The bank robber who decides that he doesn't feel lucky was played by Albert Popwell, who appeared with Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Bluff (1968), and then in the first four Dirty Harry movies. "Poppy" lived in the apartment across the hall from my aunt in NYC. I met him several times when I was a kid. He was a great guy.
@ethelredhardrede18383 жыл бұрын
"and then in the first four Dirty Harry movies. I knew was in at least one more but somehow I missed the others.
@a.g.marshall21913 жыл бұрын
@@ethelredhardrede1838 He was the pimp in Magnum Force, Big Ed Mustapha in The Enforcer, and Harry's partner in Sudden Impact.
@ethelredhardrede18383 жыл бұрын
@@a.g.marshall2191 OK I checked IMDB and it was The Enforcer that I was specifically remembering, the one with Tyne Daley as Harry's partner. I first thing I noticed her in was Telefon, which is odd since it came out AFTER the Enforcer. And there are LOT of movies and some TV shows that I saw Popwell in but they didn't all stick like the parts in Dirty Harry and Enforcer. Clint reused a LOT of the same actors. He used Jim Carry in TWO movies not just the one that is usually mentioned, Dead Pool, the other was Pink Cadillac. I knew he was in two but I had to look it up to find the second.
@a.g.marshall21913 жыл бұрын
@@ethelredhardrede1838 Have you ever seen Coogan's Bluff? If not, I hope you can find it somewhere and check it out. It's dated, but it's still a pretty good flick, and in the scene in which Poppy appears, Eastwood gives him one of the most badass lines this side of "Do you feel lucky."
@ethelredhardrede18383 жыл бұрын
@@a.g.marshall2191 "Have you ever seen Coogan's Bluff?" Yes. " I hope you can find it somewhere " N:\Movies\Coogan's Bluff (1968) [1080p] Yeah, I think I can find it. "most badass lines" Not really. He just threatened him with a broken bottle.
@fredbloggs59023 жыл бұрын
05:55 Paul Newman recommending Clint for the role speaks volumes about the integrity of Newman.
@toniaansaldo81403 жыл бұрын
And created a legend in the process. I'm sure Clint recommend and appreciated that.
@toniaansaldo81403 жыл бұрын
*Recognized
@hansgrueber81693 жыл бұрын
Paul Newman should've stuck to making salad dressing.
@fredbloggs59023 жыл бұрын
@@hansgrueber8169 All profits from his food products go to charity, over $500 million so far.
@hansgrueber81693 жыл бұрын
@@fredbloggs5902 and your point is?....
@photoboyjet3 жыл бұрын
As cool as Clint Eastwood was in Dirty Harry, Andy Robinson's Scorpio really pushed it over the top. When I saw it, the audience actually applauded when Scorpio got what was coming to him.
@kenlompart99053 жыл бұрын
Same when I saw Death Wish, the audience applauded whenever Charles Bronson shot a mugger.
@dextermorgan66653 жыл бұрын
Scorpio was awesome in it
@johnmullholand20443 жыл бұрын
And Andrew Robinson went on to play Garak on Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
@stantheman90723 жыл бұрын
Hero movies always depend on a great villain to be truly great.
"I know what you're thinking. 'Did he post six videos or only five?' In all the excitement of a Minty list, I lost count."
@ronws20073 жыл бұрын
now, being that this a forty-four magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and could blow your head clean off, you have to basking yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?
m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLeDlrV0ls-3Y2w.html 50 today , I met Scorpio in Lon about 10 yr ago
@michaelcurcio4025 Жыл бұрын
I gots to know!!!!
@greyjedi75Ай бұрын
😂😂🎯
@KaiserSoze-vx6vo3 жыл бұрын
In an extra for the Dirty Harry Blue ray, Andrew Robinson (Scorpio) is being interviewed and he said, " Yeah, I've been an actor for a long time, but if I had a dollar bill for every time somebody said those lines to me, I wouldn't need to be acting any more."
@Fister_of_Muppets2 жыл бұрын
This movie is one Eastwood's most iconic movies, and it still holds up. I can't imagine anyone else in the role.
@shackdaddy71062 жыл бұрын
There is absolutely no question that Clint Eastwood is the greatest actor/Director in the history of motion pictures. He is still acting and directing movies past the age of 90. Totally unprecedented in show business. No one can touch him.
@johnsmith-ug5tp Жыл бұрын
A living legend.
@robanderson473 Жыл бұрын
He's great alright. 🤠👍
@strangelovemd1 Жыл бұрын
One more Dirty Harry movie 🎥!!!🙌🏼
@dwc43434 ай бұрын
@@strangelovemd1 Harry turns he badge over to his (real) son and continues the series. How cool.
@enriquegilmourАй бұрын
Cry Macho was terrible. And I really like Clint Eastwood.
@martynromaine85183 жыл бұрын
Eastwood was so perfect for the role of Dirty Harry.. No one else could have played that part as well as Clint Eastwood
@toniaansaldo81403 жыл бұрын
I think that Steve McQueen or Paul Newman would have worked,but Clint Eastwood was the best choice. He has always seemed like he had some anger and meaness he could tap into. Was it real,or just good acting? Who cares? It works. I gotta say,though,the tough characters he always has played seem to come pretty naturally to him. Think "Every Which Way But Loose" "The Gauntlet" "Heartbreak Ridge"... Don't forget "Gran Torino"
@hansgrueber81693 жыл бұрын
Clint Howard would've been better...
@Banankos3 жыл бұрын
@Zazoo Kluk Except that Keanu Reeves was only seven years old at the time. 😯
@Peatmoss09793 жыл бұрын
Charles Bronson
@SeanChandlerTalksAbout3 жыл бұрын
@@hansgrueber8169 Good call!
