Dirty Harry Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

9^th January 2009

Quote: "It was after my wife had left me, and I was really drunk and I think I made a bad impression, but I was going through some painful s**t. All I could think was, 'Wow, I'm talking to Clint Eastwood, and I'm smashed out of my mind because of the old lady leaving.'" Mickey Rourke reflects on meeting the Dirty Harry legend.

4^th June 2008

Fact: Bruce Willis' Die Hard character JOHN MCCLANE has been voted top film cop of all time by online DVD rental service Lovefilm, beating Clint Eastwood'S HARRY CALLAHAN in Dirty Harry and Eddie Murphy's AXEL FOLEY in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise.

18^th December 2006

Quote: "People at the studios still would love to do another Dirty Harry today but I say, 'What would he be doing? Would he be out there fly fishing or something, a retiree. Get out on his walker and try to chase someone...? It actually might be quite exciting." Clint Eastwood is still fielding calls about returning to the big screen as tough cop HARRY CALLAGHAN.