"Magnum Force". Reflected in the front windscreen of the pimp's car after being pulled over by Officer Sweet. The Sovereign Airways plane when moving down the runway with the front-on shot, has one engine under each wing, when the plane comes to a halt, after "Captain" Harry applies the brakes, there is another partial front-on shot of the right-hand wing, and there are two engines quite visible under the wing! But the .357 magnum is a revolver and therefore has no magazine. The interior shots show dark blue molding, trim and upholstery which was not an option with that color LTD. Near the beginning when Ricca's limousine is being pulled over the view back at the officer's motorcycle shows the bike has rear saddlebags for storage with no bars or guards to protect them. When he meets some young, aspiring cops he is amazed by their qualities. Certificate: M Obvious dummy for the girl when one of the officers shoot her and falls out the hotel window. During the chase scene with the officers on motorcycles, the motorcycles had no windshields. No veteran homicide detective would do this. While investigating the scene, Callahan deduces what occurred and realizes that the culprit is a cop. Instead it has a cylinder. Callahan runs onto the top deck and starts up Astrachan's motorcycle, leading Davis in a series of jumps between ships before the two run out of deck space. In the chase with Harry and Briggs, Harry's car passes the same Austin 1300, parked on the left, twice. at San Francisco International airport. When the shot immediately returns to normal, the red car is not there). All movies had a motorcycle or car chase at the time — except Westerns. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. The killers said that they were looking for a unique murder method when they stumbled upon the film, and had they not seen the movie, would have chosen a method from another film. "The best of these police thrillers comes away 'Laughing'". [8][9] In the United States, the film made a total of $44,680,473,[10] making it more successful than the first film[11] and the sixth highest-grossing film of 1973. On the camera motorcycle used for the officer's point of view the bags have been removed and bars or bag guards are now installed. When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice. After Harry repeatedly chops Red in the neck, a close-up shot shows blood around Red's mouth. With Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul. After returning home, Callahan finds Davis, Astrachan and Grimes waiting for him in his garage, presenting him with a veiled ultimatum to join their organization; Callahan refuses. When Harry hits Grimes head-on with his car, it's an obvious dummy that flips over the motorcycle. David Soul, Tim Matheson, Robert Urich and Kip Niven were cast as the young vigilante cops. The film would launch a number of careers, including David Soul (Starsky & Hutch television series), Robert Urich (S.W.A.T., Vega$ and Spenser for Hire) and Tim Matheson (Animal House and Fletch). During Davis' combat pistol round, we see him shoot a stand-up target, then shoulder roll into cover and shoot the target twice more - the last two shots are seen from behind the target. Before the famous line, "Man's got to know his limitations", (very often erroneously quoted with a leading "A", as in "A man's got........", the camera angle on Harry's face changes drastically between just prior to the car exploding, and just a few seconds later when the cut goes back to him, as can be evidenced by the lettering on the sign behind Harry's face. Milius thought it was important to remind the audiences of the original film by incorporating the line "Do ya feel lucky?" Trivia Poll Board Recommendations: Greatest Movie Scenes. A red splotch appears on Charlie's forehead, with no blow-back. In the car with Callahan, after picking up the bomb, Briggs puts his glasses on twice. Yet, he neglects to put on his hearing protection, even while standing near the officer who is shooting. Harry learns of McCoy's death while presenting his suspicions to Briggs. "Dirty Harry Franchise Box Office Information", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magnum_Force&oldid=985785437, Fictional portrayals of the San Francisco Police Department, Films about terrorism in the United States, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 October 2020, at 23:04. "Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case. A gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. (Incidentally, the reason we see a Union 76 gas-station sign appear twice behind Harry is that the same reaction shot of him is being used twice.). The 357 is a revolver and therefore does not use magazines. Bridge shadow is also inconsistent in earlier and subsequent shots. (40. min) The taxi driver drives a hooker and looks at her in the rear view mirror while she hides money in her panties - you cannot see things lower than your rear windshield in the rear view mirror (especially not as low as seats are), and even if you adjust it (rear view mirror), you cannot see because front seats are in the way. As Callahan backs away from the car, he surreptitiously activates the timer on the mailbox bomb and tosses it in the back seat. When the cop has the limo pulled over he asks the driver who owns the car, to which the driver says, "He does," indicating the mob boss in the back seat. Soundtracks, Just after Harry gets word there's trouble in the airport, we hear a female voice over the public address system: "American Airlines Flight 557, Electra II Flagship, nonstop for Washington, now boarding at Gate 5." Briggs cites the traditions of frontier justice and summary executions, expressing disappointment for Callahan's refusal to join forces. In the next shot they're back on a city street. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The dummy in the driver's seat is quite apparent. | A search of Palancio's office turns up nothing and only raises Callahan's suspicions further, but an infuriated Briggs puts him under suspension. [15] Gary Crowdus wrote in Cinéaste, "We are left with the comforting assurance that when we need him, Harry (and all the cops like him who do the 'dirty' jobs no one else wants) will be there protecting us from the lunatic fringes of both Left and Right. When Harry hands it over, a few seconds later, they're on a four- or six-lane divided highway. Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge, Know what I mean? Sometime after, a motorcycle cop slaughters a mobster's pool party using a satchel charge and a submachine gun. When the pimp is driving across the Golden Gate bridge, he looks into his rear view mirror to check out the motorcycle cop following him. However, he's accompanied by a focus-puller in a white hat (who in fact falls down at about 28:45) which news crews never use. Bruce Janson . "[7] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post was positive, praising the film as "an ingenious and exciting crime thriller" with "a less self-righteous message" than the original Dirty Harry. At gunpoint, Briggs orders Callahan to drive to an undisclosed location while being followed by Grimes. Meanwhile, those of the city's criminals who manage to avoid punishment by the courts are nevertheless being killed by unknown assassins. In one subsequent shot, the damage is shown to the passenger side instead. Near the end of the movie when the back windshield is shot out, the bullet passes close to Callahan in the front seat. View production, box office, & company info. Title: Display options: Also known as: Dirty Harry II - Callahan (Germany) Harry, el fuerte (Spain) Una 44 magnum per l'ispettore Callaghan (Italy) 1971 AMC Matador. Thomas, Kevin (December 25, 1973). Hard-nosed, hard-living Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude. A reporter holds up a tape recorder with no tape in it. The mailbox bomb in Harry's mailbox is a VOD (victim operated device). In that quick moment, there someone holding a sign that is meant to say "UP YOURS RICCA" but contains a grammatical error as it actually reads "UP YOUR RICCA". When Ricca gives his statement to the press, he is surrounded by reporters on the court steps. Briggs states his intent to frame Callahan for the murders rather than kill him. As the motorcycle cop is getting ready to attack the pool party, he is seen loading and cocking the submachine gun - the sound is a click-clack of racking the bolt back and forth but the weapon, a Smith & Wesson M76, fires from and open bolt (meaning there'd only be one click, the sound of pulling the bolt back into firing position). However, Guzman is under surveillance and Callahan's old partner, Frank DiGiorgio (Mitchum), sees McCoy dump his motorcycle outside Guzman's apartment just before the murders. When Harry and the cops view the car later there is blood.