@bigkmoviesandgames3 жыл бұрын
This is one of mine and my father's favorite movies. Truly a classic and one of Eastwood's best right up there with the good the bad and the ugly.
@toniaansaldo81403 жыл бұрын
True,yes. But Eastwood kinda turned a corner after the spaghetti westerns. For the better. Pretty much set the stage for everything after.
@bigkmoviesandgames3 жыл бұрын
@@toniaansaldo8140 yeah his career has been pretty much nothing but net since it started
@jennyboldrini73303 жыл бұрын
Loved watching his films with my Dad. Daddy and daughter night, dirty harry lol
My favorite part of the 'DH' universe is the evolution of Albert Popwell's characters: first as the cornered bank robber in the iconic "Do I fell lucky?" scene in Dirty Harry, then as an ill-fated pimp in Magnum Force, next as revolutionary leader Mustapha in The Enforcer, and finally as fellow SFPD cop Horace King in Sudden Impact.
@DK-gy7ll2 ай бұрын
He would've been in The Dead Pool as well if it wasn't for a scheduling conflict.
@Mac10Daddy3 жыл бұрын
Andrew Robinson is a great underrated actor. He’s phenomenal as Garek in Deep Space 9
@andrewbarten7347 Жыл бұрын
He's worth "every penny of it, you black son of a bitch".😉
@vernonfindlay1314 Жыл бұрын
Never made that connection, my wife not a trekkie put 2 and 2 together.
@mikecobalt7005 Жыл бұрын
Knowing about this really adds to the thoughts of Garek and his supposed backstory. Andrew Robinson said this role nearly killed his acting career (he was too good).
@Mac10Daddy Жыл бұрын
@@mikecobalt7005 Garek was the best character on the show, in my opinion
@Rickinvegas3 жыл бұрын
As mentioned previously, one of your 10 bullet points (pun intended) should have been on Harry’s gun, the Smith and Wesson 29-2. There are some great facts behind this gun and how it made it into the movie and what it did to sales after. It was basically a gun that Smith and Wesson couldn’t give away and after the movie it’s sales skyrocketed and remains strong to this day. I own 3.
@eileenweeks18152 жыл бұрын
I had a 350 Magnum, 4 inch chrome barrel. Is that a good gun?
@Rickinvegas2 жыл бұрын
@@eileenweeks1815 .357 Magnum?
@craigtull2361 Жыл бұрын
I bought a Mod 29-2 with a 8 3/8 , then one with a 6" barrel because of these movies
@Mac10Daddy Жыл бұрын
I agree. Although, Australia is super anti-gun. They won’t acknowledge any facts about firearms because has to do with “scary” guns
@paulweston84083 жыл бұрын
I loved when Scorpio hires the guy to beat the hell out of him to frame Eastwood! Don't know why but just always like it when the bad guy goes the extra mile to make his/her character feel like the smartest person in the film.
@tomwells80932 жыл бұрын
This was the first movie I saw where the bad guy was deranged but so clever. Completely desperate to do anything to win. It was like the start of the Joker character.
@Redthepunkrocker3 жыл бұрын
I don't think anyone could play Dirty Harry as good as Clint Eastwood
@markpjf853 жыл бұрын
Seen all the Dirty Harry films totally 💯 Eastwood great works
@Friggle_Dee3 жыл бұрын
My fave is Magnum Force
@josephcox1783 жыл бұрын
@@Friggle_Dee Matter-of-factly: Paul Newman, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Steve McQueen were all considered for the Dirty Harry role. It was made for Clint.
@kristinesader21143 жыл бұрын
What timing! We are currently watching Dirty Harry and we just reached The Dead Pool. Thanks for the great info!
@Kthomasritchie3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Both actors Andrew Robinson and Reni Santoni appear again together in the movie Cobra (1986).
@joshuagibson25203 жыл бұрын
I was going to comment his. Cobra is great.
@craigs713 жыл бұрын
Andrew Robinson went onto play Garak in DS9 too.
@Private-Hudson3 жыл бұрын
@@craigs71He's also in the first Hellraiser movie.
@artboymoy3 жыл бұрын
that blew my mind when I found out that Garak was played by Robinson.
@majorhemroid3 жыл бұрын
And Santoni plays Gonzales both times. (different spellings though)
@johnwalsh48573 жыл бұрын
first time I watched this was in 1977. watched it at least 12 times since then in tv , betamax, laserdisc, DVD and now blu ray.
@TheMrTraynor3 жыл бұрын
Lalo Schifrin. His soundtrack is just as iconic
@robvegas93543 жыл бұрын
spot on the music is amazing in this
@b0ssgamingclips4513 жыл бұрын
Name of the tracks used
@precisionmovement3 жыл бұрын
And of course Enter the Dragon is another classic Lalo OSM
@mikespence89563 жыл бұрын
SOID! JAZZ!MUSIC!!! IS! ICONIC!!! MUSIC!
@histubeness2 ай бұрын
Also his score for Bullitt.
@rowan79293 жыл бұрын
I feel lucky owning all of these movies on DVD. One lucky punk.
@dizzydnice823 жыл бұрын
They have a blu ray rerelease. I'm not sure if it's an import or not I have many box set imports police academy and madagascar or lion king and mad max. Oh and beverly hills cop.
@rowan79293 жыл бұрын
@@dizzydnice82 I bought the DVD set in the mid 2000s. So bluray was unknown at that time. However, I can't find Dirty Harry on bluray here in Australia. May get it online but I'm not in a hurry.
@dizzydnice823 жыл бұрын
So my reply got blocked with the link I guess so just look on Amazon in australia it's there dirty harry collection. Idk if someone flagged my link. Idk who would do that.
