This movie was outstanding for so many reasons. It was 1971 and racism was everywhere. Even in San Francisco. And this movie doesn't try to hide that fact. It was 1971 and liberals were just coming into power and believes that you deal with crime in a gentle, less direct way. Negotiation with criminals (which we know today is useless) was considered not only a viable option, but preferred. And then we have Harry who just loves his city, loves the kids, loves his coworkers, and loves shooting criminals. No lawsuits. No public outcry against him. People were racist which was bad, but sane.
@@paulcolburn3855Are you kidding, the 1970-1990 era was one of decline of America , Nixon and Reagan were a big part of that. Carter was a decent man but in the wrong time.
@@Johnny-magpies It was decline. We are still in decline. Nothing has changed. But my points, they still stand. The silent majority in 1971 was pushing back against liberalism. Dirty Harry was their martyr
Clint is a true American hero. An actor for 66 years and still going! Many cannot remember his first movies they are classics now. But one thing has not changed. He is still a cool amazing person who has always remained humble and treats those around him with respect!
@, what hasn’t he done not only is he a great actor. He’s been one of the best politicians in the country history. If you ever read about him you you’ll find his philanthropy efforts go far beyond almost everyone. Although I will say most of his Phil efforts are within the city he lives in.
Right after Harry jumps off onto the bus there is a camera shot from the side showing a Go Kart track in the background. I used to go there many times as a kid. I love this movie. Probably Eastwood's best. The Hutchinson Rock Quarry (since gone) was only a mile from San Quentin Prison.
I love Sudden Impact. I moved to Santa Cruz two years after it was made. And two years before the '89 Loma Prieta earthquake. Good and bad times for sure.
It's such a shame Andy had to deal with idiots who don't know the difference between reality and fiction after this role, because this is an absolutely stellar performance, and he just forces you to absolutely loathe him. Still, one of the best "bad guys" of all time, and a perfect portrayal by Mr. Robinson. 👍👍 Of course, his nemesis was pretty damn great, too! 👍👍
I often wonder how they deal with the children in scenes like this: it must take a lot of work so they know when he's acting and don't end up traumatised.
@@thapainter11he bounced back after a years it took time but kept busy in 1980s and after wards with roles in Hellraiser and Cobra with Sylvester Stallone, Star Trek Deep Space Nine etc. he had guest appearances in tv shows in 1990s into 2000s including Jag and Without a Trace.
Love this film and Eastwood 's movies from this era. So well made; no constant flicking here and there camera shots. People had proper attention spans back then.
It was 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' that turned Eastwood into a major film star but the Dirty Harry films definitely contributed to his stardom. 'Dirty Harry' has been credited with inventing the "loose-cannon cop" genre.
I don't think I've ever been more pleased to see a bad guy offed than I was in this film. Andy Robinson's Scorpio is so dislikable, it's a real payoff.
My Favorite movie of all time, still watch it and discover something different about this film each time. Acting top notch particularly Andrew Robinson 👌 such a eye opening performance from him; especially the bus scene with the kids. Maybe I'll watch it tonight 😅😊😮
The Scorpio character was loosely based on the real life Zodiac Killer who was operating in Northern California around the time and the case is still unresolved. Zodiac wrote many letters to the press bragging about his crimes but strangely didn't mention this film (at least in any correspondence in the public domain).
I think it's two psychopaths against each other. One good, one evil. In this movie, more than the sequels, Harry definitely gets off on killing bad guys, but he also loves mentally tormenting them to see if they break. He appears to get an almost sexual thrill out of it. You can see it in his face at 9:29.
Anyone ever seen a School Bus with roof racks? I drove one for years and we had a massive fleet. Had there been no roof racks, the entire movie would have been different. Regardless, it's a great movie and I LOVE it!!!
Yes actually. Long time ago, like 1972, just one year after Dirty Harry was made. We were headed up to Canada on a school bus to go canoeing up in Quebec. The racks held all our gear. Forgot about that till you asked. Interesting…
A bit of trivia. Yes, even though Harry’s gun was called a .44 Magnum (S&W Model 29) in this first Dirty Harry movie, the prop gun was actually a S&W Model 57 .41 Magnum. A .44 Magnum was used in the rest of the installments.
Soon as he sank he was rescued by a group of time traveling Cardassians, taken to Cardassia Prime, given a sharp makeover and thus became, in time, Elim Garrick.
Imagine Harry and Scorpio could be playable characters in a Mario Kart game! My god that would be very cool! This scene is a masterpiece also as well! And Clint Eastwood, congratulations on your next film also!
