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THE DEAD POOL (1988) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Being famous isn't San Francisco Detective Harry Callahan's style. He doesn't appreciate being lumped in with a rock star, a film critic and a talk-show host. Those three are murdered celebrities named in a mysterious betting pool called The Dead Pool. Another name just joined the list: his. This time Harry's new partner is a karate whiz. The Mafia goons sworn to snuff Harry now scramble to protect him. And in the most amazing chase to careen through the City by the Bay, Harry puts pedal to the metal to outrace a bomb-carrying radio-controlled toy car. For hard-hitting action, dive into this cool pool. |
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| Clint Eastwood (Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan), Patricia Clarkson (Samantha Walker), Liam Neeson (Peter Swan), Evan C. Kim (Inspector Al Quan), David Hunt (Harlan Rook/ Ed Butler), Michael Currie (Capt. Donnelly), Michael Goodwin (Lt. Ackerman), Darwin Gillett (Patrick Snow), Anthony Charnota (Lou Janero), Christopher P. Beale (Dist. Atty. Thomas McSherry), John Allen Vick (Lt. Ruskowski), Jeff Richmond, Patrick Van Horn, Sigrid Wurschmidt (Freeway Reporters), Jim Carrey (Johnny Squares), Deborah A. Bryan (Girl in Rock Video), Nicholas Love (Jeff Howser), Maureen McVerry (Vicky Owens), John X. Heart (Bob), Victoria Bastel (Suzanne Dayton), Kathleen Turco-Lyon (Officer in trailer), Michael Faqir (Sergeant in trailer), Ronnie Claire Edwards (Molly Fisher), Wallace Choy (Chinese store manager), Melodie Soe (Chinese restaurant hostess), Kristopher Logan, Scott Vance (Gunmen), Glenn Wright (Det. Hindmark), Justin Whalin (Jason), Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, W. Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin (Musicians at Funeral, all uncredited). |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: Buddy Van Horn (Pink Cadillac).
WRITERS: Steve Sharon, Durk Pearson and Sandy Shakiocus, and based on the characters created by Harry Julian Fink and Rita M. Fink.
PRODUCER: David Valdes.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Lalo Schifrin.
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. |
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QUOTES |
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Harry: Maybe I'll start my own dead pool and put your name on it. |
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Harry: Do you have any kids, lieutenant?
Ackerman: No.
Harry: Lucky for them. |
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Harry: You forgot to read your fortune cookie. It says, "You're shit out of luck." |
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FACTS |
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RELEASE DATE: July 15th, 1988 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $9.0 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $37.9 million (USA)
- In all of the Dirty Harry films, this film is the only one to have a Top 10 single used as a non original score- Guns N Roses' hit single Welcome to the Jungle.
- The music played during scenes involving the mob trying to kill Harry was also used in Money Talks (1997). Both films were scored by Lalo Schifrin. |
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Peter Swan: It's not a rip-off, it's an homage! |
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Harry: An opinion is like an asshole - everybody has one. |
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Harry: Do you like cops?
Samantha Walker: Only when they're not behind my rear-view mirror. |
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Harry: You're out of bullets. And you know what that means...you're shit outta luck. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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| "A fine Dirty Harry film that features one of the best car chases of all time. And keep your eyes peeled for Jim Carrey's imitation of Axl Rose." -- Larry Carroll, Counting Down.com |
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"Nothing goes better than good old-fashioned bang-bang with Dirty Harry." -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone |
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"Of all the Dirty Harry pictures, this one has the strongest supporting cast." -- Steve Rhodes, Steve Rhodes' Internet Reviews |
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| "The worst of the Harry pictures, still worth watching, just for the remote control car chase." -- Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum |
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