The Enforcer
Clint Eastwood’sThe Enforcerbeat Michael Bay to his best movie by a good 20 years.
Despite having been a star for decades, there are surprisingly fewClint Eastwood movie franchisesin existence.
After the final entry, a rumoredDirty Harry 6didn’t happendespite audience interest in one final ride.
Even so,Dirty Harry is still the character Clint is most closely associated with.
Needless to say,The Rockfeatures more explosions, gunfights, and slo-mo shots than allDirty Harrymovies combined.
Even so, the rough skeleton of the Bay film is still present inThe Enforcer.
Michael Bay’sThe Rockmakes Alcatraz itself a character, and a location that both helps and hinders its heroes.
The Rockis essentiallyDie Hardon Alcatraz, and Bay’s second feature milks the premise for all it can.
Escape from Alcatrazwas directed by Clint’sDirty Harryhelmer Don Siegel.
The Enforcer is the third installment in the Dirty Harry series, featuring Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan. Released in 1976, the film follows Callahan as he partners with a new female inspector, Kate Moore, played by Tyne Daly, in an effort to thwart a terrorist group threatening San Francisco. Directed by James Fargo, the film continues to explore themes of justice and law enforcement within the context of 1970s urban crime.
Sudden Impactbecame the highest-grossing of the entire series, despite arguably being the bleakest.
Clint returned one final time five years later forThe Dead Pool, which proved to be the lowest-grossing.
The Enforcer is the third installment in the Dirty Harry series, featuring Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan. Released in 1976, the film follows Callahan as he partners with a new female inspector, Kate Moore, played by Tyne Daly, in an effort to thwart a terrorist group threatening San Francisco. Directed by James Fargo, the film continues to explore themes of justice and law enforcement within the context of 1970s urban crime.