When Harry jumps on the bus you can clearly see it is Clint doing that himself, no hollywood A-Lister apart from maybe Tom Cruise(though there would be all kinds of extra safety precautions) would ever perform such a stunt these days.
It’s an amazing series of shots. So many films rely either on wide-shots to hide the stuntman’s appearance from a distance (does often help with building the scale of the stunt too but once you know the trick, you can’t ever unlearn it) or occasionally super-tight shots that obscure the face from the frame. Here we get not only those great wides, but also that fantastic handheld shot which absolutely confirms Eastwood’s genuine presence in the scene, it’s just wonderful!
The hostage kid fisherman was Andrew Robinson step son!! The role was so intense, NOBODY wanted to subject their kids to such treatment ( even in the movie).
A truly stellar film - one of the 5 best films ever made. It hit at a very important time, too. Things were just beginning to truly unravel then. It's continued for 50 years (thanks, baby boomer vermin.) Now we may finally turn the corner, thanks to Donald Trump (God Bless the man.)
Yep, the off ramp looks exactly the same, and that old wooden bridge he stood on is still there. The rest of the area is a shopping center, with apartments surrounding it. Crazy how 50 plus years and some things actually stay the same!👍☹️
8:18 Thats a VERY ACCURATE (Pun intended) depiction of the precision of a long barreled .44 magnum. The truth is; he could have been another 40 feet away and the results would have been the same.
Even in this one excerpt from the film, you see the echos of the times and the Zodiac Killer terror spree in that area: In the Killer's name (Scorpio for Zodiac), In the threat to children on a school bus (Zodiac threatened to "pick off kiddies as they got of their school bus"), and then with Scorpio seeing the lake with the child fishing and then running to it, grabbing the kid (Zodiac carrying out one of his infamous kiilings of a young couple relaxing at a lake.)
Was that not the film “The Zodiac Killer” from the same year? I know Scorpio was heavily inspired by the Zodiac, but I don’t recall any behind the scenes info about the film being used as a bait tactic. It seems more likely that it was the other film, they changed facts on purpose. I would imagine the idea was to enrage the real killer’s ego.
Hey, let's not forget to say something about the actress who played bus driver Marcella Platt: the great Ruth Kobart. Did you know she was much more than an actress? She was an opera singer who toured with the New York City Opera, among others. A very talented woman.
I should have looked her up before posting! I think most of us would recognize Ruth Kobart as Nurse Ratched in 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'. A brilliant, unforgettable role.
When the fishing kid gets home: “How was your fishing trip at the dam, dear?” “Well a psychopathic killer grabbed me from behind, but only briefly, as another man shot him and I ran away”…. Oh that’s nice dear… it’s time for dinner now..,
A disturbingly good portrayal of a lunatic. And then there is Harry. God bless him.
Are you talking about Scorpio or the mayor?
This movie was outstanding for so many reasons. It was 1971 and racism was everywhere. Even in San Francisco. And this movie doesn't try to hide that fact. It was 1971 and liberals were just coming into power and believes that you deal with crime in a gentle, less direct way. Negotiation with criminals (which we know today is useless) was considered not only a viable option, but preferred. And then we have Harry who just loves his city, loves the kids, loves his coworkers, and loves shooting criminals. No lawsuits. No public outcry against him. People were racist which was bad, but sane.
@@paulcolburn3855Are you kidding, the 1970-1990 era was one of decline of America , Nixon and Reagan were a big part of that. Carter was a decent man but in the wrong time.
@@Johnny-magpies It was decline. We are still in decline. Nothing has changed. But my points, they still stand. The silent majority in 1971 was pushing back against liberalism. Dirty Harry was their martyr
Andy Robinson, Probably the best movie maniac in cinematic history.
I have read that he is a really nice guy in reality...
@@74bshs According to imbd he was a Fulbright scholar.
He's a very nice guy
he adlibbed the line 'my, that's a big one'
he would have blown away joaquin phoenix
Clint is a true American hero. An actor for 66 years and still going! Many cannot remember his first movies they are classics now. But one thing has not changed. He is still a cool amazing person who has always remained humble and treats those around him with respect!
Hero, what has he done?
@, what hasn’t he done not only is he a great actor. He’s been one of the best politicians in the country history. If you ever read about him you you’ll find his philanthropy efforts go far beyond almost everyone. Although I will say most of his Phil efforts are within the city he lives in.
Right after Harry jumps off onto the bus there is a camera shot from the side showing a Go Kart track in the background. I used to go there many times as a kid. I love this movie. Probably Eastwood's best. The Hutchinson Rock Quarry (since gone) was only a mile from San Quentin Prison.
