The Dead Pool (1988) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@promontorium]

Nobody knew Jim Carrey's name until In Living Color in 1990. And he wasn't considered anything remotely famous until1994. Pure luck The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, and Ace Ventura all came out in 1994 and all became hits, so he went from "The funny white guy on In Living Color" to an A List celebrity with multiple hit movies within months.

[@safeashouses211]

She wasn't in Die Hard 2 as some people are suggesting, that was Sheila McCarthy. I recommend The Gauntlet (1977). Eastwood plays an alcoholic cop and it's loads of fun.

[@LordVolkov]

Also with Sondra Locke from #4

[@PhillipHoskyn]

might hold the record for most bullets used in a film

[@emwa3600]

Of course, Sheila McCarthy and Patricia Clarkson are the same person - after all, you've never seen them in the same film at the same time. haha just kidding. I think there maybe 3 or 4 of these women, too: Jane Horrocks and Victoria Charters.

[@TYTARMY]

You should watch "The Gauntlet". Eastwood and Sondra Locke (again). The Dirty Harry movie that never was. You will enjoy it.

[@clevelandcbi]

*"Im gonna kick your ass so hard youll have to unbutton your collar to shit."* - i love that line

[@orlandoruizjr3834]

Always liked this movie. Jim Carrey wasn't a famous actor at this time, by the way. He did appear in some movies in the 80s though. Once Bitten, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Earth Girls Are Easy. But his big break came a few years later when he showed up in the sketch show, In Living Color, in the early 90s. Then came Ace Ventura: Pet Detective in 1994, and the rest is history.

[@keithbrown8490]

The actress playing the reporter is Patricia Clackson. A year earlier in 1987 she played Eliot Ness' wife in "The Untouchables" and she was in "The Green Mile". You might also remember her on TV as the first Tammy wife of Ron Swanson in "Parks and Recreation"

[@clevelandcbi]

She was 39 in The Green Mile. One of the few who embraces playing an older age.

[@putinscat1208]

@@clevelandcbi And she was 29 here, believe it or not. She always looks the same.

[@gutz1981]

@@clevelandcbi And she was also in the SNL music video Motherlover.

[@mr.a8315]

She is a beautiful woman, if she was a tree she'd be evergreen. ♥ She also was in, probably, the best tv drama series of all time, Six Feet Under.

[@zedwpd]

She was the crazy mom in "Carrie"

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

You need to see "Any Which Way You Can", "Every Which Way But Loose", "Heartbreak Ridge", "Firefox"....great Clint Eastwood movies!

[@LordVolkov]

Firefox is very underrated. It's a bit slow, but the finale is pretty great.

[@clevelandcbi]

I still get pissed knowing what happened to Clyde (one of them anyway) in real life.

[@vincecommando7575]

Heartbreak Ridge is one of Clint Eastwood's best movies. The character of Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway was tailor made for him. Even Mario Van Peebles and Everett McGill were phenomenal casting.

[@Tr0nzoid]

For several years I hoped Eastwood would do one more Dirty Harry and one more "which way" movie.

[@vincecommando7575]

@@Tr0nzoid Sadly I fear that won't happen at this point. We did get Gran Torino (2008) which I feel is the unofficial ending to the Dirty Harry character. It would have been great to see another Which Way movie too. God bless Clyde and everyone that helped make all of those movies.

[@seamustheplatypus]

The actress who plays the reporter is Patricia Clarkson. You have seen her in the Green Mile, she was the prison director's wife who was healed by John Coffey. But she's been in plenty of other stuff.

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

Excepting not spelled the same. This lady reporter played a lady reporter in the second Die Hard movie, I believe.

[@Sheffield_Steve]

She was in one of my favourite movies "Good night and Good Luck".

[@MLJ7956]

She was Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) wife in The Untouchables

[@DWLeggette]

​@jeffreyjeziorski1480 no, that was Sheila McCarthy in die hard 2.

[@alfredstimoli2590]

@@jeffreyjeziorski1480 Nah, you're thinking of Sheila McCarthy.

[@jdwelborn]

Play Misty for Me (1971) is a great EASTWOOD film

[@I_PRISM_I]

I, un-ironically, believe that the chase between Harry, and the RC Car, is one of the best chase scenes ever filmed. I loved that the filmed it as if it was just a regular Car chase.