@rowan79293 жыл бұрын
@@dizzydnice82 Thanks for the effort but at the moment I'm fine. I will be moving to a different state in a few weeks and deliveries usually take a bit these days. May do it once I have settled in.
@gilligan803 жыл бұрын
Best score ever.... the music on the movie deserves a video of its own
@mvmontaner3 жыл бұрын
Clint Eastwood , Charles Bronson and Telly Savalas movies/ tv shows remind me of my great grandma, grand ma and mom back in the early 80s loving and repeating some the actors lines while watching them. Most of the English they learned to speak was from watching these movies, needless to say it was helpful living in Bronx NY. They were some bad ass women!
@dvt13932 жыл бұрын
Damn, they sound awesome. It really does sound like you come from a line of some truly tough, badass women.
@raccoonbilly75692 жыл бұрын
Telly Savalas was Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
@jackwatsonepic6263 жыл бұрын
I couldn't imagine any other actor playing these parts other than Clint Eastwood
@TCM2153 жыл бұрын
Could Hugh Jackman do it? Think wolverine;)
@aztecklover693 жыл бұрын
charles bronson could have fit well in this movie too.
@jamescrowley85983 жыл бұрын
Maybe Jim Carrey lol
@Zooumberg3 жыл бұрын
@@jamescrowley8598 Who was in a Dirty Harry movie.
@jamescrowley85983 жыл бұрын
@@Zooumberg the dead pool ?
@alandalaku7193 жыл бұрын
Isn't it great that eventually "Dirty Harry" would become a MAYOR in California?
@DavidLLambertmobile3 жыл бұрын
Carmel By The Sea CA. I think he was mayor for 5yr then quit.
@LadyOnikara3 жыл бұрын
Just like the Terminator became the governor!
@SeanChandlerTalksAbout3 жыл бұрын
These are always the types of films with the most interesting alternative casting possibilities. It's impossible see anyone else as Dirty Harry.
@0311Mushroom3 жыл бұрын
I could see Sinatra or Wayne. Just as a 60's John McClain in Die Hard.
@bradweston53423 жыл бұрын
@@0311Mushroom Ironically, Sinatra played a police officer called "Joe Leland" in the 1968 movie "The Detective" based on a novel by "Roderick Thorpe". Another Thorpe novel, "Nothing lasts forever", also containing the character of Leland was the inspiration for the original "Die Hard", so Sinatra really was a 60s John McClain!
@joannegray51383 жыл бұрын
Burt Lancaster might have been interesting in the role.
@0311Mushroom3 жыл бұрын
@@bradweston5342 I know, which is why I said that.
@v-town19803 жыл бұрын
@@0311Mushroom Sinatra?! Ha! That bobble-head git was tiny and weak looking. Clint was really tall and had the look.
@avnrulz85873 жыл бұрын
When I visited S.F., I made my cousin take me around to all the locations from these movies.
@PB-tr5ze3 жыл бұрын
Lol you might like this. The scene with Harry and the jumper, was filmed at a place called "California house", it is right up the street from city hall. I actually went to school there when it was a cullinary school. If you watch the scene you will see a few things. 1) Some of the people are eating KFC, until recently there was a KFC on the opposite corner from where the scene was shot, and it stayed a KFC until a couple years ago when it was turned in to a Taco Bell. 2) The Bar people are standing in front of while watching the jumper is still there. It has changed owners and names a number of times, but it is still a bar. 3) You can see an awning next to the spot where Harry gets in to the cherry picker to reach the jumper. The name "Rattenhaus" can be seen, this is a very infamous piece of SF history. This bar was a hang out for local politicians and police officers, and was the sight of a number of crimes committed by those same individuals. Drugs, bribery and prostitution all happened there, until a big bust shur everything down and put a lot of people in jail. After the bar closed they simply turned the sign around, but you could still see the letters and that sign was still there in the early 2000's. Unfortunately it is hard to track down information on the case, but at the time it was huge. Side Note: The building was originally built on the ruins of the 1906 fire. The side of the street it was built on was blown up to create a fire break. It originally was called "German House" and was a community center for the local German population. But in WW1 they changed the name and dropped most of the German identity from bvb the building.
@DrQuagmire13 жыл бұрын
@First name Last name not to mention, due to the success of the "Dirty Harry" movie, the Smith-and-Wesson Model-29 handgun became such an iconic weapon, that actual gun stores couldn't keep them on the shelf (much like the Desert Eagle pistols of today)
@brendanduffy23673 жыл бұрын
@@PB-tr5ze interesting information mate thanks for sharing 😎👍
@avnrulz85873 жыл бұрын
@@DrQuagmire1 And they went on the resale market too because they were too hard to handle. 'Forgotten Weapons' channel did a video about it.
@tomwells80932 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing also for Escape from Alcatraz
@MPYarnall3 жыл бұрын
You failed to mention that Audie Murphy was the most decorated American soldier of WW2.
@PugInATophat3 жыл бұрын
Yup. To hell and back, was another great movie.
@RicktheCrofter3 жыл бұрын
I can’t see Audie Murphy playing this sort of villain. I highly doubt he would have taken the role.
@DavidLLambertmobile3 жыл бұрын
Murphy was like 5'04" too not a huge guy. A real hero. 🎗
@MikeSmith-fs9wh3 жыл бұрын
I was surprised to learn that Audie Murphy was alive in 1971.
@jamesmcbeth44632 жыл бұрын
He was my gramps' platoon sergeant in Italy during WW2
@harrisonallen6513 жыл бұрын
As a movie buff, it’s one of my all time favourite films needless to say. Also that I’m graduating High School in November - I’ll be getting *Dirty Harold* on my year 12 Jersey.
