DIRTY HARRY Opening

[@JesusCommando]

When a film opens like this you are 100% interested from the start! Absolute classic

[@JasonKavetis]

Yup!

[@davecoalwood9487]

Influenced and set the mold for Cop Thrillers (along with Bullit) for every one since. Iconic. What a start, great direction. Top Soundtrack by Lalo too. The actor was a bit weak though, You could tell He wouldn't amount to much.

[@brittoverbaugh4035]

@@davecoalwood9487 DAVE...WHICH ACTOR?

[@davecoalwood9487]

@@brittoverbaugh4035 Clint of course, twas a tongue in cheek piss take Mate.

[@Aaron-np5xe]

@@davecoalwood9487 Dude that's Clint Frikin Eastwood!!!!!!!!

[@darioinfini]

Scorpio's theme... erratic, off beat, starting and stopping like an irregular heartbeat, disturbed thought patterns. Callahan's theme... intense, on point, urgent, insistent, in the groove. Masterful.

[@MelancoliaI]

Also the use of the waterphone for Scorpio added to everything you said.

[@andrewrothnie7275]

@@MelancoliaI m

[@marvinm.messier1120]

well said

[@davecoalwood9487]

Agreed- well said.

[@michaelledford4751]

Love the jazz licks in this movie ,the bass runs are what makes it .

[@TZMonsters]

That Fender Rhodes piano is pretty sneaky too

[@freshPrinceOfBelfairs]

The intro set up the entire film and contained just one single word - Jesus.

[@theenglishalpinist5031]

One of the most 'grabbing' openings in movie history, yet done with such dourness and quiet mastery. I remember seeing it for the first time in my early teens, not intentionally watching it and not knowing what to expect. Long before appreciating the intricacies of scripts and plots, even at that age I instinctively thought 'who is she that she has earned such a fate?' She was either connected high up to someone important and controversial, or... a random kill by someone evil. Immediately the premise of the psycho on the loose is set up, closely followed by the hero who must investigate it. I did not move from the seat, and that's more than any amount of school lessons achieved!

[@andrewlockett5125]

Masterful opening, very " seventies " style. The way Schifrin's soundtrack interweaves with the action, to set up the story line straight away. Lean, mean and nothing wasted

[@harryrammer]

J Calhoun alright sniper bollocks!

[@hcrun]

"...very " seventies " style...." Seeing that it was made in 1971, not so unusual.

[@yourwifesboyfriend8698]

Andrew Lockett you are wrong. late sixties early seventies. big difference

[@wangcars2062]

LordGlooom late sixties had very same kind of vibe

[@jamwhenever9070]

70s soul funk syncopated groove, sick.

[@MerkinMuffly]

Music was very underrated in this one, it really was as important in making this one of Clint's all time bests like Good, Bad and Ugly.

[@rocknrallsoul94rockero4]

MerkinMuffly i prefer the second dirty Harry movie and soundtrack but I agree love GBU as well

[@callahans44]

It gives a nice, creepy noirish tone to the movie right off the bat.

[@mikereiss4216]

Lalo Schifrin. Same guy who did the original mission impossible music.

[@JCD275]

Yeah Lalo Shifrin (didn't spellcheck) has done some amazing films

[@natenate1981]

This movie was so ahead of it’s time in literally every way. That music… chills every time. Cinematic perfection.

[@bananasaboutmovies]

Like that the music just stops dead, then suddenly kicks in again when Clint starts walking around the rooftop.

[@Jayskiallthewayski]

That's the best right?

[@artytoons]

Keeping the audience in suspense...waiting for the music to start again when Clint investigates and finds a clue.

[@davecoalwood9487]

@@Jayskiallthewayski it is Mate.👍

[@eddievangundy]

Have always loved this opening. Thank you for posting.

[@dhindsjr]

I have watched this beginning hundreds of times! Fantastic music, direction and of course the iconic Clint! 😊👍

[@brianlynch9204]

That bass line is killer. The percussion too. It all builds tension and seamlessly introduces us to a classic movie. That makes it so timeless.