[@waterbeauty85]

The care chase ij Steve McQueen's 1968 movie Bullitt has been called the best chase scene by some, and the RC car chase i "The Dead Pool" is supposed to be an homage to that scene.

[@Madbandit77]

Jason Reitman is such a fan of the film, he paid tribute to the RC Car chase in "Ghostbusters: Afterlife".

[@Johnny_Socko]

My co-worker at the time was into RC car racing, and he knew the RC operator who did that scene. That guy was a league champion in L.A., but I have forgotten his name. I saw him at a couple of racing events that I attended.

[@nickmitsialis]

@@waterbeauty85 ah, as that director said: "it's not a rip off, it's an homage'.

[@RaptorNX01]

Absolutely agree. its the scene that always stuck with me. not just the chase itself and the awesome RC driving, but also the sound effects. The villain car's roar as it goes over the hills i always thought was just amazing. (honestly, the dynamic of the three engines was great to me)

[@gutz1981]

"You busted up that crack house pretty bad McGarnigal. Did you really have to break so much furniture?" "You tell me chief, you had a pretty good view from behind your desk!"

[@jonbolton3376]

For a similar type of Clint Eastwood film, i recommend The Gauntlet.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

"It's not a rip-off! It's an homage!" One of my favorite movie lines.😂

[@Paul_1971]

Sounds like something JJ Abrams would say.....

[@inspectortanzi]

An homage would be very good for the studio's image.

[@RomanSionis85]

​@@Paul_1971I doubt Jar Jar Abrams knows the difference 😂

[@susanliltz3875]

“BLOOD WORK “ with Clint and Jeff Daniels gives me a sorta Dirty Harry feel to it.

[@timroebuck3458]

I agree. Seems like an aged Dirty Harry.

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

I think that is a very good movie indeed. The hero has a kinky side and is helped by a psychiatrist, Adrienne Barboux(sic)....

[@defunctus408]

It's the unofficial retired Harry Callahan story also starring the other half of the Dumb and Dumber movie.

[@LordVolkov]

I kinda got the feel that maybe Harry changes his name for his own safety after he retires. Blood Work fits right into that with some minor tweaking.

[@stephenmalloy88]

The Outlaw Josey Wales and Pale Rider would be excellent choices. Also Thunderbolt and Lightfoot with Clint and a young Jeff Bridges.

[@jamesfrench7299]

Hang Em High, The Gauntlet, this other one he did in 1984 and another where he plays a cop in a Son Siegel directed one in 1968.

[@ChrisReise]

If you like the 70's and 80's crime shows, I highly suggest Charles Bronson in the "Death Wish" series as well as his film "Murphy's Law."

[@frankrodriguez2999]

Also Ten to midnight (1983)

[@MLJ7956]

Also Bronson is great in The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Battle Of The Bulge, Once Upon A Time In The West, Hard Times, Breakheart Pass, Mr. Majestyk, The Mechanic, Assassination, Messenger Of Death, The Evil That Men Do, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects and A Family Of Cops 1, 2 & 3.

[@chongsfury4358]

Don't forget "The White Buffalo"

[@Britcarjunkie]

And The Stone Killer, From Noon 'Till Three, Red Sun, Breakout, Lola, and even his tv series Man With A Camera.

[@ChrisReise]

@@chongsfury4358 I didn't forget it. I just didn't mention it. I'm suggesting THESE movies. Where they go from there is up to them.

[@richardb6260]

One of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies is Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. It also stars Jeff Bridges. Bridges was nominated for best supporting actor for his role.

[@Bothorth]

Yes! We need a reaction to this!

[@nationaltrails9585]

Someone did mention it, but the car chase scene has some reference to another San Francisco Police Detective movie from 20 years earlier, 1968's Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen. The film is significant for its conventions and motifs used many movies since as well as further establishing Steve McQueen as "The King of Cool." Since you've finished The Dirty Harry movies, reacting to Bullitt should be one of your next film forays. :)

[@jhilal2385]

While not "Dirty Harry", Clint Eastwood's best mystery/suspense/thriller movies: "Absolute Power" (1997) "A Perfect World" (1993) "Blood Work" (2002) "In The Line Of Fire" (1993) "Tightrope" (1984) "The Eiger Sanction" (1975)

[@jkminsc]

You guys need to check out The Eiger Sanction for a good Eastwood thriller that's not a shoot 'em up. Very good story that keeps you guessing till close to the end.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Love it, strangely underrated.

