The Enforcer (1976/I)

Director:

James Fargo

Writers:

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

Release Date:

22 diciembre 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Crime | Thriller

Frase comercial:

First, there was 1971's "Dirty Harry, then "Magnum Force" in 1973. And now on the Bi-centennial year, Harry Calahan is "THE ENFORCER".

Plot:

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:

Bazooka | Shot In The Forehead | Dead Woman Carried | Irish American | Woman Shot

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Another Good Dirty Harry

Cast

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
M.G. Kelly	...	Father John
Nick Pellegrino	...	Martin
Albert Popwell	...	'Big' Ed Mustapha
Rudy Ramos	...	Mendez
Bill Ackridge	...	Andy
Bill Jelliffe	...	Johnny
Joe Bellan	...	Freddie the Fainter
Tim O'Neill	...	Police Sergeant
Jan Stratton	...	Mrs. Grey
Will MacMillan	...	Lt. Dobbs
Jerry Walter	...	Krause
Steve Eoff	...	Bustanoby
Tim Burrus	...	Henry Lee
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Lalo
Dick Durock	...	Karl
Ronald Manning	...	Tex
Adele Proom	...	Irene DiGeorgio
Glenn Leigh Marshall	...	Army Sergeant
Robert Behling	...	Autopsy Surgeon
Terence McGovern	...	Disc Jockey (as Terry McGovern)
Stan Richie	...	Bridge Operator
John Roselius	...	Jimmy, the Mayor's Assistant
Brian Fong	...	Scoutmaster
Art Rimdzius	...	Porno Director
Chuck Hicks	...	Huey
Anne Macey	...	Madam (as Ann Macy)
Gloria Prince	...	Massage Girl
Kenneth Boyd	...	Abdul
Bernard Glin	...	Koblo
Fritz Manes	...	Detective #1
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Roger Ferreira	...	Extra
Barbara Beebe	...	Porno Actress (uncredited)
Rob Reiner	...	Man who gets bumped in chase scene (uncredited)
Joe Spano	...	Mitch, Robber (uncredited)

Dirigida por
James Fargo

Créditos del guión
Harry Julian Fink		(characters) and
Rita M. Fink		(characters) (as R.M. Fink)
Gail Morgan Hickman		(story) &
S.W. Schurr		(story)
Stirling Silliphant		(screenplay) and
Dean Riesner		(screenplay)

Producida por
Robert Daley	....	producer

Música original por
Jerry Fielding

Fotografía por
Charles W. Short		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Joel Cox
Ferris Webster

Casting
Mary Goldberg

Dirección artística
Allen E. Smith

Decorados
Ira Bates

Diseño de vestuario por
Glenn Wright

Departamento de maquillaje
Joe McKinney	....	makeup supervisor
Lorraine Roberson	....	hair stylist

Dirección de producción
John G. Wilson	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Joseph C. Cavalier	....	assistant director (as Joe Cavalier)
Joe Florence	....	second assistant director
Billy Ray Smith	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Edward Aiona	....	property master (as Eddie Aiona)
Gerald MacDonald	....	construction coordinator (as Jerry MacDonald)

Departamento de sonido
Les Fresholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bert Hallberg	....	sound
Keith Stafford	....	sound effects editor

Efectos especiales
Joseph A. Unsinn	....	special effects (as Joe Unsinn)

Especialistas
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt coordinator (as Wayne Van Horn)
Tony Cecere	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Cheung	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Durock	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Jelliffe	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Orrison	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Adams	....	key grip (as Ken Adams)
Richard Barth	....	camera assistant (as Dick Barth)
Doug Cook	....	second grip (as Douglas Cook)
Ralph Gerling	....	camera operator
John McPherson	....	gaffer
Frank Redmond	....	camera assistant
Ellsworth Reed	....	best boy
Marcia Reed	....	still photographer
Timothy E. Wade	....	camera assistant (as Tim Wade)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Glenn Wright	....	costume supervisor

Music Department
Donald Harris	....	music editor
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer
Art Pepper	....	musician: alto saxophone solo (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Tim Hill	....	transportation captain
Art Rimdzius	....	transportation captain

Otros miembros del equipo
Diana Brent	....	secretary to producer (as Dianna Brent)
Judie Garrison	....	secretary to producer
Catalina Lawrence	....	script supervisor
Fritz Manes	....	assistant to producer
Don Mink	....	auditor
Elly Mitchell	....	production secretary
James Moffett	....	first aid

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Malpaso Company, The

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1980) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (deluxe edition)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner-Columbia Films (1977) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1977) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Deluxe  color by
• Michaelson's  catering
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  filmed in
• Technicolor  prints by

También conocida como:

Moving Target (USA) (original script title)
Harry, el ejecutor (Spain) [es]

Duración:

96 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Germany:16 (re-rating) (2008) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | France:Unrated | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (1977) (cut) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #24716) | Spain:18 | Netherlands:12 | 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)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivialidades:

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:

Revealing mistakes: When Callahan fires the bazooka at the watch tower that Bobby Maxwell has just climbed up to, the cabin on top of the tower vanishes shortly before the missile hits it. We just see the bare platform for a few frames, then there's an explosion and then we see the platform in flames.

Quotes:

Harry Callahan: What about that punk?
Lt. Al Bressler: You mean the suspect?
Harry Callahan: Suspect my ass!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Eastwood... A Star (1992) (TV)

Another Good Dirty Harry

This film was to be Dirty Harry's last outing in the seventies (do not worry though, he had two comebacks in the eighties). It is easy to compare this film, with the two previous Dirty Harry movies, because there some things have (still) not changed. First of all, Harry (obviously) kept his cheeky mouth, which again provides the viewer with the necessary laughs and his boss with the necessary headaches. This is not the only thing that has stayed the same though. Again some of the scenes could have been shorter, thus (theoretically) making The Enforcer a much tighter package. A perfect example of that is the scene in which Harry chases a bad guy to the rooftop of a building. Not only could this scene have been shorter, but it could also have been much more exciting had there been adequate use of music and cinematography. There is however one upside to this installment in the Dirty Harry series, which is, that it is far more stable than it's predecessors. It is not a decent or good film film, but it gets very close, mainly because of the good acting and the fact that the film remained interesting for the despite it's downsides. Best Dirty Harry film until then. If you want to know if it is the best in the series, check my comment for Sudden Impact