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MAGNUM FORCE (1973) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Clint Eastwood stars in Magnum Force, the Dirty Harry sequel that pits Detective Harry Callahan against an unexpected kind of lawbreaker: one who carries a badge. Sharpshooting rookie motorcycle policemen have turned vigilante, rubbing out crooks the courts can't touch. Their real enemy is the system. Unfortunately for them, the system is what Harry is sworn to protect. |
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| Clint Eastwood (Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan), Hal Holbrook (Lieutenant Briggs), Mitch Ryan (Officer Charlie McCoy), David Soul (Officer John Davis), Tim Matheson (Officer Phil Sweet), Kip Niven (Officer Red Astrachan), Robert Urich (Officer Mike Grimes), Felton Perry (Inspector Early Smith), Maurice Argent (Nat Weinstein), Margaret Avery (Prostitute), Richard Devon (Carmine Ricca), Tony Giorgio (Frank Palancio), Jack Kosslyn (Walter), Bob March (Estabrook), Bob McClurg (Cab Driver), John Mitchum (Frank DiGiorgio), Russ Moro (Ricca's driver), Clifford A. Pellow (Lou Guzman), Albert Popwell (Pimp), Christine White (Carol McCoy), Adele Yoshioka (Sunny), Suzanne Somers (Pool Girl, uncredited). |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: Ted Post (Good Guys Wear Black).
WRITERS: John Milius and Michael Cimino, and based on the characters created by Harry Julian Fink and Rita M. Fink.
PRODUCER: Robert Daley.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Lalo Schifrin.
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. |
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QUOTES |
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Harry: A man's got to know his limitations. |
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Hooker: Too bad you're not on welfare. I'd give you a freebie. |
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Harry: You heroes killed a dozen people this week. What are you going to do next week?
Davis: Kill a dozen more. |
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FACTS |
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Briggs: Suppose they panic and start shooting?
Harry: Nothing wrong with shooting as long as the right people get shot! |
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RELEASE DATE: December 25th, 1973 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $6.8 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $39.7 million (USA)
- Suzanne Somers is seen briefly as a pool girl, and it is she who was floating in the water after being shot by the motorcycle cop.
- One of the death squad officers is named Red Astrachan, which is a popular variety of apple grown in central California.
- The motorcycles used by the "death squad" cops through most of the movie are Moto Guzzi police bikes. However, British motorcycles (probably Triumphs) were used during the chase scene at the end. These would have been favoured by the stunt riders as they are lighter and easier to handle than the Moto Guzzis.
- Clint Eastwood. declined the director's seat, where Ted Post stepped in. Books and interviews with Eastwood have said that he directed quite a bit of the film.
- David Soul's performance as Davis, one of the vigilante cops in this movie, lead him to being cast as Detective Ken Hutchinson in the classic cop series "Starsky and Hutch" (1975).
- Followed by three sequels: The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983) and The Dead Pool (1988). |
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Briggs: You're on loan to Stakeout, Callahan.
Harry; That's right, Lieutenant! You saw to that. |
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Harry: Well, I just work for the city, Briggs!
Briggs: So do I, longer than you, and I never had to take my gun out of its holster once. I'm proud of that. |
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Briggs: People are guilty until proven...I mean...God damn it, you know what I mean! |
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Harry: Briggs, I hate the damn system, but until someone comes along with changes that make sense, I'll stick with it. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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"With bravado and resourcefulness to spare, Harry would make a great trainer for today's new crew of sky marshals." -- Steve Rhodes, Steve Rhodes' Internet Reviews |
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"One of the best in the Dirty Harry series. A tough drama with Eastwood at top form." -- Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier |
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"...too long and too wayward." -- John J. Puccio, DVDtown.com |
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