Dirty Harry bureaucracy. Although Eastwood was able to convince Siegel not to have Callahan toss the badge, when the scene was filmed, Eastwood changed his mind and went with Siegel's preferred ending. One evening Eastwood and Siegel had been watching the San Francisco 49ers in Kezar Stadium in the last game of the season and thought the eerie Greek amphitheater-like setting would be an excellent location for shooting one of the scenes where Callahan encounters Scorpio. In San Francisco, California In Marin County, California In Los Angeles County, California The soundtrack for "Dirty Harry" was created by composer Lalo Schifrin, who created
Dirty Harry (character) a film icon, so much so that his nickname, "Dirty Harry", has entered the lexicon as slang for ruthless police officers. All of the "Dirty Harry" films feature Callahan killing criminals, mostly in gunfights. Phrases he utters in armed stand-offs, ""Go ahead, make my day"" and ""[...] you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"" have become iconic. As the 1971 film was criticized for carrying fascist, or at least authoritarian, undertones, the sequels attempted to be more balanced by pitting Harry against villains from a broader ideological spectrum; notably in 1973's "Magnum