Robo Redneck As Mark Twain (Google him) once said "It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt". You might not have recognised it because of all the big words, but you got burnt bad. I'm slightly disappointed your response wouldn't knock the skin off a custard, usually when your type get wiped all over the floor you respond with an indignant spray of mindless invective with no connection at all to the actual point. So I decided to write this and give you a second chance to prove the stereotype. See you in my notifications 👍
Robo Redneck surely it wouldn’t be San Fran without all the liberal druggies and scum? It’s the American home of quirky amenities and old fashioned curiosities...you would have to flatten the place to wipe out the sort of low life hipster spawn to which you object....
Every city has issues. I love the Dirty Harry films. It made it's own point during the time it was made. You were able to see all the actions of the bad guys to help establish who was right and who was wrong. But reality is not like that.
"It was the style in those days to categorize people conservative people were calling liberals communists and liberals called them fascist" This here quote still remains true to this day.
Haha! A moron here believed the corporate media about the Russian collusion BS. Here we are a year later and it was shown to be nothing but unsubstantiated nonsense. Aren’t liberals supposed to distrust big corporations? What shame that we lost the Left to corporatism, which is what El Duce himself called Fascism.
Rich Leviness Clint has been my hero ever since I was a kid. My father and I went to see Gran Torino in the theaters. My father and I then watched hours of Clint Eastwood movies when we got home.
No one should complain when you point a gun at a cop & he/she shoots back. IF people are allowed to carry open ly,,then cops shouldnt shoot black people carrying when they let white carry openly,,
I've heard from multiple first hand sources that back in the day after Dirty Harry there was a glut for lightly used Model 29s from guys who bought them thinking they were Harry and then returning them after the recoil of .44 magnum told them they were not Harry.
Man, seeing as this people talk "You wouldn't believe it, but it was a really crazy time!" and nowadays it's a million times worse. A Dirty Harry-like film wouldn't even get made. And that's just in the USA. I live in Europe
right now you go to jail in the UK if you say anything about immigration. Paris, Brussels and London's locals are minority's in there capital cites. Germany proudly touts the German people will be minoritys in their home land and then state that's a good thing... The USA soon will be over whelmed with our African american brotheren and Hispanics. Which shouldn't be a bad thing BUT is there a strong economy safe country in South America or Africa? No, Rhodesia, Tanzania and now South Africa have fallen on had sides once the Africons gave over power to the Majority.. Saying I live in Europe means losing ur country with a fight at least Americans have the comfort of know they did this shit to themselves.
The ultimate irony about people that scream 'fascism' is that they embrace one of the most insidious forms of fascism themselves. Insidious, because it's cloaked in moralism, and irony, because they don't even realise it.
Harry Callahan: "That's just fine, but how does murder fit in? You know, when police start becoming their own executioners, where's it gonna end? Huh, Briggs? Pretty soon, you'll start executing people for jaywalking, and executing people for traffic violations. Then you end up executing your neighbor 'cause his dog pisses on your lawn" That statement reigns true to this day!
I am not American so my politics are not American, and when I saw Dirty Harry and Magnum Force years ago, I never saw it as a left wing versus right wing question. To me, communist and fascist were both "left wing" in the sense that they were government control, whereas "right wing" was closer to individual freedom - free market. I always thought of America as inherently right wing because people had free speech and could own guns, but also had no social safety net . Dirty Harry was, therefore, about American values. He was the true American, and the people around him were deviating from the American way. In the first film, law enforcement was too weak, to the point where the criminals can exploit the system. In Magnum Force, law enforcement was too strong because cops were taking the law into their own hands. In both cases, the problem was "government' (some collective) thinking it knows better than the individual (Harry). Harry was the US Constitution or The American Way (as least as far as an outsider perceived it) and his opponents were people who thought they knew better. Harry even says, several times, that he knows not everything is perfect, but it is better than the alternatives. And, to be honest, as a non-American, that is how I think of America. It's not perfect, but it is overall the best anyone has come up with. It is certainly, demonstrably, better than what other countries have. Harry Callahan is just America dialed up to 11.
14:31 Joe Carnahan considers himself a liberal, wanting change in society, and he would have the law enforce it. Wow, just think about every regime that has thought that way.
The most hilarious thing about Dirty Harry, the one-man execution squad, is that he decides to oppose the secret police death squad instead of joining up with them.
Wait, so Hollywood used to try to make different movies that appealed to different audiences instead of trying to reach the lowest common denominator with every release? Hmmm
This entire video clarifies nothing and actually makes things worse. Harry is a courageous truthful honest cop who instinctively took action to confront wrong doing. He gave the wrong doers time to backoff in a faceoff. if they didn't he let em have it. He put only his own life on the line when doing things his way and was effective. He took on both black and white criminals alike. He didn't kiss ass of bosses and politicians. He had biases against women joining the police force but he had facts and reasons - the interview scene with Tyne Daley. Daley was unqualified for the position. If it was a woman from the police academy it would have been fine. His methods could have gone wrong but it didn't. Harry was portrayed like that. The complaint against him was the possibility that things could go wrong his way. That said i would not support his methods because he was a fictional hero. I doubt if there is even a single cop who has all the qualities of Harry. That is the summary of it without complicating or politicizing the topic with blurred labels of fascism, communism, liberal, conservative blah blah.