[@andrewmark3682]

Back in 71' Clint gave us real variation with Dirty Harry, The Beguiled, and Play Misty For Me. All 3 are great flicks.

[@ernststavroblofeld7734]

@0:49 She's hit hard between the shoulder blades with a sniper rifle. The surprised look on her face shows that she didn't know what hit her. The actress is Diana Davidson (b. 1929) so she was 42 years old when she shot this piece.

[@NotchEvident]

Its actually a different Diana Davidson. She was a gf of Rick Springfield. Much younger.

[@theenglishalpinist5031]

@@NotchEvident You are certainly correct: twitter.com/rickspringfield/status/560939457898348546

[@BobSaint]

@@NotchEvident Yeah, I don't care how much of a good genes she's got, that there is not a 42 year old woman.

[@tommyseaver5628]

@@BobSaint More like 22 I'd say

[@freshPrinceOfBelfairs]

I took a film appreciation course at sixth form college in the UK back in the 1980s.and this was the first clip they showed. I remember all the kids grooving along with the music.

[@eddieadams2051]

Carol Kaye did the electric bass on this soundtrack, as she did a lot of work for Lalo’s movies in general. Great opening theme to the movie!

[@tnawcwvictoria]

I remember seeing this on WGN and CBS back in the 80's and later TBS, TNT and USA Network back in the 90's Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry - ICONIC! God Bless You Mr. Eastwood

[@Rohilla313]

I was 7 when I watched this movie. I still remember this scene so well.

[@marvinm.messier1120]

I love the Fender Rhondes part at 4:20 - brilliantly used at key moments to give you hope that Callahan is on to something.

[@reniisgod]

Absolutely mate. Love that part of the tune 👌

[@CsuarezFla]

One of the best openings to a movie. Perfect.

[@gretchennelson7056]

One of THE best openings in movie history. Just outstanding.

[@peterhaluska87]

I had never lived in the 70s but everytime I watch this scene I feel like I had and I remember it. Don Siegel is a genius, so as Lalo Schifrin. I feel so sorry for those who are seeking only the mistakes of this scene. Cause whatever you find and comment here, no one's gonna remember it 5 minutes later. However this all time classic movie will always be remembered.

[@user-jXuELydMX4rX]

Magnificent Opening!! All of them, inspector's moving, music,performance of photo, are perfectly matching! Sigh......

[@ashman0071]

great soundtrack, even better film technique, story, directing and acting, Iconic Flick.

[@spiros78]

I stayed at the Hilton hotel where the pool was on the roof but sadly it’s closed now and not in use, still I missed the sniper.

[@karlmartin849]

One of my favourite movie soundtracks

[@reigaterobot4965]

I learnt the drums/percussion just so i could play this intro

[@edwardgaines6561]

Reigate Robot Do you know the name of the opening?

[@edwardgaines6561]

Elliot Qui I thank you deeply! Wish modern movies had it.

[@jonathanwilkinson1461]

Clint, Sun, San Fran and Lalo Schifrin..

[@artytoons]

and a view from one of the tallest buildings in SF.

[@TVMatriX-1001]

and Don

[@mikeowen7526]

The perfect team huh....... Almost as cool as Lalo Steve McQueen and Robert Vaughn😜😜😜

[@mikeowen7526]

What a combination ❤

[@bodieofci5418]

I was about 14 when I first saw this film. It wasn't my first Clint movie but its the one that hit hardest. Love this flick.

[@andrewclench8747]

Always liked the ambient noises fitted so well with Schifrin's ultra groovy score; a good example is at 3:24 the ship's horn hits the perfect note!

[@freshPrinceOfBelfairs]

I always listen out for the ships horn when I watch this.

[@osuna3525]

1971 has aged well.

[@dancastro4732]

And I was born 3 years later

[@eatkunt2743]

aged? no

[@TVMatriX-1001]

Every detail is masterminded by Siegel, 100 minutes of cinema lessons (not understood)

[@davecoalwood9487]

And it shaped Cop Thrillers as We know it. Agreed. Tis a thing of beauty and Iconic beyond belief this film.

