The bank robber who decides that he doesn't feel lucky was played by Albert Popwell, who appeared with Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Bluff (1968), and then in the first four Dirty Harry movies. "Poppy" lived in the apartment across the hall from my aunt in NYC. I met him several times when I was a kid. He was a great guy.
@@a.g.marshall2191 OK I checked IMDB and it was The Enforcer that I was specifically remembering, the one with Tyne Daley as Harry's partner. I first thing I noticed her in was Telefon, which is odd since it came out AFTER the Enforcer. And there are LOT of movies and some TV shows that I saw Popwell in but they didn't all stick like the parts in Dirty Harry and Enforcer. Clint reused a LOT of the same actors. He used Jim Carry in TWO movies not just the one that is usually mentioned, Dead Pool, the other was Pink Cadillac. I knew he was in two but I had to look it up to find the second.
@@ethelredhardrede1838 Have you ever seen Coogan's Bluff? If not, I hope you can find it somewhere and check it out. It's dated, but it's still a pretty good flick, and in the scene in which Poppy appears, Eastwood gives him one of the most badass lines this side of "Do you feel lucky."
@@a.g.marshall2191 "Have you ever seen Coogan's Bluff?" Yes. " I hope you can find it somewhere " N:\Movies\Coogan's Bluff (1968) [1080p] Yeah, I think I can find it. "most badass lines" Not really. He just threatened him with a broken bottle.
I love the movie, and it undoubtedly remains entertaining, but I disagree that it "holds up". When every 5 minutes you're saying to yourself "That would never happen today", then to me that's the very definition of not holding up.
@@franklinmcmillan3733When you say" that would never happen today" you NEGLECT to know, it wasn't filmed "TODAY" BUT in a time when we grew up and the police had no overseeing bodies and a stronger brotherhood at keeping quiet or covering up, as the end justified the means. Case in point, a guy was shot dead( like lots at the time) and a gun found beneath him. Well one time EMS rolled a guy over and under him were 4 guns, placed by 4 cops whom were just covering a brother officer and neither knew the others had placed one. EMS SAID REALLY? Come on guys, to the police. Now I want to make it ABUNDANTLY CLEAR I've no hard feelings towards law enforcement, then Nor Today, I'm simply pointing out the reality of how it was when I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. No disrespect to your opinion but I feel this might validate the movie as it was shown in theatres, the reality too was outside after viewing. God Bless those whom sacrifice for the morality and betterment of us all..
In an extra for the Dirty Harry Blue ray, Andrew Robinson (Scorpio) is being interviewed and he said, " Yeah, I've been an actor for a long time, but if I had a dollar bill for every time somebody said those lines to me, I wouldn't need to be acting any more."
there was an episode of star trek deep space 9 where andrew robinson played a character named garak, in the episode garak went a little insane and killed a few crewmen. he really didn't like that episode because it reminded him of playing the killer in dirty harry. I don't know all the details.
As cool as Clint Eastwood was in Dirty Harry, Andy Robinson's Scorpio really pushed it over the top. When I saw it, the audience actually applauded when Scorpio got what was coming to him.
I think that Steve McQueen or Paul Newman would have worked,but Clint Eastwood was the best choice. He has always seemed like he had some anger and meaness he could tap into. Was it real,or just good acting? Who cares? It works. I gotta say,though,the tough characters he always has played seem to come pretty naturally to him. Think "Every Which Way But Loose" "The Gauntlet" "Heartbreak Ridge"... Don't forget "Gran Torino"
My favorite part of the 'DH' universe is the evolution of Albert Popwell's characters: first as the cornered bank robber in the iconic "Do I fell lucky?" scene in Dirty Harry, then as an ill-fated pimp in Magnum Force, next as revolutionary leader Mustapha in The Enforcer, and finally as fellow SFPD cop Horace King in Sudden Impact.
There is absolutely no question that Clint Eastwood is the greatest actor/Director in the history of motion pictures. He is still acting and directing movies past the age of 90. Totally unprecedented in show business. No one can touch him.
Knowing about this really adds to the thoughts of Garek and his supposed backstory. Andrew Robinson said this role nearly killed his acting career (he was too good).
now, being that this a forty-four magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and could blow your head clean off, you have to basking yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?
@@Friggle_Dee Matter-of-factly: Paul Newman, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Steve McQueen were all considered for the Dirty Harry role. It was made for Clint.
@@0311Mushroom Ironically, Sinatra played a police officer called "Joe Leland" in the 1968 movie "The Detective" based on a novel by "Roderick Thorpe". Another Thorpe novel, "Nothing lasts forever", also containing the character of Leland was the inspiration for the original "Die Hard", so Sinatra really was a 60s John McClain!
As mentioned previously, one of your 10 bullet points (pun intended) should have been on Harry’s gun, the Smith and Wesson 29-2. There are some great facts behind this gun and how it made it into the movie and what it did to sales after. It was basically a gun that Smith and Wesson couldn’t give away and after the movie it’s sales skyrocketed and remains strong to this day. I own 3.
I loved when Scorpio hires the guy to beat the hell out of him to frame Eastwood! Don't know why but just always like it when the bad guy goes the extra mile to make his/her character feel like the smartest person in the film.
This was the first movie I saw where the bad guy was deranged but so clever. Completely desperate to do anything to win. It was like the start of the Joker character.
They have a blu ray rerelease. I'm not sure if it's an import or not I have many box set imports police academy and madagascar or lion king and mad max. Oh and beverly hills cop.
@@dizzydnice82 I bought the DVD set in the mid 2000s. So bluray was unknown at that time. However, I can't find Dirty Harry on bluray here in Australia. May get it online but I'm not in a hurry.
So my reply got blocked with the link I guess so just look on Amazon in australia it's there dirty harry collection. Idk if someone flagged my link. Idk who would do that.
@@dizzydnice82 Thanks for the effort but at the moment I'm fine. I will be moving to a different state in a few weeks and deliveries usually take a bit these days. May do it once I have settled in.
Clint Eastwood , Charles Bronson and Telly Savalas movies/ tv shows remind me of my great grandma, grand ma and mom back in the early 80s loving and repeating some the actors lines while watching them. Most of the English they learned to speak was from watching these movies, needless to say it was helpful living in Bronx NY. They were some bad ass women!
I would sooooo appreciate you presenting Minty's 10 things you didn't know about The Outlaw Josie Wales... Perfect cast, stunning scenery, expert cinematography and direction. Spoiler alert... Endeavor to persevere... Buzzards gotta eat, too... Don't piss down my back... Missouri boat ride... This is a good place to die. Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie? Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy.
I heartily agree! I finally got tired of only seeing "Josie" when it showed up on cable and bought a copy of the "Clint Eastwood Collection" edition, with the Special Features. I hadn't seen it in several years and had forgotten what a great film it was! Plenty of "things you didn't know about" that movie, too, Minty. Stay safe.
Albert Popwell played the brother. He was also in 3 other Dirty Harry movies - Magnum Force, The Enforcer & Sudden Impact. Maybe he & Clint were buddies?
