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
Dirty Harry (film series) Callahan. Bruce Willis played Hartigan, the "Dirty Harry of the story", in the "Sin City" (2005) film. This 1985 film featuring Jackie Chan was Chan's second American feature film. The movie was noted for being similar to the "Dirty Harry" series, with inspiration taken therefrom by director James Glickenhaus. Directed by and co-starring Clint Eastwood; the film features an aging, tough cop who partners with a rookie cop, played by Charlie Sheen. Upon the film's release critics and audiences noted the similarities between Eastwood's two characters. Eastwood returned to acting after a four-year self-imposed hiatus in this 2008 film, which