Clint Eastwood

Tyne Daly

Harry Guardino

Bradford Dillman

John Mitchum

DeVeren Bookwalter

John Crawford

Samantha Doane

Robert F. Hoy

Jocelyn Jones

M.G. Kelly

Nick Pellegrino

Albert Popwell

Rudy Ramos

Bill Ackridge

Will MacMillan

Adele Proom

John Roselius

Jerry Walter

Dick Durock

Donald Li

Bill Jelliffe

Joe Bellan

Tim O'Neill

Jan Stratton

Steve Eoff

Tim Burrus

Michael Cavanaugh

Ron Manning

Glenn Leigh Marshall

Robert Behling

Terence McGovern

Stan Ritchie

Brian Fong

Art Rimdzius

Chuck Hicks

Anne Macey

Gloria Prince

Kenneth Boyd

Bernard Glin

Fritz Manes

Barbara Beebe

George Cheung

Michael L. Davis

Roger Ferreira

Jean Glaudé

Arthur Malet

George Reading

Joe Spano

James Fargo

Robert Daley

Stirling Silliphant

Dean Riesner

Joel Cox

Jerry Fielding

Mary Goldberg

Allen E. Smith

Ira Bates

Glenn Wright

Joe McKinney

Lorraine Roberson

Joseph C. Cavalier

Joe Florence

Billy Ray Smith

Les Fresholtz

Bert Hallberg

Keith Stafford

Joseph A. Unsinn

Fred Brookfield

George Orrison

Charles W. Short

Ferris Webster

Buddy Van Horn

Anthony Cecere

Gail Morgan Hickman

S.W. Schurr

Harry Julian Fink

Rita M. Fink

Bob Herron

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The Enforcer

Warner Bros. Pictures

Malpaso Productions

United States of America

English

san francisco, california

alcatraz prison

inspector

damage

magnum

Andres Gomez

Probably the worst of all the Dirty Harry movies.

The only interesting and innovative point in this one is that we have a woman as Harry's partner. Eastwood keeps nailing his role but that's about it.

A foreseeable plot with quite a mediocre development.

Probably, the best in this one is the music.

Here's a seven-point suppository!

The Enforcer is directed by James Fargo and collectively written by Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, Stirling Silliphant, Dean Riesner, Gail Morgan Hickman and S.W. Schurr. It stars Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman,  DeVeren Bookwalter and John Mitchum. Music is by Jerry Fielding and cinematography by Charles W. Short.

Dirty Harry Callahan is tasked with foiling a terrorist organization made up of supposed revolutionaries. However, when he's partnered by a rookie female cop he's far from best pleased and feels sure she's out of her depth.

This is the third entry of what would eventually become five Clint Eastwood starring Dirty Harry films. Sensing the need to inject a bit of freshness to what was obviously going to be a safe "no nonsense cop" formula, the makers introduce a nifty complexity to Callahan's world by pairing him up with a female cop - one that's fresh out of school. So with Callahan's propensity for being irked about partners in general, and his suspected misogyny dangled by his superiors, this is a forward thinking turn of events by the writers.

From a narrative stand point director Fargo (for his feature film debut) doesn't deviate from what made the previous two films a success. Pacing is steady so that this allows dramatic character interplays to breathe, and forceful action sequences bounce into the fray at various junctures. This is not however detrimental to the story, which zips along and is punctured by customary Dirty Harry humour. The relationship between Harry and Kate (passable but not quite a great casting choice) builds through various stages, from begrudging mentor and pupil beginnings, to something that actually ends up rather touching.

Sadly this "Dirty Harry" film lacks great villainy, the People's Revolutionary Strike Force come off as a mixed bunch of psychos and confused hippies, with not enough screen time for their leader (Bookwalter) to impact greatly on proceedings. Be that as it may, there's enough for Callahan to chew on, with the gruff straight talking cop surrounded by the usual moronic bureaucrats and handy allies (the always great Albert Popwell in a customary appearance). Where it stands with fans of the Dirty Harry series as a whole is unclear? for The Enforcer appears to now be fondly remembered more the decades have passed. But it certainly is no dead loss and a strong 7/10 rating I feel is fully justified.

Not as enjoyable as the first two, but <em>'The Enforcer'</em> still entertains.

Clint Eastwood is again excellent in reprising the role of Harry Callahan, while the support cast is spearheaded by the likes of Tyne Daly and Harry Guardino. I don't really have much to say that's different from the 1971 and 1973 films, in that it's a fun flick that is paced well; even if, again, it is a drop from its two predecessors.

Dirty Harry the Hostage

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Alan Spencer on THE ENFORCER

The Enforcer( 1976)

The dirtiest Harry of them all.

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A review by Andres Gomez

Written by Andres Gomez on Mon Mar 21 2016

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