Lol you might like this. The scene with Harry and the jumper, was filmed at a place called "California house", it is right up the street from city hall. I actually went to school there when it was a cullinary school. If you watch the scene you will see a few things. 1) Some of the people are eating KFC, until recently there was a KFC on the opposite corner from where the scene was shot, and it stayed a KFC until a couple years ago when it was turned in to a Taco Bell. 2) The Bar people are standing in front of while watching the jumper is still there. It has changed owners and names a number of times, but it is still a bar. 3) You can see an awning next to the spot where Harry gets in to the cherry picker to reach the jumper. The name "Rattenhaus" can be seen, this is a very infamous piece of SF history. This bar was a hang out for local politicians and police officers, and was the sight of a number of crimes committed by those same individuals. Drugs, bribery and prostitution all happened there, until a big bust shur everything down and put a lot of people in jail. After the bar closed they simply turned the sign around, but you could still see the letters and that sign was still there in the early 2000's. Unfortunately it is hard to track down information on the case, but at the time it was huge. Side Note: The building was originally built on the ruins of the 1906 fire. The side of the street it was built on was blown up to create a fire break. It originally was called "German House" and was a community center for the local German population. But in WW1 they changed the name and dropped most of the German identity from bvb the building.
@First name Last name not to mention, due to the success of the "Dirty Harry" movie, the Smith-and-Wesson Model-29 handgun became such an iconic weapon, that actual gun stores couldn't keep them on the shelf (much like the Desert Eagle pistols of today)
As a movie buff, it’s one of my all time favourite films needless to say. Also that I’m graduating High School in November - I’ll be getting *Dirty Harold* on my year 12 Jersey.
you should do videos on the other "dirty harry" films (like "the dead pool" featuring a small part by James Carrey (better known these days as Jim Carrey) and also featuring Liam Neeson)
His career nearly ended for having played Scorpio. Also, prior to Elim Garak, Robinson played a nearly as unlikable supporting character (a cop) in Cobra. Just glad that he is arguably best known for the mysterious (and far more likable than Scorpio) ex-Obsidian Order operative 🎥 📺 🤗
Love this movie! Thank you for clarifying "Go ahead, make my day." I get annoyed with people who get that wrong. They also get Harry's "Do you feel lucky" speech wrong. Ah well, we can't all be movie aficionados, right? Once again, thank you for highlighting one of my cinematic favorites!
@@naulapommi666 In one of the special features on the special edition DVD. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in one of the documentaries of the movie which he talks about Dirty Harry.
Heres another fun fact,Albert Popwell who was lying on the ground when Clint said-do ya feel lucky punk?was in 4 Dirty Harry films and 4 different charcters.He was also in Magnum Force,The Enforcer and Sudden Impact.
I love the quality of your research. Even as a filmmaker and avid film buff, I always learn a few new things from every one of your presentations. Thanks!
@Edgar Poe Just to clarify, I was talking about the original comic book character from 1977, not the bloody awful Stallone flic. The best example of the real Judge Dredd on the big screen is the 2012 movie "Dredd". Karl Urban does an amazing job, but you can see the Dirty Harry roots.
@Edgar Poe No worries 😀. If you loved the comics, you should love Dredd, Karl Urban nailed it! (This comes from someone who first read 2000Ad in the late 70's). The Stallone movie had the right look, but that's about it. And WHY could no-one say the word "Law" properly 🤣?
I was going to mention the Model 29 myself. They had been around for well over a decade, and weren't a big seller for S&W. Cuz, seriously, who REALLY wants to hunt deer with like a 5 lb. handgun? But 6 months after the movie came out, you couldn't get the 6.5" barrel length Eastwood used. You had to settle for the 4" Burt Reynolds used in "Shamus" or the 8 3/8" Robert DeNiro clambered around with in "Taxi Driver." If you could find them. I always wondered if the producers of "Dirty Harry" had S&W stock. Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum. Coming Soon To A Theater Near You! 😁
@@dank8865 ... Not to mention that the dealers who had any 29s were selling them for over twice retail, which makes my purchase a virtual miracle. 1976, hardware store that sells sporting goods. 6½" in the presentation case. $245.00. I had no clue that they sold guns, and one day a younger guy I was friends with came to the station and told me that they had the gun I wanted. I was surprised to hear that and asked how much money. He thought it was around $250. I told him that it had to be some tricked out Ruger Super Blackhawk. Fortunately, he was pretty insistent, so I walked down the street with him and beheld the holy Grail. It was true! We went inside the store and I asked the girl running the place if I could handle it. She grabbed the case and set it in front of me. I picked up the beast and it settled in my hand as if it was built specifically for me. I didn't have the cash to outright purchase it, so I asked her if they might do a layaway plan, which was fine with them. Two weeks later, I took possession of my best purchase ever. I carried it around in the presentation case because I didn't have a holster for a while. Backgammon was very popular at the time, so lots of people were carrying cases, and I didn't stand out. My friends thought it was a backgammon game until I showed them what was inside. Lots of jealousy, because the best they could find locally was a chrome 4" for $500 (down from $600). Eventually, I had to take the big gun out to be shot for the first time. I had little handgun or cartridge development experience, so seeing Clint in the movies was what I had to go on. In Magnum Force, he said he used "light specials". The specials I had were heavier than the Magnums. I went to an area that was completely secluded so no one would see me hurt my hands and drop the gun. I set up a few empty pop cans and put two rounds of specials in the cylinder. I put the Vulcan death grip on the big revolver and touched off the heavy special. Bang. Gun didn't budge. Great! My first round was a dud. Repeated the grip and fired the second one. Bang. Same as the first. Holy crap, a box of bad ammo! I filled the cylinder and triggered off all 6. No recoil to speak of. It began to dawn on me. Hollywood! All simulation. Shooting blanks doesn't make any recoil. I filled the cylinder with Magnums and put on the death grip and let one go. BLAM!! Up goes my hands! That's what it was about! Awesome! Since that time, I've bought other 29s and produced thousands of rounds of assorted Magnums. I turned my prize first one into something priceless. I gave it to my son.
@@dank8865 ... Thank you so much for your cognitive abilities. There's a little detail I didn't include. The store put in an order for an 8⅜" model, but received the "shorter" one instead. The guy who ordered it refused the 6½", hence it's arrival on the shelf. Lucky me! 😁
I was fairly young when I first watched Dirty Harry on TV. I still remember the gruesome torture scene when Harry was trying to get Scorpio to tell him where one of his victims was being held. I was thinking, what Harry was doing was wrong but he was doing it to try to save an innocent victim.
Dirty Harry is such a good movie and literally can’t be remade in today’s world due to the vigilante nature that is Inspector Harry Callahan and the slang used throughout the film. That said, Clint was the perfect actor to play the character and his mannerisms to reduce tension (the smile at the end of the bank shootout and chit-chat with the suicidal guy) helps make the film what it is.
For fans of Andy Robinson and Don Siegel, definitely check out the 1973 movie “Charlie Varrick“. Robinson plays a murdering bank robber who teams up with Walter Matthau of all people. Matthau as a villain is a little disconcerting but he does a great job. A great little movie from the same era and the same “feel“. Some other dirty harry actors also appear in this movie. Siegel definitely had his favorites. Fun bonus fact: Walter Matthau‘s wife in Charlie Varrick, Jacqueline Scott, also plays Dennis Weaver‘s wife in the movie “Duel“.
