If they every made another Dirty Harry movie... - Dirty Harry (1971) Discussion

[–] DoctorBio 16 years ago

I was actually thinking about Hugh Jackman as Dirty Harry not too long ago, I think he'd be a great Dirty Harry.

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[–] Jersey_Red 16 years ago

He also looks like a young Clint Eastwood.

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[–] pancho2347 16 years ago

hugh jackman as callahan all day long

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[–] egb5000 16 years ago

Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Scorpio.

OBVIOUSLY

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[–] DoctorBio 16 years ago

Too bad no one ever found the true fountain of youth, could have sent Clint Eastwood to it so he could continue to play Dirty Harry.

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[–] Lawdog1527 16 years ago

I don’t know… I’d pay to see Eastwood still in the role. Maybe have Harry stalked by someone from his past or something. It’d be cool to see what an old Harry is up to these days. (But Hollywood demands all films must be about young people.)

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[–] austintatious_uk 15 years ago

old harry? watch gran turino

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[–] kck456 15 years ago

DEFINITELY SHIA LABEOUF, THIS IS CRYSTAL CLEAR

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[–] anthonysevere 15 years ago

Is that a joke? That's the worst idea I've ever heard of in my life. Ever. It needs to be someone who ISN'T a total p*ssy.

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[–] pzv_g 12 years ago

Yes, Shia LeBeouf would make a great rape victim that Hugh Jackman's Dirty HArry could rescue... WIN!

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[–] lowrises 15 years ago

Jackman has great resemblance with the young Clint Eastwood, wich makes casting him too much like going for a copy.
A new Dirty Harry must be a character in his own right, authentic and persuading as was the old one.
My actors of choice would be
Sam Worthington
Viggo Mortensen
Mickey Rourke

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[–] esskayess 16 years ago

Hollywood's looney lefties wouldn't sit still for another DH flick, or at least one that points accusing fingers at criminal coddlers the way the DH series did. After all, psychopaths like Scorpio are just victims of society, you know.

But Jackman WOULD be a good pick for the part. Now if only Callahan could have powers like Wolverine or Colossus.

"You cannot erase God with an edict." - Rod Serling

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[–] DoctorBio 16 years ago

Now if only Callahan could have powers like Wolverine or Colossus.

He doesn't need super powers, he has Smith and Wesson.

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[–] DylansFearFiles 16 years ago

He doesn't need super powers, he has Smith and Wesson.

I second that.

"Go ahead, make my day."- Harry Callahan, Sudden Impact

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[–] comptonabbas 14 years ago

This just might be the nerdiest thing ever written...

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[–] rayden12 16 years ago

Hugh Jackman would be perfect; he plays the charismatic tough guy very well.IMO Wolverine is basically Dirty Harry, but with metal claws instead of a magnum.

It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you.

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[–] ShotgunHemingway 16 years ago

It's a tough one, Jackman isn't bad. I may go with Viggo Mortensen though. Seems like a good, old-school tough guy.

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[–] Mississippi20 16 years ago

Without Clint Eastwood.......there is no Dirty Harry. End of story.

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[–] jraus100 15 years ago

Hi Guys,

Timothy Olyphant looks a lot like Clint sometimes and would be the one I would choose, and not just for looks.

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[–] parillamilt 15 years ago

I'm not sure if they could do another Dirty Harry without pumping it up to cartoon levels of action. The movie was dirty, gritty and dark with just enough action to keep the story interesting. Harry was low-key menacing. Not sure if they could find an actor that could do that kind of a restrained acting job.

The new DH should be:

Over 35 to get that been there/done that, seen it all, world weary, old guard cop. Single, slightly disheveled, and NOT living in a designer apartment.

Should be able to use a big gun convincingly on screen and not fire a millon shots all over the place. DH is so good, he only needs 1 or 2 shots to get the job done. Also, pump up the volume on Harry's cannon.

The guy is a dinosaur. Please, no pretty boys. Leave the hunks to play DH's partners who seem to get shot.

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[–] coneyisland75 15 years ago

Hollywood had the formula with the Shield. Unfortunately it ran its course on TV. Michael Chiklis had the perfect feel for a modern day dirty harry, minus the crooked cop part.

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[–] colshpots 15 years ago

After I watched "Taken", I said that if they ever remake/reboot Dirty Harry, Liam Neeson should play Harry. (Fun fact, Neeson was in the last DH movie "The Dead Pool")

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[–] marshall266 15 years ago

Benicio Del Toro

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[–] Joropukki 15 years ago

I'd choose Wentworth Miller, who played Michael in Prison Break. He's young of course, but then he could play a young Harry. "The 0.22 Force"

Clint Eastwood and Wentworth Miller are both extremely intense, concentrated and hard as a diamond in their best roles.

I eagerly look forward to see anything from them both.

joropukki

(a Clint fan since 1972, though I stole my style from Col. Mortimer.)

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[–] Fisherman82 12 years ago

Ieh right, a pretty gay actor to play a rough killer. This is the problem in this days with hollywood and the viewers.

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