The Dead Pool
The Dead Pool is a 1988 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Buddy Van Horn, written by Steve Sharon, and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. It is the fifth and final film in the Dirty Harry film series and is set in San Francisco, California.
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| Directed by | Buddy Van Horn |
| Screenplay by | Steve Sharon |
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| Produced by | David Valdes |
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| Cinematography | Jack N. Green |
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| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $31 million |
| Box office | $37.9 million |
The story concerns the manipulation of a dead pool game by a serial killer, whose efforts are confronted by the hardened detective Callahan. It co-stars Liam Neeson (in his first action film) and Patricia Clarkson, with Jim Carrey in his first dramatic role. The film also features an appearance by future Mario voice actor Charles Martinet.
It is the only film in the series not to feature Albert Popwell, an actor who had played a different character in each of the previous four films.
At 91 minutes, it is the shortest of the five Dirty Harry films. Like those films, The Dead Pool is notable for coining catchphrases uttered by Clint Eastwood's gun-wielding character, one of which is: "Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one".