Fun fact , some Phillipine Police bought m29 .44 Mags and Winchester m70 rifles in ,458 Win Mag after Dirty Harry came. But understandable why so, many rural areas , repetion of the moro reasons for heavier ammo was needed.
Clint Eastwood is one of a kind. All the Dirty Harry movies were so good. I saw his son in a movie the other day and when he turned his head and squinted his eyes he looked a bit like his dad
When I worked nights at the Loyola Law School in New Orleans in 1980, I secretly added a couple of the Dirty Harry novels to the collection, in the “law enforcement” section. Made catalog cards and everything. Ahh, those pre-computer days.
Magnum Force sounds like it got its plot from one of the early Dirty Harry scripts (justice being sought for elitist criminals getting away with their crimes).
Notes on Andrew Robinson. He was so good in the role that he had a hard time getting work for a long time, as even Hollywood thought he was legit crazy. He went on to play Garek in Star Trek: DS9. He is considered by a lot of fans to be the one of the greatest characters, even though is technically not in the main cast. He also was the head acting teacher at the University of Southern California for a long time, and even developed an acting course.
I met Andy Robinson and his wife, Irene, at a Star Trek convention in 1995 - he played Garak on Deep Space Nine - and he told me he was typecast for quite some time afterwards. He also mentioned the threats you mentioned. Both he and his wife were super friendly.
Right? I was BORN in 1971! And he was 41! I'm 49 now...90 years old. I,and so many millions,are gonna be crushed when his time finally comes. He's ALREADY immortal. A legend.
Great video Minty, one of my favourite series of films, needs a GTA / L.A. Noire videogame (which was in development and abandoned for those interested). Was hoping you'd mention the fact that the character Harry Calahan was based on the real life detective Dave Toschi who was the lead investigator on the actual Zodiac killer case and quite a character in real life also being the inspiration for Steve McQueen's Bullitt.
Another fact: This movie also made a star of Harry's hand cannon-His Smith& Wesson model 29-44 magnum. The demand for this revolver went crazy. People were paying double and even triple the selling price- if they could even find one.
S&W historian Roy Jinks noted that Smith & Wesson aka Big Blue, nearly decided to scrap the magnums in .41, .44 due to low sales, lack of support. Imfdb.org .
I have a model 29 myself. It's the only handgun I own and I don't feel the need to purchase anything else. It's big, heavy, loud and powerful, but in my opinion, it's also accurate, and a pleasure to shoot. If you let the weapon recoil without fighting it, you can shoot it all day long😁
@@marinegunny826 Actor Nick Nolte totes a 4" model 29 S&W .44 revolver at the start of 48 Hours, 1982 Imdb.com . He loses that gun & grabs a SFPD issue .45acp 1911a1 pistol. That's what he carrys in 90% of the film. In the sequel, made 8 years later, Nolte packs a stainless 4" N frame 629 revolver after his .44 29 4" model is damaged.
Greetings from Finland! Nice to hear you mentioning our videolaw in this context. Finland did have one of the craziest and strichtest videocensorship back in a day. Films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn of the Dead, Re-Animator and even Finnish director Renny Harlin's film Born American were banned. Several other films were heavily cut and toned down (Robocop, Predator and even Blade.) We are glad that we got rid off such law in year 2000.
Yes, we had these Problems in Germany too. They even censored "Harry Potter 2" because they thought it was supposed to be a "Kids"-Movie and the Scenes they cutted out were too scary and violent. Also Video-Games (like Mortal Kombat, Wolfenstein, GTA, etc.) didn't have it easy here.
@@EscalationTV Ridiculous. I always hated this approach that state had to supervise what we could watch. We actually made episodes about violent entertainment.
@@TheyTalkOnline I totally agree with you! What made the german Censorship even more ridicilous was the Fact that Germany's Mainstream-Media had this Illusion that everything what was pure animated or had Kids as Mainstars in a magical Fantasyworld or something automaticly would be meant for Kids. What caused a lot of Censoring for Animes and other Cartoons and Movies or Shows. And if even just a little bit Blood was shown in a Video-Game, it got immidietly removed. That were really horrible Times for Games and Movies in Germany, what thank God is over now. P.S. I definetly should check out your Episodes about violent Entertainment, thanks :)
@@TheyTalkOnline By the Way, if you want you can also check out our last Movie "The Man Without Mercy" we made, what was mainly inspired from Dirty Harry :)
Factoid that few know: The actor who played the doctor at the emergency clinic (I've forgotten his name) is a ballet teacher. I worked for him when he was directing the San Jose Ballet. I've never seen him in anything else.
GCS is a scumbag who walked out on his wife & small child to get a Hollywood career. 🤨 Even later on, Scott refused to re-connect with his adult son. What a a-hole.
My father introduced me to Clint Eastwood with The Outlaw Josie Wales. Been a Eastwood junky ever since. He is the reason I don't put catsup on a hot dog... (Look it up...)
Not to mention it launched 4 sequels making 5 movies total. Would love to see eastwood’s son Scott reprise the role of Harry in a modern time. Hope you do more 10 things about Clint Eastwood movies. Theres enough out there
Inspector Callahan was in the Marine Corp and there are subtle references to this in Magnum Force and in the Dead pool. He also grew up in the Potrero District of the city as mentioned in Magnum Force.
I remember being punished at school for saying "well do you feel lucky PUNK...WELL DO YA" HAHAHA,although this movie got me and my friends in trouble back in the day,it's still one of my favorite movies of all time,
5:30 remember folks every time you see John Milius mentioned remember he was the basis for the character Walter in The Big Lebowski. And it's not far off.
"Uh-uh...I know what you're thinking: 'Did he fire six shots, or only five?' Well, to tell the truth I forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and can blow your head clean off, you have to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well do ya, PUNK?"
One of my favorite movies; this was a great video essay! The car chase scene In Magnum Force was filmed near where we lived. I’m to “young” to remember them closing off the streets, but it’s fun to watch and pick out the locations.
I can't really see John Wayne playing Dirty Harry. I just think most of his movie roles he plays are a little too over the top and kinda goofy. Clint Eastwood, however brings a certain flare to Harry Callahan, making him as edgy and intimidating similar to his "Man with No Name" character.
The bank robber who decides that he doesn't feel lucky was played by Albert Popwell, who appeared with Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Bluff (1968), and then in the first four Dirty Harry movies. "Poppy" lived in the apartment across the hall from my aunt in NYC. I met him several times when I was a kid. He was a great guy.
"and then in the first four Dirty Harry movies.
I knew was in at least one more but somehow I missed the others.
@@ethelredhardrede1838 He was the pimp in Magnum Force, Big Ed Mustapha in The Enforcer, and Harry's partner in Sudden Impact.
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OK I checked IMDB and it was The Enforcer that I was specifically remembering, the one with Tyne Daley as Harry's partner. I first thing I noticed her in was Telefon, which is odd since it came out AFTER the Enforcer.
And there are LOT of movies and some TV shows that I saw Popwell in but they didn't all stick like the parts in Dirty Harry and Enforcer.
Clint reused a LOT of the same actors. He used Jim Carry in TWO movies not just the one that is usually mentioned, Dead Pool, the other was Pink Cadillac.
