating to murder children on a school bus. The entire country was scared. So Dirty Harry killing Scorpio was like everyone wanting the Zodiac killer dead.
Dirty Harry still holds up imho
The *Dirty Harry* franchise is timeless. 10 years ago when I was 18 while people my age were watching *The Avengers* I was endlessly watching this series. I hope you continue with *Magnum Force* Addie!
That was actually Clint jumping unto the school bus. At 41, He did the majority of his own stunts.
You really want to see "Young" Clint Eastwood, definitely watch "Play Misty for me" . There was an easter egg in Dirty Harry where the cinema marquee was showing this film. No way you don't fall in love with him after watching that.
"Fatao" was played by Robert Mitchum's brother John.
You cut the best line in the whole movie: "Get the hell out of the way, hammerhead!" when he almost runs over that pedestrian 😄
My older brother was named after Clint Eastwood because my father loved this movie so much.
I also loved this movie when I was younger, but the older I get the more it has soured on me. This movie was an overreacting response against the recently introduced Miranda rights, is pro police brutality, illegal search and seizure, and Harry has no compunction when shooting an unarmed man running away from him, or at a car driving through a city street with innocent bystanders on busy sidewalks in the background.
However, despite all of that, I still love watching Harry shoot Scorpio across the stadium, seeing Scorpio flip over from the impact. It scratches that inner simpleton itch that I will carry with me until the day I die.
Zodiac is a great David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club) movie. After seeing Dirty Harry Addie should see this great true crime movie that was the inspiration for "Scorpio" in Dirty Harry. The Zodiac murders remain unsolved, and most of the principal suspects are dead.
I remember seeing this in the Drive In theater when it first came out...
You need to react to "Play Misty for Me" (1971). A psychological thriller set in Monterey, Ca. (the Monterey Peninsula/Big Sur area). A portion of which was filmed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, i.e., "Misty" by Erroll Garner. This was Clint Eastwood's first movie as both star & director. Co-stars Jessica Walters & Donna Mills.
Another must see Eastwood movie is his directorial debut, "Play Misty for Me."
Due to my age and dating habits, when it came out, that movie scared me.
@@randallshuck2976 I think it is way better than "Fatal Attraction."
@@randallshuck2976 LOL! Me, I loved it. I had spent the better part of a year in Monterey. Stationed at the Presidio, but loved to wander around town. I was intrigued by the Bar Clint's character frequented, just off of Cannery Row, but I wasn't old enough to go in, so I did my drinking at the NCO club on base .
I was gone before they filmed, but a friend I met later had been there, and he got on the final cut - at least, his car did. Clint came out of a door and walked down the sidewalk. My friend happened to drive down that street at that time, headed for the beach at Carmel.
Of course, the real reason I liked it was because had a bit of a crush on Jessica Walter. What can I say?
" Play Misty For Me " is pretty much the inspiration for
" Fatal Attraction "!
@@victorbortolussi2964 That is an understatement.
They called him Scorpio as an allusion to the Zodiac killer in SF. Unfortunately, the Zodiac killer never confronted his Dirty Harry. Confirmed 5 killed, 2 injured but claimed he had killed 37 from letters which can't be confirmed.
For iconic Clint Eastwood movies, his breaking roles were the excellent western movies A Fistful of dollars; For a few dollars more; and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. There is also notably Kelly's heroes, a good war/comedy film. I strongly recommend all of them.
It's funny that you mention Hugh Jackman looking similar to Clint Eastwood because I recall back in the 90's, there was some talk of Clint playing Wolverine 😂
The Outlaw Josey Wales is my favorite Eastwood movie next to the first Dirty Harry. Clint Eastwood is an American treasure and I think you'll enjoy any of his films. Have fun, stay awesome.
Good to see the youngers getting into Harry Callahan. While I was growing up his name was mud but you can watch the movies now and they resonate strongly. Funny, that.
Also: a cracking soundtrack.
Andy Robinson in that bus scene was legendary, 😂something my brother and me used to do to one another
Great reaction to this Clint Eastwood classic Addie. I hope you continue with this great movie series.
There are a total of 5 Dirty Harry films (all with Clint)...