I believe you 100% but I have to ask this question. Did you also visit the park where the carnival was in his other movie? Lol
Yep I'm from the deep south, drove by this area in 2006, just to see where it was filmed.
When actors actually did their own stunts
I love Sudden Impact. I moved to Santa Cruz two years after it was made. And two years before the '89 Loma Prieta earthquake. Good and bad times for sure.
" i swear you will not be molested , you have my word of honor on it." Can a politician really make that claim honestly
Dirty Harry standing on the bridge, badass!
It's such a shame Andy had to deal with idiots who don't know the difference between reality and fiction after this role, because this is an absolutely stellar performance, and he just forces you to absolutely loathe him.
Still, one of the best "bad guys" of all time, and a perfect portrayal by Mr. Robinson. 👍👍
Of course, his nemesis was pretty damn great, too! 👍👍
I often wonder how they deal with the children in scenes like this: it must take a lot of work so they know when he's acting and don't end up traumatised.
@@Korschtal Children are generally much more resilient than adults, and less likely to be traumatized. I say this as a guy who was abused as a kid.
Get this out on 4k , Warners you have a great back catalog of movies Dirty Harry deserves the highest definition
I would love to see deleted scenes and outtakes.
"We're going to the ice cream factory, see how ice cream's made, now anybody who doesn't want to go can get off right here." Classic
This film is like a masterclass in film editing
Apart from the Bus running that Beetle off the road twice?
Absolutely Love Eastwood in so many of his movies. Doesn't have to say much, his presence alone demands respect
Robinson had a time trying to find different acting roles after Dirty Harry, he nailed the psychopathic role so well he was type casted.
I didn’t realise he was in Star Trek Deep Space 9.
If there was truth ever said on this doggone internet?? You just said it . Absolutely correct.!!
I'm glad Andrew and Clint were friends in real life, that made this bearable.
Andrew Robinson played a convincing psychopathic serial killer
I actually met Andrew, I detailed his car he was a kool humble guy, a great tipper too...
Real good actor.
So good It ruined his career
@@thapainter11he bounced back after a years it took time but kept busy in 1980s and after wards with roles in Hellraiser and Cobra with Sylvester Stallone, Star Trek Deep Space Nine etc. he had guest appearances in tv shows in 1990s into 2000s including Jag and Without a Trace.
I heard that, in reality, he is a really nice guy. "Not a joke."
The best bad-ass Clint Eastwood scene ever. Or maybe just best bad-ass scene ever.
Clint taking out the trash since 1971.
Love this film and Eastwood 's movies from this era. So well made; no constant flicking here and there camera shots. People had proper attention spans back then.
You kind of need to pay BETTER attention when there are a lot of quick cut...
This maybe Andrew Robinson's breakout role. But he will be remembered as a plain and simple tailor, Garack! 😃
Holy crap, didn't realize he was Garak! Dude can act!
I love that character. He played it perfectly.
Garak was awesome.
One of my favorite DS9 characters. 😎
Not plain, not simple Garak!
A real man 😁a real police man 😁who got the job done 👍
Now, the lunatics are in charge.
Dirty Harry is THE movie that catapulted Clint into superstar status.
No, that was the Dollar trilogy.
It was 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' that turned Eastwood into a major film star but the Dirty Harry films definitely contributed to his stardom. 'Dirty Harry' has been credited with inventing the "loose-cannon cop" genre.
@@ChristopheStrobbe That movie is part of the Dollar trilogy.
@@XLV750RD01 I know. It's the best-known film in that trilogy.
It also catapulted the Smith and Wesson Model 29 to fame. They almost stopped production of that model until this film caused it to be back ordered.
The guy who played Scorpio was perfect casting.
Queenslander.
What???
Man I Love Happy Ending*****
I'm not sure it could be called a happy ending
More like bitter sweet
Yeah, it was very satisfying to see that punk ultimately get his come-uppance.
I don't think I've ever been more pleased to see a bad guy offed than I was in this film. Andy Robinson's Scorpio is so dislikable, it's a real payoff.
My Favorite movie of all time, still watch it and discover something different about this film each time. Acting top notch particularly Andrew Robinson 👌 such a eye opening performance from him; especially the bus scene with the kids. Maybe I'll watch it tonight 😅😊😮
I started watching this on tv as a kid in the 80s and then I rented it so many time I could have worn the tape out.
One of the best lines ever punk
Those kids would be traumatized for life!! But Harry saved them!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Nah, kids in those days thrived on the excitement of violence and death threats and random lunatics. Good times!