[@johnlewandowski8624]

Nowadays, rooftop access is more tightly controlled in most tall buildings today. Security personnel control access and STRICT protocols are in place for granting access! My thirty years in security and correctional officer work are how I know this. I've had access to some of the coolest rooftops and bird's eye views!

[@dancastro4732]

Andy Robinson was so good as a bad guy in this movie and on a couple episodes of The Streets Of San Francisco. Finally I saw him as a good guy on Star Trek Deep Space 9 as Cardassian tailor Elim Garrick

[@the1darknight]

Elim Garak.....much better character than (Gul) Skrain Dukat.

[@jonstefanik9400]

That pool is still there at the roof top of the hotel.

[@mr.blackwell5423]

But the young lady w/ the yellow swimsuit is not, for obvious reasons. Sigh! Next time I come to Frisco, I'll try that hotel. What's the name of it these days?

[@artytoons]

Now a Hilton Hotel. Formerly The Financial District Holiday Inn across the street from Chinatown at Washington St and Kearny St.. The hotel was built on the former San Francisco Hall of Justice building location (the old Hall of Justice was Ironside's police headquarters in the tv show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHyoXo2bYruDm6c) The Hall of Justice was torn down in the 1960s and relocated to a new building in the South of Market area at 7th Street and Bryant St ( as seen in The Coroner's office scene in The Enforcer and Stone and Keller's office in The Streets of San Francisco).

[@andersons7033]

Judging from Google's satellite view, the pool is covered up and no longer used.

[@intheshadow1200]

Which now has ...inspired .... Singapore Marina Bay Hotel , rooftop pool etc etc ......

[@theenglishalpinist5031]

@@mr.blackwell5423 Assuming she was 25 in the scene, she would be 75 now. I wonder what she would be doing and what a lifetime of work, marriage, children she had - all that denied to her by one sadistic Scorpio! Of course it's only fiction, but makes you think.

[@トミー-l8y]

ハードボイルドアウトローアクション　名作です

[@Lee_1971]

Inspite of being dressed like a geography teacher, Eastwood still oozes cool.

[@TVMatriX-1001]

Best crime film in history, best opening titles sequence in history

[@arkadiusztrzesniewski4237]

That was a badass movie. Great intro, great music, great acting. Great setting in that intro too (a brutalism modernism styled rooftop of Hilton Financial District skyscraper). Thrilling film to watch!

[@emt5330]

The building where the woman was shot was a Holiday Inn and currently the Hilton Financial District hotel. The building Harry goes to the top of is the Bank of America building

[@arkadiusztrzesniewski4237]

@@emt5330 Yeah. I 3d modeled them in Blender once.

[@johnhearn5043]

When I was over seas, with the Movies in training camp. Everybody wanted to look cool. And Harry had it.

[@ggagg123]

Best movie ever with the best soundtrack.

[@dannydinosaur73]

The movie begins and ends with a dead body in the water. Siegel was a master.

[@zufgh]

Best part: 3:47 to 4:10 The music is beautiful and the zoom in from that far away is almost breathtaking.

[@charlesdemers1197]

zufgh 0:00 to 4:55

[@mikeowen7526]

The part where the music carries on playing when the police siren kicks in and the boat horn always gives me chills

[@davidlockett1370]

Lalo Schifrin's name appears on screen appropriately right at the high point of the opening theme - brilliant!

[@oddities-whatnot]

You can never recreate this today.

[@eddievangundy]

Well, we need to try.

[@fakenews6133]

A movie about a rogue cop who doesnt play by the rules and always kills the bad guys in the end? Doesnt sound PC enough for modern Hollywoof

[@christopheradams5607]

Ernie Flannel Yes you could, with the right talent.

[@Jayskiallthewayski]

Nope. And you shouldn't even try.

[@pchwang]

@@fakenews6133 Harry isn't a rogue cop. The magnum force boys were rogue cops.

[@edwardgaines6561]

Love that opening tune! Very groovy, ya dig?

[@charlesdemers1197]

Edward Gaines ye

[@CommissarKane]

Back when SF was affordable.

[@goldenshark3182]

Back when SF and America weren’t overrun with illegals

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

CommissarKane And not full of feces. I wonder what Harry would think nowadays.

