Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target.Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target.Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target.
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6.2/10
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- Harry Julian Fink(characters)
- Rita M. Fink(characters)
- Steve Sharon(story)
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- Director
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- Harry Julian Fink(characters)
- Rita M. Fink(characters)
- Steve Sharon(story)
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Christopher P. Beale
- D.A. Thomas McSherryas D.A. Thomas McSherry
- (as Christopher Beale)
John Vick
- Lt. Ruskowskias Lt. Ruskowski
- (as John Allen Vick)
Patrick N. Van Horn
- Freeway Reporter #2as Freeway Reporter #2
- (as Patrick Van Horn)
Jim Carrey
- Johnny Squaresas Johnny Squares
- (as James Carrey)
- Director
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- Harry Julian Fink(characters)
- Rita M. Fink(characters)
- Steve Sharon(story) (screenplay)
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Even though he detests publicity, for once, the tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Department officer, Inspector Dirty Harry (1971), has hit the headlines for a good cause, after putting behind bars an infamous mobster. But now, Callahan's name is on a macabre list of soon-to-be-dead celebrities. Before long, the first one dies, the drug-addled rock star, Johnny Squares, and as more violent deaths follow, Callahan now fears that he is next in line. In the meantime, more and more, all indications point to the British horror-film director, Peter Swan. Who is the mastermind behind the anonymous hit-list and the twisted gambling game known as the Dead Pool? Can Harry get to the bottom of this deadly conundrum before it is too late? —Nick Riganas
- Taglines
- Dirty Harry Just Learned A New Game
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- Certificate
- R
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- TriviaReportedly, when Jim Carrey came in to audition for Clint Eastwood for this movie, he did not do one of his scenes from this movie, but instead did his Vegas Elvis Presley act, which cracked up Eastwood and his colleagues.
- GoofsDirector Peter Swan tells Inspector Callahan that he encountered Harlan Rook at every film screening or other public appearance, where Rook's comments showed that he knew everything about Swan's films. Rook also constantly pitched his screenplay to him. Despite this extensive contact and familiarity, Swan does not recognize Rook when he works closely with him on a daily basis as his special effects supervisor under a fake name.
- Quotes
Harry Callahan: Well, opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one.
- Alternate versionsHarry Callahan's character name becomes Harry ''Callaghan'' in the Italian version and titles because the local distributor thought it sounded better.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
- SoundtracksWelcome to the Jungle
Written by Slash, Axl Rose (as W. Axl Rose), Steven Adler, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan (as Duff McKagen)
Performed by Guns N' Roses
Courtesy of Geffen Records
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
Top review
Harry Callahan might be getting older but he hasn't lost his touch.
Part Five of the Dirty Harry series, now Harry Callahan must investigate the ongoings of the new game called 'The Dead Pool'. Kinda funny role by Liam Neeson as a horrible slasher movie director who rips off everything he has ever liked on film, he plays Guns and Roses while a heroin addicted Jim Carrey lip syncs to the song while stomping around next to a bed with a lady sitting there doing a rendition of the exorcist! As always, Harry gets a new partner who is a little shaky at first about working with 'Dirty' Harry. A lot of the scenes in this movie are 'Dirty Harry' inspired, talking to authority like their just somebody out on the street, the usual Dirty Harry one liners before the 44 magnum goes off, definitely good times but I think the series has seen its end. They've (the filmmakers) pretty much exhausted all the material you could rehash for another Dirty Harry film in this one and it barely ekes out in my opinion. Still very good and as always Mr. Clint Eastwood always puts on a great show. The best part has to be when Jannero's men come to keep a protective eye on Callahan (be Callahans' bodyguards) and Harry comes out of nowhere and just beats the crap out of both of them, really funny stuff. 7/10 stars, could've been eight out of ten stars if the reporter wasn't in the movie, she was very annoying.
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- legendaryunderdog
- May 9, 2008
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Box office
- Budget
- $31,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $37,903,295
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,071,330
- Jul 17, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $37,903,295
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