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Dirty Harry is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as the eponymous Harry Callahan, a San Francisco detective tracking Scorpio, a serial killer. Eastwood's iconic performance the blunt-speaking, unorthodox detective set the style for a number of his subsequent roles, and the box-office success of the film led to the production of four sequels. The "alienated cop" motif was one subsequently imitated by a number of other films. The title role was originally intended for Frank Sinatra, but after he injured his hand in an accident, it was offered to John Wayne, Steve McQueen, and Paul Newman. It was finally accepted by Clint Eastwood. The Scorpio Killer, the film's antagonist (a confident psychopathic killer) was based on the real-life Zodiac killer, who was killing people in San Francisco at that time. The Zodiac has never been caught. Audie Murphy was first approached to play the Scorpio Killer, but he died in a plane crash before his decision on the offer could be made. The part went to actor Andrew Robinson, whose portrayal was so chilling that after the film was released he reportedly received several death-threats and was forced to get an unlisted telephone number. It would be revealed that the fictional portrayal of the Scorpio killer in the film was in fact, a deranged Vietnam veteran who has been discharged under Section Eight. Another fact is that the character might be modeled after a real-life G.I. discharged because of sexual orientation - some would suggest the fictional Scorpio killer is openly gay. Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.The movie is popularly credited for being responsible for the famous line: "Do you feel lucky, punk?", although this is in fact a misquote. The actual quote from the beginning of the movie follows (the lines in the climatic scene were slightly different). To set it up, after quite a few shots have been fired, Dirty Harry is holding his .44 Magnum and standing over a criminal. The criminal's gun is but inches from his hand. Does he grab it, or ...
The final scene where Harry throws his badge in the river is a homage to a similiar scene from 1952s' High Noon. SequelsThere were four sequels to the film: Film cover for Magnum ForceMagnum Force, directed by Ted Post. The main theme of this film is vigilante justice, and the plot revolves around the killings of criminals who have avoided conviction in court by renegade cops. By contrast, for all of Harry's strongarm methods, he does not tolerate coldblooded murder of the accused and resolves to stop the killers. It is generally considered the second best in the series. Film cover for The EnforcerThe Enforcer, directed by James Fargo. In this film, Harry is teamed up with a female partner (Tyne Daly), and takes on a terrorist ring. The film contains themes of feminism and political correctness. Fans of the series hold this to be a weak, overly silly entry, but more casual viewers seem to like it better. Film cover for Sudden ImpactSudden Impact, directed by Clint Eastwood. This film's plot revolves around Harry being sent to a small town to follow up a lead in a murder case. It is best known for the phrase "Go ahead, make my day" (which is often incorrectly attributed to the first film), and usually considered a better film than The Enforcer. Film cover for The Dead PoolThe Dead Pool (1988), directed by Buddy Van Horn. In the final film in the series, Harry finds out about a game called The Dead Pool, in which people bet on which celebrity will die first. Eventually, someone tries to rig the game by killing certain celebrities. Universally regarded as the worst in the series, and proved a severe financial and critical flop upon release. This page about Dirty Harry includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Dirty Harry News stories about Dirty Harry External links for Dirty Harry Videos for Dirty Harry Wikis about Dirty Harry Discussion Groups about Dirty Harry Blogs about Dirty Harry Images of Dirty Harry |
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Universally regarded as the worst in the series, and proved a severe financial and critical flop upon release. These are listed in chronological order of release. In the final film in the series, Harry finds out about a game called The Dead Pool, in which people bet on which celebrity will die first. Eventually, someone tries to rig the game by killing certain celebrities. These vary widely in their faithfulness to the original novel, with some versions updating the period in which the story is set, and some even altering the gender of the story's protagonists. The Dead Pool (1988), directed by Buddy Van Horn. At least 15 film/television adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray have either been released or are currently in production. It is best known for the phrase "Go ahead, make my day" (which is often incorrectly attributed to the first film), and usually considered a better film than The Enforcer. 