The cop who made '70s America lose its mind—was he right or just right-wing?
Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.
Writing
Shane Black's unhinged takes on his own genre
Production
Packs a thesis into 24 minutes without feeling rushed
Director
Gary Leva
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gary Leva made this as part of a Warner Bros. DVD bonus feature wave, meaning this 'provocative' doc was literally packaged with the thing it critiques.
Released during the Bush era's torture debate, the doc's defense of Harry's methods hits differently post-2020 policing reckoning—some interviewees would probably walk back their takes today.
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