Dirty Harry (character) this goes any further, with Spencer commenting 'Neither of us want to be alone tonight'. "The Dead Pool" implies a romantic relationship with news reporter Samantha Walker, and the film ends with her and Callahan walking away together. Callahan is considered a film icon, so much so that his nickname, "Dirty Harry", has entered the lexicon as slang for ruthless police officers. Harry Callahan was voted number 23 by "Empire" Magazine on their list of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters". Callahan was voted the 17th greatest movie hero on "100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains". He was also named one
Dirty Harry The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made list by "The New York Times". In January 2010 "Total Film" included the film on its list of The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time. "TV Guide" and "Vanity Fair" also included the film on their lists of the 50 best movies. A generation later, "Dirty Harry" is now regarded as one of the best films of 1971. Based mainly on reviews from the 2000s, the film holds a 93% approval rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. It was nominated at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards for Best Motion Picture. In 2014,