6 news publications/periodicals are referred to in the novel. This film's plot revolves around Harry being sent to a small town to follow up a lead in a murder case. The number of each chapter of The Picture of Dorian Gray in which a news publication/periodical is referred to is given in parentheses. Sudden Impact, directed by Clint Eastwood. This was replaced with a reference Émaux et camées, by Théophile Gautier, for the original edition of the novel published in July 1890. Fans of the series hold this to be a weak, overly silly entry, but more casual viewers seem to like it better. The original manuscripts of the novel contained a reference to an unnamed volume of sonnets by the real/historical individual Paul Verlaine. The film contains themes of feminism and political correctness. Where the work is explicitly quoted in the text, in addition to being referred to, this is indicated. In this film, Harry is teamed up with a female partner (Tyne Daly), and takes on a terrorist ring. These works are listed in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. The Enforcer, directed by James Fargo. 16 real/historical creative works are referred to in the novel. It is generally considered the second best in the series. These creative works are listed in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. By contrast, for all of Harry's strongarm methods, he does not tolerate coldblooded murder of the accused and resolves to stop the killers. Two fictitious creative works are referred to in the novel. The main theme of this film is vigilante justice, and the plot revolves around the killings of criminals who have avoided conviction in court by renegade cops. For chapters in which individuals from particular creative works are referred to, see 'Individuals referred to in the novel', above. Magnum Force, directed by Ted Post. Chapter numbers are listed only for chapters in which a creative work is referred to explicitly. There were four sequels to the film:. These chapter numbers are specific to the revised edition of the novel first published in April 1891. The final scene where Harry throws his badge in the river is a homage to a similiar scene from 1952s' High Noon. The number of each chapter of The Picture of Dorian Gray in which a creative work is referred to is given in parentheses alongside that work's title. Does he grab it, or ... One reference to a real/historical individual, in the original edition of the novel published in July 1890, was excised for the revised edition of the novel that was first published in April 1891. The criminal's gun is but inches from his hand. 8 references to real/historical individuals, in the original manuscripts of the novel, were excised for the original edition of the novel published in July 1890. To set it up, after quite a few shots have been fired, Dirty Harry is holding his .44 Magnum and standing over a criminal. These individuals are listed in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text, under the name by which they are most commonly known. The actual quote from the beginning of the movie follows (the lines in the climatic scene were slightly different). 104 real/historical individuals are referred to explicitly in the novel. The movie is popularly credited for being responsible for the famous line: "Do you feel lucky, punk?", although this is in fact a misquote. 2 references to fictitious individuals not created by Oscar Wilde, in the original manuscripts of the novel, were excised for the original edition of the novel published in July 1890. Another fact is that the character might be modeled after a real-life G.I. discharged because of sexual orientation - some would suggest the fictional Scorpio killer is openly gay. These individuals are listed in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text, alongside details of their provenance. It would be revealed that the fictional portrayal of the Scorpio killer in the film was in fact, a deranged Vietnam veteran who has been discharged under Section Eight. 31 fictional characters, referred to by name in the novel, are not creations of Oscar Wilde. The part went to actor Andrew Robinson, whose portrayal was so chilling that after the film was released he reportedly received several death-threats and was forced to get an unlisted telephone number. Mr Ashton in the original edition of the novel was renamed Mr Hubbard for the revised edition of the novel. Audie Murphy was first approached to play the Scorpio Killer, but he died in a plane crash before his decision on the offer could be made. The role of Mrs Leaf in the original edition of the novel published in July 1890, and her conversation with Dorian Gray, were significantly reduced for the revised edition of the novel that was first published in April 1891. The Zodiac has never been caught. Where an individual also appears elsewhere in Wilde's oeuvre, this is indicated. The Scorpio Killer, the film's antagonist (a confident psychopathic killer) was based on the real-life Zodiac killer, who was killing people in San Francisco at that time. Titles/salutations are only given here in lieu of a full name, when a full name is not given in the novel. It was finally accepted by Clint Eastwood. Chapter numbers are listed for chapters in which an individual's name is referred to either in full or in abbreviated form, but not for chapters in which an individual appears anonymously or pseudonymously. The title role was originally intended for Frank Sinatra, but after he injured his hand in an accident, it was offered to John Wayne, Steve McQueen, and Paul Newman. These individuals are listed in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. The "alienated cop" motif was one subsequently imitated by a number of other films. 