*Dirty Harry (1971)
*Magnum Force (1973)
*The Enforcer (1976)
*Sudden Impact (1983)
*The Dead Pool (1988)
All are very different & all are very entertaining in my opinion 😁.
I love the first two movies, The Enforcer is pretty good, Sudden Impact is quite good, but I didn't like The Dead Pool at all.
A very good movie from roughly this same time period where he plays a more “typical guy” instead of a police detective is Play Misty for Me. I think you would really enjoy reacting to it. Plus, any of the movies from the rest of the Dirty Harry franchise are good.
Put " Thunderbolt & Lightfoot " on your list. Also another movie which isn't a Clint Eastwood movie " Cool Hand Luke ".
By the way, the composer of this film's soundtrack, Lalo Schifrin, wrote the theme to the 60s TV series Mission: Impossible, which theme is used in the Tom Cruise series of movies of the same name.
The final shootout in the rock quarry is in Larkspur, Marin County. The quarry and pond are long gone and have been replaced by apartment buildings and a commuter train station. The remnants of the train trestle that Harry jumps off of is still there, but the train bridge over the road is gone. The irony is that road they were on with the school bus is Sir Francis Drake Blvd and just down the street from the infamous San Quentin prison.
He was 41 when this was released in 1971. Excellent Addie love seeing this Eastwood movies reacted too! 👍🏻👍🏻
3:46 Albert Popwell, must have been a friend of Clint as he shows up in four Dirty Harry movies, sometimes a good guy, sometimes a bad guy.
17:37 Technically, they were right in 1970, but in 1979, the case of United States v. McConney , exigent circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to believe that entry (or other relevant prompt action) was necessary to prevent physical harm to the officers or other persons, the destruction of relevant evidence, the escape of the suspect, or some other consequences.
This movie triggered another memory, and I just looked it up to confirm the details. On October 22, 1969, someone claiming to be the Zodiac killer called lawyer Melvin Belli on a morning talk show. I was in the fifth grade then, and the teacher wheeled a TV set on a stand into the classroom so she could watch the interview. When I told my parents, they were appalled.
You can conduct a search or seizure without a warrant if there are exigent circumstances, like a girl with only moments to live.
You can now, perhaps back then the exigent exception was not the law yet. This was a time when the rights of the criminal seemed more important to politicians then being concerned about the victims and their families rights. That's what resonated so much with the Dirty Harry franchise, he didn't give a shit about the criminal or what happened to the criminal, and that was a refreshing take at the time.
Thanks Addie, it is always great to see a Clint Eastwood 'Kick Ass' movie. I saw this as a young man, and all I wanted to do was go after that killer asshole. It was one of the movies that led to my primary 'paid' hobby of teaching people how to defend themselves against an armed 'asshole.' I am a happy now being a retired 'die hard' when it comes to dealing with evil 🙂
The spaghetti westerns (A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly) are must watches. Those are the movies that made young Clint Eastwood a movie star.
"The Enforcer" & "Magnum Force" are 2 other movies w/the character Dirty Harry. I'm not sure, but I think "The Dead Pool" is a Dirty Harry movie too. Either way, it has Clint Eastwood in it as a detective, even if his character isn't named Dirty Harry. All 3 are excellent movies. "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is another Clint Eastwood movie that is excellent, but It's a western. I'm not usually a fan of westerns, but this one is an exception. _VERY_ good movie. Btw, you are adorable. 🤗 It's so cute the way you jump at every loud noise.
In the mid-1960s there was a serial killer who called himself the Zodiac killer. This movie was inspired by that real-life set of murders.
The Major here was also the Dean in Animal House.
This is one of my favourite movie characters and a favourite of my late Mum and Dad as well they were all violent but Harry always went that extra mile to beat the bad guys, enjoy Addie.
Addie, this Playlist you have created on "Clint Eastwood" could be pretty full of movies. You can watch the 4 Dirty Harry sequels, the Fistful of Dollars (Western trilogy), The Outlaw Josey Wales (Western), and a few others : In the Line of Fire, GRAN Torino, Million Dollar Baby, and Play Misty for Me. For films that he directed but did not star in, you can see Mystic River & Richard Jewel
Loved Clint in Every Which Way But Loose and Bronco Billy as a kid. Love to see someone react to them.
also Any Which Way You Can, all show Clint's comedic side
Great reactions. Please continue with the other Dirty Harry films. You will love them.