"Everything is political" that sums up why people have the wrong idea about Dirty Harry. He is a good guy is who gets his hands dirty. He does what everyone knows is right but do not want to admit to because it just isn't politic, whereas he has no cares for what is politic, only right and wrong. Indeed, that is the point - and it works in fiction, we want the hero to go the extra mile for what is right, maybe even symbolically say the heck with “the system” -- even if it is not practical or legal in real life. Maybe because it is not practical in real life we need it in fiction even more. This works in fiction because well, it is fiction, but also because the characters chosen to be the tip of the spear in these actions are virtuous. This isn’t to say they are saints; often they lean towards anti-hero. but the issue isn’t are they flawed as people, the issue is their moral code. Each of them has an unimpeachable code of action that allows them to get down and dirty with the bad guys - and not turn bad. In a sense, these fictional protagonists do not need the rules that apply to others because they are idealized as having their own rules, which are simpler, perhaps, but which they will never break. These characters are idealized fictional heroes, so it’s okay for them to do this. This is true whether the medium is comic books, movies, or television. That said, this is still fiction; enjoying such a story doesn’t mean one would want that sort of thing to go on in real life, largely because real people are not idealized fictional heroes and real life is not a fictional story. Dirty Harry was a great fictional hero because he skirted the rules in the interest of justice. Still, most of us would not want to be pulled over by a local cop who used these films as a training manual!
Nothing has changed really. Conservatives still call liberals communists and liberals still call conservatives fascists. Everything is still political lamentably, and it doesn't seem to be getting any less political in the near future.
1> individualist on the right against individualist sociopath on the left. 2> individualist on the right against collectivists on the right (fascists). 3> individualist on the right against collectivists on the left (terrorists). Moral: Its the individualist with morals that saves the day.
If Harry had swapped places with Sherlock Holmes, Professor Moriarty wouldn't have been in but one adventure! And I'd give 5:1 odds that Dr Watson wouldn't have made it through the first half of the book; Harry's partners always seem to take one for the team.
I don't see anyone with an opposing viewpoint being given an opportunity to make any points. Regardless of your position one should always present pieces like this with point/counterpoint.
I wish some philanthropist would back a movie like this today. There is NOTHING coming out of hollywood or anywhere else, that’s worth watching or buying. I spend my money elsewhere. Political correctness has killed freedom of speech and taken out entertainment collaterally.
I think the point of the Dirty Harry movies is that common law and corporatism don't work together, and Americans have to eventually choose one or the other; either let the system do its job, or let Harry do his job. That's probably why the movies have to alternate, otherwise they will appear to be advocating one side or the other. btw interesting projection by Pauline Kael there.
I'm enjoying this video immensely. quote "Harry is a guy who enjoys a Righteous Kill", going to clip that together with a line I heard yesterday "sexuality does exist on a spectrum..."
Try 2024! The first 3 dirty harry films are really interesting. I can now recognise that, far from being just action movies, a lot of political thought went into them.
Clint Eastwood was one of my biggest heroes growing up and i always learned from him. It is important a man always follow his moral compass and do what is right, god bless dirty harry!
13:24 no no no. We dont cheer because he was brutalizing a suspect for the crime he committed. We say thank fuck he's actually putting the girls life above this mans 'legal rights'. Its about doing what needs to be done to save a life. If the guy had just said where the girl was he wouldn't have been stood on. 16:13 spot on
One important fact that this video leaves out, regarding Harry torturing "Scorpio", is that "Scorpio" ambushes Harry while he is playing ransom errand boy, confesses his crimes to Harry, and attempts to murder him; Chico Gonzales (Harry's rookie partner) saves Harry but is wounded in the process. So let's recap: we have an asshole who confesses to the crime before trying to murder the officer who he confessed to, shoots another officer , and escapes. Harry tracks him down and does the best he can to save the victim. Since "Scorpio" was not under arrest when he confessed...in fact he gloated and his intentions before attempting to kill Harry, it would be a stretch to claim that Miranda rights applied...
It has been a good 20 years since I saw Dirty Harry but when Scorpio was confessing, didn't he say that he decided to let the girl die? If that memory is right, it definitely changes the picture on how he acted at the stadium.
@@kevindickson2178 Indeed. These days with our fuller understanding of Miranda, Harry could have laughed while explaining the "spontaneous statement" exception to Miranda, lol. "You gave up your rights when you admitted to the crimes, scumbag."
@@michaelward9880 Kenosha Kyle is essentialy the modern day Dirty Hairy, Wyatt Earp, and if convicted: Billy the Kid. Just wait. Looking back on history is like waking up the next morning from a blackout night with the boys.
Dirty Harry (Inspector Callaghan) applies his law to every one, black or white. The movie starts with him killing a gun toting black and ends with him Killing a gun toting white. That's equality and fighting fire with fire.
Not only that but they use a made up definition of Racism and Sexism today that by the actual definition of those words would make them Racists and Sexists. These are the Sheep of the media and their hypocrisy is so great that they are exactly what they call others and they call other's this to pretend to be superior. What a Load of Crap the West has become.
So, even back in the 70s people screamed "Fascist!" when they heard something they didnt like? lol I guess that old saying is true,"The more things change, the more they stay the same." Will wonders never cease?
"Liberals use Black People as a political football in their on going war with Conservatives" Malcolm X Boy if it was true back in the 60's, Then it's just as true today.
It is the Liberal thing to want to tie labels on things so that they are identified. Racist, Fascist, Nazi etc. Their heads are now "happy" because they have pigeon holed their victim
Well done. The Harry Callahan figure is fairly straightforward, he saw wrong and wanted to make it right. None of the recipients of his intercession were even remotely innocent.
Yeah, but that’s where the movie makes its simplification: in real life, there’s such a thing as a fuck up and going after the wrong guy. Or is Johnny Depp a malicious wife beater that deserves to be at the wrong end of a Magnum 44?
I grew up with Callahan. I identified with Beddoe. I became Walt from Gran Torino. I cried when they busted Earl in Mule. Life is not black and white, left and right. Eastwood deserves a lifetime oscar!
Not really. You need some, but you don't want every cop to be like him. 99% of the time you want rules-following goodie two shoes as cops. However, when things get sideways and murky, you need a Dirty Harry to sort things out.
