Curt Blunt
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I got the DVD from the county library and watched that part again. Six it is.
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I cannot believe that you can belong to the S&W Forum and not have all the Dirty Harry films on DVD! For that matter Clint Eastwood DVD's in general, I have an entire shelf just for his DVDs!
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I agree, there should be a Dirty Harry myths sticky somewhere.
Can anyone bust or confirm this one I read on the Inet?
Frank Sinatra was originally envisioned in the role of Harry Callahan, but he couldn't wield the M-29 due to an old wrist injury.
Supposedly, the lead was then offered to John Wayne, who declined to take on a Sinatra reject.
Now Dirty Harry is unquestionably Clint's character, but I have this mental of The Duke or Blue Eyes delivering the line "Well do ya, punk?", and it's pretty dang powerful.
I've compared the two "True Grit" versions and think the re-make is better made and better-acted, especially the role of LaBoeuf. But for entertainment, the raw strength of The Duke in the original does it for me.
Can anyone bust or confirm this one I read on the Inet?
Frank Sinatra was originally envisioned in the role of Harry Callahan, but he couldn't wield the M-29 due to an old wrist injury.
Supposedly, the lead was then offered to John Wayne, who declined to take on a Sinatra reject.
Now Dirty Harry is unquestionably Clint's character, but I have this mental of The Duke or Blue Eyes delivering the line "Well do ya, punk?", and it's pretty dang powerful.
I've compared the two "True Grit" versions and think the re-make is better made and better-acted, especially the role of LaBoeuf. But for entertainment, the raw strength of The Duke in the original does it for me.
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I was lucky and ran into John Milius, who wrote "Dirty Harry". We were in the Colt booth at the NRA Show in Reno some years back. I asked him about Sinatra's connection to "Dirty Harry".
Milius related that he had been called up and asked to meet with Frank who wanted to see "the gat". Frank had just had some surgery to his right hand and the scars were evident. Milius showed Frank the Model 29, and Sinatra looked it over without much comment. By the time Milius got home Frank had withdrawn from the project. Shortly thereafter Clint Eastwood was hired.
I regret not asking Milius what barrel length pistol he showed Frank. It is my understanding that Harry was originally supposed to carry a 4 inch revolver.
Milius related that he had been called up and asked to meet with Frank who wanted to see "the gat". Frank had just had some surgery to his right hand and the scars were evident. Milius showed Frank the Model 29, and Sinatra looked it over without much comment. By the time Milius got home Frank had withdrawn from the project. Shortly thereafter Clint Eastwood was hired.
I regret not asking Milius what barrel length pistol he showed Frank. It is my understanding that Harry was originally supposed to carry a 4 inch revolver.
Curt Blunt
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Yes, I have failed once again. I do have access to two county library systems and Netflix, however, so I can watch Clint anytime I like. I also have a 19, 36, 63, 66 and an M&P 15 (and used to have a 29) so I feel that allows me to partake of the Forum, as if one really needs a reason. FWIW, I like "Joe Kidd" and "High Plains Drifter" for his location use of the Eastern Sierras.
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ridgewalker
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What, no pictures!!!
See he is obviously not much taller than an orangutan.
How high did you want me to jump sir?
See he is obviously not much taller than an orangutan.
How high did you want me to jump sir?
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Been there, done that. I went from 6' 2 3/4" at age 25, down to 5' 11 1/2" at age 69. Time can be very unfriendly to those of us who are well-stricken in years.How tall is Clint eastwood - The Q&A wiki
In his later years, Clint's height was reduced to 6'2" (188 cm) from normal elderly spinal compression. But in his youth, Clint (born was measured at a legitimate 6'4 ...
wiki.answers.com/Q/How_tall_is_clint_eastwood - Proxy - Highlight
Yes, but it still beats being a tall corpse.
I never knew that one of the Colt Walker replicas in "Josie Wales" was the same revolver that Kim Darby used in "True Grit", though. Interesting.
Kid44
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Let's move along people, nothing to see here, it's just a movie.
From what I have read numerous times over the years is that an 8-3/8" M29 was used only for promotional posters and ads.
Harry Callahan never used anything but a 6-1/2" M29 like mine.
I read somewhere that he actually used a model 15 in 45 Colt.
Guys, those were movies... it does not matter.
Guys, those were movies... it does not matter.
Dirty Harry wore argyle socks in the chase scenes to create more excitement. When he was driving around, he wore "gold toes" white socks. He was paid handsomely by the argyle confederation.
Wrong,he used a 6 inch 29-2 in sudden Impact ,and the Dead Pool.
riverrat38
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They were going to use a Glock 17 at first, but there were two problems.
It hadn't been produced yet.
And it caused problems with a line that they really wanted to use.
"Uh uh. I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire seventeen shots or only sixteen?" Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a 9 mm, the most common handgun in the world and would likely penetrate your skull, you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?"
Yea, it kinda looses some of the "punch"!
Best,
Rick
It hadn't been produced yet.
And it caused problems with a line that they really wanted to use.
"Uh uh. I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire seventeen shots or only sixteen?" Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a 9 mm, the most common handgun in the world and would likely penetrate your skull, you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?"
Yea, it kinda looses some of the "punch"!
Best,
Rick
BigBill
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Nope. You're the wrong one. He always used the 6-1/2".
Go back and look at the several still pictures from both movies ,you will be able to see its a 6 inch.Or better yet post them here so that others may confirm that for you.Not withstanding the special one cut to .45 bore for dramatic muzzle effect in the coffee shop scene in Sudden Impact.
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