Title:
The Enforcer
Synopsis:
Number three in the Dirty Harry series, The Enforcer equips macho cop Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) with a female assistant, Kate Moore (Tyne Daly). Their quarry is a terrorist organization which has kidnapped the mayor of San Francisco (John Crawford). Harry goes undercover, attempting to root out the terrorists by beating up anybody who looks at him cross-eyed. When Harry and Kate discover that the mayor is being held at Alcatraz Island, it is only a matter of time before the climactic bloodbath. The Enforcer cleared enough at the box office to warrant yet another Dirty Harry opus, Sudden Impact.
The third Dirty Harry movie is, as with the first two, entertaining, but it has a lot less to say. Whereas the first two addressed the issue of the rule of law, the rights of the individual, and where lines should be drawn (albeit from opposing ends of the argument, and without coming to glib conclusions), number three half-heartedly comments on feminism.
Harry, a dyed-in-the-wool sexist, has a female partner forced on him (Harry’s record with partners is not good). He is offensively patronising towards her as he takes on a case involving a bunch of urban terrorists, but gradually comes to accept that she is a good cop. And then she is killed (I’m not sure what point, if any, this makes).
Once again making excellent use of the San Francisco locations, The Enforcer is entertaining enough, but no more.
The third Dirty Harry movie is, as with the first two, entertaining, but it has a lot less to say. Whereas the first two addressed the issue of the rule of law, the rights of the individual, and where lines should be drawn (albeit from opposing ends of the argument, and without coming to glib conclusions), number three half-heartedly comments on feminism.
Harry, a dyed-in-the-wool sexist, has a female partner forced on him (Harry’s record with partners is not good). He is offensively patronising towards her as he takes on a case involving a bunch of urban terrorists, but gradually comes to accept that she is a good cop. And then she is killed (I’m not sure what point, if any, this makes).
Once again making excellent use of the San Francisco locations, The Enforcer is entertaining enough, but no more.
Format:
DVD
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Movie Release Year:
1976
Genre:
Action
Adventure
Drama
Crime
Suspense
Thriller
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Show Type:
Movie
Date Added:
2018-02-07 18:37:06
Original Aspect Ratio:
2.40:1
Actors:
Brian
Michael
John
Steve
Robert
Bill
Joe
Art
Dick
George
Jerry
Clint Eastwood
Nick
Anne
Jean
Tim
Glenn
Roger
Barbara
Terence
Will
Bernard
Harry
Rudy
Bradford
Tyne
Adele
Albert
Arthur
Chuck
DeVeren
Fritz
Gloria
Jan
Jocelyn
Kenneth
M.G.
Ronald
Samantha
Stan
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Directors:
James Fargo
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Runtime:
96
Date Added:
2018-02-07 18:37:06