I was living in San Diego at the time. I don't know what these people are talking about. It was a good movie. It was seen as a movie. Not a political statement. If everything was political, it was political to those who lived like everything was political. The rest of us were just trying to live life.
Despite all the angles hyped about Inspector Callahan, if one really examines the films, he never actually broke the rules, he merely did his job effectively within the law. It's just that the filmmakers made it SEEM like he was a rogue.
Donald Joy Mostly, but I'd say him torturing someone is slightly against the rules? He steps on the guys gun shot wound, that is forbidden, well at least I imagine it would be, then again I don't live in the States so maybe I'm wrong!
Jimmy Jarrett That's literally the only time he arguably breaks the law. And it was more to find the girl than anything else. But the girl was already dead, so his action was shown to be ultimately futile.
Callahan: "I never hear the ACLU complaining about criminal brutality. And I've yet to hear a victim of criminal brutality complain about police brutality."
This is amazing depiction of how history repeats itself. Many parallels to today's mode of thinking on all sides. And I thought today's politics were unique.
I just read about this featurette/documentary that is on a DVD of “Magnum Force,” which examines the themes of the Dirty Harry movies as well as the political climate at the time the movie was made. I just got to say that history repeats itself, 46 years later, and the political differences between Left and Right are still very big.
Too much leftists... I'm French and i'm a gun owner. Nobody's gonna tell me what's good for me... I know what's right or wrong. I 've choosen the "Right" way. 🖖🏻😎🇫🇷😇👍🏻
Tong Gorokh Police Chief Palpatine: Have you heard legend of Darth Harry, The Dirty? Rookie Officer Anakin: No Palpatine: I thought not. It's not a story the punks would tell you...It's a cop legend Darth Harry was a Dark Lord of the Sith who was so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midicholrians to create...A magnum. He had such a knowledge of the Dark Side he could even protect the city he cared about from crime. Anakin: He could protect cities from crime? Palpatine: The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. Anakin: What happened to him? Palpatine: He became so powerful the only thing he was afraid of was losing his Magnum. Which eventually of course he did. Unfortunately, he tried to teach his apprentices everything he knew, then his apprentices died on duty. It's ironic. He could save others from crime, but not parts of himself Anakin: Is it possible to learn this power? Palpatine: Not from the punks.
Oh...and Conservative Jesus Freaks really know what time it is when it comes to facts, history, etc? Really dude.....Conservatives/Religious people are the ones who believe in The Earth being 6,000 years old/that females came from a man's rib/that a man lived for 3 days in a whale's belly before being regurgitated/that a spirit touched a virgin, resulting in her giving birth to 'god's son' (what a joke)....I could go on and on! When conservatives start believing in actual facts (like the story that the fossil record/archaeology/the story the images The Hubble Telescope sends to Earth about The Universe/DNA/evolution/etc......then maybe I'll ponder your position about Liberals. Until then......SHUT THE FUCK UP! Anyone who believes in A MADE UP GOD/PRAYER is a STUPID MOFO who deserves nothing but to be ridiculed!
Way back in the 1970s, when I was a student at Evangel College, in Springfield Missouri, one professor asked how many believed in creation vs. evolution. All the students elected evolution. Oh, the Catholic Church also holds with evolution. Once again, the liberal has it wrong.
I grew up during that period...Dirty Harry was cool then as it is now. But his 'style' of law enforcement was not realistic. However, he remains my hero...
Callahan's entire character is a commentary about the growing frustration with criminal justice. The first movie shows how toothless the police and law can be when it comes to certain breeds of criminals. The second movie shows how corrupted the police can be when they put themselves above the rulebook. The criminal justice system has been frayed at both ends, and Harry himself is not equipped to do anything about it systematically. He can't change the system on his own, and he can only be a part of it. That's incredibly frustrating for him and for the audience. All he can do is, on a case to case basis, rectify injustice when he sees it, whether it's coming from criminals or other cops. Another anti-hero similarly pigeonholed as a fascist, for many of the same reasons, is the Punisher. Again, when you actually look at the character's actual principles, there's way more nuance there. They both scratch an ethically unscratchable itch. Our laws are designed to protect the innocent and those that, not the guilty. When those laws protect the guilty, you can't help but feel anxious and frustrated. The catharsis both Callahan and the Punisher provide is a bittersweet relief to both the audience and the characters. Even after they get the bad guy, there's no restoring what those villains took away, and nobody is closer to a system that is both effective and fair.
Great documentary about Harry Callahan, I grew up in those days. Many young people like myself were very discouraged by all the events of our time. Harry gave us hope for a better time. He knew what was right and he did it. Damn the consequences...
Harry wasn’t trying to make political change. He just took murderous scumbags off the streets, and if they refused to surrender, he took them out! It wasn’t political, it was good vs evil! Some people will never surrender, and won’t stop killing others unless they are taken out!!!
When this movie premiered in San Fran in the predominantly black neighborhoods, the people cheered and didn't think he was racist, he just cut through all the bullshit and dealt with the bad guys, regardless of race.
I have watched Dirty Harry dozens of times and it seems that the movie most people talk about is not the actual film on screen. In Dirty Harry we see a character going through a complete change, so much that at the end he throws his badge into a cesspool. That ending makes clear that there was no way Callahan could have stayed in the police, the hunt for Scorpio made him a broken man who suffered the consequences of his actions. In that it is a rare Hollywood film because we see the whole process of revenge and the toll it takes in those who find themselves involved in it. In this it may be compared to Ethan's quest in The Searchers.