[@msmilder25]

this was EARLY in Jim Carrey's career...he wasn't on In Living Color until 1990-94, this film predates that a few years. He was just doing stand-up at this point, a few movies in Canada, but was a relative unknown in the states until he broke out on the Wayans Bros sketch comedy show In Living Color. Ace Ventura, The Mask and Dumb & Dumber all came out in 1994, the year he became HUGE!

[@johnattanfigueredo4823]

Guns N' Roses on the funeral. Nice cameo!😎

[@HansGruberfan]

My first exposure to Guns n Roses was because of this film.

[@waynezimmerman1950]

Welcome to the jungle. 😎

[@grintharke]

I loved their cameo on the boat when I first saw it. Couldn't believe a band I liked was in a movie. 😀

[@tidsburyable]

I love Jim Carrie doing axel.

[@alvin2795]

You should be ashamed of yourself

[@drdassler]

Me too, I think. Didn't realise it was them but still managed to avoid them anyway.

[@greggburke3770]

The actress playing the reporter that you recognized played Herb Brooks' wife in Miracle about the 1980 US Olympic hockey team. She was also in The Green Mile as the warden's wife, and played Kevin Costner's wife in The Untouchables. Also this movie was WAAAAY before Jim Carey got famous. In Living Color started in 1990 and is what launched his career. Then it was Ace Ventura, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber that ALL came out in 1994 that solidified him as a leading comedic actor. Jim was unknown here by most people.

[@themoviedealers]

He had already starred in a failed TV sitcom, The Duck Factory.

[@greggburke3770]

And that solidifies my point that he was not yet a star. @@themoviedealers

[@mikefrost5022]

Clint Eastwood is in another cop movie called The Rookie. Not a Dirty Harry movie but similar. The film also stars Charlie Sheen.

[@Kyjohnson1500]

I honestly laughed my ass off when Harry walks out with a cartoon sized harpoon gun🤣

[@zatoichi1]

Pretty sure that's an actual size harpoon

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Same

[@randybass8842]

In your final comments after the end, you mentioned how the characters were different in each of the Dirty Harry movies. Sandra Locke, who was the lead female in Sudden Impact, was also in the Clint Eastwood movies "Play Misty for me," and "The Gauntlet," both of which you should also give a review. She and Clint Eastwood were romantically involved for a time,

[@jamesdamiano8894]

Two more Clint movies you need to watch are "In The Line Of Fire" and "Million Dollar Baby".

[@davidlopes-dias641]

I recommend In The Line Of Fire, an excellent Clint Eastwood film. John Malkovich is brilliant as the villain.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Another great Clint film is Absolute Power (1997) with Gene Hackman, very underrated.

[@CineRam]

The first Ace Ventura wasn't made until about four years after The Dead Pool was released, Jim Carrey was unknown in 1988. He had been in Peggy Sue Got Married previously. There was a televised tribute to Clint Eastwood in which Carrey made an appearance, telling stories about making The Dead Pool and breaking out his Clint impression. You can find it on KZbin under the title "Jim Carrey Loves Clint Eastwood".

[@LordVolkov]

Yes, Jim wouldn't be on In Living Color until 1990, which catapulted him to his huge year in 92.

[@robogreek3157]

6 years

[@abovewater6918]

This was actually before Jim Carrey did any big movies. It was also before his time in "In Living Color" tv show, which really put him on the map. He had only really done stand up comedy, up until this point. So very early career wise

[@ryanjacobson2508]

He also did several movies in the 80's but none were hits... And honestly Carrey looked really young for his age for a long time... Back in the 80's he probably looked too young.

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@ryanjacobson2508maybe 6 years younger then the actual age

[@kenthunter6850]

He's not Dirty Harry, but The Gauntlet is another great Clint movie with Sondra Locke. Maybe if enough people "nag" you about it, you'll react to it.

[@757optim]

For those who grew up with Rowdy Yates, it was a fun ride watching Clint become the biggest movie star on the planet.

[@MysterD.]

I hope you react to "The Gauntlet" some day. It's a great Cint Eastwood stand-alone that many people think is a "Dirty Harry" film. It fits right in there except for the setting.

[@bm-el4sn]

I think you’ll love Pale Rider. Clint went back to his beloved western genre!

