Clint Eastwood in the 1970s would be widely screened in France later and is considered one of Eastwood's finest works by the French. According to Eastwood and Lang, the film, aside from being poorly publicized, flopped due to Clint being "emasculated in the film". Eastwood said about his role: 1971 was a professional turning point in Eastwood's career. Before his professional financial adviser and president of Malpaso Productions Irving Leonard died, the last film they discussed was "Play Misty for Me". The goal was to give Eastwood the artistic control that he desired and make it his directorial debut. The rights to the song "Misty"
Clint Eastwood in the 1980s considered to be the darkest, "dirtiest" and most violent film of the series. This is the last time Eastwood starred in a film with Sondra Locke. The line, "Go ahead, make my day", uttered by Eastwood is often cited as one of cinema's immortal lines and was famously referenced by President Ronald Reagan in his campaigns. The film features multiple extrajudicial killings by Harry. In 1984, Eastwood starred in the provocative thriller "Tightrope", inspired by newspaper articles about an elusive Bay Area rapist. Set in New Orleans (to avoid confusion with the "Dirty Harry" films), During filming, Eastwood had an