Watching Harry bring down the potential jumper reminded me of Lethal Weapon. Another cop movie to add to your list.
If you liked this one, wait for Sudden Impact. Harry was coming to the same cafe for a very long time and never had sugar with his coffee except one day, he got lots of sugar and came back to complain. 😂
You're absolutely right, Addie! It's really outrageous how unfair this psychopathic serial killer (and a criminal at that, extortionist and blackmailer) can be! Unthinkable!
Harry's handgun is not the standard police revolver. He carried a -Smith and Wesson Model 29/ .44 Magnum. The Model 29 had enjoyed some popularity with target shooters, cops and hunters until the debut of Dirty Harry in 1971, at which point every Tom, Dick and Harry wanted one. Firearm dealers had difficulty keeping the big-bore revolver in stock until S&W caught up with demand in the early ‘70s. Even so, gun shop owners could always count on a shortage of Model 29 revolvers whenever a Dirty Harry movie marathon ran on TV.
The actor who played Scorpio, played Garrick on Star Trek Deep Space 9.
Plain, simple Garak
Andrew Robinson did an amazing job on his portrayal of Scorpio. I didn't know until the late 90s that the guy playing Garak in DS9 was the same actor.
Garrick was always such a highlight of DS9. A bad guy who sympathetic and three dimensional.
One of my favorite Garak lines was when Quark was explaining that he should have gone into selling weapons like his cousin advised him to, but he opened a bar instead because he enjoys chatting with the customers like he was with Garak, and Garak says "I can see the appeal...for you"
Finally, people are Noticing that Jackman looks like Eastwood; I said that ever since the first X men movie, if this Wolverine thing doesn't work out, There's your next Dirty Harry !😎❤😎
Hi Addie, looking gorgeous as always :) It's great you've seen this crime classic and I loved your reaction to it. It's one of Clint Eastwood's best films and he is one of Hollywood's GOAT'S! My top 3 favourite movies of his that you just have to react to are; Kelly's Heroes (1970) A WWII action comedy, set in the aftermath of D-Day. In which he leads a group of American soldiers on a mission to steal nazi gold from behind enemy lines. And the late, great Donald Sutherland steals the show as a hippie tank sergeant ;) + his 2 hilarious comedies Every Which Way But Loose (1978) & Any Which Way You Can (1980) In those, he plays a mechanic moonlighting as a bare knuckle boxer, who has a pet orangutan named Clyde and they get into all sorts of scrapes, making friends and enemies as they go. Please check out those 3 awesome movies for the channel next :) I like your reactions and I'm subscribed :)
If you want the best spaghetti western then watch. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. 3 great actors and best gun fight in a lot of films.
And one of the BEST film scores in history in my small opinion.
Ennio Morricone is a master composer.
You have to watch the Dollars trilogy, the famous Spaghetti Westerns (named such because the director was Italian) A Fistfull of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and of course, The Good The Bad and The Ugly.
Filmed between 1964 and 1966, you have an even younger and good looking Eastwood.
A fistfull of Dolars is loosely based on the 1961 Samurai film Yojimbo directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa.
As for The Good The Bad and The Ugly, it might be the most famous and immitated western of all times.
Do watch all 3 they're great.
As for the Dirty Harry, there's 5 of them and while the first one is hands down the best, the other 4 are by no mean bad, they're absolutely worth the watch.
For a Few Dollars More is probably the best of the bunch story-wise, I would say.
prime Clint. one of his classics. glad you liked it too. keep on rockin
Addie, you should check out some clips of an old TV show called Rawhide. It was a western and starred a young actor named Clint Eastwood. A good deal younger than he is in this movie.
