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Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late…
Credits: TheMovieDb.
Film Cast:
- Insp. Harry Callahan: Clint Eastwood
- Samantha Walker: Patricia Clarkson
- Peter Swan: Liam Neeson
- Insp. Al Quan: Evan C. Kim
- Johnny Squares: Jim Carrey
- Harlan Rook / Ed Butler: David Hunt
- Capt. Donnelly: Michael Currie
- Molly Fisher: Ronnie Claire Edwards
- Lt. Ackerman: Michael Goodwin
- Patrick Snow: Darwin Gillett
- Dist. Atty. Thomas McSherry: Christopher P. Beale
- Lt. Ruskowski: John Allen Vick
- Freeway Reporter #1: Jeff Richmond
- Freeway Reporter #2: Patrick N. Van Horn
- Freeway Reporter #3: Sigrid Wurschmidt
- Jason: Justin Whalin
- Lou Janero: Anthony Charnota
- Gunman #1: Kristopher Logan
- Chester Docksteder: Shawn Elliott
- Gus Wheeler: Louis Giambalvo
- Nolan Kinnard: Bill Wattenburg
- Sgt. Waldman: Lloyd Nelson
- Embarcadero Bodyguard #1: George Orrison
- Embarcadero Bodyguard #2: Marc Alaimo
- Musician at Funeral (uncredited): Slash
- Musician at Funeral (uncredited): Axl Rose
- Musician at Funeral (uncredited): Izzy Stradlin
- Musician at Funeral (uncredited): Duff McKagan
- Musician at Funeral (uncredited): Steven Adler
- Police Station Reporter #1: Charles Martinet
- Suzanne Dayton: Victoria Bastel
Film Crew:
- Producer: David Valdes
- Director of Photography: Jack N. Green
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Alexander
- Sound Editor: David M. Horton
- Set Decoration: Thomas L. Roysden
- Sound Editor: Virginia Cook-McGowan
- Original Music Composer: Lalo Schifrin
- Production Design: Edward C. Carfagno
- Stunts: Brian Smrz
- Stunts: Dick Warlock
- Characters: Harry Julian Fink
- Characters: Rita M. Fink
- Stunt Coordinator: Diamond Farnsworth
- Stunts: Freddie Hice
- Editor: Ron Spang
- Director: Buddy Van Horn
- Screenplay: Steve Sharon
- Writer: Sandy Shaw
- Stunts: Jeff Imada
- Stunts: George Orrison
- Stunts: Debby Porter
- Makeup Artist: Monty Westmore
- Stunts: Andy Gill
- Supervising Sound Editor: Alan Robert Murray
- Sound Editor: Marshall Winn
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Les Fresholtz
- Supervising Sound Editor: Robert G. Henderson
- Sound Editor: Teri E. Dorman
- Sound Editor: Walter Newman
- Sound Editor: Joseph A. Ippolito
- Stunts: Lane Leavitt
- Stunts: Anthony Cecere
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Vern Poore
- Stunts: May Boss
- ADR Editor: Alan L. Nineberg
- Stunts: Maria R. Kelly
- Stunts: Carol Neilson
- Writer: Duke Pearson
- Sound Mixer: Richard S. Church
Movie Reviews:
- Andres Gomez: Harry is getting older and this movie is just a good combination of most of the (bad) 80’s ingredients.
- We now have the typical asian Kung Fu fighter as Harry’s partner and a horrible synthesizer sound track.
- Good thing about this forgettable movie, however, is the cast. We get to see Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson and Jim “James” Carrey in one of their first movies.
- Maybe, to save, the chase scene with the remote controlled toy car.
- talisencrw: I don’t care what other people think of the film–I love the Dirty Harry movies…ALL of them. Yes, it would have been much better if Eastwood himself had directed it, but the supporting cast is great.
- r96sk: ‘The Dead Pool’, whilst being the weakest of the ‘Dirty Harry’ films and feeling a little out of place, is still good fun in my opinion. Clint Eastwood is supreme once more and is joined by some standout names in Liam Neeson and, to my big surprise, a certain yet to be famous Canadian-born actor!
- This one features a very silly plot but it does make for mindless entertainment. I had a solid time with it, anyway. There is one ridiculous, yet amusing, car chase sequence. Due to that, and other parts, it kinda doesn’t feel like it quite fits with the other releases, though that’s not an issue in my eyes. Overall, it ends an enjoyable series well.
- kevin2019: “The Dead Pool” fails to achieve the same high profile level of success and popularity as “Sudden Impact” (1983) and it isn’t particularly difficult to understand why. “Sudden Impact” is notoriously violent with an almost ceaseless barrage of senseless shootings and beatings, but more importantly than this it still has a sense of enthusiasm and you do have the distinct feeling the cast really wants to participate, although that doesn’t appear to be the case here. “The Dead Pool” too often feels as if it is being treated as something of an unpalatable chore which Clint Eastwood must carry out as quickly and efficiently and satisfactorily as possible just to please Warner Bros. and perhaps to provide them with yet another box office bonanza. However, even though there is an unmistakable atmosphere of lethargy in the air all the time, this is still a well paced and entertaining distraction.
- kevin2019: “The Dead Pool” fails to achieve the same high profile level of success and popularity as “Sudden Impact” (1983) and it isn’t particularly difficult to understand why. “Sudden Impact” is notoriously violent with an almost ceaseless barrage of senseless shootings and beatings, but more importantly than this it still has a sense of enthusiasm and you do have the distinct feeling the cast really wants to participate, although that doesn’t appear to be the case here. “The Dead Pool” too often feels as if it is being treated as something of an unpalatable chore which Clint Eastwood must carry out as quickly and efficiently and satisfactorily as possible just to please Warner Bros. and perhaps to provide them with yet another box office bonanza. However, even though there is an unmistakable atmosphere of lethargy in the air all the time, this is still a well paced and entertaining distraction.