@FloridaMan053 жыл бұрын
you should do videos on the other "dirty harry" films (like "the dead pool" featuring a small part by James Carrey (better known these days as Jim Carrey) and also featuring Liam Neeson)
@OutsideGroove3 жыл бұрын
Also featuring a cameo by Guns N Roses.
@AbstractM0use3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I remember seeing him on In Living Color and thinking, "Hey, it's that guy singing 'Welcome to the Jungle' in The Dead Pool.
@TXKafir3 жыл бұрын
When I clicked on this, I was hoping he'd do the whole franchise.
@toniaansaldo81403 жыл бұрын
@@OutsideGroove I remember the song being in it...Was G'NR actually in the movie? Don't remember that.
@OutsideGroove3 жыл бұрын
@@toniaansaldo8140 yes they were hanging out on a boat of I recall
@trikkerman13 жыл бұрын
The best line in the movie is when the brother says, "Hey, I Gots To Kno'"
@proteus53 жыл бұрын
Albert Popwell played the brother. He was also in 3 other Dirty Harry movies - Magnum Force, The Enforcer & Sudden Impact. Maybe he & Clint were buddies?
@trikkerman13 жыл бұрын
@@proteus5 I always remember Clint and Burt Reynolds using the same actors in their movies from the 70's and 80's.
@Maxaldojo3 жыл бұрын
I would sooooo appreciate you presenting Minty's 10 things you didn't know about The Outlaw Josie Wales... Perfect cast, stunning scenery, expert cinematography and direction. Spoiler alert... Endeavor to persevere... Buzzards gotta eat, too... Don't piss down my back... Missouri boat ride... This is a good place to die. Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie? Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy.
@KamenRiderGumo3 жыл бұрын
Dyin's easy for men like you and me - it's livin' that's hard.
@footballdude42713 жыл бұрын
I'd tell him the war is over
@footballdude42713 жыл бұрын
I guess we all died a little in that damn war.
@oldenweery75103 жыл бұрын
I heartily agree! I finally got tired of only seeing "Josie" when it showed up on cable and bought a copy of the "Clint Eastwood Collection" edition, with the Special Features. I hadn't seen it in several years and had forgotten what a great film it was! Plenty of "things you didn't know about" that movie, too, Minty. Stay safe.
@alonzomosley73 жыл бұрын
I agree everything about Josie Wales perfect get onto it Minty 😂
@Batman128103 жыл бұрын
Back when people didn't mind if career criminals got roughed up for doing dumb sh!t.
@PoesRaven73 Жыл бұрын
Some of us STILL don’t.
@Batman12810 Жыл бұрын
@@PoesRaven73 quote the raven!
@nickgov663 жыл бұрын
In the "Dirty Harry" universe "Play Misty For Me" starred Frank Sinatra.
@mikelane28663 жыл бұрын
Sinatra was also the original John Mclane
@dank88653 жыл бұрын
@ Nick McCormack - Now THAT struck me funny. Thanks.
@white-dragon44243 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, that the lead was played by someone else, and Clint doesn't exist in the Dirty Harry universe.
@toniaansaldo81403 жыл бұрын
Seriously. Frank Sinatra as Dirty Harry? No.
@nickgov663 жыл бұрын
@@toniaansaldo8140 But he did play "Dirty Dingus McGee".
@paulboulter7823 Жыл бұрын
Favourite Andy Robinson line “ My thats a big one”!🤣🤣🇬🇧
@TheJvLexicon3 жыл бұрын
I love that andrew robinson played 2 amazing psychotic characters going from Scorpio to Garak in Deep Space 9
@bonghunezhou50513 жыл бұрын
His career nearly ended for having played Scorpio. Also, prior to Elim Garak, Robinson played a nearly as unlikable supporting character (a cop) in Cobra. Just glad that he is arguably best known for the mysterious (and far more likable than Scorpio) ex-Obsidian Order operative 🎥 📺 🤗
@billr30533 жыл бұрын
He wasn't too likable in Hellraiser either.
@dreadlegend73653 жыл бұрын
He did awesomely as Scorpio.
@raymondrichardson60613 жыл бұрын
The music had to be one of the co stars. Magical.
@jamiemoresco38853 жыл бұрын
Got my covid Vaccine and was told I had to wait 15 min till I could leave .. a low a behold .. a New Minty to watch ! Thank fellow !
@evansclan4eva493 жыл бұрын
The most satisfying ending to a thriller ever. The bad guy would have made a great Joker.
@robertwelsh4094 Жыл бұрын
I love the quality of your research. Even as a filmmaker and avid film buff, I always learn a few new things from every one of your presentations. Thanks!
@RogueBoyScout3 жыл бұрын
Notes on Andrew Robinson. He was so good in the role that he had a hard time getting work for a long time, as even Hollywood thought he was legit crazy. He went on to play Garek in Star Trek: DS9. He is considered by a lot of fans to be the one of the greatest characters, even though is technically not in the main cast. He also was the head acting teacher at the University of Southern California for a long time, and even developed an acting course.
@willowwookie96143 жыл бұрын
I love the character Garek, in the pale moonlight (I think that's the episode title) is a top 10 star trek story. "ITS A FAKE"
@gilligan803 жыл бұрын
Hellraiser
@a.g.marshall21913 жыл бұрын
Odo: You'd shoot a man in the back? Garek: It's the safest way.
@willowwookie96143 жыл бұрын
@@a.g.marshall2191 nice quote lol
@a.g.marshall21913 жыл бұрын
@@willowwookie9614 Quintessential Garek.