[@Immortalkalashnikov]

@@goldenshark3182 SF is like that because of rich Liberals from China and India, not Mexicans selling oranges lol.

[@goldenshark3182]

Immortalkalashnikov My comment wasn’t about the affordability of SF, the OP’s was, my comment was about the fact that we are overrun with illegals and we’re sick of it!

[@karimmoop9560]

@@goldenshark3182 do you think the slopes have their documents all in place?

[@frankwinmar8637]

Brilliant open to this movie classic

[@Joocyjames]

Absolute Classic especially with the Fab Soundtrack. !!!

[@neilrobson3064]

Best intro ever - 5 minutes of swirling Schifrin funk/jazz menace…..

[@tuomassuominen7334]

What can I say.. A masterpiece. All the way.

[@mrsmith4683]

Those session cats cut such a groooove that day, man...Lalo bought 'em some grass and they locked into it like they was eatin' a piece of fried chicken, y'dig? Funky music sho' nuff turns me on...shamone!!

[@MrRjnr]

session cats !! LOL...awesome!!

[@carlrball]

My #1 Movie of all time!

[@barackillbombya3835]

Superb haunting intro with acid jazz!

[@smurfdadlol9135]

That 70s soundtrack is so good

[@stanbernadino]

Wait, I'm staying at that Hilton right now. There's a swimming pool on top?!

[@mrsmith4683]

Don't go up to that pool, man...the yellow bikini hottie's long gone but Scorpio could still be hangin around!

[@MrRjnr]

awesome 😁

[@infantrycaptain9224]

I saw that at 6 years old. Even then I questioned that shot. No way

[@felixmitchell7888]

This movie came out year was born it’s a timeless classic music is awesome too

[@leaky4230]

*Magnum force playing* Snipings a good job mate.

[@geraldbostock2367]

The piece at 4.20 is awesome, just like the music at the discovery of the girl, and the end credits.

[@KingfisherLtd]

Love the tension of this scene

[@MaidenUtah1]

A rifle with a sound suppressor at about 200 meters with substantial cross winds and he lands the first shot. By any chance, was Scorpio in Dallas in November of ‘63?

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

Most likley in the Marins.

[@cheveroletllnova2672]

Rumor has it that he was a hired hand by the CIA on the 22nd. No further info.

[@damianhoratiu2287]

Just imposible.

[@bonzo319]

@@benderbendingrofriguez3300 I remember the actor said something about him being a deranged Vietnam veteran in an interview, and with him wearing jump boots like that it’s very possible Edit: just so you know, jump boots are like combat boots. In this movie he wears, and don’t quote me on this, Corcoran boots

[@johnmunch1509]

No way. In 1963 he was just a plain and simple tailor.

[@ftlshome1]

When movies were movies

[@franktillman295]

I can only assume the Wrecking Crew are the studio musicians doing the music!!!

[@alcapone4173]

I watched this when I was little, mid to late 5s I would say and my dad would fill me in on some questions I had

[@timbuktug3321]

They just don’t make good movies like this anymore.

[@mrregan5390]

Top villains of the screen. Insane cool film

[@kevinchen255]

Clint Eastwood an American Legend!!!

[@Badomen_5150]

the music on here is great.

[@jordanthomas7304]

RIP, Harry Guardino and Reni Santoni.

[@jasonmullaley3234]

Proper physco and cool music

[@edwardgaines6561]

I just watch the opening for the music! 😎

[@bt1550]

1st scene in 2 Clint movies he's wearing Ray Ban Balorama sunglasses. This and Coogan's Bluff.

[@collinmartin2566]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again The dollars trilogy made Eastwood a star. Dirty Harry made him Immortal.

[@MatthewSmith-cv7op]

This now the Hilton in Financial District! I know because I’ve stayed here.

[@deaddropholiday]

That's one hell of a shot. For a hippy. The irony if the guy turned out to be former MACV SOG.

[@johnlaslett4793]

The cello bit gives me goosebumps

[@bonzo319]

One of my favorite things about the original audio is that the suppressor doesn't make a little "ptss" sound, but a more realistic "bang" sound

[@kamuelalee]

"Jeezus!" Thus began Clint's superstardom!