He’s called Dirty Harry because he does “dirty” jobs that nobody else wants to do. He does that because he’s a true cop through and through. While everybody else just cares about protecting their careers, he only cares about doing what’s right; even to the point where hes willing to work around the clock but doesn’t care about overtime (as alluded to in the first movie). His pursuit of “right”, is what pushed him towards using the dirty techniques that he’s become known for
i don't feel that he went through any significant change as a character. he seems to be exactly who he has always been from the very beginning and his colleagues all know what to expect from him. he has his own ideas of justice and morality which he struggles to reconcile with his job as a subordinate. the scorpio case was the last straw, he realizes that moving forward he won't be able to get away with doing things his own way and he refuses to acquiesce, so he resigns. it's his refusal to change that is so conflicting.
@@sid2112 my dad when he was detective commander west valley division LAPD he would drive jack webb around so he could get stories for his show dragnet.
Harry was right. Just look at San Franshitsco now.
Very true.
Fran . . . shit . . . co . . . . I get it ! 💀
Robo Redneck As Mark Twain (Google him) once said "It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt". You might not have recognised it because of all the big words, but you got burnt bad. I'm slightly disappointed your response wouldn't knock the skin off a custard, usually when your type get wiped all over the floor you respond with an indignant spray of mindless invective with no connection at all to the actual point. So I decided to write this and give you a second chance to prove the stereotype. See you in my notifications 👍
Robo Redneck surely it wouldn’t be San Fran without all the liberal druggies and scum? It’s the American home of quirky amenities and old fashioned curiosities...you would have to flatten the place to wipe out the sort of low life hipster spawn to which you object....
Every city has issues. I love the Dirty Harry films. It made it's own point during the time it was made. You were able to see all the actions of the bad guys to help establish who was right and who was wrong. But reality is not like that.
"It was the style in those days to categorize people conservative people were calling liberals communists and liberals called them fascist"
This here quote still remains true to this day.
Today the liberals are communists.
@@davem5333 And the conservatives are Russian collaborators.
@@Cryptonymicus lol how?
Dave M feeding into the quote
Haha! A moron here believed the corporate media about the Russian collusion BS. Here we are a year later and it was shown to be nothing but unsubstantiated nonsense. Aren’t liberals supposed to distrust big corporations? What shame that we lost the Left to corporatism, which is what El Duce himself called Fascism.
Clint is the man!!!
Rich Leviness
Can't imagine many people disagreeing with you mate,
Clint, certainly is, the man!!!
Clint is now the Leni Riefenstahl of Hollywood, see American Sniper and The 15:17 to Paris as examples.
Hollywood should continue this series today with an actor (maybe his son?) carrying a .500 Smith n Wesson!
Rich Leviness Clint has been my hero ever since I was a kid. My father and I went to see Gran Torino in the theaters. My father and I then watched hours of Clint Eastwood movies when we got home.
@@MikeBrown-ii3pt
Nope.
His Son Kyle, IS Nothing Like Him.
My favorite line -"Nothing wrong about shooting, as long as the right people get shot."
That's great unless the one that's says it considers YOU as the right PPL to shoot
Gun control IS hitting your target.
No one should complain when you point a gun at a cop & he/she shoots back. IF people are allowed to carry open ly,,then cops shouldnt shoot black people carrying when they let white carry openly,,
@R A R fuck yea!
SOID! THE! LEGENDARY!!! CLINT!!! EASTWOOD!!! HAS! NO! FLAWS!!! SOIDS! CLINT!!! IS! PERFECT! SOIDS! AREN'T!
Best Smith & Wesson Model 29 salesman ever.
And Death Wish 3 is the best Wildey .475 Magnum salesman ever.
Any warfilm will make you buy an old battle rifle, I know, It helped convinced me
I've heard from multiple first hand sources that back in the day after Dirty Harry there was a glut for lightly used Model 29s from guys who bought them thinking they were Harry and then returning them after the recoil of .44 magnum told them they were not Harry.
@@HumphreyHorsehead Then, you never have shot a .500 magnum. It makes the .44 magnum feel like a .357 magnum.
@@robertmorris8997 Someday I hope to have both. :)
Man, seeing as this people talk "You wouldn't believe it, but it was a really crazy time!" and nowadays it's a million times worse. A Dirty Harry-like film wouldn't even get made. And that's just in the USA. I live in Europe
right now you go to jail in the UK if you say anything about immigration. Paris, Brussels and London's locals are minority's in there capital cites. Germany proudly touts the German people will be minoritys in their home land and then state that's a good thing... The USA soon will be over whelmed with our African american brotheren and Hispanics. Which shouldn't be a bad thing BUT is there a strong economy safe country in South America or Africa? No, Rhodesia, Tanzania and now South Africa have fallen on had sides once the Africons gave over power to the Majority.. Saying I live in Europe means losing ur country with a fight at least Americans have the comfort of know they did this shit to themselves.
@@jonsmith5824 lol that's not true. Why do you overexaggerate? The government is looking to reduce immigration.
Gotta admit, even though I am liberal, I wouldn't be afraid to use some of Harry's tactics to enact some justice
That .44 sure sounds good, just like it always has!
And it's all repeating now, because we, as a society, have learned NOTHING.
The ultimate irony about people that scream 'fascism' is that they embrace one of the most insidious forms of fascism themselves. Insidious, because it's cloaked in moralism, and irony, because they don't even realise it.
“Dirty Harry” …..an American hero, and a moral role model for men imo. A guy I would sure enjoy having a few beers with, or whatever.
"People USED to label people fascist communist". Whew, glad that time is behind us. LOL!
The appeal of Dirty Harry is that he is able to do what is right.
Justice and judgement is an Anglo-Saxon trait it's built in
Taking a rapist and/or murderer and blowing a hole in his chest is anything but fascist, its justice.
Harry Callahan: "That's just fine, but how does murder fit in? You know, when police start becoming their own executioners, where's it gonna end? Huh, Briggs? Pretty soon, you'll start executing people for jaywalking, and executing people for traffic violations. Then you end up executing your neighbor 'cause his dog pisses on your lawn"
That statement reigns true to this day!
