Dirty Harry: Difference between revisions

* [[Badass]]

* [[Badass Boast]]: After Scorpio pays a man to beat him severely as part of a frame up, Harry defends himself from Scorpio's claim that Harry beat him, saying that "(Scorpio) looks too damn good" to have been beaten by Harry.

* [[Barrier-Busting Blow]]

* [[BFG]]: The giant harpoon from ''The Dead Pool''. Needless to say, it leads to a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMOA.]]

* [[Clint Squint]]

* [[Cool Shades]]: Harry's.

* [[Da Chief]]: Every one of Harry's superiors to varying extents. Lt Briggs from ''Magnum Force'' is a subversion in that {{spoiler|he's the [[Big Bad]]}}.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Harry Callahan himself

'''Harry Callahan:''' Yeah, well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard. That's ''my'' policy.

'''The Mayor:''' Intent? How did you establish that?

* [[Dead Partner]]: Pretty much all of Callahan's partners end up dead or in the hospital, as he notes.

* [[Description Porn]]:

** [[Straw Man Has a Point|Harry did have some valid and very legitimate concerns]] about their choice of a female partner for him. They were promoting an officer who had never made an arrest to be a detective, and he wasn't sure that someone with zero street experience could cut it as a detective - regardless of gender.

*** And since she {{spoiler|gets shot in the end, he might have even been right.}}

** The conversation with Gonzales was more hazing the new guy than real bigotry:

{{quote|Di Georgio: Ah that's one thing about our Harry. Doesn't play any favorites! [[Hates Everyone Equally|Harry hates everybody.]] Limeys, Micks, Hebes, Fat Dagos, Niggers, Honkies, Chinks, you name it.<br />

**** The fact that Scorpio has a fresh knife would exactly like the one Harry gave the guy in the balaclava and the same voice would be enough for a conviction.

** The same thing happens at the beginning of ''[[Sudden Impact]]'', although we only see the trial.

** In ''Magnum Force'', watch the pimp's reaction when he sees the traffic cop's revolver pointed at his face and realizes he's about to get shot.

* [[Once an Episode]]: Harry will run into someone committing a robbery and stop them.

* [[Police Brutality Gambit]]: Pulled by Scorpio in the first movie. Harry can tell immediately that it isn't him. How? "'Cause he looks too damn good, that's how!"

* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: Scorpio says he would consider it a pleasure to "kill a Catholic priest or a nigger."

** Also, {{spoiler|he follows through on the latter}}. Needless to say, {{spoiler|the black guy Scorpio pays to beat him up so he can frame Callahan for it}} sure seems to enjoy the job. He kicks Scorpio again after throwing him out the door, saying "[[Crowning Moment of Funny|this one's on the house!]]"

** Arguably, also Part 2. Just imagine the fallout of {{spoiler|Briggs' conspiracy}}, even if it remained contained.

* [[Rape and Revenge]]: Forms the plot of Sudden Impact.

* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]

* [[The Seventies]]: The films don't indulge in the groovier aspects of the decade, but it's wide neckties, ugly dun-colored suits and giant sedans for everybody!

* [[Shoot the Hostage]]: "Go ahead, make my day."

** Here's a weird one: [[Corrupt Cop]] "Red" Astrachan is named after a variety of apple. Weirder still is that [[Rambo|he's not the only guy in an action series to have that distinction]].

* [[Take That, Critics!]]: The film critic murdered in ''The Dead Pool'' is based on Pauline Kael, in response to her accusing the first film of promoting "fascism." Something about this woman seems to rub directors the wrong way, since she got another [[Take That]] in ''[[Willow]]''.