@jeremykegley16693 жыл бұрын
Most quotable line in cinema history! "you gotta ask yourself one question, do I feel lucky, Well do ya punk"!
@barryklinedinst62333 жыл бұрын
Clint Eastwood is one of a kind. All the Dirty Harry movies were so good. I saw his son in a movie the other day and when he turned his head and squinted his eyes he looked a bit like his dad
@Thespeedrap2 жыл бұрын
He would be awesome if Dirty Harry is rebooted.
@anthonymarcella98073 жыл бұрын
You left out his gun?! S&W Model 29 .44 magnum. It’s almost as significant Harry himself.
@dank88653 жыл бұрын
I was going to mention the Model 29 myself. They had been around for well over a decade, and weren't a big seller for S&W. Cuz, seriously, who REALLY wants to hunt deer with like a 5 lb. handgun? But 6 months after the movie came out, you couldn't get the 6.5" barrel length Eastwood used. You had to settle for the 4" Burt Reynolds used in "Shamus" or the 8 3/8" Robert DeNiro clambered around with in "Taxi Driver." If you could find them. I always wondered if the producers of "Dirty Harry" had S&W stock. Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum. Coming Soon To A Theater Near You! 😁
@JW...-oj5iw3 жыл бұрын
@@dank8865 ... Not to mention that the dealers who had any 29s were selling them for over twice retail, which makes my purchase a virtual miracle. 1976, hardware store that sells sporting goods. 6½" in the presentation case. $245.00. I had no clue that they sold guns, and one day a younger guy I was friends with came to the station and told me that they had the gun I wanted. I was surprised to hear that and asked how much money. He thought it was around $250. I told him that it had to be some tricked out Ruger Super Blackhawk. Fortunately, he was pretty insistent, so I walked down the street with him and beheld the holy Grail. It was true! We went inside the store and I asked the girl running the place if I could handle it. She grabbed the case and set it in front of me. I picked up the beast and it settled in my hand as if it was built specifically for me. I didn't have the cash to outright purchase it, so I asked her if they might do a layaway plan, which was fine with them. Two weeks later, I took possession of my best purchase ever. I carried it around in the presentation case because I didn't have a holster for a while. Backgammon was very popular at the time, so lots of people were carrying cases, and I didn't stand out. My friends thought it was a backgammon game until I showed them what was inside. Lots of jealousy, because the best they could find locally was a chrome 4" for $500 (down from $600). Eventually, I had to take the big gun out to be shot for the first time. I had little handgun or cartridge development experience, so seeing Clint in the movies was what I had to go on. In Magnum Force, he said he used "light specials". The specials I had were heavier than the Magnums. I went to an area that was completely secluded so no one would see me hurt my hands and drop the gun. I set up a few empty pop cans and put two rounds of specials in the cylinder. I put the Vulcan death grip on the big revolver and touched off the heavy special. Bang. Gun didn't budge. Great! My first round was a dud. Repeated the grip and fired the second one. Bang. Same as the first. Holy crap, a box of bad ammo! I filled the cylinder and triggered off all 6. No recoil to speak of. It began to dawn on me. Hollywood! All simulation. Shooting blanks doesn't make any recoil. I filled the cylinder with Magnums and put on the death grip and let one go. BLAM!! Up goes my hands! That's what it was about! Awesome! Since that time, I've bought other 29s and produced thousands of rounds of assorted Magnums. I turned my prize first one into something priceless. I gave it to my son.
@@dank8865 ... Thank you so much for your cognitive abilities. There's a little detail I didn't include. The store put in an order for an 8⅜" model, but received the "shorter" one instead. The guy who ordered it refused the 6½", hence it's arrival on the shelf. Lucky me! 😁
@dank88653 жыл бұрын
@@JW...-oj5iw Meant. To. Be. 👍
@thomasseery75703 жыл бұрын
Great video. 50 years old. amazing
@fredbloggs59023 жыл бұрын
Where did the time go ☹️
@thomasseery75703 жыл бұрын
@@fredbloggs5902 Absolutely
@danielwilliamson61803 жыл бұрын
Dirty Harry is a classic. I bought it on DVD in 2008.
@naulapommi6662 жыл бұрын
nice :)
@danielwilliamson61802 жыл бұрын
@@naulapommi666 Dirty Harry is one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's favourite movies.
@naulapommi6662 жыл бұрын
@@danielwilliamson6180 Whoa😮
@danielwilliamson61802 жыл бұрын
@@naulapommi666 In one of the special features on the special edition DVD. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in one of the documentaries of the movie which he talks about Dirty Harry.
@JaxFPrime812 жыл бұрын
Ironically, with Robert Mitchum being a potential Harry, his brother John Mitchum ultimately appeared in the movie as a fellow Inspector.
@kingkong5483 Жыл бұрын
Fatso?
@JaxFPrime81 Жыл бұрын
@@kingkong5483 I forget the character's name, but yeah, it was the big cop who helped Harry at the stadium.
@auntmaybell48333 жыл бұрын
You hit the nail right on the head regarding this 10 Things episode. Congrats to you, Minty!
@Lopez03Eduardo.3 жыл бұрын
“Now you know why they call me “Dirty Harry” I get every dirty job that comes along”
@MrLorenzovanmatterho3 жыл бұрын
Or he's always peeking at naked women through their windows?
@dank88653 жыл бұрын
@@MrLorenzovanmatterho "Hot Mary" or the other two. Hot Mary, lol. "You owe yourself, Harry."
@white-dragon44243 жыл бұрын
@@dank8865 I certainly prefer the hippie girl.
@vovin81323 жыл бұрын
I thought it was because he always got the shit end of the stick
@toniaansaldo81403 жыл бұрын
I was gonna quote that line myself. Beat me to it.
