Do you like cops? Clint Eastwood to Direct and Lead Cry Macho. Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target. He was portrayed by David Hunt. It's like revisiting a an old friend you haven't seen for a long time. 25 February 2009 | BroadswordCallinDannyBoy. Johnny is withdrawing from drug use and is affecting his ability to sing in time with the music. This chase scene has many similarities to, and in fact may be considered a parody of, the famous chase in the Steve McQueen film Bullitt. He gets tired of using the pole— and BA-BOOM! Fame finally catches up with Harry Callahan. Callahan lures him to a pier being used by the production of Hotel Satan after a chase. [3] Eastwood has said that the chase was his favorite part of the film. Harry Callahan's character name becomes Harry ''Callaghan'' in the Italian version and titles because the local distributor thought it sounded better. Durk Pearson (story), And someone is following him. The Film Stage Harry Callahan: Following the death of Johnny Squares, Harry learns of The Dead Pool. 17 July 1988, 14 October 2020 He is Harlan Rook, who thinks his ideas and work have been stolen by Swan. DirtyHarry Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. The song Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses appears as the theme song for Swan's movie. The Dead Pool is a 1988 American film and is the fifth and final film in the Dirty Harry series, set in San Francisco, California and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. After dinner, they narrowly escape being killed by Janero's men, leading the reporter to reconsider the plight of police officers versus the public's right to know. When Swan's producer is killed in a Chinatown restaurant robbery that Callahan foils, Harry discovers that he, together with Johnny Squares, has become part of a "dead pool" game in which participants try to predict celebrity deaths, either by natural causes or for those who work in dangerous professions. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. 91 min In the end, it turns out that the real killer is a deranged fan of Swan. After one of Swan's crew is killed in a Chinatown robbery that is foiled by Al and Harry, Al discovers a list of celebrities on the dead man that includes the dead rock star and one Inspector Harry Callahan. Alternate Versions. His testimony against crime kingpin Lou Janero puts the mobster in prison and Callahan ends up on the cover of a San Francisco magazine as the city's ace crime fighter. Police raid Rook's home, where torn posters of Swan's films are found and large quantities of explosives. Rock singer Johnny Squares (Jim Carrey), who is also a drug addict, is found dead of an overdose, but there are signs that it was not accidental, so Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is assigned to investigate. Harry overpowers them and is paired with a new partner, Inspector Al Quan (Evan C. Kim). Callahan leaves with Walker while the police arrive at the scene. A list of local celebrities has been handed out, and bets are being taken on who will be the first to die. The Dead Pool is the only Dirty Harry film in which Albert Popwell does not appear. Samantha Walker: | ""[2] The Dead Pool was filmed between February and March 1988 in San Francisco.[3]. What's on TV & Streaming What's on TV & Streaming Top Rated Shows Most Popular … And Harry discovers that his own name is on the list. Eventually Callahan and Al Quan come to a dead end and the bomb explodes, nearly killing Quan, who survives thanks to his bulletproof vest and the fact that Callahan reversed away a split second before the bomb exploded. Callahan is attacked by Janero's men at a turnoff near the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge while driving. Clint Eastwood wraps up his run as what is arguably his single most famous character (or maybe that The Man with No Name) in this entertaining thriller. He promises a huge, chain-smoking inmate named Butcher Hicks a carton of cigarettes for his help in convincing Janero that if anything bad happens to Callahan, the vicious Butcher will pay Janero a visit. Initially, Harry locks horns with Peter Swan (Liam Neeson), the man who directs the singer's videos. Callahan is pursued through San Francisco's hilly streets in his unmarked Oldsmobile 98 squad car by a remote-controlled bomb assembled by Rook, disguised as a radio-controlled car. They tell him they've been sent by Janero to protect him. The winner is the one with most number of dead celebrities. In a turn of events, two celebrities from Swan's list are killed. The problems start when the people on Swan's list start to die under mysterious circumstances. | Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is assigned to the case and discovers he is one of the names on Swan's list. Crime Spree, 14 October 2020 Within a few days of this assignment, Harry and Al find themselves working on the mysterious death of rock star Johnny Squares (Jim Carrey), who was on-location filming a movie directed by Peter Swan (Liam Neeson). | Rita M. Fink (characters), Inspector Harry Callahan, or "Dirty Harry" as he is known from the previous four movies in this franchise, is investigating a strange betting game. After Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan's (Clint Eastwood's) arrest of a gambling kingpin results in a conviction for murder, a group of thugs shoot up Harry's car and try to kill him. R The Dead Pool (1988) Jim Carrey as Johnny Squares.
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