Original 1971 Dirty Harry. Such a classic crime thriller.
Andy Robinson brilliant 👏
Great film.
I swear that green Volkswagen beetle sure gets around San Fransisco and is involved in lots of wild things.
Bullet
Throwback Thursday, and the best detective series of movies ever,
“Go ahead, make my day”.
Clint Eastwood hair gets separate billing.
Now THAT’S how you deal with unruly kids on the bus! 🤷🏼♂️🤣
Still in my top 5 favorite movies!
Harry never lost track of how many rounds he fired. He clearly wanted Scorpio to go for it. When he saw him hesitate, he said, “well do ya, punk?”
I took this exit everyday for years and laughed everytime thinking of Callahan on the bridge!!
I count 6 shots before the last one! LOL
All Love CLINT EASTWOOD and all His very good movies alsow ❤❤❤😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰
Well you can just get yourself another delivery boy😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
4:06 "Jesus!", it's Harry as Scorpio's avenging angel! 👮🎥📸👍
Kid fishing in a slag pit. Cut into a fillet and watch the mercury pour out.
The Scorpio character was loosely based on the real life Zodiac Killer who was operating in Northern California around the time and the case is still unresolved. Zodiac wrote many letters to the press bragging about his crimes but strangely didn't mention this film (at least in any correspondence in the public domain).
the greatest film ever made and then the good, the bad, and the ugly.
I think it's two psychopaths against each other. One good, one evil. In this movie, more than the sequels, Harry definitely gets off on killing bad guys, but he also loves mentally tormenting them to see if they break. He appears to get an almost sexual thrill out of it. You can see it in his face at 9:29.
"..a man has got to know his limitations" LOL
Anyone ever seen a School Bus with roof racks? I drove one for years and we had a massive fleet. Had there been no roof racks, the entire movie would have been different. Regardless, it's a great movie and I LOVE it!!!
Yes actually. Long time ago, like 1972, just one year after Dirty Harry was made. We were headed up to Canada on a school bus to go canoeing up in Quebec. The racks held all our gear. Forgot about that till you asked. Interesting…
Probably a safety issue so the stunt man had something to hold onto so he wouldn't fall off..🤔
Good reply 😁👍@@garykubodera9528
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@@garykubodera9528the stunt man was Eastwood himself.
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This is a great movie. Entertaining right through.
SHUDDDUP . 3:55 . Love the way he says that. I’ve used that pronunciation a few times in the last 40 years.
Love this movie.
Dean Wormer gave his word...
Note...unlike many actors who have no knowledge of guns...Eastwood Holds that Colt Model 29 very still no shaking...
Its a Smith and Wesson M29. 😂
If it was a Colt then Scorpio would’ve definitely been feeling lucky. 😀
It's a Magnum •44,...he used it in all his Dirty Harry films including Magnum Force and Sudden Impact
magnum 44 refers to the bullet
A bit of trivia. Yes, even though Harry’s gun was called a .44 Magnum (S&W Model 29) in this first Dirty Harry movie, the prop gun was actually a S&W Model 57 .41 Magnum. A .44 Magnum was used in the rest of the installments.
Clint will aways be the man!
Soon as he sank he was rescued by a group of time traveling Cardassians, taken to Cardassia Prime, given a sharp makeover and thus became, in time, Elim Garrick.
*Garak, but yeah 😁
Love the 70s sound track
Imagine Harry and Scorpio could be playable characters in a Mario Kart game! My god that would be very cool! This scene is a masterpiece also as well! And Clint Eastwood, congratulations on your next film also!
The villain played his role perfectly
I thought the commissioner was going to give GPA’s!!😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Fantastic film!
When Harry jumps on the bus you can clearly see it is Clint doing that himself, no hollywood A-Lister apart from maybe Tom Cruise(though there would be all kinds of extra safety precautions) would ever perform such a stunt these days.
It’s an amazing series of shots. So many films rely either on wide-shots to hide the stuntman’s appearance from a distance (does often help with building the scale of the stunt too but once you know the trick, you can’t ever unlearn it) or occasionally super-tight shots that obscure the face from the frame. Here we get not only those great wides, but also that fantastic handheld shot which absolutely confirms Eastwood’s genuine presence in the scene, it’s just wonderful!
This CAN'T be the same green VW that popped up four times in the most famous car chase in film history? Bullitt. San Fran baby!