@Rickinvegas3 жыл бұрын
For fans of Andy Robinson and Don Siegel, definitely check out the 1973 movie “Charlie Varrick“. Robinson plays a murdering bank robber who teams up with Walter Matthau of all people. Matthau as a villain is a little disconcerting but he does a great job. A great little movie from the same era and the same “feel“. Some other dirty harry actors also appear in this movie. Siegel definitely had his favorites. Fun bonus fact: Walter Matthau‘s wife in Charlie Varrick, Jacqueline Scott, also plays Dennis Weaver‘s wife in the movie “Duel“.
@TheBurning19813 жыл бұрын
That‘s a fantastic movie.
@pauldavies5611 Жыл бұрын
She was also David Janssen’s sister in The Fugitive” back in the 60s.
@stevemolina90352 жыл бұрын
Nice review! I've seen a number of Dirty Harry docs over the years, but I actually learned a few new ones with your presentation. You "made my day".
@TheDellaniOakes3 жыл бұрын
Love this movie! Thank you for clarifying "Go ahead, make my day." I get annoyed with people who get that wrong. They also get Harry's "Do you feel lucky" speech wrong. Ah well, we can't all be movie aficionados, right? Once again, thank you for highlighting one of my cinematic favorites!
@MrPh303 жыл бұрын
Fun fact , some Phillipine Police bought m29 .44 Mags and Winchester m70 rifles in ,458 Win Mag after Dirty Harry came. But understandable why so, many rural areas , repetion of the moro reasons for heavier ammo was needed.
@fredbloggs59023 жыл бұрын
It was originally the Moros’ fearsome reputation that led to the adoption of the M1911 in .45 ACP.
@BigLisaFan3 жыл бұрын
After Dirty Harry debuted, sales of the iconic blued finish Smith and Wesson Model 29 in .44 Magnum with a 8 inch barrel jumped considerably. It also appeared quickly on the used firearm market too when owners found out it was a real handful to shoot.
@joshuagibson25203 жыл бұрын
People were paying up to double MSRP. John Milius still has his. There are many pristine examples to this day for reasons you stated. It's gone up in value every year since.
@a.g.marshall21913 жыл бұрын
LOL, so true. I recall one reviewer calling the Model 29 "The gun that captured the minds of the mindless." As a kid, I cut my teeth on the Model 19 (.357 Magnum), and for many years my wheelgun-of-choice was the Model 25-2 (.45 ACP). They're like shooting water pistols compared to the Model 29.
@joshuagibson25203 жыл бұрын
@@a.g.marshall2191 lol. Love that quote of the reviewer.
@edljnehan2811 Жыл бұрын
The one in the movie was actually the six and a quarter inch that's the one the sales jumped on
@avnrulz85873 жыл бұрын
11. Albert Popwell appeared in the first four D.H. films, playing different characters each time.
@TracySmith-xy9tq2 жыл бұрын
I met Andy Robinson and his wife, Irene, at a Star Trek convention in 1995 - he played Garak on Deep Space Nine - and he told me he was typecast for quite some time afterwards. He also mentioned the threats you mentioned. Both he and his wife were super friendly.
@Bbbuddy3 жыл бұрын
When I worked nights at the Loyola Law School in New Orleans in 1980, I secretly added a couple of the Dirty Harry novels to the collection, in the “law enforcement” section. Made catalog cards and everything. Ahh, those pre-computer days.
@RoquitaJohnson3 жыл бұрын
I love Dirty Harry! I clicked on this so fast.
@Alexanderiii3 жыл бұрын
I was fairly young when I first watched Dirty Harry on TV. I still remember the gruesome torture scene when Harry was trying to get Scorpio to tell him where one of his victims was being held. I was thinking, what Harry was doing was wrong but he was doing it to try to save an innocent victim.
@simonoleary92643 жыл бұрын
11. The comic book character Judge Dredd was originally inspired by Dirty Harry.
@LastBastian3 жыл бұрын
@Edgar Poe The recent one with Carl Urban is great.
@simonoleary92643 жыл бұрын
@Edgar Poe Just to clarify, I was talking about the original comic book character from 1977, not the bloody awful Stallone flic. The best example of the real Judge Dredd on the big screen is the 2012 movie "Dredd". Karl Urban does an amazing job, but you can see the Dirty Harry roots.
@simonoleary92643 жыл бұрын
@Edgar Poe No worries 😀. If you loved the comics, you should love Dredd, Karl Urban nailed it! (This comes from someone who first read 2000Ad in the late 70's). The Stallone movie had the right look, but that's about it. And WHY could no-one say the word "Law" properly 🤣?
@christermyrberg36613 жыл бұрын
Sylvester Stallone's Judge Dredd is awesome
@simonoleary92643 жыл бұрын
@@christermyrberg3661 If you like it, that's fine. But Stallone is definitely NOT Dredd from the original comic.
@JonathanMoosey3 жыл бұрын
Malcolm McDowell also received death threats over his character in Star Trek Generations killing Captain Kirk
@Jman4173 жыл бұрын
Magnum force is good too. That dirty harry line was funny:"You rotten bastard".Funny as hell.
@joannegray51383 жыл бұрын
Magnum Force sounds like it got its plot from one of the early Dirty Harry scripts (justice being sought for elitist criminals getting away with their crimes).
@jamesage243 жыл бұрын
"A man's got to know his limitations."
@buffaloditka3 жыл бұрын
Dirty Harry is such a good movie and literally can’t be remade in today’s world due to the vigilante nature that is Inspector Harry Callahan and the slang used throughout the film. That said, Clint was the perfect actor to play the character and his mannerisms to reduce tension (the smile at the end of the bank shootout and chit-chat with the suicidal guy) helps make the film what it is.
