Dirty Harry Gets Blu-ray Disc Special June 3
"Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" Rehash that line over and over again until June 3 - at that time Warner Brothers is releasing onto Blu-ray Disc Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition to provide you all of the .44 Magnum fun Clint Eastwood had to offer as tough cop Harry Callahan.
Warner said the set will include "all five Dirty Harry films, plus hours of all-new enhanced content, unique memorabilia, a film-inspired map of San Francisco and more." Want the full details on what you'll get? Check the info after the jump. [image via DVD Times]
Dirty Harry, the renegade Harry Callahan armed with his ubiquitous .44 Magnum and famous lines that changed the American lexicon forever, will be released as a Dirty Harry Special Edition (the only film in the collector’s set available separately to consumers in Blu-ray ™ Hi-Def format), Magnum Force Deluxe Edition, The Enforcer Deluxe Edition, Sudden Impact Deluxe Edition and The Dead Pool Deluxe Edition will also be released separately in standard definition.
Dirty Harry Special Edition
(2-disc DVD and Single Disc Blu-ray™ Hi-Def format)
Special Features
* New Commentary by Richard Schickel -- Filmmaker and Eastwood biographer Schickel examines the landmark film that revolutionized cinematic crime drama for all time.
* New Featurette The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry -- An examination of the influence and legacy of Dirty Harry.
* Featurette Dirty Harry: The Original -- Clint Eastwood and the film’s creators look back at the birth of the modern action hero: Dirty Harry.
* Featurette Dirty Harry’s Way -- A promotional short on the movie Dirty Harry focusing on the toughness of the movies’ main characters.
* Interview Gallery -- Includes interviews with Patricia Clarkson, Joel Cox, Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Evan Kim, John Milius, Ted Post, Andy Robinson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robert Urich.
* 1993 TV Special Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso -- A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film and television work and interviews with friends, fellow actors and crew members who have worked with him over the years.
* Trailer Gallery -- Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool
Magnum Force Deluxe Edition
Special Features
* New Commentary by writer John Milius -- In this gritty, entertaining commentary, legendary Hollywood screenwriter Milius discusses Eastwood, the world of Dirty Harry and the rugged resilience of crime drama in American cinema.
* New Featurette A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry -- Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.
* The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
* Trailer Gallery
The Enforcer Deluxe Edition
Special Features
* New Commentary by director James Fargo. Director Fargo takes an entertaining look at the film that launched his career as a director, including the day Clint Eastwood nonchalantly let him know he had the job.
* New Featurette The Business End: Violence in Cinema -- An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in cinema.
* Featurette Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films
* Trailer Gallery
Sudden Impact Deluxe Edition
Special Features
* New Commentary by renowned film critic Richard Schickel -- Author and longtime Eastwood associate Schickel uncovers layers of meaning in this, the only Dirty Harry film directed by Eastwood himself.
* New Featurette The Evolution of Clint Eastwood -- An examination of the film in the context of Eastwood’s broader career as a director.
* Trailer Gallery
The Dead Pool Deluxe Edition
Special Features
* New Commentary by producer David Valdes and Cinematographer Jack N. Green, who discuss the challenging and rewarding experience making this the final chapter in the Dirty Harry series.
* New Featurette The Craft of Dirty Harry -- A look at the cinematographers, editors, musicians, production designers and other talent of the Dirty Harry series.
* Trailer Gallery
Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector’s Edition
(7-disc DVD and 5-disc Blu-ray™ Hi-Def format)
Includes all five Dirty Harry films; all special features on the Dirty Harry Special Edition and Deluxe Editions, plus additional special features and contents specific to the Ultimate Collector’s Edition.
UCE Special Features and Contents
* Bonus Feature-Length documentary Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
* 40+ page hardcover book
* Wallet w/metal badge and removable laminated I.D. card
* Five 5” x 7” Reproduction Lobby Poster Cards plus an exclusive UCE card
* Scorpio Portrait of a Killer Poster-Sized (19” x 27”) map of San Francisco detailing Harry’s hunt for the killer
* Never-Before-Seen Production Correspondence
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