Must have been
Too co incidental otherwise as vw only produced a million or so of them…..😂
Sorry didn’t mean to be mean
I thought the same thing 👍✌️
When are you people gonna stop messing around with this guy my favorite quote ❤
Andrew Robinson, the psycho's psycho. Huge respect, totally convincing performance!
Clint Eastwood! Dirty Harry! Glenn
Clint taking out the trash since 1973.
I think this is the famous scene, when Clint says, Do you feel lucky?
Classic film, have it on dvd
To all the parents out there, make sure your kids watch Clint Eastwood movies and know what a man is. Such a shortage of them in the world these days.
Double secret probation!!!
Sorry, wrong movie...
The hostage kid fisherman was Andrew Robinson step son!! The role was so intense, NOBODY wanted to subject their kids to such treatment ( even in the movie).
Just drive the goddamn bus and get in the right-hand Lane😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Back when cop's could be cop's and no cell phone cameras........
Dirty Harry's revolver has a high-capacity cylinder.
Actually, it's a drum magazine.
I hope those kids ended up ok.
Just the best
A truly stellar film - one of the 5 best films ever made.
It hit at a very important time, too. Things were just beginning to truly unravel then. It's continued for 50 years (thanks, baby boomer vermin.)
Now we may finally turn the corner, thanks to Donald Trump (God Bless the man.)
I saw it in the movie theatre in the front row. Amazing.
For just a moment he felt lucky...
Just for a moment.
One of my favourite ever films .
Clint=Republican=Cool.
Classic Clint Eastwood movie. But y'all need to play the whole thing not just a clip
Yep, the off ramp looks exactly the same, and that old wooden bridge he stood on is still there. The rest of the area is a shopping center, with apartments surrounding it. Crazy how 50 plus years and some things actually stay the same!👍☹️
S&W model 29. Made them ridiculously expensive
Andrew Robinson is an expert at playing bad guys. He'd later play the duplicitous Cardassian Garak in STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE (1993-1999).
8:18
Thats a VERY ACCURATE (Pun intended) depiction of the precision of a long barreled .44 magnum.
The truth is; he could have been another 40 feet away and the results would have been the same.
I don't quite remember this version, be it when he smacks the kid on the bus or after getting shot subsequently drowns.
02:20
Those rainbow colours at the tunnel...no wonder Callahan never liked the place 😅 !
Even in this one excerpt from the film, you see the echos of the times and the Zodiac Killer terror spree in that area: In the Killer's name (Scorpio for Zodiac), In the threat to children on a school bus (Zodiac threatened to "pick off kiddies as they got of their school bus"), and then with Scorpio seeing the lake with the child fishing and then running to it, grabbing the kid (Zodiac carrying out one of his infamous kiilings of a young couple relaxing at a lake.)
The movie was actually made to reel in the Zodiac killer.. Police departments across San Francisco were hopeful but skeptical this would work.
Was that not the film “The Zodiac Killer” from the same year? I know Scorpio was heavily inspired by the Zodiac, but I don’t recall any behind the scenes info about the film being used as a bait tactic. It seems more likely that it was the other film, they changed facts on purpose. I would imagine the idea was to enrage the real killer’s ego.
Play this game by the rules❤
You would never be able to show an adult striking a young person today
The woke would explode.
Hey, let's not forget to say something about the actress who played bus driver Marcella Platt: the great Ruth Kobart. Did you know she was much more than an actress? She was an opera singer who toured with the New York City Opera, among others. A very talented woman.
I should have looked her up before posting! I think most of us would recognize Ruth Kobart as Nurse Ratched in 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'. A brilliant, unforgettable role.
Scorpio is joy behar's hero !
It seems like San Francisco is still run by the same mayor.
The Mayor was later the college Chancellor in Animal House (1978)
In a messed up world there’s always Harry
My old workmate was an ex Swat team cop.
He said this is exactly what happened with Police politics.
A clown show.
Especially in San Francisco.
And most places around the whole entire world!
He apparently felt lucky. But feelings can be tricky...
When the fishing kid gets home: “How was your fishing trip at the dam, dear?” “Well a psychopathic killer grabbed me from behind, but only briefly, as another man shot him and I ran away”…. Oh that’s nice dear… it’s time for dinner now..,
Great bad guy. The bad guys can make a boring film fabulous.
There's no way this movie could have gotten away with a simple R-rating if that 44-Magnum ever did the damage Clint *said* it would do.
This movie is bloody awesome...I need a bag of chips..no regret ..run with coke lol
Thanks kindly for your comment ❤👍🙏🙏😎💖🍂🕊️
At the time, probably not. Nowadays no one would bat an eye.