Dirty Harry novels of the four first "Dirty Harry" films as tie-ins. Author and screenwriter Phillip Rock wrote the novelization of "Dirty Harry" in 1971, based on an early draft of the script. Mel Valley wrote the sequel, "Magnum Force", in 1973. Wesley Morgan novelized "The Enforcer" in 1976. The "Sudden Impact" novelization was written by Joseph Stinson, one of the screenwriters. Stinson, who had rewritten the originally independent script as a "Dirty Harry" vehicle for Eastwood, adapted the novel in 1983. Following "The Enforcer", Eastwood announced that he would not make any further "Dirty Harry" films (he eventually returned to the role
The Enforcer (1976 film) Callahan's relationship with Moore, Eastwood stated: When production began, the working title of the film was "Dirty Harry III", in keeping with other sequels of the time. Eastwood felt that the film needed a title of its own, and in the middle of production came up with "The Enforcer". After his disputes with Ted Post on the set of the previous "Dirty Harry" installment, Eastwood fully intended to direct "The Enforcer" himself. Eastwood's replacement of Philip Kaufman on "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (and the consequent need to handle post-production on that film) left him without enough time to prepare himself