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Movie propaganda

Dirty Harry is at it again.

After a few of Harry Callahan's (Clint Eastwood) public performances in the line of duty bring him under fire, his superiors become uneasy and suggest he take some time off. When Harry's rest and relaxation continues to attract trouble, he is sent to the small town of San Paulo to investigate a homicide. It seems a body has been discovered by the bay, complete with a ".38 calibre vasectomy". Harry's trip is supposed to be routine, but he soon finds that San Paulo is having its own share of similar killings and Harry has a feeling that they're going to continue.

Persons of interest

Clint Eastwood .... "Dirty" Harry Callahan
Sondra Locke .... Jennifer Spencer
Pat Hingle .... Chief Jannings
Bradford Dillman .... Captain Briggs
Paul Drake .... Mick
Audrie J Neenan .... Ray Parkins
Jack Thibeau .... Kruger
Michael Currie .... Lieutenant Donnelly
Albert Popwell .... Horace King
Mark Keyloun .... Officer Bennett
Kevyn Major Howard .... Hawkins
Bette Ford .... Leah
Nancy Parsons .... Mrs Kruger
Harry Julian Fink .... Characters
RM Fink .... Characters
Charles B Pierce .... Storywriter
Earl E Smith .... Storywriter
Joseph Stinson .... Screenwriter
Clint Eastwood .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

See also Dirty Harry, Magnum force, The enforcer, The dead pool
Studios and distributors:

Warner Bros * Roadshow Films

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

After the feminist leanings of The enforcer, Harry takes on another gun toting woman, this time on the other side of the law but on the same side of justice. Just seeing a film the acknowledges rape as a crime was a big thing as it was usually ignored as a moral issue by the entertainment industry. That the victim achieves self-empowerment as well as revenge is a bonus.

On the downside is the evil homosexual character, the dyke. Not only is she a pervert, but she betrays women by setting them up for rape. Woman power may be on the rise but gay power is still in the closet.

The title is exciting but has little meaning. Whoever wrote it probably went on to work for Steven Segal (Exit wounds, Fire down below).

Media intelligence (DVD)

Audio and languages: Dolby Surround: English 5.1, French and Italian 1.0
Disc: Dual layer
Picture: Widescreen 2.35:1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Arabic, Portuguese, German, Italian, English and Italian captions