When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.
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Harry
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| Harry Guardino | ... |
Bressler
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| Reni Santoni | ... |
Chico
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| John Vernon | ... |
The Mayor
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| Andrew Robinson | ... |
Killer
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| John Larch | ... |
Chief
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| John Mitchum | ... |
De Georgio
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| Mae Mercer | ... |
Mrs. Russell
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| Lyn Edgington | ... |
Norma
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Bus Driver
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| Woodrow Parfrey | ... |
Mr. Jaffe
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Rothko
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Bannerman
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Liquor Proprietor
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Sid Kleinman
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| Jo de Winter | ... |
Miss Willis
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Craig Kelly | ... |
Sgt. Reineke
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Ann Bowen | ... |
Yelling Wife (uncredited)
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George Burrafato | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Joy Carlin | ... |
Communications Secretary (uncredited)
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Gordon Chaplin | ... |
Fireman (uncredited)
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Bill Couch | ... |
Suicide Jumper (uncredited)
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Jana D'Amico | ... |
Third Nude (uncredited)
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David Daniel | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Tony Dario | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Diane Darnell | ... |
Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
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Diana Davidson | ... |
Sandra Benson - Rooftop Swimmer (uncredited)
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Vince Deadrick Sr. | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Chuck Dorsett | ... |
TV Watcher (uncredited)
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Al Dunlap | ... |
Man in Jaffe's Cafe (uncredited)
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| Larry Duran | ... |
(uncredited)
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Denise Dyer | ... |
Bus Kid (uncredited)
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Diane Dyer | ... |
Bus Kid (uncredited)
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George Fargo | ... |
Homicide Detective (uncredited)
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Joe Finnegan | ... |
Man in Truck (uncredited)
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Leslie Fong | ... |
Man with Sam (uncredited)
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| Lois Foraker | ... |
Hot Mary (uncredited)
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| Max Gail | ... |
Tunnel Hoodlum (uncredited)
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John Garber | ... |
Tunnel Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Eddie Garrett | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| James W. Gavin | ... |
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
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| David Gilliam | ... |
Homosexual (uncredited)
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| Don Haggerty | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Scott Hale | ... |
Newsman (uncredited)
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Jack Hanson | ... |
Bus Kid (uncredited)
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| Kate Harper | ... |
Underwear Chick (uncredited)
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Bob Harris | ... |
Man in Truck (uncredited)
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Diana Henrichsen | ... |
Hippie Chick (uncredited)
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Marc Hertsens | ... |
Steve - Doctor (uncredited)
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| Chuck Hicks | ... |
Flower Vendor (uncredited)
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| Raymond Johnson | ... |
Big Black Man (uncredited)
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Derek Jue | ... |
Bus Kid (uncredited)
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Stu Klitsner | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Richard Lawson | ... |
Homosexual (uncredited)
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Sean Maley | ... |
Bus Kid (uncredited)
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Laurie Monk | ... |
Third Nude (uncredited)
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Boyd 'Red' Morgan | ... |
Alley Thug (uncredited)
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Charlie Murphy | ... |
Man on Pay Phone (uncredited)
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Mary Ann Neis | ... |
Miss Van Sachs (uncredited)
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| Ann Noland | ... |
Hippie Girl (uncredited)
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| Kathleen O'Malley | ... |
Lady in Jaffe's Cafe (uncredited)
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| Angela Paton | ... |
Homicide Detective (uncredited)
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Victor Paul | ... |
Car Driver (uncredited)
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John W. Peebles | ... |
Walkie-Talkie Cop (uncredited)
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| Albert Popwell | ... |
Bank Robber (uncredited)
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Christopher Pray | ... |
Tunnel Hoodlum (uncredited)
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Lolita Rios | ... |
Nude (uncredited)
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| Ernest Robinson | ... |
Robber (uncredited)
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Frederic Ross | ... |
Hippie Guy (uncredited)
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Richard Samuelson | ... |
Bus Kid (uncredited)
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| Debralee Scott | ... |
Ann Mary Deacon (uncredited)
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Allen Seaman | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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| Don Siegel | ... |
Pedestrian Passing Harry's Car (uncredited)
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| Kristoffer Tabori | ... |
Hippie Guy (uncredited)
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Pamela Tanimura | ... |
Bus Kid (uncredited)
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John Tracy | ... |
Black Queen's Friend (uncredited)
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John Vick | ... |
Fire Chief (uncredited)
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| Charles Washburn | ... |
Intern (uncredited)
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Dean Webber | ... |
Newsman (uncredited)
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Janet Wisely | ... |
First Nude (uncredited)
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Stephen Zacks | ... |
Lake Kid (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Don Siegel | ... | (directed by) |
| Clint Eastwood | ... | (segment "suicide jumper sequence at night") (uncredited) |
Written by
| Harry Julian Fink | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Rita M. Fink | ... | (screenplay) (as R.M. Fink) and |
| Dean Riesner | ... | (screenplay) |
| Harry Julian Fink | ... | (story) & |
| Rita M. Fink | ... | (story) (as R.M. Fink) |
| Terrence Malick | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
| Jo Heims | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
| John Milius | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Robert Daley | ... | executive producer |
| Clint Eastwood | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Carl Pingitore | ... | associate producer |
| Don Siegel | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Lalo Schifrin | ... | (music) |
Cinematography by
| Bruce Surtees | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Carl Pingitore | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Dale Hennesy | ||
Set Decoration by
| Robert De Vestel | ... | (as Robert DeVestel) |
Makeup Department
| Gordon Bau | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Jean Burt Reilly | ... | supervising hair stylist |
Production Management
| Jim Henderling | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Robert Rubin | ... | assistant director |