[@Romans8-9]

Began? Clint was already a star from Spaghetti westerns.

[@kamuelalee]

@@Romans8-9 Arguably, yes. But I did say superstar. And Clint Eastwood would become better known for Dirty Harry than any other (and have greater success with those Harry Callahan movies from the 1970s through the end of the 1980) as they were Hollywood movies not foreign-made films from Italy.

[@Poochpatrol]

Zodiac probably loved this scene.

[@HamzaTuranKubulay]

He sure knows how to wear.

[@DDaSilva1980]

Alongside Bullitt, an influential cop thriller.

[@MaidenUtah1]

Ah man, it cuts off at the part when the mayor puts Scorpio on double-secret probation!

[@clintbronson5]

You’re lucky I’m not charging you for indictment! ?? “ WHAT “

[@viralbuthow000]

Lalo is a boss. A friggin Fortune 500 CEO.

[@paulhumphries9430]

To think this was originally going to be a sequel to Bullitt. However, Steve McQueen didn't want to do a sequel. Also, Audie Murphy was going to play the killer. He was all set to start. However, he died in a plane crash. I think Charles Bronson would have been perfect for the part of the sniper.

[@dalefc9331]

Andy Robinson was perfect.

[@carl_anderson9315]

It’s interesting that the collective memory only seem to remember Dirty Harry for his quotes and Eastwood’s performance. However, I consider this actually a police thriller about a serial killer, like Se7en.

[@prodigym]

0:01 me scoping out the girl I like in a public area

[@Capcoor]

When Scorpio kills the girl, from how far away is he shooting?

[@tailsthefox1787]

200 yards at the most.

[@Mike12522]

Tails The Fox - Very good guess. Accurately measured from rooftop to pool, it's about 200 yards, or 185 meters.

[@vincently2552]

We have a similarities with Scorpio from Dirty Harry and Luca Blight from Suikoden II what they killed two ladies when shooting her down whereas telling her acting like a pig until he yells "DIE, PIG!".

[@kingkong5483]

Looks much further to me!?

[@Capcoor]

@Doug Fernandes 880 yards.

[@dixiedale6779]

Less parabolic arc when you're shooting down like that. More of a straight shot. Plus, it's only 1,000 feet from the B of A building to the Chinatown Hilton -- a plausible shot (see below). On the musical side, Shiffrin rocks. Look at the great SF Bay Area back drops in these opening scenes. Plus, Eastwood is so cool that he's CHEWING GUM! Shared route From 555 California Street Building to Hilton San Francisco Financial District via Kearny St. 2 min (0.2 mi) 1. Head west on California St toward Kearny St 2. Turn right onto Kearny St 3. Turn right 4. Arrive at location: Hilton San Francisco Financial District For the best route in current traffic visit goo.gl/maps/NHnvLg1SscyhfsEM8

[@jimmymac9843]

The difference between Don Siegel and Clint as directors, right here. Look at the subsequent movies. He should have directed all of them. Hell, written them, too!

[@camadventures2.0]

uh, Wow

[@johnlaslett4793]

They dont make them like this no more

[@clamato422]

I wish I was in 1970's SF.

[@viralbuthow000]

LALO BABY!!! Viva Argentina

[@mrsmith4683]

The score for this film blew my mind when I first heard it, as did the Enter the Dragon soundtrack. When I found out they were both by the same Argentinian guy, I couldn't help but find the nearest rooftop swimming pool and shout "They gave us Maradona! They produce some of the finest, most succulent beef in the world!! AND they produce Lalo Schifrin?!! Argentiiiina baby, we love you! Ole, ole, ole, ole...Diego, Diego...!" Then some punk-ass bitch called Scorpio shot me in the ass & killed my vibe

[@blackcreeper_3426]

Best movie

[@Capcoor]

Damn. She was pretty too!

[@onnostomp7138]

Best of the best

[@ave5163]

bass and drums!!!

[@SquidkidMega]

This is the story of a couple of killers….the one with the badge is harry