@Joe-wyo2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention it launched 4 sequels making 5 movies total. Would love to see eastwood’s son Scott reprise the role of Harry in a modern time. Hope you do more 10 things about Clint Eastwood movies. Theres enough out there
@mikelane28663 жыл бұрын
When I was young Clint was old. Now I’m old and Clint is still Old.
@toniaansaldo81403 жыл бұрын
Right? I was BORN in 1971! And he was 41! I'm 49 now...90 years old. I,and so many millions,are gonna be crushed when his time finally comes. He's ALREADY immortal. A legend.
@steveyeager61773 жыл бұрын
You're only young once, you're old for the rest of your life
@v-town19803 жыл бұрын
Whatever age, he'll always be more of a man than you ;)
@FtMacMechanic13 жыл бұрын
This Minty guy has the makings of a varsity athlete.
@Jman4173 жыл бұрын
Sopranos.
@steveherrerajr4423 жыл бұрын
Nice sopranos reference
@neilmarktaylor43863 жыл бұрын
Didn’t John Wayne turn it down which he later regretted so he went on to make the films McQ and Brannigan
@fredbloggs59023 жыл бұрын
More likely the studios realised how much Bullitt and Dirty Harry had changed the genre, so Wayne probably didn’t have much choice.
@bobroberts23713 жыл бұрын
I don't see JW a good fit for this movie nor would he have been a good fit for Grand Torino
@TimSnead2233 жыл бұрын
John Wayne sucks.
@Reverend_Nada3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I have heard the same story
@fox-jake87843 жыл бұрын
I can't really see John Wayne playing Dirty Harry. I just think most of his movie roles he plays are a little too over the top and kinda goofy. Clint Eastwood, however brings a certain flare to Harry Callahan, making him as edgy and intimidating similar to his "Man with No Name" character.
@PozerAdultRacingTeam3 жыл бұрын
About time! I have all the Dirty Harry movies on DVD.
@hbkaj853 жыл бұрын
Well Minty, now you have to do the other 4 Dirty Harry films... hope you’re up for it!!
@mbryson28993 жыл бұрын
Scorpio's scream is amazing!
@DarkKnight523653 жыл бұрын
next 10 things you didnt know about Deadpool
@PugInATophat3 жыл бұрын
Do you mean Marvel Deadpool, or The Deadpool? Which is another Dirty Harry movie
@DarkKnight523653 жыл бұрын
@@PugInATophat the one and only merc with the mouth
@Thespeedrap2 жыл бұрын
Deadpool could our generation Dirty Harry if they do the sequels justice.
@Cre80s3 жыл бұрын
The "Play Misty for Me" Harry-verse was waaaaaay meta!!! LOL!
@hansgrueber81693 жыл бұрын
George C. Scott turns down Dirty Harry for violence, while his most famous role was as George S. Patton. lmao!!!
@v-town19803 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I laughed at that. Shooting a criminal...no! Humiliating and slapping a shell-shocked soldier...yes!
@DavidLLambertmobile3 жыл бұрын
GCS is a scumbag who walked out on his wife & small child to get a Hollywood career. 🤨 Even later on, Scott refused to re-connect with his adult son. What a a-hole.
@erickennedy59933 жыл бұрын
@@DavidLLambertmobile that why he walked out on them
@thulcandra19753 жыл бұрын
Andrew Robinson went on to receive much love from us Star Trek geeks as Garak in Star Trek DS9 💖
@severanvallery95543 жыл бұрын
Man we kids today need a hero like this in today's movies
@TheyTalkOnline3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Finland! Nice to hear you mentioning our videolaw in this context. Finland did have one of the craziest and strichtest videocensorship back in a day. Films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn of the Dead, Re-Animator and even Finnish director Renny Harlin's film Born American were banned. Several other films were heavily cut and toned down (Robocop, Predator and even Blade.) We are glad that we got rid off such law in year 2000.
@EscalationTV3 жыл бұрын
Yes, we had these Problems in Germany too. They even censored "Harry Potter 2" because they thought it was supposed to be a "Kids"-Movie and the Scenes they cutted out were too scary and violent. Also Video-Games (like Mortal Kombat, Wolfenstein, GTA, etc.) didn't have it easy here.
@TheyTalkOnline3 жыл бұрын
@@EscalationTV Ridiculous. I always hated this approach that state had to supervise what we could watch. We actually made episodes about violent entertainment.
@EscalationTV3 жыл бұрын
@@TheyTalkOnline I totally agree with you! What made the german Censorship even more ridicilous was the Fact that Germany's Mainstream-Media had this Illusion that everything what was pure animated or had Kids as Mainstars in a magical Fantasyworld or something automaticly would be meant for Kids. What caused a lot of Censoring for Animes and other Cartoons and Movies or Shows. And if even just a little bit Blood was shown in a Video-Game, it got immidietly removed. That were really horrible Times for Games and Movies in Germany, what thank God is over now. P.S. I definetly should check out your Episodes about violent Entertainment, thanks :)
@EscalationTV3 жыл бұрын
@@TheyTalkOnline By the Way, if you want you can also check out our last Movie "The Man Without Mercy" we made, what was mainly inspired from Dirty Harry :)
@spankyharland984511 ай бұрын
Inspector Callahan was in the Marine Corp and there are subtle references to this in Magnum Force and in the Dead pool. He also grew up in the Potrero District of the city as mentioned in Magnum Force.
@jamesgarrett88333 жыл бұрын
“You got to asked yourself one question, do I feel lucky?” “Well do you punk?”