[@vcancer]

You have to watch The Gauntlet from 1977. Clint Eastwood plays a Dirty Harry kind of cop in this one. He partnered up with Sondra Locke from the fourth movie once again. It's one of my favorites. And if you want to watch another good Clint Eastwood western, check out The Outlaw Josey Wales from 1976. Another favorite of mine.

[@fakeyf2]

A couple of great Eastwood films that have not be mentioned are Where Eagles Dare and Absolute Power.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Great ones, Kelly's Heroes too.

[@tomstout4815]

Another great Liam Neeson movie from this era is Next of Kin with Patrick Swayze

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Good underrated actioner they'd have good fun with that one too, yes.

[@harpergras]

Can never go wrong with Clint.

[@touriewright5428]

If you want to continue in the Dirty Harry vein you should check out The Gauntlet and if you want a fun Clint Eastwood film check out the 2 films Any Which Way You Can and Any Which Way But Lose Awesome reactions guys :)

[@LordVolkov]

I love Clint's 'Sondra Locke era' (despite being centered on their toxic relationship😅) Their chemistry is great, and all their movies together are pretty solid.

[@huck944]

The Gauntlet is a underrated classic.

[@huck944]

You guys should checkout High Plains Drifter and its a western or is it?

[@thunderstruck5484]

Every which way but loose” you’ll enjoy it ! Clint is classic, thanks for reacting to another Harry, clint made so many great movies

[@BongEyedBastard]

Right turn Clyde

[@lannstarr35]

there is another movie called The Rookie (1990) that is essentially a spiritual continuation of the Dirty Harry story

[@30noir]

Try and find Runaway with Tom Selleck. Hugely underrated action/sci-fi with some great performances and tension throughout.

[@lmiddleman]

Apparently Clint Eastwood had seen Jim Carrey's impression of him, where he turns his face into Eastwood's, and that led to Carrey being cast in this movie. Also 'Welcome To The Jungle' was huge in 1988, perfect tie-in to this movie. And for lovers of talk radio from the era, Dr. Bill Wattenburg was another friend of Eastwood, and he was cast as the tennis playing guy who was assassinated.

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

Also had Guns 'n' Roses in the background.

[@righdowncharlie]

I like to think that In The Line Of Fire was the last Dirty Harry movie even though he plays another character. It’s pretty much Dirty Harry but he’s a secret service agent.

[@willthorburn1985]

The Rookie (1990) with Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen and the late Raul Julia. That movie basically is a Dirty Harry movie

[@scottknode898]

Same with Blood Work released in 2002 as a crime thriller with Eastwood as aging FBI profiler tracking down a serial killer. The movie starred Jeff Daniels as well.

[@VonPunk]

Sure it's had many mentions here, but if you yearn for more, 'The Rookie' is a Clint film in similar vein to Harry Callahan films, he's gruff cop teamed up with a rookie played by Charlie Sheen. Thanks for completing this series, it leaves me as a viewer very satisfied to see it completed.

[@waterbeauty85]

I've read that the chase scene with the RC car bomb is an homage to the car chase in the 1968 Steve McQueen movie "Bullitt" which I highly recommend BTW.

[@IsaacPapach]

"Absolute Power" another Clint Eastwood movie. One of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies.

[@lanolinlight]

Jim Carrey broke out as a star in 1994. In '88 he was still a few years away from even In Living Color and was just another up and coming comedian-actor.

[@bamabluesman]

I heard he was broke and homeless when he got this role and got him exposure and probably some food money.

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@bamabluesmanCarrey was 26 and he has to win.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Carrey was also in Pink Cadillac (1989) with Clint.

[@SomeHarbourBastard]

@@LarryFleetwood8675which, like this, was also Directed by Clint’s longtime stunt double, Buddy Van Horn

[@vikingraiders6703]

Every Which Way But Loose would be a fun Clint Eastwood movie to watch

[@RaymLovesEggs]

Fans say The Rookie is the last unofficial Dirty Harry film, also directed by Clint.

