Dirty Harry Complete Special Edition Collection [DVD] [1971]

Dirty Harry
"You've got to ask yourself a question: do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" Dirty Harry provoked a critical uproar in 1971 for its "fascist" message about the power of one, as it also elevated Clint Eastwood to superstar status through his most enduring screen persona. Harry Callahan (Eastwood, in a role meant for Frank Sinatra) is a sardonic, hard-working San Francisco cop who can't finish his lunch without having to foil a bank robbery with his 44 Magnum, "the most powerful handgun in the world." When hippie-esque psycho Scorpio (Andy Robinson) goes on a killing spree, Harry and new partner Chico are assigned to hunt him down, but not before the Mayor and Lt. Bressler admonish Callahan about his heavy-handed tactics. Racing against a deadline to save a kidnap victim from suffocating to death, and unfeathered by the niceties of Miranda rights and search warrants, Callahan brings in Scorpio, only to see him released on technicalities. "The law's crazy," opines Harry ! in disgust, before taking it upon himself to ensure that Scorpio doesn't kill again. Directed in violent and efficient fashion by Don Siegel, with a propulsive score by Lalo Schifrin, Dirty Harry was the fourth Siegel-Eastwood collaboration after Coogan's Bluff (1968), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), and The Beguiled (1970). Critics at the time strongly objected to the heroic image of a cop's violations of a suspect's Miranda rights, forcing Siegel and Eastwood to deny that they were right-wing reactionaries.

Magnum Force:
The second Dirty Harry movie, Magnum Force concerns itself with a vigilante group that has targeted notorious scofflaws for extermination. When a prominent gang boss or drug-runner is set free by the air-headed liberal courts, a covert group of "avengers" is soon on hand to blow the miscreant to bits. While detective Dirty Harry Callahan is no great friend of civil liberties, he is dead set against wholesale murder as a solution to legal loopholes. Discovering that all the killings have been committed by a .357 Magnum, Callahan suspects that his on-the-edge partner, Charlie McCoy (Mitchell Ryan), is responsible. But the answer is less transparent than that, as Harry learns almost at the cost of his own life.

Sudden Impact:
After a few of Harry's public performances in the line of duty bring him under fire, his superiors become uneasy and suggest he take some time off. When Harry's rest and relaxation continues to attract trouble, he is sent to the small town of San Paulo to investigate a homicide. It seems a body has been discovered by the Bay, complete with a ".38 caliber vasectomy". Harry's trip is supposed to be routine, but he soon finds that San Paulo is having its own share of similar killings, and Harry has a feeling that they're going to continue.

The Dead Pool:
After Harry puts one of the biggest crime bosses in San Francisco behind bars, he finds himself in the unlikely position of public hero. Now the unwanted attention is attracting the press, angry hitmen out for revenge, and a killer who enjoys naming his victims. Harry will have to work fast to uncover the connection between the killings, as the list is getting closer to his own name. And Harry doesn't like being on it.

Special Features:
- Dirty Harry 2 Disc Special Edition
- Magnum Force Deluxe Edition
- The Enforcer Deluxe Edition (exclusive to the box set)
- Sudden Impact Deluxe Edition (exclusive to the box set)
- The Dead Pool Deluxe Edition (exclusive to the box set)
- Clint Eastwood: Out Of The Shadows - Feature length documentary DVD narrated by Morgan Freeman
- 40 page hardcover book containing rare behind the scenes photos
- Replica Harry Callahan wallet with Inspector's badge and ID Card
- Scorpio: Portrait Of A Killer 19" x 27" Poster: San Francisco Street Map detailing Harry's hunt for the killer
- Lobby art cards
- Never-before-seen production notes and internal studio correspondence