@hrtreaper723 жыл бұрын
I might ask myself,but I don't asked myself.
@knurlgnar243 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was 6 shots...
@notlikely44683 жыл бұрын
I gotsta know Man!
@dank88653 жыл бұрын
@@notlikely4468 "you son of a bitch..." "Heh heh heh heh." One of the best interplays in 70s cinema.
@homelessjesse94533 жыл бұрын
Was that the first movie to feature a catchphrase?
@paulweston84083 жыл бұрын
Never a Frank Sanatra fan, but couldn't love his role in race relations anymore than I do. If Sammy can't go in, nobody was going in to (insert business here).
@robvegas93543 жыл бұрын
Frank Sinatra was good in 'manchurian candidate' and 'von ryans express'
@mustashride3 жыл бұрын
New stuff, I like new stuff. New Minty stuff.
@pmp25593 жыл бұрын
Sorry minty is for everyone not just for you
@williammatthews6933 жыл бұрын
Okay, you've done this Eastwood movie. Now cover "A Fistful of Dollars" PLEASE!
@dvt13932 жыл бұрын
Be needs to cover all of the Dirty Harry movies and all of the Man With No Name movies.
@katieandkevinsears77243 жыл бұрын
Go ahead Minty...Make my day.
@marccarmichael65413 жыл бұрын
Best soundtrack ever! Lalo is a genius
@shadowwolf76223 жыл бұрын
Another fact: This movie also made a star of Harry's hand cannon-His Smith& Wesson model 29-44 magnum. The demand for this revolver went crazy. People were paying double and even triple the selling price- if they could even find one.
@DavidLLambertmobile3 жыл бұрын
S&W historian Roy Jinks noted that Smith & Wesson aka Big Blue, nearly decided to scrap the magnums in .41, .44 due to low sales, lack of support. Imfdb.org .
@marinegunny8263 жыл бұрын
I have a model 29 myself. It's the only handgun I own and I don't feel the need to purchase anything else. It's big, heavy, loud and powerful, but in my opinion, it's also accurate, and a pleasure to shoot. If you let the weapon recoil without fighting it, you can shoot it all day long😁
@DavidLLambertmobile3 жыл бұрын
@@marinegunny826 Actor Nick Nolte totes a 4" model 29 S&W .44 revolver at the start of 48 Hours, 1982 Imdb.com . He loses that gun & grabs a SFPD issue .45acp 1911a1 pistol. That's what he carrys in 90% of the film. In the sequel, made 8 years later, Nolte packs a stainless 4" N frame 629 revolver after his .44 29 4" model is damaged.
@lh77963 жыл бұрын
"Uh-uh...I know what you're thinking: 'Did he fire six shots, or only five?' Well, to tell the truth I forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and can blow your head clean off, you have to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well do ya, PUNK?"
@meslimebll3 жыл бұрын
Please do some videos on lesser known movies like Spaced invaders Cherry 2000 Hudson hawk
@chrisbole83393 жыл бұрын
I'm actually surprised this channel isnt at 1 million + subs, it's such amazing content 👍 Thanks for another great video man!
@bwakenshaw3 жыл бұрын
Great video Minty, one of my favourite series of films, needs a GTA / L.A. Noire videogame (which was in development and abandoned for those interested). Was hoping you'd mention the fact that the character Harry Calahan was based on the real life detective Dave Toschi who was the lead investigator on the actual Zodiac killer case and quite a character in real life also being the inspiration for Steve McQueen's Bullitt.
@justinratcliffe9473 жыл бұрын
Happy 50th anniversary Dirty Harry, as well as Play Misty For Me and The Beguiled
@adamantium94913 жыл бұрын
I remember being punished at school for saying "well do you feel lucky PUNK...WELL DO YA" HAHAHA,although this movie got me and my friends in trouble back in the day,it's still one of my favorite movies of all time,
@ganimed19762 ай бұрын
Another thing that many fans don't know is Harry's choice of revolver in the movie. It was originally not planned to use a Smith & Wesson M29 with a 6.5 inch barrel for the movie, but rather the shorter 4 inch version. But at the time filming began, there was no such 4-inch S&W M29 available. So they took the 6.5 inch version, which was still considered a slow seller at the time. It was the Dirty Harry movie that made the 6.5 inch M29 so popular worldwide and an gun icon.
@dscharlesworth13 жыл бұрын
So we could of had a world in which Frank Sinatra played Harry Callahan(Dirty Harry) and John McClane(Die Hard).
@fredbloggs59023 жыл бұрын
Yes! Thanks for that, I knew I remembered Sinatra’s involvement in another iconic film, but I couldn’t remember which.
@erikthompson6193 жыл бұрын
You mean "Irvin" Kershner, not "Ivan", right, Minty? :-) Regardless, a job well done, as always!
@Maxaldojo3 жыл бұрын
My father introduced me to Clint Eastwood with The Outlaw Josie Wales. Been a Eastwood junky ever since. He is the reason I don't put catsup on a hot dog... (Look it up...)
@Halooffrogs6 ай бұрын
Pure art. This is what I call a "drinking movie". If Harry went and saw "Play Misty for Me" in that theater the whole universe would explode...
@shaggycan3 жыл бұрын
5:30 remember folks every time you see John Milius mentioned remember he was the basis for the character Walter in The Big Lebowski. And it's not far off.
@NGMonocrom3 жыл бұрын
Nice one, Minty.
@michaelglasgow30463 жыл бұрын
Hey Minty - you should do "The Gauntlet" - one of Harry's finest and best ending scene and movie line "Nag...nag....nag!"
@ferociousgumby2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this guy all night. He has such a great voice and personality.