I am not American so my politics are not American, and when I saw Dirty Harry and Magnum Force years ago, I never saw it as a left wing versus right wing question. To me, communist and fascist were both "left wing" in the sense that they were government control, whereas "right wing" was closer to individual freedom - free market. I always thought of America as inherently right wing because people had free speech and could own guns, but also had no social safety net . Dirty Harry was, therefore, about American values. He was the true American, and the people around him were deviating from the American way. In the first film, law enforcement was too weak, to the point where the criminals can exploit the system. In Magnum Force, law enforcement was too strong because cops were taking the law into their own hands. In both cases, the problem was "government' (some collective) thinking it knows better than the individual (Harry). Harry was the US Constitution or The American Way (as least as far as an outsider perceived it) and his opponents were people who thought they knew better. Harry even says, several times, that he knows not everything is perfect, but it is better than the alternatives. And, to be honest, as a non-American, that is how I think of America. It's not perfect, but it is overall the best anyone has come up with. It is certainly, demonstrably, better than what other countries have. Harry Callahan is just America dialed up to 11.
since a child always loved clint eastwood films... "don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining"
I wish Harry Callahan, aka Clint Eastwood, was our president.
14:31 Joe Carnahan considers himself a liberal, wanting change in society, and he would have the law enforce it. Wow, just think about every regime that has thought that way.
Poor Andy Robinson. He was TOO good in the role, like Anthony Perkins, and got typecast.
The most hilarious thing about Dirty Harry, the one-man execution squad, is that he decides to oppose the secret police death squad instead of joining up with them.
:Executing people for traffic violations"? He says that like it's a bad thing.
If you want to call me fascist do it I dont care. I just want law order and moral compass delivered with any way possible...
Rust: No I don't wonder Marty. The world needs bad men. We keep the other bad men from the door.
Wait, so Hollywood used to try to make different movies that appealed to different audiences instead of trying to reach the lowest common denominator with every release? Hmmm
This entire video clarifies nothing and actually makes things worse. Harry is a courageous truthful honest cop who instinctively took action to confront wrong doing. He gave the wrong doers time to backoff in a faceoff. if they didn't he let em have it. He put only his own life on the line when doing things his way and was effective. He took on both black and white criminals alike. He didn't kiss ass of bosses and politicians. He had biases against women joining the police force but he had facts and reasons - the interview scene with Tyne Daley. Daley was unqualified for the position. If it was a woman from the police academy it would have been fine. His methods could have gone wrong but it didn't. Harry was portrayed like that. The complaint against him was the possibility that things could go wrong his way. That said i would not support his methods because he was a fictional hero. I doubt if there is even a single cop who has all the qualities of Harry. That is the summary of it without complicating or politicizing the topic with blurred labels of fascism, communism, liberal, conservative blah blah.
Just bought a brand new 500 Smith n Wesson last night to compliment my old model 29. Can't wait to try it out this weekend!
I always felt a kinship to this character, being a moderate myself. Nice to know my instinct was correct.
i am still with Harry! we need him in San Francisco now!
"Everything is political" that sums up why people have the wrong idea about Dirty Harry. He is a good guy is who gets his hands dirty. He does what everyone knows is right but do not want to admit to because it just isn't politic, whereas he has no cares for what is politic, only right and wrong. Indeed, that is the point - and it works in fiction, we want the hero to go the extra mile for what is right, maybe even symbolically say the heck with “the system” -- even if it is not practical or legal in real life. Maybe because it is not practical in real life we need it in fiction even more.
This works in fiction because well, it is fiction, but also because the characters chosen to be the tip of the spear in these actions are virtuous. This isn’t to say they are saints; often they lean towards anti-hero. but the issue isn’t are they flawed as people, the issue is their moral code. Each of them has an unimpeachable code of action that allows them to get down and dirty with the bad guys - and not turn bad.
In a sense, these fictional protagonists do not need the rules that apply to others because they are idealized as having their own rules, which are simpler, perhaps, but which they will never break. These characters are idealized fictional heroes, so it’s okay for them to do this.
This is true whether the medium is comic books, movies, or television. That said, this is still fiction; enjoying such a story doesn’t mean one would want that sort of thing to go on in real life, largely because real people are not idealized fictional heroes and real life is not a fictional story. Dirty Harry was a great fictional hero because he skirted the rules in the interest of justice. Still, most of us would not want to be pulled over by a local cop who used these films as a training manual!
Nothing has changed really. Conservatives still call liberals communists and liberals still call conservatives fascists. Everything is still political lamentably, and it doesn't seem to be getting any less political in the near future.
Damn! They should revive the Dirty Harry franchise and star Hugh Jackman. He looks a lot like Clint!
I knew it....Harry is BATMAN!!
Clint Eastwood one of my favorites actor and my mom's dream man
Watched first time in early 80's. It's early 20's. You ain't dirty. Mr. Harry.
1> individualist on the right against individualist sociopath on the left.
2> individualist on the right against collectivists on the right (fascists).
3> individualist on the right against collectivists on the left (terrorists).
Moral: Its the individualist with morals that saves the day.
Too many people use the word fascism when they dont even know what it means. Even in this video its misused several times.
+YW nope, SJW's are Marxists, pushing the same Marxist ideologies as they have been for decades.
How many people realize on the hall of congress there are two symbols on either side of the flag , those symbols are called Facia
Well we need more cops like Harry.Jails would be empty and save tax money
If Harry had swapped places with Sherlock Holmes, Professor Moriarty wouldn't have been in but one adventure!
And I'd give 5:1 odds that Dr Watson wouldn't have made it through the first half of the book; Harry's partners always seem to take one for the team.
Fantastic video! Thanks for posting.