| Paul Samuelson | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Barry Stern | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Charles Washburn | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Frank L. Brown | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| William Randall | ... | sound |
| Alan Robert Murray | ... | sound effects editor: remastered version (uncredited) |
| Sergio Reyes | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Dan Wallin | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Jane Aull | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Alex Brown | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bill Couch | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
| Everett Creach | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Dick Crockett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Billy Curtis | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Vince Deadrick Sr. | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Cody Diamond | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Larry Duran | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Clint Eastwood | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Joe Finnegan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bob Harris | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Willie Harris | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hicks | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Raylene Holliday | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| John Hudkins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Julie Ann Johnson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| William T. Lane | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Fred Lerner | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jerry Maren | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Paula Martin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Troy Melton | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bob Miles | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Boyd 'Red' Morgan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Regina Parton | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Victor Paul | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Karl Rizzo | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ernest Robinson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| George Sawaya | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Walter Scott | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Alex Sharp | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Eddie Smith | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Emory Souza | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Fred Stromsoe | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Mark Thomas | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Buddy Van Horn | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunt double (uncredited) |
| Richard Washington | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| William N. Clark | ... | camera operator |
| Bernie Abramson | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Thomas Del Ruth | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Jon Guterres | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
| Kyle T. MacDowell | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Glenn Wright | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mike Deasy | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| The Hollywood Studio Symphony | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Lalo Schifrin | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Sally Stevens | ... | singer/soloist (uncredited) |
| Dan Wallin | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Tom Moore | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| George Fargo | ... | assistant to producer |
| Scott Hale | ... | dialogue supervisor |
| Philip L. Clarke | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Carl Combs | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
| Carlene Connelly | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Fred Draper | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Clint Eastwood | ... | fill-in director (uncredited) |
| John Finnegan | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Michael Freeman | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Don Haggerty | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Joanne Moore Jordan | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Darren Patrick Moloney | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Jill Riha | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Leon Russom | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Michele Tobin | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Wendy Tochi | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Arnold F. Turner | ... | voice (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Warner Distributors (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Española S.A. (1972) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Dear International (1972) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1972) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1972) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1972) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1972) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1972) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1972) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1972) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1973) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1980) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Española S.A. (1984) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1984) (Finland) (tv)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Scanvideo (Finland) (video)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (United States) (tv)
- TV3 (1990) (Finland) (tv)
- La Cinq (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Warner Home Video (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (1999) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (1999) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (1-disc edition)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Deluxe Edition)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Sweden) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD) (4 film collection)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Bros. (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. (2015) (Spain) (theatrical)
- SBS9 (2016) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Veronica (2016) (Netherlands) (tv)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- 7Mate (2021) (Australia) (tv)
- Fox Nation (2021) (United States) (video)
- 9Gem (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- HBO Max Central Europe (2024) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Paris Première (2023) (France) (tv)
- RCA (II) (United States) (video)
- WWOR (1993) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Panavision (filmed in)
- Technicolor (filmed in)
- Warner Bros. Sound (post-production sound services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1971, San Francisco faces the terror of a maniac known as the "Scorpio Killer" (Andrew Robinson), who snipes at innocent victims and demands ransom through notes left at the scene of the crime. Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is assigned to the case along with his newest partner Inspector Chico Gonzalez (Reni Santoni) to track down Scorpio and stop him. Using humiliation and cat-and-mouse type of games against Callahan, Scorpio is put to the test with the cop with a dirty attitude. Written by commanderblue |
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| Taglines | Dirty Harry and the homicidal maniac. Harry's the one with the badge. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | After Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel came on-board the project, they hired Dean Riesner to work on the script. In his first re-write, the bank robbery scene ends with Harry not pointing the gun at the robber, but placing it against his own temple. He pulls the trigger, laughs, and then walks away. Eastwood and Siegel both felt this was too extreme, even for Harry Callahan. See more » |
| Goofs | Some considerable time after the first shooting, the police have arrived and Callaghan has climbed up to the roof from where the shooting took place. Yet when he looks down to the rooftop swimming pool, the blood in the pool is still only in one small area, instead of having been dispersed in the water. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Row, Row, Row Your Boat See more » |
| Crazy Credits | During the opening credits, the word "Dirty" in the title is in red as opposed to the rest of the credits' yellow. See more » |
| Quotes |
Harry Callahan:
Uh uh. I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? See more » |