[@search_eternal]

Check these Clint movies out, think you would enjoy them. Tightrope (1984), The Rookie (1990), In the Line of Fire (1993), Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and it's sequel, Any Which Way You Can (1980)

[@karlmortoniv2951]

Clint had to be bribed by the studio to do this one. Seems to me Warner Bros. let him make “Bird” (a passion project of Eastwood’s) if he did another “Dirty Harry” movie. Apparently he got pestered for years after this to do another one but he said ever since when asked that he wouldn’t know what to do with Harry in his later years. “Gran Torino” reads as a Dirty Harry sequel, if you tilt your head and squint a bit.

[@jjmalaprop9968]

Can’t wait to see if you recognized Jim Carrey right away.

[@jrobwoo688]

I came for that exact reason.

[@pete_lind]

Actually that was James Carrey 🙂 he did two movies with Clint , this and Pink Cadillac 1989 , where he is on stage in distance , in one restaurant scene. Ace Ventura 1994 is first movie he was credited as Jim Carrey .

[@bjgandalf69]

TBR and Sam, Sondra Locke did 7 films with Clint Eastwood over 14 years of a complicated relationship they had but the best film to see that is similar to the Dirty Harry movies is 1977's The Gauntlet. Y'all should watch that movie!

[@mr.a8315]

Awesome sign-off reaction to Detective Callahan. 8:46 Robbing restaurant patrons. And six years before Pulp Fiction. :P From his back catalog of many, many hugely enjoyable Clint films, I'd highly recommend the action-thriller 'The Gauntlet' (1977), in it he plays a washed-up detective who is given the "easy" assignment of escorting one hostile witness/prisoner from one state to another. Great laughs from sardonic Clint, good tension / action and *fab* chemistry with his very unwilling to go witness/prisoner. ♥ Another Eastwood classic that gets very little love is the modern Western comedy-drama 'Bronco Billy' (1980), in this he plays against type, isn't a tough guy and is the boss of a small, travelling Wild West circus show that is facing hard times - though the circus troupe are more like family to him than employees. ♥

[@Billy-zv6gv]

Jim Carrey was also in Earth Girls Are Easy with Jeff Goldblum, Damon Wayans, and Gina Davis before this. It's how Jim got into In Living Color with Wayans bros.

[@davidsandall]

Jim Carry did a great Clint Eastwood impression early in his stand up career, might of helped him land this role.

[@davidlegaria]

If you waited this long to get to this point in the Dirty Harry saga, there may still be hope for you to react to Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time In The West."

[@renecasillas1308]

Finally. Dirty Harry is a classic but this is my favorite favorite of the series. You guys should watch Million Dollar Baby

[@howardb.6205]

...and that movie where the little rich white kid buys Richard Pryor

[@keithbrown8490]

"The Toy" directed by "Lethal Weapon" director Richard Donner.@@howardb.6205

[@Sheffield_Steve]

Million Dollar Baby, absolutely. I remember my Mum let me have a copy of it and I put off watching it for ages, then just popped it on one night and was sorry I'd left it so long to watch! 👍

[@marcstegman8353]

That Was Awesome! You Guys Should do the older James Bond Films with Sean Connery and Rodger Moore next.

[@jyriavist9126]

I Have enjoyed these reactions I hope you continue Clint Eastwood movie reactions😊 (Play Misty for me would be interesting To see reaction off, If you havent already, Clint Eastwood as a radio DJ is very different role for him😊)

[@MrTech226]

During a tribute of Clint Eastwood, Jim Carrey did an awesome impersonation to his then boss, Clint Eastwood. Clint's production company produced 1988's The Deadpool. This movie was one of Jim Carrey's earlier movies became well known.

[@briannichols4807]

Even though he didn't make anymore Dirty Harry movies after this , you may want to check out " In the Line of Fire" which was made after this , where he plays an aging tough guy that's a secret service agent , it's a very good movie . Also , Jim Carrey didn't become famous until after this when he became a cast member on the sketch comedy show " In Living Color " , so I believe that this movie was the first thing he did .

[@youssefverse]

Fun review as always! TDP is an entertaining yarn in the Dirty Harry canon, but certainly not the best. And surprisingly, the only DH film not filmed in Panavision (and no idea why...). More Eastwood: The Phil Beddoe action-comedies EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE (978) and ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN (1980), TIGHTROPE (1984), THE ROOKIE (1990) and IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) are a few to start with!

[@positivelynegative9149]

Now for the classic Eastwood action-comedy series, Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and Any Which Way You Can (1980). And if you want to return to Eastwood westerns, he has plenty, but I think the best is The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976).