Dont over think the movie, just enjoy it .
I liked Dirty Harry..still do.
We need Dirty Harry more than ever now
" clean off " .44 mag .... I'm gona say there might be some residue .
Need more cops like Harry, save tax payers a ton of money, thats a good thing.
I don't see anyone with an opposing viewpoint being given an opportunity to make any points. Regardless of your position one should always present pieces like this with point/counterpoint.
Harry was not the Good Cop or the Bad Cop
He was A Cop
I wish some philanthropist would back a movie like this today. There is NOTHING coming out of hollywood or anywhere else, that’s worth watching or buying. I spend my money elsewhere. Political correctness has killed freedom of speech and taken out entertainment collaterally.
I love how they conflate "liberal" with "progressive"...
Outstanding!!!!
Funny how the liberals being interviewed here still think fascism has something to do with being conservative 🙄
I think the point of the Dirty Harry movies is that common law and corporatism don't work together, and Americans have to eventually choose one or the other; either let the system do its job, or let Harry do his job. That's probably why the movies have to alternate, otherwise they will appear to be advocating one side or the other. btw interesting projection by Pauline Kael there.
Great job and good luck 👍
I'm enjoying this video immensely. quote "Harry is a guy who enjoys a Righteous Kill", going to clip that together with a line I heard yesterday "sexuality does exist on a spectrum..."
"Everything was political then (1971)" Huh? Its a lot worse now (2019)!
2021.. ermmmm
it's certainly getting worse...
About similar I would say in both the states and UK in the 70s.
Greetings from the future! It got worse!
Try 2024! The first 3 dirty harry films are really interesting. I can now recognise that, far from being just action movies, a lot of political thought went into them.
Clint Eastwood was one of my biggest heroes growing up and i always learned from him. It is important a man always follow his moral compass and do what is right, god bless dirty harry!
13:24 no no no. We dont cheer because he was brutalizing a suspect for the crime he committed. We say thank fuck he's actually putting the girls life above this mans 'legal rights'. Its about doing what needs to be done to save a life. If the guy had just said where the girl was he wouldn't have been stood on. 16:13 spot on
Yes, Harry already knows he has the right man with his hobbling run. Harry is the one who stabbed him in the leg in the park.
One important fact that this video leaves out, regarding Harry torturing "Scorpio", is that "Scorpio" ambushes Harry while he is playing ransom errand boy, confesses his crimes to Harry, and attempts to murder him; Chico Gonzales (Harry's rookie partner) saves Harry but is wounded in the process. So let's recap: we have an asshole who confesses to the crime before trying to murder the officer who he confessed to, shoots another officer , and escapes. Harry tracks him down and does the best he can to save the victim. Since "Scorpio" was not under arrest when he confessed...in fact he gloated and his intentions before attempting to kill Harry, it would be a stretch to claim that Miranda rights applied...
Well said, sir. Well said.
It has been a good 20 years since I saw Dirty Harry but when Scorpio was confessing, didn't he say that he decided to let the girl die? If that memory is right, it definitely changes the picture on how he acted at the stadium.
"i have rights"
@@kevindickson2178 Indeed. These days with our fuller understanding of Miranda, Harry could have laughed while explaining the "spontaneous statement" exception to Miranda, lol. "You gave up your rights when you admitted to the crimes, scumbag."
@@MichaelGriffey6969 well I’m all broken up about his rights.
The Dirty Harry films were modern urban westerns, and Clint is just the guy for the job.
100th
Excellent way of putting it.
@@michaelward9880
Kenosha Kyle is essentialy the modern day Dirty Hairy, Wyatt Earp, and if convicted: Billy the Kid.
Just wait. Looking back on history is like waking up the next morning from a blackout night with the boys.
Good point. Never looked at it that way
@@JohnDoe-zu2cm write his movie. Strike while the irons hot
Because if you do it the "system's" way, the criminals win and nothing gets done.
When the average person throws out the words fascist and racist and you ask them to properly define those words, they will fail miserably.
What about Commie?
Dirty Harry (Inspector Callaghan) applies his law to every one, black or white. The movie starts with him killing a gun toting black and ends with him Killing a gun toting white. That's equality and fighting fire with fire.
Not only that but they use a made up definition of Racism and Sexism today that by the actual definition of those words would make them Racists and Sexists.
These are the Sheep of the media and their hypocrisy is so great that they are exactly what they call others and they call other's this to pretend to be superior.
What a Load of Crap the West has become.
Average my ass, those are the sub20 iq leftist idiot
There are several people on both ends of the political spectrum that are simply full of shit.
So, even back in the 70s people screamed "Fascist!" when they heard something they didnt like? lol I guess that old saying is true,"The more things change, the more they stay the same."
Will wonders never cease?
When Reagan was elected President all hell broke loose. Media and the Left were screaming Fascism.
"Liberals use Black People as a political football in their on going war with Conservatives"
Malcolm X
Boy if it was true back in the 60's, Then it's just as true today.
It is the Liberal thing to want to tie labels on things so that they are identified. Racist, Fascist, Nazi etc. Their heads are now "happy" because they have pigeon holed their victim
We will never change !
@uncletigger
Whats fascistic about Dirty Harry?
Well done. The Harry Callahan figure is fairly straightforward, he saw wrong and wanted to make it right. None of the recipients of his intercession were even remotely innocent.
I wonder how Dirty Harry would react when he walks into a restroom at Target
Dre Zee I'm thinking he would use the men's room, I pity the fool that would be in there wearing a woman's dress.
Yeah, but that’s where the movie makes its simplification: in real life, there’s such a thing as a fuck up and going after the wrong guy.
Or is Johnny Depp a malicious wife beater that deserves to be at the wrong end of a Magnum 44?
