- Actors: Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, John Mitchum
- Directors: James Fargo
- Format: PAL, HiFi Sound, Colour
- Language English
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- VHS Release Date: 14 Aug 2000
- Run Time: 93 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CIUP
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,881 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Trapped by his image in 1976, Clint Eastwood resurrected his Dirty Harry character for a third go-round (out of a total of five) in The Enforcer, a potboiler of a story in which the San Francisco detective takes on a group of revolutionary kids. Tyne Daly costars as a female cop who partners with the reluctant Harry Callahan, and she does very well by a role created merely to underscore and articulate the hero's various virtues. It's a dull package all around, but inside the wrapping are good performances by the two leads. --Tom Keogh
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Clint Eastwood returns as Inspector Harry Callahan of the San Franciso Police Department, and to marvellous effect. This is the third installment of the Dirty Harry series, following up Dirty Harry and Magum Force, and see's Callahan pressed into action, against a force headed by the dangerous Bobby Maxwell, who are threatening to overrun San Franciso. Callahan refuses to have none of it, in the process he does what he does best in the other Dirty Harry films, takes out random villains and comes up with classic lines, all adding to an explosive ending. The Enforcer was panned by some critics for being too much like Dirty Harry, but it all comes down to taste, if you loved Dirty Harry, you'll love this, if you are an Eastwood fan, you'll love this, if you're just a casual film fan, or a critic, you'll probably agree with the criticisms, but in my view, this is the 2nd best in the Dirty Harry series.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A group of wannabe terrorists kidnap the Mayor of San Francisco and attempt to hold the city to ransom but they have not counted on Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) and his Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver standing in their way. It all becomes a little bit personal when the leader of the group kills Harry's friend and colleague, Frank DiGiorgio. I hope the bad guys are feeling hungry because they're about to eat a huge amount of .44 calibre lead! Bullet-sprayed action and humour combine as Harry also has to contend with a new female partner - the recently-promoted Inspector Kate Moore (brilliantly played by Cagney And Lacey's Tyne Daly).
This is the third film in the "Dirty Harry" series and the only one not to feature a music score by the great Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin but Jerry Fielding's lively, jazzy score provides a suitable accompaniment to the action. Clint Eastwood is perfect in the role of the taciturn detective, Harry Callahan, and it is hard to envisage any other actor playing the part as well as he does (even though Frank Sinatra was originally considered for the role).
Although "The Enforcer" may not be the best film of the "Dirty Harry" series it is still a very entertaining action thriller with enough gunplay to satisfy Clint Eastwood fans and fans of violent action cinema.
This is the third film in the "Dirty Harry" series and the only one not to feature a music score by the great Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin but Jerry Fielding's lively, jazzy score provides a suitable accompaniment to the action. Clint Eastwood is perfect in the role of the taciturn detective, Harry Callahan, and it is hard to envisage any other actor playing the part as well as he does (even though Frank Sinatra was originally considered for the role).
Although "The Enforcer" may not be the best film of the "Dirty Harry" series it is still a very entertaining action thriller with enough gunplay to satisfy Clint Eastwood fans and fans of violent action cinema.
Format:DVD
Third of five Harry Callahan's films, and it's still got the feel and action of the first one.
"Clint Eastwood's third go-round as Det. Harry Callahan matches him with a new partner, Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Morre, who has two jobs; tracking down a band of armed-and-wacko terrorists - and winning Harry's confidence. Stoked with brisk humour, hard-hitting mayhem and the high-impact team of Eastwood and Daly, this exciting case carves another winning notch in the handle of Harry's .44 magnum.
Audio: English, German and Spanish
Subtitles: English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Czech, Danish, Estonian (Eesti), Finnish (Suomi), Norweigan, Swedish, English for the Hearing Impaired, German for the Hearing Impaired.
Special Features: Commentary by James Fargo, Featurettes "The Business End: Violence in Cinema" and "Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special In Films". There are also trailers for Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool.
"Clint Eastwood's third go-round as Det. Harry Callahan matches him with a new partner, Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Morre, who has two jobs; tracking down a band of armed-and-wacko terrorists - and winning Harry's confidence. Stoked with brisk humour, hard-hitting mayhem and the high-impact team of Eastwood and Daly, this exciting case carves another winning notch in the handle of Harry's .44 magnum.
Audio: English, German and Spanish
Subtitles: English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Czech, Danish, Estonian (Eesti), Finnish (Suomi), Norweigan, Swedish, English for the Hearing Impaired, German for the Hearing Impaired.
Special Features: Commentary by James Fargo, Featurettes "The Business End: Violence in Cinema" and "Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special In Films". There are also trailers for Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool.
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Has its moments, not that special
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