I knew he was in two but I had to look it up to find the second.
@@ethelredhardrede1838 Have you ever seen Coogan's Bluff? If not, I hope you can find it somewhere and check it out. It's dated, but it's still a pretty good flick, and in the scene in which Poppy appears, Eastwood gives him one of the most badass lines this side of "Do you feel lucky."
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"Have you ever seen Coogan's Bluff?"
Yes.
" I hope you can find it somewhere "
N:\Movies\Coogan's Bluff (1968) [1080p]
Yeah, I think I can find it.
"most badass lines"
Not really. He just threatened him with a broken bottle.
Favourite Andy Robinson line “ My thats a big one”!🤣🤣🇬🇧
05:55 Paul Newman recommending Clint for the role speaks volumes about the integrity of Newman.
And created a legend in the process. I'm sure Clint recommend and appreciated that.
*Recognized
Paul Newman should've stuck to making salad dressing.
@@hansgrueber8169 All profits from his food products go to charity, over $500 million so far.
@@fredbloggs5902 and your point is?....
This movie is one Eastwood's most iconic movies, and it still holds up. I can't imagine anyone else in the role.
I love the movie, and it undoubtedly remains entertaining, but I disagree that it "holds up". When every 5 minutes you're saying to yourself "That would never happen today", then to me that's the very definition of not holding up.
@@franklinmcmillan3733When you say" that would never happen today" you NEGLECT to know, it wasn't filmed "TODAY" BUT in a time when we grew up and the police had no overseeing bodies and a stronger brotherhood at keeping quiet or covering up, as the end justified the means. Case in point, a guy was shot dead( like lots at the time) and a gun found beneath him. Well one time EMS rolled a guy over and under him were 4 guns, placed by 4 cops whom were just covering a brother officer and neither knew the others had placed one. EMS SAID REALLY? Come on guys, to the police.
Now I want to make it ABUNDANTLY CLEAR
I've no hard feelings towards law enforcement, then Nor Today, I'm simply pointing out the reality of how it was when I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona.
No disrespect to your opinion but I feel this might validate the movie as it was shown in theatres, the reality too was outside after viewing. God Bless those whom sacrifice for the morality and betterment of us all..
In an extra for the Dirty Harry Blue ray, Andrew Robinson (Scorpio) is being interviewed and he said, " Yeah, I've been an actor for a long time, but if I had a dollar bill for every time somebody said those lines to me, I wouldn't need to be acting any more."
there was an episode of star trek deep space 9 where andrew robinson played a character named garak, in the episode garak went a little insane and killed a few crewmen. he really didn't like that episode because it reminded him of playing the killer in dirty harry. I don't know all the details.
As cool as Clint Eastwood was in Dirty Harry, Andy Robinson's Scorpio really pushed it over the top. When I saw it, the audience actually applauded when Scorpio got what was coming to him.
Same when I saw Death Wish, the audience applauded whenever Charles Bronson shot a mugger.
Scorpio was awesome in it
And Andrew Robinson went on to play Garak on Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
Hero movies always depend on a great villain to be truly great.
SOID! ANDY! ROBINSON! WHO! APPEARED! IN! THE! DIRTY!!! HARRY!!! FILM!!! CLASSICS! WITH! CLINTS!!! ENDORSEMENT! SOID! ANDY! IS! A! HOLLYWOOD!!! LEGEND!!!
Eastwood was so perfect for the role of Dirty Harry.. No one else could have played that part as well as Clint Eastwood
I think that Steve McQueen or Paul Newman would have worked,but Clint Eastwood was the best choice. He has always seemed like he had some anger and meaness he could tap into. Was it real,or just good acting? Who cares? It works. I gotta say,though,the tough characters he always has played seem to come pretty naturally to him. Think "Every Which Way But Loose" "The Gauntlet" "Heartbreak Ridge"... Don't forget "Gran Torino"
Clint Howard would've been better...
@Zazoo Kluk Except that Keanu Reeves was only seven years old at the time. 😯
Charles Bronson
@@hansgrueber8169 Good call!
This is one of mine and my father's favorite movies. Truly a classic and one of Eastwood's best right up there with the good the bad and the ugly.
True,yes. But Eastwood kinda turned a corner after the spaghetti westerns. For the better. Pretty much set the stage for everything after.
@@toniaansaldo8140 yeah his career has been pretty much nothing but net since it started
Loved watching his films with my Dad. Daddy and daughter night, dirty harry lol
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That's awesome lol.
SOID! THE! LEGENDARY!!! CLINT!!! EASTWOOD!!! SOID! IS! THE! G,O,A,T!!!
That Lalo Schifrin score is something else, too.
My favorite part of the 'DH' universe is the evolution of Albert Popwell's characters: first as the cornered bank robber in the iconic "Do I fell lucky?" scene in Dirty Harry, then as an ill-fated pimp in Magnum Force, next as revolutionary leader Mustapha in The Enforcer, and finally as fellow SFPD cop Horace King in Sudden Impact.
He would've been in The Dead Pool as well if it wasn't for a scheduling conflict.
There is absolutely no question that Clint Eastwood is the greatest actor/Director in the history of motion pictures. He is still acting and directing movies past the age of 90. Totally unprecedented in show business. No one can touch him.
A living legend.
He's great alright. 🤠👍
One more Dirty Harry movie 🎥!!!🙌🏼
@@strangelovemd1 Harry turns he badge over to his (real) son and continues the series. How cool.
Yes, he's the MAN 💪
Andrew Robinson is a great underrated actor. He’s phenomenal as Garek in Deep Space 9
He's worth "every penny of it, you black son of a bitch".😉
Never made that connection, my wife not a trekkie put 2 and 2 together.
Knowing about this really adds to the thoughts of Garek and his supposed backstory. Andrew Robinson said this role nearly killed his acting career (he was too good).
@@mikecobalt7005 Garek was the best character on the show, in my opinion
Listen to 'a stitch in time'
Its written and narrated by Mr Robinson
"I know what you're thinking. 'Did he post six videos or only five?' In all the excitement of a Minty list, I lost count."
now, being that this a forty-four magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and could blow your head clean off, you have to basking yourself one question.
Do I feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?
SOID! THESE! HOLLYWOOD! LEGENDS! LIKE! GEORGE! C! SCOTT! STEVE! McQUEEN! BURT! LANCASTER! PAUL! NEWMAN! ROBERT! MITCHUM! JOHN! WAYNE! ETC! ETC! ETC! ARE! ALL! HOLLYWOOD! LEGENDS! SOID! THE! MAN!!! CLINT!!! EASTWOOD!!! SOID! IS! LEGENDARY!!! SOIDS! AREN'T!
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50 today , I met Scorpio in Lon about 10 yr ago
I gots to know!!!!
😂😂🎯
I don't think anyone could play Dirty Harry as good as Clint Eastwood
He was born to play this role.No doubt about it.😎👍
@christineobrien7707 Totally agree
Maybe Marty McFly.
Lalo Schifrin. His soundtrack is just as iconic
spot on the music is amazing in this
Name of the tracks used
And of course Enter the Dragon is another classic Lalo OSM
SOID! JAZZ!MUSIC!!! IS! ICONIC!!! MUSIC!