71 Fictional characters, referred to by name in the novel, are creations of Oscar Wilde. Dirty Harry is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as the eponymous Harry Callahan, a San Francisco detective tracking Scorpio, a serial killer. Eastwood's iconic performance the blunt-speaking, unorthodox detective set the style for a number of his subsequent roles, and the box-office success of the film led to the production of four sequels. These chapter numbers are specific to the revised edition of the novel first published in April 1891. The number of each chapter of The Picture of Dorian Gray in which an individual is referred to is given in parentheses alongside their name. Some latter-day editions of The Picture of Dorian Gray silently change the word 'Jew', which is used disparagingly in chapters 4 and 7 of the novel, to the word 'man', presumably an instance of political correctness. Carson referred to the fact that Wilde had revised the novel, and cast aspersions upon his motivation for so doing. John Sholto Douglas' defence attorney in the first prosecution, Edward Carson, attempted to use The Picture of Dorian Gray as evidence of Wilde's corrupting influence upon Alfred Douglas. These changes to the novel are not merely of academic interest, but were relevant to the three prosecutions involving Oscar Wilde that took place in the spring of 1895, resulting in his eventual arrest and imprisonment. Critics have been especially interested in the purging of homoerotic themes and allusions during the course of the novel's development, so that while such themes and allusions abound in the final revised edition, they are less explicit than in previous versions of the novel - although no less effective for that. Nonetheless, it is instructive to compare the manuscripts and the two different editions of Wilde's novel. The revised edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray, incorporating the 25 aphorisms of the "Preface", has come to be considered the standard edition, and is widely held to be superior to its published predecessor. This has the effect of extending the period of time over which the story occurs. One especially notable change made for the revised edition is that whereas events in the latter half of the novel were previously specified as taking place around Dorian Gray's 32nd birthday, on 7 November; they were now specified as taking place around Dorian Gray's 38th birthday, on 9 November. The artist can express everything.' - to the "Preface", when it was included in the revised edition of the novel published in April 1891. Wilde added another aphorism - 'No artist is ever morbid. This "Preface", which could be considered an aesthetic manifesto, consisted of 24 aphorisms - the first being 'The artist is the creator of beautiful things', and the last being 'All art is quite useless' - expounding some of the key tenets of aesthetic philosophy. Between the publication of the original edition of the novel and the publication of the revised edition, Wilde published his "Preface" to the novel, in the 1 March 1891 edition of the literary/scientific journal the Fortnightly Review. The table on the right shows how the chapters in the two different editions correspond to one another. Whereas the original edition of the novel contains 13 chapters, the revised edition of the novel contains 20 chapters. For this edition, Wilde revised the content of the novel's existing chapters, divided the final chapter into two chapters, and created six entirely new additional chapters. A substantially revised and expanded edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray was published by Ward, Lock and Bowden in April 1891. It was an immediate sensation. The Picture of Dorian Gray was finally published on June 20, 1890 in the July edition of Lippencott's.... The book and its author are still referred to in the published versions of the novel, but are unnamed. One especially notable change is the removal from the manuscripts of references to the fictitious book Le Secret de Raoul, and to its fictitious author, Catulle Sarrazin. Some of these changes were made at Wilde's instigation, and some at Stoddart's. There was a delay in getting Wilde's work to press while numerous changes were made to the manuscripts of the novel (some of which survive to this day). They both agreed to write for him and Doyle submitted his second Sherlock Holmes novel The Sign of Four. To one dinner he invited Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde. Stoddart