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The Dead Pool

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Clint Eastwood in The Dead Pool (1988)
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Mystery
Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target.Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target.Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
46K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,822
363
  • Director
    • Buddy Van Horn
  • Writers
    • Harry Julian Fink(characters)
    • Rita M. Fink(characters)
    • Steve Sharon(story)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Liam Neeson
    • Patricia Clarkson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Buddy Van Horn
  • Writers
    • Harry Julian Fink(characters)
    • Rita M. Fink(characters)
    • Steve Sharon(story)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Liam Neeson
    • Patricia Clarkson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 170User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
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    Clint Eastwood and Evan C. Kim in The Dead Pool (1988)
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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Harry Callahan
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Peter Swan
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Samantha Walker
    Evan C. Kim
    Evan C. Kim
    • Al Quan
    David Hunt
    David Hunt
    • Harlan Rook
    Michael Currie
    Michael Currie
    • Captain Donnelly
    Michael Goodwin
    Michael Goodwin
    • Lt. Ackerman
    Darwin Gillett
    • Patrick Snow
    Anthony Charnota
    • Lou Janero
    Christopher P. Beale
    • D.A. Thomas McSherry
    • (as Christopher Beale)
    John Vick
    • Lt. Ruskowski
    • (as John Allen Vick)
    Jeff Richmond
    Jeff Richmond
    • Freeway Reporter #1
    Patrick N. Van Horn
    • Freeway Reporter #2
    • (as Patrick Van Horn)
    Sigrid Wurschmidt
    • Freeway Reporter #3
    Jim Carrey
    Jim Carrey
    • Johnny Squares
    • (as James Carrey)
    Deborah A. Bryan
    • Girl in Rock Video
    Nicholas Love
    Nicholas Love
    • Jeff Howser
    Maureen McVerry
    • Vicky Owens
    • Director
      • Buddy Van Horn
    • Writers
      • Harry Julian Fink(characters)
      • Rita M. Fink(characters)
      • Steve Sharon(story) (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the last Dirty Harry film of the series Clint Eastwood once stated that he was getting to old to do all the stunt work
    • Goofs
      Director Peter Swan tells Inspector Callahan that he encountered Harlan Rook at every film screening or other public appearance, where Rook's comments showed that he knew everything about Swan's films. Rook also constantly pitched his screenplay to him. Despite this extensive contact and familiarity, Swan does not recognize Rook when he works closely with him on a daily basis as his special effects supervisor under a fake name.
    • Quotes

      Harry Callahan: Well, opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one.

    • Alternate versions
      Harry Callahan's character name becomes Harry ''Callaghan'' in the Italian version and titles because the local distributor thought it sounded better.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Welcome to the Jungle
      Written by Slash, Axl Rose (as W. Axl Rose), Steven Adler, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan (as Duff McKagen)

      Performed by Guns N' Roses

      Courtesy of Geffen Records

      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews170

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Harry's last entry in which he is sent to stop a vicious murderer killing celebrities
    Rock-hard and taciturn Harry Callahan is called once again , this time when occur rare deaths of celebs registered on a black pool . But also Callahan's name appears on the list . Being the first suspect a terror cinema director (an effective Liam Neeson) filming a picture titled ¨Hotel Satan¨. Two-fisted Harry and his new partner cop (Evan Kim who did all his own stunts including the martial-arts fighting) try to track down a vicious murderous . Harry Callahan strides grimly throughout streets San Francisco in pursuit of the cruel baddie . Then the killer hijacks a TV journalist (Patricia Clarson) . Silly and exciting scenes when the murderer sends a toy-car directed by remote control and strapped to an explosive onto the streets of San Francisco pursuing the cop couple . Whatever your reservations about Harry's expeditious methods we know he'll always vanquish , shooting in cold blood with his Magnum 44 pistol (in fact, it is titled the second entry : Magnum force) and abusing on civil rights .

    Fifth and last entry in Harry's series is less gripping and inferior its predecessors . Tension , action-packed , crisped edition , suspenseful , thrills abound in this stirring outing . Although there are lots of action and entertainment this time doesn't feature Callahan's classic lines such as ¨Do you feel lucky¨(on Dirty Harry) or ¨Go ahead make my day¨(on Sudden impact ) ; however , here he also says some original sentences . When Clint Eastwood made this movie, he was the Mayor of Carmel, California , the picture was the third and final of three films Eastwood made whilst he was the Mayor of Carmel ; the others were Bird (1988) and Heartbreak ridge (1986) . The car chase sequence was inspired by the one in the earlier Steve McQueen movie Bullit (1968) . There was an intention to top that car chase with this film , reportedly, the sequence is Clint Eastwood's favorite from the movie . Permission was given to film in San Francisco, despite protests from citizens who thought Harry Callahan was not a good representative for the city . Jim Carrey does a brief and sympathetic apparition as a rock star . Jim Carrey, at the time still an unknown actor , was billed as "James Carrey" . Being first of two Clint Eastwood movies which feature a then unknown Jim Carrey , the second would be a cameo in Pink Cadillac (1989) where Carrey is briefly seen . And brief appearances from David Hunt , Michael Goodwin , Shawn Elliott and Justin Whalin . This was the only Dirty Harry movie not to feature Albert Popwell , an ordinary actor of the series . Thrilling musical score by Lalo Schifrin , a great musician , usual of the seventies who composed all Harry Callahan's series , and including an anti-climatic soundtrack on the main titles made by means of synthesizer . Good and evocative cinematography by Jack N. Green , Eastwood's habitual . The motion picture was regularly directed by Buddy van Horn who made with Eastwood other action films and it was the least successful of the five Dirty Harry films at the box-office . Rating : 5,5 . Acceptable and passable .
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dirty Harry in The Dead Pool
    • Filming locations
      • 550 El Camino Del Mar, Seacliff, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Malpaso Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $31,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $37,903,295
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,071,330
      • Jul 17, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $37,903,295
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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