The Dead Pool

"Dirty Harry just learned a new game."

Jul 13 1988 R 1h 31m
Action, Crime, Mystery

Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...

Plot

Even though he detests publicity, for once, the tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Department officer, Inspector Dirty Harry (1971), has hit the headlines for a good cause, after putting behind bars an infamous mobster. But now, Callahan's name is on a macabre list of soon-to-be-dead celebrities. Before long, the first one dies, the drug-addled rock star, Johnny Squares, and as more violent deaths follow, Callahan now fears that he is next in line. In the meantime, more and more, all indications point to the British horror-film director, Peter Swan. Who is the mastermind behind the anonymous hit-list and the twisted gambling game known as the Dead Pool? Can Harry get to the bottom of this deadly conundrum before it is too late?

Written by

Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, Steve Sharon

Directed by

Buddy Van Horn

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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6.3 out of 10
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46
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