[@scottjo63]

YOU DONE IT, you're the only reactors to do the Dirty Harry Series, CONGRATULATIONS. Is James Bond next??? Jen Murray is almost there. She did all the Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and the one George Lazenby one. Pretty soon she'll be doing the Daniel Craig ones.

[@phillipjones4983]

I see other people have suggested some other Clint Eastwood movies, I think you both would enjoy his any which way you can and every which way but loose films. His character Philo beddoe is someone you need to experience 🙂

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Both are must-see classics, only make sure to watch in the right order.

[@cst8068]

I second most of the comments about The Gauntlet, but if you want to keep the Dirty Harry vibes going, you guys really need to check out something of a spiritual sequel he did called Tightrope. Clint plays a cop in New Orleans on the trail of a serial killer/rapist, and it's got most of the Dirty Harry conventions, but it's quite a bit darker and seedy in tone, and a bit more romantic, not all that dissimilar from Sudden Impact. Because Richard Tuggle was responsible for the screenplays of both films. It also features Alison Eastwood, his real life daughter appropriately playing his daughter.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Also co-stars Genevieve Bujold from the great Coma (1978).

[@hannahprose]

Awesome! Thanks for doing this series. If you're looking for more Eastwood films, Bronco Billy is funny & one of Eastwood's personal favorites.

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

I do like Honky-tonk Man.

[@PhillipHoskyn]

yeah bronco billy is good. made with lots of his friends. critics liked it.

[@jamminjohn]

The Rookie with Eastwood and Charlie Sheen is close to a Dirty Harry film.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

And it's very dark too optically, maybe the darkest of any Clint movie ever which is too bad but it's a good action movie.

[@janbeam8743]

You should watch In The Line Of Fire.

[@nikman1979]

You need to watch The Majestic with Jim Carrey. You can see how much great actor he is

[@tonygriffin_]

If, as you said at 8:54, you've never seen anyone rob a restaurant before, then you really need to watch Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction' where there's a great restaurant robbery scene that bookends the film.

[@Mysticsword]

Some other movies with Clint Eastwood you might want to see in which I think the character he portrays is somewhat like Dirty Harry; The Gauntlet (1977), Tightrope (1984), The Rookie (1990) and In the Line of Fire (1993). Of course there's lot of other great Eastwood movies too.

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

"More like "Locked YOU in" "- I wish they had used THAT line. It's perfect! It's right there! Love your reactions!

[@filmschoolslave3794]

You should try Bullitt to see the car chase in that - it's almost a parody of those chases lol. You haven't seen a lot of Steve McQueen, so that and The Hunter would be my suggestions. Fun as always!

[@williamweiss6128]

Gotta love all those old Eastwood movies.

[@shainewhite2781]

The fifth and final DIRTY HARRY movie. Most critics gave it a positive review, but comic book artist Frank Miller(, Sin City, RoboCop 2, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Returns) called it the worst film in the series, pointing out that its actually a reboot to the first film, where the first DIRTY HARRY fought a crazed sniper, this time, he fights a crazed movie fan.

[@heinzentertainments4661]

I mean, he always fights crazed people. I think it was creative enough on it's own and still kept the classic elements

[@mikenebeker]

Sheila McCarthy played Samantha Coleman in Die Hard 2, not Patricia Clarkson. To be fair, they have a similar look. I always felt that Clint only casted Patricia because she resembled Sondra Locke so much.

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

Kind of a Hitchcock thing to do.. Icy blonde, possibly wild underneath.. Sandra Locke got in those films because she knew somebody in the biblical sence. Wooden on screen.

[@clevelandcbi]

I always thought so too.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Clint always had a thing for fair skinned blondes or gingers, his later squeeze was actress Frances Fisher same type.

[@ccdecc6650]

Yes, early roles for Liam, Carey, and Patricia Clarkson as the reporter -- she was one of the best female character actresses in the business for about 20 years. Speaking of which, a movie with her in it that I'm not sure I've seen anyone react to is "Easy A". Pretty hilarious movie. Kind of Emma Stone's breakout role, and Clarkson and Stanley Tucci are hilarious as maybe the GOAT movie parents.

[@Shadi092986]

Harry's partner is Evan Kim, who played the Bruce Lee parody in Kentucky Fried Movie's "Fistful of Yen", itself a great spoof on BOTH Enter the Dragon and Eastwood's Fistful of Dollars that you have both seen iirc. That said, you should soon see Kentucky Fried Movie, another incredible comedy made by the guys behind Top Secret, Naked Gun and Airplane!