@@milton7763 I didn't say he was a role model for policing. And no, we don't shoot people for marrying idiots.
SOID! THE! MAN!!! THE! LEGENDARY!!! CLINT!!! EASTWOOD!!! IS! THE! MAN!!! SOID! WHO! SHAPED! THE! WORLD!!! SOID! FOR! THE! GOOD!
I grew up with Callahan. I identified with Beddoe. I became Walt from Gran Torino. I cried when they busted Earl in Mule. Life is not black and white, left and right. Eastwood deserves a lifetime oscar!
Cried At Grand Torino 🔚?
The horrible thing is this everything is political bullshit is coming back.
coming back? it never left
Defenstrator history repeats itself.
Defenstrator and everything is affected from politics, especially the police. They're a hand of the government
I don't think it ever left lol
Not coming back, its here!
Clint Eastwood is truly an American Icon and living National Treasure for this Country!
We need more cops like Harry.
Not really. You need some, but you don't want every cop to be like him. 99% of the time you want rules-following goodie two shoes as cops. However, when things get sideways and murky, you need a Dirty Harry to sort things out.
I was living in San Diego at the time. I don't know what these people are talking about. It was a good movie. It was seen as a movie. Not a political statement. If everything was political, it was political to those who lived like everything was political. The rest of us were just trying to live life.
Despite all the angles hyped about Inspector Callahan, if one really examines the films, he never actually broke the rules, he merely did his job effectively within the law. It's just that the filmmakers made it SEEM like he was a rogue.
Donald Joy
Mostly, but I'd say him torturing someone is slightly against the rules? He steps on the guys gun shot wound, that is forbidden, well at least I imagine it would be, then again I don't live in the States so maybe I'm wrong!
Jimmy Jarrett That's literally the only time he arguably breaks the law. And it was more to find the girl than anything else. But the girl was already dead, so his action was shown to be ultimately futile.
Very true. Most of his shooting was a reaction to threats.
Hard boiled - but that was pointed out to Harry in the movie, and as he said, he didn't know that at the time.
Driving with your convertible through a glass pane into a room iwth 4 hostiles and 4 hostages is NOT working withing the law.
Callahan: "I never hear the ACLU complaining about criminal brutality. And I've yet to hear a victim of criminal brutality complain about police brutality."
I think the chaps at 16:40 hit the nail on the Head, Dirty Harry is better described as a Libertarian with Conservative views.
Andrak Heriot I believe in real life Eastwood is that way to.
Cosmicblast77 that's exactly what he is
Andrew Higgs that is what I thought as soon as I understood what libertarian ideas were
Love how they’re interviewing the actual writers, not just the directors
sad day when Clint dies
One of the few in Hollywood that has his head screwed on right.
John Warlop have you seen his son? he was on a Joe Rogan podcast and is a cool dude.
Old actors never die, t*ey just audition for a new part.
He acted in the movie. The Writer is the true genius.
He'll be like my Dad and remain in spirit.
This is amazing depiction of how history repeats itself. Many parallels to today's mode of thinking on all sides. And I thought today's politics were unique.
..NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE, JUST MORE ADVANCED TCHNOLOGICALLY, DEFINITELY NOT WISER..TRUTHFULLY '
DUMBED DOWN'..
Meanwhile, LA mayor Garcetti refers to ex-cons as "justice-effected individuals".
I just read about this featurette/documentary that is on a DVD of “Magnum Force,” which examines the themes of the Dirty Harry movies as well as the political climate at the time the movie was made. I just got to say that history repeats itself, 46 years later, and the political differences between Left and Right are still very big.
Too much leftists... I'm French and i'm a gun owner. Nobody's gonna tell me what's good for me...
I know what's right or wrong. I 've choosen the "Right" way. 🖖🏻😎🇫🇷😇👍🏻
Love what you say. I'm a American so I love
Love it
Better an AR10 than a guillotine
Pov'beauf
Mais oui, Dude. There would be no America if not for France. I love these flicks. I'm feelin' lucky.
In Dirty Harry you find out he isn't racist, in Magnum Force you find out he isn't sexist, in The Enforcer you find out he isn't a homophobe.
Yes the end of The Enforcer was thought provoking. It was like seeing something that you can't unsee.
the force is strong in Harry
Tong Gorokh a powerful Sith he became. Henceforth he became known as Darth.....Dirty Harry
Tong Gorokh
Police Chief Palpatine: Have you heard legend of Darth Harry, The Dirty?
Rookie Officer Anakin: No
Palpatine: I thought not. It's not a story the punks would tell you...It's a cop legend
Darth Harry was a Dark Lord of the Sith who was so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midicholrians to create...A magnum.
He had such a knowledge of the Dark Side he could even protect the city he cared about from crime.
Anakin: He could protect cities from crime?
Palpatine: The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.
Anakin: What happened to him?
Palpatine: He became so powerful the only thing he was afraid of was losing his Magnum. Which eventually of course he did.
Unfortunately, he tried to teach his apprentices everything he knew, then his apprentices died on duty.
It's ironic. He could save others from crime, but not parts of himself
Anakin: Is it possible to learn this power?
Palpatine: Not from the punks.
When people cry "Fascist!" they usually mean "Shut up!"
people? you mean fucking ignorant Liberals - and that's exactly right.
theothertroll It isn't that they are stupid or ignorant. They just know so much that isn't so.
Oh...and Conservative Jesus Freaks really know what time it is when it comes to facts, history, etc?
Really dude.....Conservatives/Religious people are the ones who believe in The Earth being 6,000 years old/that females came from a man's rib/that a man lived for 3 days in a whale's belly before being regurgitated/that a spirit touched a virgin, resulting in her giving birth to 'god's son' (what a joke)....I could go on and on!