was in London to solicit short novels for one of his enterprises, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. M. In the fall of 1889 J. His servants send for the police, who find a bloated, ugly old man with a knife in his heart, and the portrait of Dorian, as beautiful as he was eighteen years ago. In a fit of rage, he picks up the knife that killed Basil Hallward, and plunges it into the painting. He has been vain in imagining that he could redeem himself. He unveils the portrait to see that it has got worse: there is blood on his hands. At his apartment, he wonders if the portrait would have changed, now that he has changed his ways. After returning to London Dorian informs Lord Henry that he will be good from now on, and has started by not eloping with a vicar's daughter. However, an accident occurs during the shooting and the brother is shot. At a shooting party at a country house, Dorian sees the brother stalking the grounds. The sailor goes back to the opium den, where the woman tells him that Dorian has never aged for the past eighteen years. He attempts to kill Dorian, but is deceived when Dorian tells him that he would have been too young to have been involved with his sister. Sibyl Vane's brother, who is in the parlour, recognises the name, and follows him. After being rejected by the proprietor, who calls him by the name "Prince Charming", he leaves. Dorian seeks escape from the deed he has done in an opium parlour. He then blackmails an old friend into destroying the body. Dorian blames the artist for his fate, and stabs him to death. He takes Basil to the portrait, which is revealed to have become montrously ugly under Dorian's sins. One day, Basil arrives to question Dorian about rumours of his indulgences. Dorian does not deny the debauchery, and endeavours to show Basil his soul. Dorian accepts his fate, and over the next eighteen years indulges in the seven deadly sins, under the influence of a "poisonous" French novel given to him by Lord Henry. The next morning, Dorian decides to reconcile with Sibyl, but Lord Henry arrives to say that Sibyl has killed herself by swallowing Prussic acid. Dorian realises that his wish has come true, and the portrait is bearing his sins. The smile on his mouth has become crueller and less friendly. Once he returns to his apartment, Dorian notices that Basil's portrait of him has changed. Dorian rejects her, saying that her beauty was in her art. Sibyl, whose only knowledge of love was through the theatre, loses all her abilities after experiencing true love with Dorian, and performs very badly. Dorian invites Basil and Lord Henry to see Sibyl perform in Romeo and Juliet. Her brother tells her that if Dorian harms her, he shall kill him. Sibyl, who only knows Dorian as "Prince Charming", rushes home to tell her sceptical mother and brother. Dorian approaches her, and very soon, proposes marriage to her. He begins by discovering a brilliant actress, Sibyl Vane, who performs Shakespeare in a dingy theatre. Under the influence of Lord Henry, Dorian begins an exploration of his senses. Once the portrait is finished, Dorian looks at it and wishes that he would stay like the picture, and it will bear his age for him. Dorian arrives to sit for the artist, and Lord Henry tells him that youth is the only thing worth having, and that Dorian will soon age and lose his beauty. The novel begins with Lord Henry Wotton observing the artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of a handsome, young man named Dorian Gray in his London studio. That is all.". Books are well written, or badly written. In his preface to this, the only novel that he ever wrote, Wilde remarked "There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde first published in 1890. Jack is able to defeat the evil being. The demon is present in a person-snatching poster that eventually shows up in Opal City, carried by Merritt. In James Robinson's Starman series, the Shade knew Oscar Wilde, and Wilde based the story off of a "true story" involving a man named Merritt who made a deal with a demon. Dorian Gray is referenced in The Libertines song "Narcissist" on The Libertines (album) and in 'Hopes and Fears' by James Blunt. The book was parodied in The Green Carnation by Stanley Hichen. The plot takes place in and amidst the gay club scene and a sophisticated hologram stands in for the painting. Reed titled "A Face Without a Heart" (Design Image Group Inc., 2000). Dorian Gray was also re-done in a modern setting in a novel by Rick R. Dorian Gray was later reincarnated in "Dorian" by Will Self. Dorian Gray, however, does not figure prominently in the comic book, and his role in the film is largely an invention of the filmmakers. . The film is based upon a comic book series - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill - in which individuals from 19th century fiction also feature prominently. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
As in Oscar Wilde's novel, Dorian enjoys perpetual youth. "Rescue", episode of Blake's 7 (1981)
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