Also his score for Bullitt.
Seen all the Dirty Harry films totally 💯 Eastwood great works
My fave is Magnum Force
@@Friggle_Dee Matter-of-factly: Paul Newman, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Steve McQueen were all considered for the Dirty Harry role. It was made for Clint.
These are always the types of films with the most interesting alternative casting possibilities. It's impossible see anyone else as Dirty Harry.
I could see Sinatra or Wayne. Just as a 60's John McClain in Die Hard.
@@0311Mushroom Ironically, Sinatra played a police officer called "Joe Leland" in the 1968 movie "The Detective" based on a novel by "Roderick Thorpe". Another Thorpe novel, "Nothing lasts forever", also containing the character of Leland was the inspiration for the original "Die Hard", so Sinatra really was a 60s John McClain!
Burt Lancaster might have been interesting in the role.
@@bradweston5342 I know, which is why I said that.
@@0311Mushroom Sinatra?! Ha! That bobble-head git was tiny and weak looking. Clint was really tall and had the look.
As mentioned previously, one of your 10 bullet points (pun intended) should have been on Harry’s gun, the Smith and Wesson 29-2. There are some great facts behind this gun and how it made it into the movie and what it did to sales after. It was basically a gun that Smith and Wesson couldn’t give away and after the movie it’s sales skyrocketed and remains strong to this day. I own 3.
I had a 350 Magnum, 4 inch chrome barrel. Is that a good gun?
@@eileenweeks1815 .357 Magnum?
I bought a Mod 29-2 with a 8 3/8 , then one with a 6" barrel because of these movies
I agree. Although, Australia is super anti-gun. They won’t acknowledge any facts about firearms because has to do with “scary” guns
After the release of “Dirty Harry” sales for the S&W 29 went threw the roof, it was also the most returned handgun of that era.
Fun fact: Both actors Andrew Robinson and Reni Santoni appear again together in the movie Cobra (1986).
I was going to comment his. Cobra is great.
Andrew Robinson went onto play Garak in DS9 too.
@@craigs71He's also in the first Hellraiser movie.
that blew my mind when I found out that Garak was played by Robinson.
And Santoni plays Gonzales both times. (different spellings though)
I loved when Scorpio hires the guy to beat the hell out of him to frame Eastwood! Don't know why but just always like it when the bad guy goes the extra mile to make his/her character feel like the smartest person in the film.
This was the first movie I saw where the bad guy was deranged but so clever. Completely desperate to do anything to win. It was like the start of the Joker character.
@@paulweston8408 i’ve been led to believe that that guy who beat up Scorpio was actually Curtis Mayfield yeah that Curtis Mayfield
What timing! We are currently watching Dirty Harry and we just reached The Dead Pool. Thanks for the great info!
Best score ever.... the music on the movie deserves a video of its own
I feel lucky owning all of these movies on DVD. One lucky punk.
They have a blu ray rerelease. I'm not sure if it's an import or not I have many box set imports police academy and madagascar or lion king and mad max. Oh and beverly hills cop.
@@dizzydnice82 I bought the DVD set in the mid 2000s. So bluray was unknown at that time. However, I can't find Dirty Harry on bluray here in Australia. May get it online but I'm not in a hurry.
So my reply got blocked with the link I guess so just look on Amazon in australia it's there dirty harry collection. Idk if someone flagged my link. Idk who would do that.
@@dizzydnice82 Thanks for the effort but at the moment I'm fine. I will be moving to a different state in a few weeks and deliveries usually take a bit these days. May do it once I have settled in.
Clint Eastwood , Charles Bronson and Telly Savalas movies/ tv shows remind me of my great grandma, grand ma and mom back in the early 80s loving and repeating some the actors lines while watching them. Most of the English they learned to speak was from watching these movies, needless to say it was helpful living in Bronx NY. They were some bad ass women!
Damn, they sound awesome. It really does sound like you come from a line of some truly tough, badass women.
Telly Savalas was Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
first time I watched this was in 1977. watched it at least 12 times since then in tv , betamax, laserdisc, DVD and now blu ray.
Isn't it great that eventually "Dirty Harry" would become a MAYOR in California?
Carmel By The Sea CA. I think he was mayor for 5yr then quit.
Just like the Terminator became the governor!
He also saved a man's life!
The most satisfying ending to a thriller ever. The bad guy would have made a great Joker.
I would sooooo appreciate you presenting Minty's 10 things you didn't know about The Outlaw Josie Wales... Perfect cast, stunning scenery, expert cinematography and direction.
Spoiler alert...
Endeavor to persevere...
Buzzards gotta eat, too...
Don't piss down my back...
Missouri boat ride...
This is a good place to die.
Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?
Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy.
Dyin's easy for men like you and me - it's livin' that's hard.
I'd tell him the war is over
I guess we all died a little in that damn war.
I heartily agree! I finally got tired of only seeing "Josie" when it showed up on cable and bought a copy of the "Clint Eastwood Collection" edition, with the Special Features. I hadn't seen it in several years and had forgotten what a great film it was! Plenty of "things you didn't know about" that movie, too, Minty. Stay safe.
I agree everything about Josie Wales perfect get onto it Minty 😂
Back when people didn't mind if career criminals got roughed up for doing dumb sh!t.
Some of us STILL don’t.
@@PoesRaven73 quote the raven!
The best line in the movie is when the brother says, "Hey, I Gots To Kno'"
Albert Popwell played the brother. He was also in 3 other Dirty Harry movies - Magnum Force, The Enforcer & Sudden Impact. Maybe he & Clint were buddies?
@@proteus5 I always remember Clint and Burt Reynolds using the same actors in their movies from the 70's and 80's.
In the "Dirty Harry" universe "Play Misty For Me" starred Frank Sinatra.
Sinatra was also the original John Mclane
@ Nick McCormack - Now THAT struck me funny. Thanks.
I was thinking the same thing, that the lead was played by someone else, and Clint doesn't exist in the Dirty Harry universe.
Seriously. Frank Sinatra as Dirty Harry? No.
@@toniaansaldo8140 But he did play "Dirty Dingus McGee".
You failed to mention that Audie Murphy was the most decorated American soldier of WW2.
Yup. To hell and back, was another great movie.
I can’t see Audie Murphy playing this sort of villain. I highly doubt he would have taken the role.
Murphy was like 5'04" too not a huge guy. A real hero. 🎗
I was surprised to learn that Audie Murphy was alive in 1971.
He was my gramps' platoon sergeant in Italy during WW2
When I visited S.F., I made my cousin take me around to all the locations from these movies.
Lol you might like this. The scene with Harry and the jumper, was filmed at a place called "California house", it is right up the street from city hall. I actually went to school there when it was a cullinary school.
If you watch the scene you will see a few things.
1) Some of the people are eating KFC, until recently there was a KFC on the opposite corner from where the scene was shot, and it stayed a KFC until a couple years ago when it was turned in to a Taco Bell.
2) The Bar people are standing in front of while watching the jumper is still there. It has changed owners and names a number of times, but it is still a bar.
