The Enforcer (1976/I)

Réalisateur:

James Fargo

Scénaristes:

Harry Julian Fink (characters) and
Rita M. Fink (characters) ...

Date de sortie:

22 décembre 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Accroche:

The "dirtiest" Harry of them all!

Intrigue:

Dirty Harry must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with a rookie female partner that he's not too excited to be working with.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Police | Alcatraz | Vietnam Veteran | Policewoman

Avis des utilisateurs:

Tough cop Harry Callahan is called on once again and he goes after a nasties terrorists

Ensemble

Clint Eastwood	...	Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
Tyne Daly	...	Insp. Kate Moore
Harry Guardino	...	Lt. Al Bressler
Bradford Dillman	...	Capt. McKay
John Mitchum	...	Insp. Frank DiGiorgio
DeVeren Bookwalter	...	Bobby Maxwell
John Crawford	...	The Mayor
Samantha Doane	...	Wanda
Robert F. Hoy	...	Buchinski (as Robert Hoy)
Jocelyn Jones	...	Miki Waleska
M.G. Kelly	...	Father John
Nick Pellegrino	...	Martin
Albert Popwell	...	'Big' Ed Mustapha
Rudy Ramos	...	Mendez
Bill Ackridge	...	Andy

Autre(s) titre(s):

Moving Target (USA) (original script title)

Durée:

96 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Australia:M (TV rating) | Spain:18 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Finland:K-18 (1977) (cut) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | USA:R (certificate #24716) | France:Unrated | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2008) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Brazil:14 | Canada:18A | Australia:R | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 (cut) | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Norway:16 (1977) (cut) | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:PG (DVD rating)

Lieux de tournage:

23rd & Capp Streets, Mission District, San Francisco, California, USA

Société:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Anecdotes:

In the brothel, Harry gives his name as "Larry Dickman". According to Eastwood in Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007), this is a reference to a joke by Don Rickles.

Goofs:

Erreurs faites par les personnages (éventuellement des erreurs délibérées par les cinéastes): The rocket launcher in the film is called the LAWS rocket. It is actually referred to as simply a LAW, which is an acronym for Light Anti-tank Weapon. It's military designation is M-72.

Guillemet:

The Mayor: Who the hell are you? What do you want?
Bobby Maxwell: You.
The Mayor: Get away from me, you son of a bitch. I'm not going anywhere with you.
Bobby Maxwell: The hell you aren't!
[shoots mayor in chest with taser gun]

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Warrior of the Lost World (#6.1)" (1993)

Tough cop Harry Callahan is called on once again and he goes after a nasties terrorists

This is the third entry in Harry Callahan's popular series, the first is the classic Dirty Harry(1971) by Don Siegel, the second is Magnum Force by Ted Post . This time has a female pal (Tyne Daly) who is assigned when his ordinary partner(John Mitchum) is wounded . And they try to track down a dangerous terrorists( Michael Cavanagh, Veren, among others). Then the terrorists hijack the Mayor(John Crawford) of San Francisco. As always , the two-fisted Callahan , the tall and taciturn inspector utilizing his Magnum 44 pistol kill the baddies. Rock-hard cop Harry abuses the murderer's civil rights, however facing his superiors, a captain(Bradford Dillman) and Lieutenant(Harry Guardino). Rule-breaking Callahan strides grimly throughout San Francisco in pursuit the murderous, including an exciting final on Island-prison of Alcatraz.

Formula thriller plenty of action, crisply edition, tension, suspenseful and lots of violence. Appropriate and atmospheric musical score by Jerry Fielding . Less effective than ¨Dirty Harry¨ but still gripping and stirring. Colorful and adequate cinematography , reflecting splendidly the streets of San Francisco, habitual scenario of the series. The motion picture is professionally directed by James Fargo who also made another vehicle for Eastwodd(Every which way but loose) and for Chuck Norris(Forced vengeance). Followed by ¨Sudden impact¨with Sandra Locke and ¨Dead pool¨with Liam Neeson. Rating : Good, 6,5. Well worth seeing for Clint Eastwood fans and Harry Callahan's followers. It's a cool companion to Dirty Harry classic, amusing with several scenes that'll have you on the edge of your seat.