Magnum Force

Magnum Force

This first sequel to Dirty Harry was written by a couple of strong voices, writer-directors Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter) and John Milius (Farewell to the King). But that doesn't mean the film is particularly good. After Don Siegel's ferociously dark style in the first movie, Ted Post's blocky, television-ish direction in Magnum Force is a huge letdown. The story doesn't win any prizes, either. Eastwood's San Francisco detective Harry Callahan (apparently having retrieved his badge after throwing it away at the end of Dirty Harry) takes on a vigilante squad within the city's police force. David Soul is pretty convincing as the major spokesman for these right-wing avengers. Eastwood, on the other hand, had already turned Callahan from fascinating outsider in Siegel's film to purveyor of tough-guy shtick in this one. --Tom Keogh

Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Director(s): Ted Post
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul, Tim Matheson
Production: Warner Home Video
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
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R (Restricted)
Year:
1973
124
5,922 Views

Harry Callahan:
A man's got to know his limitations.

Harry Callahan:
You know those guys?

Early Smith:
They came through the Academy after me. They stick together like flypaper, you know? Everybody thought they were queer for each other.

Harry Callahan:
Tell you something. If the rest of you could shoot like them, I wouldn't care if the whole damn department was queer.

Harry Callahan:
Couldn't of happened to a nicer bunch of guys.

Harry Callahan:
You heroes killed a dozen people this week. What are you going to do next week?

Officer Davis:
Kill a dozen more.

Lieutenant Briggs:
Suppose they panic and start shooting?

Harry Callahan:
Nothing wrong with shooting as long as the right people get shot!

Lieutenant Briggs:
You're on loan to Stakeout, Callahan.

Harry Callahan:
That's right, Lieutenant! You saw to that.

Harry Callahan:
Well, I just work for the city, Briggs!

Lieutenant Briggs:
So do I, longer than you, and I never had to take my gun out of its holster once. I'm proud of that.

Lieutenant Briggs:
People are guilty until proven... I mean... God damn it, you know what I mean!

Harry Callahan:
Briggs, I hate the damn system, but until someone comes along with changes that make sense, I'll stick with it.

Walter, Crime Scene Investigator:
Now, he'd have to be standing right here, this close. Point-blank range.

Harry Callahan:
The driver's license and a hundred dollar bill were out, almost like he was showing it to a traffic cop.

Walter, Crime Scene Investigator:
Yeah. And from what we have it figures to be someone impersonating a police officer. On the cars at least, it's been done before. This close it would have to be someone he would never recognize.

Harry Callahan:
Or never suspect.

Briggs was right those guys don't have no experience

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