3) You can see an awning next to the spot where Harry gets in to the cherry picker to reach the jumper. The name "Rattenhaus" can be seen, this is a very infamous piece of SF history. This bar was a hang out for local politicians and police officers, and was the sight of a number of crimes committed by those same individuals. Drugs, bribery and prostitution all happened there, until a big bust shur everything down and put a lot of people in jail. After the bar closed they simply turned the sign around, but you could still see the letters and that sign was still there in the early 2000's. Unfortunately it is hard to track down information on the case, but at the time it was huge.
Side Note: The building was originally built on the ruins of the 1906 fire. The side of the street it was built on was blown up to create a fire break. It originally was called "German House" and was a community center for the local German population. But in WW1 they changed the name and dropped most of the German identity from bvb the building.
@First name Last name not to mention, due to the success of the "Dirty Harry" movie, the Smith-and-Wesson Model-29 handgun became such an iconic weapon, that actual gun stores couldn't keep them on the shelf (much like the Desert Eagle pistols of today)
@@PB-tr5ze interesting information mate thanks for sharing 😎👍
@@DrQuagmire1 And they went on the resale market too because they were too hard to handle. 'Forgotten Weapons' channel did a video about it.
I'm guessing also for Escape from Alcatraz
As a movie buff, it’s one of my all time favourite films needless to say. Also that I’m graduating High School in November - I’ll be getting *Dirty Harold* on my year 12 Jersey.
I couldn't imagine any other actor playing these parts other than Clint Eastwood
Could Hugh Jackman do it? Think wolverine;)
charles bronson could have fit well in this movie too.
Maybe Jim Carrey lol
@@jamescrowley8598 Who was in a Dirty Harry movie.
@@Zooumberg the dead pool ?
Most quotable line in cinema history! "you gotta ask yourself one question, do I feel lucky, Well do ya punk"!
You hit the nail right on the head regarding this 10 Things episode. Congrats to you, Minty!
you should do videos on the other "dirty harry" films (like "the dead pool" featuring a small part by James Carrey (better known these days as Jim Carrey) and also featuring Liam Neeson)
Also featuring a cameo by Guns N Roses.
Yeah, I remember seeing him on In Living Color and thinking, "Hey, it's that guy singing 'Welcome to the Jungle' in The Dead Pool.
When I clicked on this, I was hoping he'd do the whole franchise.
@@OutsideGroove I remember the song being in it...Was G'NR actually in the movie? Don't remember that.
@@toniaansaldo8140 yes they were hanging out on a boat of I recall
The music had to be one of the co stars. Magical.
I love that andrew robinson played 2 amazing psychotic characters going from Scorpio to Garak in Deep Space 9
His career nearly ended for having played Scorpio. Also, prior to Elim Garak, Robinson played a nearly as unlikable supporting character (a cop) in Cobra. Just glad that he is arguably best known for the mysterious (and far more likable than Scorpio) ex-Obsidian Order operative 🎥 📺 🤗
He wasn't too likable in Hellraiser either.
He did awesomely as Scorpio.
Love this movie! Thank you for clarifying "Go ahead, make my day." I get annoyed with people who get that wrong. They also get Harry's "Do you feel lucky" speech wrong. Ah well, we can't all be movie aficionados, right? Once again, thank you for highlighting one of my cinematic favorites!
“Now you know why they call me “Dirty Harry” I get every dirty job that comes along”
Or he's always peeking at naked women through their windows?
@@MrLorenzovanmatterho "Hot Mary" or the other two. Hot Mary, lol. "You owe yourself, Harry."
@@dank8865 I certainly prefer the hippie girl.
I thought it was because he always got the shit end of the stick
I was gonna quote that line myself. Beat me to it.
Nice review! I've seen a number of Dirty Harry docs over the years, but I actually learned a few new ones with your presentation. You "made my day".
Got my covid Vaccine and was told I had to wait 15 min till I could leave .. a low a behold .. a New Minty to watch ! Thank fellow !
Great video. 50 years old. amazing
Where did the time go ☹️
@@fredbloggs5902 Absolutely
Dirty Harry is a classic. I bought it on DVD in 2008.
nice :)
@@naulapommi666 Dirty Harry is one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's favourite movies.
@@danielwilliamson6180 Whoa😮
@@naulapommi666 In one of the special features on the special edition DVD. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in one of the documentaries of the movie which he talks about Dirty Harry.
Heres another fun fact,Albert Popwell who was lying on the ground when Clint said-do ya feel lucky punk?was in 4 Dirty Harry films and 4 different charcters.He was also in Magnum Force,The Enforcer and Sudden Impact.
I love the quality of your research. Even as a filmmaker and avid film buff, I always learn a few new things from every one of your presentations. Thanks!
11. The comic book character Judge Dredd was originally inspired by Dirty Harry.
@Edgar Poe The recent one with Carl Urban is great.
@Edgar Poe
Just to clarify, I was talking about the original comic book character from 1977, not the bloody awful Stallone flic.
The best example of the real Judge Dredd on the big screen is the 2012 movie "Dredd". Karl Urban does an amazing job, but you can see the Dirty Harry roots.
@Edgar Poe
No worries 😀.
If you loved the comics, you should love Dredd, Karl Urban nailed it!
(This comes from someone who first read 2000Ad in the late 70's).
The Stallone movie had the right look, but that's about it.
And WHY could no-one say the word "Law" properly 🤣?
Sylvester Stallone's Judge Dredd is awesome
@@christermyrberg3661
If you like it, that's fine.
But Stallone is definitely NOT Dredd from the original comic.
You left out his gun?! S&W Model 29 .44 magnum. It’s almost as significant Harry himself.
I was going to mention the Model 29 myself. They had been around for well over a decade, and weren't a big seller for S&W. Cuz, seriously, who REALLY wants to hunt deer with like a 5 lb. handgun? But 6 months after the movie came out, you couldn't get the 6.5" barrel length Eastwood used. You had to settle for the 4" Burt Reynolds used in "Shamus" or the 8 3/8" Robert DeNiro clambered around with in "Taxi Driver." If you could find them. I always wondered if the producers of "Dirty Harry" had S&W stock.
Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum. Coming Soon To A Theater Near You! 😁
@@dank8865 ... Not to mention that the dealers who had any 29s were selling them for over twice retail, which makes my purchase a virtual miracle. 1976, hardware store that sells sporting goods. 6½" in the presentation case. $245.00. I had no clue that they sold guns, and one day a younger guy I was friends with came to the station and told me that they had the gun I wanted. I was surprised to hear that and asked how much money. He thought it was around $250. I told him that it had to be some tricked out Ruger Super Blackhawk. Fortunately, he was pretty insistent, so I walked down the street with him and beheld the holy Grail. It was true! We went inside the store and I asked the girl running the place if I could handle it. She grabbed the case and set it in front of me. I picked up the beast and it settled in my hand as if it was built specifically for me. I didn't have the cash to outright purchase it, so I asked her if they might do a layaway plan, which was fine with them. Two weeks later, I took possession of my best purchase ever. I carried it around in the presentation case because I didn't have a holster for a while. Backgammon was very popular at the time, so lots of people were carrying cases, and I didn't stand out. My friends thought it was a backgammon game until I showed them what was inside. Lots of jealousy, because the best they could find locally was a chrome 4" for $500 (down from $600). Eventually, I had to take the big gun out to be shot for the first time. I had little handgun or cartridge development experience, so seeing Clint in the movies was what I had to go on. In Magnum Force, he said he used "light specials". The specials I had were heavier than the Magnums. I went to an area that was completely secluded so no one would see me hurt my hands and drop the gun. I set up a few empty pop cans and put two rounds of specials in the cylinder. I put the Vulcan death grip on the big revolver and touched off the heavy special. Bang. Gun didn't budge. Great! My first round was a dud. Repeated the grip and fired the second one. Bang. Same as the first. Holy crap, a box of bad ammo! I filled the cylinder and triggered off all 6. No recoil to speak of. It began to dawn on me. Hollywood! All simulation. Shooting blanks doesn't make any recoil. I filled the cylinder with Magnums and put on the death grip and let one go. BLAM!! Up goes my hands! That's what it was about! Awesome! Since that time, I've bought other 29s and produced thousands of rounds of assorted Magnums. I turned my prize first one into something priceless. I gave it to my son.