When conservatives start believing in actual facts (like the story that the fossil record/archaeology/the story the images The Hubble Telescope sends to Earth about The Universe/DNA/evolution/etc......then maybe I'll ponder your position about Liberals.
Until then......SHUT THE FUCK UP! Anyone who believes in A MADE UP GOD/PRAYER is a STUPID MOFO who deserves nothing but to be ridiculed!
DonMeaker The truth is hard to swallow
Way back in the 1970s, when I was a student at Evangel College, in Springfield Missouri, one professor asked how many believed in creation vs. evolution. All the students elected evolution. Oh, the Catholic Church also holds with evolution. Once again, the liberal has it wrong.
Who would you want as Police officer when a Muslim is driving that bus towards a crowd of people? Dirty Harry, or a Stylish affirmative action hire?
How about Jesus?
Kelly KitKat That wasn't one of the options. And I actually wouldn't want him there, he would be too busy pinned to a couple 2x4s
BrownHawk2 It was the options within the movie
Why does it have to be a Muslim driving the bus? If any crazy person is driving a bus towards a crowd of people I'd want Dirty Harry
PSunProductions Was a comment on recent events in Europe
I grew up during that period...Dirty Harry was cool then as it is now. But his 'style' of law enforcement was not realistic. However, he remains my hero...
Callahan's entire character is a commentary about the growing frustration with criminal justice. The first movie shows how toothless the police and law can be when it comes to certain breeds of criminals. The second movie shows how corrupted the police can be when they put themselves above the rulebook. The criminal justice system has been frayed at both ends, and Harry himself is not equipped to do anything about it systematically. He can't change the system on his own, and he can only be a part of it. That's incredibly frustrating for him and for the audience. All he can do is, on a case to case basis, rectify injustice when he sees it, whether it's coming from criminals or other cops. Another anti-hero similarly pigeonholed as a fascist, for many of the same reasons, is the Punisher. Again, when you actually look at the character's actual principles, there's way more nuance there. They both scratch an ethically unscratchable itch. Our laws are designed to protect the innocent and those that, not the guilty. When those laws protect the guilty, you can't help but feel anxious and frustrated. The catharsis both Callahan and the Punisher provide is a bittersweet relief to both the audience and the characters. Even after they get the bad guy, there's no restoring what those villains took away, and nobody is closer to a system that is both effective and fair.
The Banking system requires a Dirty Harry character to clean it up.
Not just the banking system...
Politics and Entertainment as well!!!
Yes, yes yes yes yes yes! Particularly in the US with the Federal Reserve presidency being a revolving door for Wall Street bank execs
Love Clint Eastwood film and his fight with PC correctness since the 70s.
nowadays he's anti trump, a fraud.
@@khav11pfff, Trump is an idiot, as are his slaves.
Great documentary about Harry Callahan, I grew up in those days. Many young people like myself were very discouraged by all the events of our time. Harry gave us hope for a better time. He knew what was right and he did it. Damn the consequences...
Harry wasn’t trying to make political change. He just took murderous scumbags off the streets, and if they refused to surrender, he took them out! It wasn’t political, it was good vs evil! Some people will never surrender, and won’t stop killing others unless they are taken out!!!
Politics of the 70s
Still relevant to this day...
When this movie premiered in San Fran in the predominantly black neighborhoods, the people cheered and didn't think he was racist, he just cut through all the bullshit and dealt with the bad guys, regardless of race.
It’d be cool if Dirty Harry had a nephew who was a cop in LA or something addressing the same issues and the new ones of today.
check out a la cop named Michael Rupert... he has stuff out here. ua-cam.com/video/UT5MY3C86bk/v-deo.html
They need a new york version
Phil Mcahkiner no a Chicago version
I have watched Dirty Harry dozens of times and it seems that the movie most people talk about is not the actual film on screen. In Dirty Harry we see a character going through a complete change, so much that at the end he throws his badge into a cesspool. That ending makes clear that there was no way Callahan could have stayed in the police, the hunt for Scorpio made him a broken man who suffered the consequences of his actions. In that it is a rare Hollywood film because we see the whole process of revenge and the toll it takes in those who find themselves involved in it. In this it may be compared to Ethan's quest in The Searchers.
He’s called Dirty Harry because he does “dirty” jobs that nobody else wants to do. He does that because he’s a true cop through and through. While everybody else just cares about protecting their careers, he only cares about doing what’s right; even to the point where hes willing to work around the clock but doesn’t care about overtime (as alluded to in the first movie). His pursuit of “right”, is what pushed him towards using the dirty techniques that he’s become known for
Well said. The film people talk about is not the film on screen. Perfectly put.
i don't feel that he went through any significant change as a character. he seems to be exactly who he has always been from the very beginning and his colleagues all know what to expect from him. he has his own ideas of justice and morality which he struggles to reconcile with his job as a subordinate. the scorpio case was the last straw, he realizes that moving forward he won't be able to get away with doing things his own way and he refuses to acquiesce, so he resigns. it's his refusal to change that is so conflicting.
watching this in 2020 blows my mind.
18:20 That's why I love John Milius. The guy just gets it. And I think wrote the best Dirty Harry movie, the first one being very close.
Ah, the days when the TRUE color of crime was allowed to be represented on film.
Jack Webb was the real dirty Harry, may he rest in peace .
My dad went to college with him and remained friends with him for decades until his passing.
@@sid2112 my dad when he was detective commander west valley division LAPD he would drive jack webb around so he could get stories for his show dragnet.
The last clip reminds me of Batman looking over Gotham city.
Sounds like 2020's climate now lol
Nothing ever changes
Can't wait to see what the right wing controversial movie will be, like dirty harry was when my parents were kids
Ask yourself if you were in trouble would you want him with you or not ? 99 percent would want his help
Many young people today don’t know the meaning of the word fascist or fascism!
Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry) Movies gave hope to us.