Magnum Force (1973)
Directed by Ted Post
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
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Near misses, shifting alliances, and conveniently placed gasoline cans are par for the course here, with Curtis Mayfield and the Magnum Force theme song by Lalo Schifrin the cherries on top.
Carnahan drops Dirty Harry’s “Magnum Force” theme over the opening credits, a playful way of hinting that you shouldn’t take the crime thriller too seriously.
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Batman cultivates himself as a symbol of hope and justice, but also inspires mob retaliation and the appearance (shades of Magnum Force) of lookalike vigilantes more bloodthirsty than himself.
One of the biggest fears for the first half was that there was going to be this inevitable turn in to a pure “Magnum Force” rip off, and we almost did.
Cimino's ascent started with writing some pretty well remembered 70s' movies – how about Silent Running and Magnum Force?