@@JW...-oj5iw Man, that's an awesome story. And you're right - but I count at least two miracles.
1. You found a 6.5" in 1976.
2. You got it for true retail.
Some would count the layaway, but back then privately held businesses - that's how they worked. Mom & Pops knew people weren't rolling in cash, so if they wanted to move the merch, they had to accommodate. Everybody wasn't running around with a wallet full of plastic @ 28%. That used to be Usury & they'd lock your butt up in a State or Federal penitentiary for loansharking & racketeering. Now it's called Chase© & Citibank© lol.
Anyway, getting back on point, thanks so much sharing that great story. I'd forgotten all about the 4" chromes. We had a place by us called Revere & they had 3 of them for the loooongest. It's really makes my day to hear when a regular guy walks into something special like that. Cuz when I hear it, I honestly don't think it's a miracle, I think it was meant to be.
So here's hoping that your son gets as many years of service and enjoyment out of that weapon as you did. And, God willing, he one day has a son (or a daughter - Jerry Miculek's daughter is a shooting fiend) he may pass it down to as well.
Take care and be safe.
@@dank8865 ... Thank you so much for your cognitive abilities. There's a little detail I didn't include. The store put in an order for an 8⅜" model, but received the "shorter" one instead. The guy who ordered it refused the 6½", hence it's arrival on the shelf. Lucky me! 😁
@@JW...-oj5iw Meant. To. Be. 👍
I was fairly young when I first watched Dirty Harry on TV. I still remember the gruesome torture scene when Harry was trying to get Scorpio to tell him where one of his victims was being held. I was thinking, what Harry was doing was wrong but he was doing it to try to save an innocent victim.
Ironically, with Robert Mitchum being a potential Harry, his brother John Mitchum ultimately appeared in the movie as a fellow Inspector.
Fatso?
@@kingkong5483 I forget the character's name, but yeah, it was the big cop who helped Harry at the stadium.
Dirty Harry is such a good movie and literally can’t be remade in today’s world due to the vigilante nature that is Inspector Harry Callahan and the slang used throughout the film. That said, Clint was the perfect actor to play the character and his mannerisms to reduce tension (the smile at the end of the bank shootout and chit-chat with the suicidal guy) helps make the film what it is.
The "Play Misty for Me" Harry-verse was waaaaaay meta!!! LOL!
For fans of Andy Robinson and Don Siegel, definitely check out the 1973 movie “Charlie Varrick“. Robinson plays a murdering bank robber who teams up with Walter Matthau of all people. Matthau as a villain is a little disconcerting but he does a great job. A great little movie from the same era and the same “feel“. Some other dirty harry actors also appear in this movie. Siegel definitely had his favorites.
Fun bonus fact: Walter Matthau‘s wife in Charlie Varrick, Jacqueline Scott, also plays Dennis Weaver‘s wife in the movie “Duel“.
That‘s a fantastic movie.
She was also David Janssen’s sister in The Fugitive” back in the 60s.
I love Dirty Harry! I clicked on this so fast.
Fun fact , some Phillipine Police bought m29 .44 Mags and Winchester m70 rifles in ,458 Win Mag after Dirty Harry came. But understandable why so, many rural areas , repetion of the moro reasons for heavier ammo was needed.
It was originally the Moros’ fearsome reputation that led to the adoption of the M1911 in .45 ACP.
Clint Eastwood is one of a kind. All the Dirty Harry movies were so good. I saw his son in a movie the other day and when he turned his head and squinted his eyes he looked a bit like his dad
He would be awesome if Dirty Harry is rebooted.
Scorpio's scream is amazing!
When I worked nights at the Loyola Law School in New Orleans in 1980, I secretly added a couple of the Dirty Harry novels to the collection, in the “law enforcement” section. Made catalog cards and everything. Ahh, those pre-computer days.
Magnum force is good too. That dirty harry line was funny:"You rotten bastard".Funny as hell.
Magnum Force sounds like it got its plot from one of the early Dirty Harry scripts (justice being sought for elitist criminals getting away with their crimes).
"A man's got to know his limitations."
@@Jman417 guns out of your holster Briggs first time?
“You got to asked yourself one question, do I feel lucky?”
“Well do you punk?”
I might ask myself,but I don't asked myself.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was 6 shots...
I gotsta know Man!
@@notlikely4468 "you son of a bitch..." "Heh heh heh heh." One of the best interplays in 70s cinema.
Was that the first movie to feature a catchphrase?
Now you made me want to go watch it again, for the 1000th time 😂
Notes on Andrew Robinson. He was so good in the role that he had a hard time getting work for a long time, as even Hollywood thought he was legit crazy.
He went on to play Garek in Star Trek: DS9. He is considered by a lot of fans to be the one of the greatest characters, even though is technically not in the main cast.
He also was the head acting teacher at the University of Southern California for a long time, and even developed an acting course.
I love the character Garek, in the pale moonlight (I think that's the episode title) is a top 10 star trek story. "ITS A FAKE"
Hellraiser
Odo: You'd shoot a man in the back?
Garek: It's the safest way.
@@a.g.marshall2191 nice quote lol
@@willowwookie9614 Quintessential Garek.
I met Andy Robinson and his wife, Irene, at a Star Trek convention in 1995 - he played Garak on Deep Space Nine - and he told me he was typecast for quite some time afterwards. He also mentioned the threats you mentioned. Both he and his wife were super friendly.
When I was young Clint was old. Now I’m old and Clint is still Old.
Right? I was BORN in 1971! And he was 41! I'm 49 now...90 years old. I,and so many millions,are gonna be crushed when his time finally comes. He's ALREADY immortal. A legend.
You're only young once, you're old for the rest of your life
Whatever age, he'll always be more of a man than you ;)
Great video Minty, one of my favourite series of films, needs a GTA / L.A. Noire videogame (which was in development and abandoned for those interested).
Was hoping you'd mention the fact that the character Harry Calahan was based on the real life detective Dave Toschi who was the lead investigator on the actual Zodiac killer case and quite a character in real life also being the inspiration for Steve McQueen's Bullitt.
Another fact: This movie also made a star of Harry's hand cannon-His Smith& Wesson model 29-44 magnum. The demand for this revolver went crazy. People were paying double and even triple the selling price- if they could even find one.