[@Shadi092986]

@@NeverGiddy Tom & Jerry can also be called 'very dated', yet still funnier than current Hollywood slop.

[@scottknode898]

The Dead Pool was one of Patrica Clarksons first roles as well as Jim Carrey who was rock star Johnny Squares in a small role and Liam Neeson before he became a star and would later become known as aging action star with action films after age 55 with Taken and others.

[@cleonmagabeefy8500]

You'd like Any Which Way You Can....Eastwood said he loved the contrast after Dirty Harry and the Westerns.... A really different character and well done actually.

[@murrayroodbaard207]

"Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one," is actually a line people got from this movie.

[@brianstanton6026]

I must thank this film for telling me back in the day that the infamous GNR song is Welcome to the Jungle. Thank You Dead Pool.

[@deathproofpony]

The scene in the prison where he's scaring the mob boss is one of my all-time favorites.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

And speaking of prison, there's also Escape From Alcatraz (1979).

[@BishopWalters12]

It's a pretty good sendoff for Dirty Harry and LOL, the car chase is really entertaining. Another really good Clint Eastwood movie is Pink Cadillac, which was released in 1989, it's romantic comedy with a mix of action and a road trip movie,

[@KainoaBlackeagle]

Since you have Liam Neeson on the channel, I'd suggest Darkman. Such a good flick.

[@clevelandcbi]

No matter how high he hikes up his pants, Clint (along with Mike Tyson) will forever be a guy i would not F with. EVER

[@BeckyLStoutWriter]

If you wanna do a Clint Eastwood 180, you should watch Paint Your Wagon. It's a musical. No, seriously! It's not exactly great, but it certainly does exist. 😊

[@jeffdetmer4681]

patricia clarkson (Sam) has been in a ton of TV and movies. You for sure saw her as the Warden's wife in The Green Mile and Elliot Ness' wife in the untouchables. Love your reactions guys. Would alike to see you guys check out The Sting. Two other good films where Paul Newman plays the same role several years apart are The Hustler and Color of Money. Newman plays a young pool player/hustler who ends up in the same pool room one night as legendary pool player Minnesota Fats (played by Jackie Gleason). Years later Newman reprises the role of Fast Eddie Felson as an older guy who has quit playing and takes on the role of mentoring a brash young player/hustler played by Tom Cruise. Don't know if either of you are okay with Musical Comedy, but there is a great older film called Guys and Dolls. Great cast, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and many more. Y'all stay safe and well.

[@redentortiongco5686]

I almost forgot that jim carrey is in these movie...by the way check out "Heartbreak Ridge" it's one of Clint Eastwood movie.

[@repost_6337]

Glad y'all finished the series, hope y'all watch 'Cobra' which is kind of stallones version of dirty harry

[@howardb.6205]

"...PIG!"

[@orlandoruizjr3834]

Great call. Cobra is awesome. 👌

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

I think it's an alternate universe, since it has some of the same locations and actors as the Dirty Harry franchise in different roles.😂

[@safeashouses211]

It even has Andrew Robinson and Reni Santoni from the first DH film in it. It's been decades since I saw it, but I remember there being a scene where it's mentioned he gets all the "dirty jobs".

[@clevelandcbi]

Already wondering if they'll recognize Ms Drago

[@kevinmangenot]

Bonjour de France 🇨🇵 TBR Schmitt toujours au Top 🎬👍

[@baronvg]

It’s something else to see acting legends and opposites like Liam Neeson & Jim Carey doing scenes together and in Dirty Harry movie of all things lol. I don’t recall any other movies they’ve been in together so this might just be one of those casting unicorns.

[@LordVolkov]

Jim Carrey and Jeff Goldblum wearing colorful fur suits together... The 80's were a weird time.

[@baronvg]

@@LordVolkov Damon Wayans, too.

[@ruthmcfadden744]

Now for some fun Clint, check out "Every which way but Loose" Such a good , silly, fun time and Clint is awesome

[@positivelynegative9149]

"They all blend together. They're all distinct." 🤔🤨🤣

[@Dimetropteryx]

This was fairly early in Jim Carrey's film career. This role would have been pretty big at the time.