I think it's worth noting that this was the 4th highest grossing film of 1971...as mentioned below, there are 4 sequels, ALL worth checking out!! For young Eastwood, it might be best to go way back to his regular role in the Tv western Rawhide [1959-1965], when he was 28,,,but, if you prefer sticking with cinema, I would suggest the spaghetti western trilogy, 'A Fistful Of Dollars' [1964], 'For A Few Dollars More' [1965] and 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' [1965]..it was via these films that Clint rose to mega-superstardom. Inarguably, Hugh Jackman shares a striking resemblance to young Eastwood, but the real side-by-side that you need to do is young Clint with his son, Scott. Now, that's genetics in FULL EFFECT!!! If you need more convincing, watch the 2015 western 'Diablo; with Scott Eastwood as the lead....he doesn't have his daddy's distinct voice, but, DAMN, that's some amazing doppelganger magic!!!
Good one, Addie! Thanks for sharing it.
1. The late John Vernon (mayor) played Dean Warmer in "Animal House".
2. Andrew Robinson was great in this thing.🤩 I don't recall which one, but in another "Dirty Harry" movie he plays a cop.
3. A movie that is "Dirty Harry-ish" with Eastwood and Sandra Locke; is "The Gauntlet".
It's a good flick
4. I saw this in the theater when I was 10 and it blew me away.
5. I'm somewhat familiar with San Francisco so it makes it even more enjoyable.
6. If/when you watch this again, I dare you NOT to count Harry's shots in the final sequence.
Scorpio is played by Andrew Robinson, Addie. One of the best character actors of all time! 👏👏👏👏 He has had a long and varied career in films and television, usually as a bad guy. I think now he is an acting school teacher, passing his experience on to young actors.
Great reaction...as always. Addie, if you like Clint Eastwood so much, you should continue on with the rest of the Dirty Harry franchise:
1. Dirty Harry (1971)
2. Magnum Force (1973)
3. The Enforcer (1976)
4. Sudden Impact (1983)
5. The Dead Pool (1988)
I used to work at UCSF Medical Center, and one of the buildings overlooks Kezar Stadium. Whenever I worked there and could see the stadium, it reminded me of Dirty Harry.
The main lookalike for a younger Clint would be Dame Maggie Smith's son, Toby Stephens. In fact he played a young Clint Eastwood, voiced by Clint Eastwood in the film Space Cowboys. Andy Robinson later went on the become Garak the Cardassian Tailor/spy in Star Trek DS9. Watch it, if you want to be "Keeping UP with the Cardassians".
19:05 That was a very satisfying eye roll.
so glad you watched Dirty Harry, hope you watch the entire 5 parts for Dirty Harry. If yes then your next watch from the series will be Magnum Force. Do you feel Lucky Addie? Well do ya? i highly recommend you watch "million dollar baby" which Clint acted in and directed as well. a truly EPIC movie, you shouldnt miss it.
I am pretty sure this movie was inspired by the Zodiac Killer.
Without question, and “inspired by” is exactly the right way to phrase it. The movie isn’t a dramatization of the Zodiac killings nor does it pretend to be, but it definitely borrows heavily from the real life headlines surrounding the cat and mouse between the Zodiac and the SFD, especially Detective David Toschi.
And Dave Toschi. The inspector who was investigating the Zodiac killings.
@@cervanntes I think it's also a bit of wish fulfillment for the Cops and a lot of the people that hoped the Zodiac would be caught.
@@cyclone8974 Heh, yeah. Especially after those two cops stopped and talked to him after the taxi shooting but let him go because the APB for the shooter described him as black. The police had a lot to be embarrassed about dealing with the Zodiac, doubly so after Toschi was accused of forging one of the Zodiac letters. Even though he was exonerated on that one, it still left a lasting stink and I can't help but think Scorpio framing Harry was inspired by that scandal. And absolutely, the public needed a fictional version where the bad guy was taken out because real version was very much still out there as far as anyone knew.
You should watch all of the Dirty Harry movies. The other 4 are Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool. Definitely worth watching all of them!
A great pick! Love your reactions. Love your smile.
Andy Robison is great as Scorpio, but my favorite character he played was Elim Garak in "Star Trek: Deep Space 9."
The police commissioner was also in the great Clint Eastwood movie, Outlaw Josey Wales!