S&W historian Roy Jinks noted that Smith & Wesson aka Big Blue, nearly decided to scrap the magnums in .41, .44 due to low sales, lack of support. Imfdb.org .
I have a model 29 myself. It's the only handgun I own and I don't feel the need to purchase anything else. It's big, heavy, loud and powerful, but in my opinion, it's also accurate, and a pleasure to shoot. If you let the weapon recoil without fighting it, you can shoot it all day long😁
@@marinegunny826 Actor Nick Nolte totes a 4" model 29 S&W .44 revolver at the start of 48 Hours, 1982 Imdb.com . He loses that gun & grabs a SFPD issue .45acp 1911a1 pistol. That's what he carrys in 90% of the film. In the sequel, made 8 years later, Nolte packs a stainless 4" N frame 629 revolver after his .44 29 4" model is damaged.
Best soundtrack ever! Lalo is a genius
Well Minty, now you have to do the other 4 Dirty Harry films... hope you’re up for it!!
This Minty guy has the makings of a varsity athlete.
Sopranos.
Nice sopranos reference
Andrew Robinson went on to receive much love from us Star Trek geeks as Garak in Star Trek DS9 💖
Greetings from Finland! Nice to hear you mentioning our videolaw in this context. Finland did have one of the craziest and strichtest videocensorship back in a day. Films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn of the Dead, Re-Animator and even Finnish director Renny Harlin's film Born American were banned. Several other films were heavily cut and toned down (Robocop, Predator and even Blade.) We are glad that we got rid off such law in year 2000.
Yes, we had these Problems in Germany too. They even censored "Harry Potter 2" because they thought it was supposed to be a "Kids"-Movie and the Scenes they cutted out were too scary and violent. Also Video-Games (like Mortal Kombat, Wolfenstein, GTA, etc.) didn't have it easy here.
@@EscalationTV Ridiculous. I always hated this approach that state had to supervise what we could watch. We actually made episodes about violent entertainment.
@@TheyTalkOnline I totally agree with you! What made the german Censorship even more ridicilous was the Fact that Germany's Mainstream-Media had this Illusion that everything what was pure animated or had Kids as Mainstars in a magical Fantasyworld or something automaticly would be meant for Kids. What caused a lot of Censoring for Animes and other Cartoons and Movies or Shows. And if even just a little bit Blood was shown in a Video-Game, it got immidietly removed. That were really horrible Times for Games and Movies in Germany, what thank God is over now.
P.S. I definetly should check out your Episodes about violent Entertainment, thanks :)
@@TheyTalkOnline By the Way, if you want you can also check out our last Movie "The Man Without Mercy" we made, what was mainly inspired from Dirty Harry :)
11. Albert Popwell appeared in the first four D.H. films, playing different characters each time.
Factoid that few know: The actor who played the doctor at the emergency clinic (I've forgotten his name) is a ballet teacher. I worked for him when he was directing the San Jose Ballet. I've never seen him in anything else.
Go ahead Minty...Make my day.
I could listen to this guy all night. He has such a great voice and personality.
Man we kids today need a hero like this in today's movies
About time! I have all the Dirty Harry movies on DVD.
Hey Minty - you should do "The Gauntlet" - one of Harry's finest and best ending scene and movie line "Nag...nag....nag!"
Awesome Work Man and Dirty Harry Movie Too!!!👍👍👍 Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
New stuff, I like new stuff. New Minty stuff.
Sorry minty is for everyone not just for you
Dirty Harry and Magnum Force are my favorites from the series! Thanks for sharing!!
George C. Scott turns down Dirty Harry for violence, while his most famous role was as George S. Patton. lmao!!!
Yeah, I laughed at that. Shooting a criminal...no! Humiliating and slapping a shell-shocked soldier...yes!
GCS is a scumbag who walked out on his wife & small child to get a Hollywood career. 🤨 Even later on, Scott refused to re-connect with his adult son. What a a-hole.
@@DavidLLambertmobile that why he walked out on them
I'm actually surprised this channel isnt at 1 million + subs, it's such amazing content 👍 Thanks for another great video man!
My father introduced me to Clint Eastwood with The Outlaw Josie Wales. Been a Eastwood junky ever since. He is the reason I don't put catsup on a hot dog...
(Look it up...)
Not to mention it launched 4 sequels making 5 movies total. Would love to see eastwood’s son Scott reprise the role of Harry in a modern time. Hope you do more 10 things about Clint Eastwood movies. Theres enough out there
Malcolm McDowell also received death threats over his character in Star Trek Generations killing Captain Kirk
Inspector Callahan was in the Marine Corp and there are subtle references to this in Magnum Force and in the Dead pool. He also grew up in the Potrero District of the city as mentioned in Magnum Force.
I remember being punished at school for saying "well do you feel lucky PUNK...WELL DO YA" HAHAHA,although this movie got me and my friends in trouble back in the day,it's still one of my favorite movies of all time,
Ah, the sweet ol' Smith & Wesson M29 with an 8-inch barrel length...
You know, Clint is not found of guns. But he works with them anyway.
I cringe every time I see his two-handed stance.
@@mbryson2899 you mean the “wrist hold”? 😬 🤦🏻♂️
The most powerful handgun in the world. It can blow your head clean off.
@@chalkboy8
Except that it cannot do that. A shotgun CAN blow top off a head but not the whole head.
And no you do NOT want see that sort of photo.
next 10 things you didnt know about Deadpool
Do you mean Marvel Deadpool, or The Deadpool? Which is another Dirty Harry movie
@@PugInATophat the one and only merc with the mouth
Deadpool could our generation Dirty Harry if they do the sequels justice.
Dirty Harry is the first action movie, anti hero or not, with famous one liners .
Okay, you've done this Eastwood movie. Now cover "A Fistful of Dollars" PLEASE!
Be needs to cover all of the Dirty Harry movies and all of the Man With No Name movies.
5:30 remember folks every time you see John Milius mentioned remember he was the basis for the character Walter in The Big Lebowski. And it's not far off.
You mean "Irvin" Kershner, not "Ivan", right, Minty? :-) Regardless, a job well done, as always!
"Uh-uh...I know what you're thinking: 'Did he fire six shots, or only five?' Well, to tell the truth I forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and can blow your head clean off, you have to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well do ya, PUNK?"
Happy 50th anniversary Dirty Harry, as well as Play Misty For Me and The Beguiled
One of my favorite movies; this was a great video essay! The car chase scene In Magnum Force was filmed near where we lived. I’m to “young” to remember them closing off the streets, but it’s fun to watch and pick out the locations.
Didn’t John Wayne turn it down which he later regretted so he went on to make the films McQ and Brannigan
More likely the studios realised how much Bullitt and Dirty Harry had changed the genre, so Wayne probably didn’t have much choice.
I don't see JW a good fit for this movie nor would he have been a good fit for Grand Torino
John Wayne sucks.
Yeah, I have heard the same story
I can't really see John Wayne playing Dirty Harry. I just think most of his movie roles he plays are a little too over the top and kinda goofy. Clint Eastwood, however brings a certain flare to Harry Callahan, making him as edgy and intimidating similar to his "Man with No Name" character.