Q 01/05

Which never-identified serial murderer, known for taunting letters, was the loose model for Scorpio in Dirty Harry?

A) The Zodiac Killer

B) The Boston Strangler

C) Jack the Ripper

D) The Black Dahlia killer

Answer · why

A) The Zodiac Killer

The Zodiac Killer had terrorised the San Francisco Bay Area only a few years before filming. Scorpio also borrows from kidnapper Gary Steven Krist, wh...

Q 02/05

What does Harry Callahan hurl into the water before walking away in the final scene of Dirty Harry?

A) His revolver

B) His handcuffs

C) His badge

D) His car keys

Answer · why

C) His badge

His badge goes into the water in a gesture said to echo the 1952 Western High Noon. Eastwood first resisted the idea, fearing it meant Callahan was qu...

Q 03/05

What vehicle does Scorpio hijack to demand a ransom and a flight out of the country in Dirty Harry?

A) A cable car

B) A school bus

C) A news helicopter

D) An armored truck

Answer · why

B) A school bus

A school bus full of children becomes his last bargaining chip. Eastwood made the leap onto its roof from an overpass himself, with no stunt double.

Q 04/05

Which American gunmaker built the Model 29, the .44 Magnum revolver Harry Callahan carries in Dirty Harry?

A) Colt's Manufacturing

B) Sturm, Ruger & Co.

C) Remington Arms

D) Smith & Wesson

Answer · why

D) Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson had sold the Model 29 mostly to hunters and handgun enthusiasts since the 1950s. After the film came out, retailers struggled to keep i...

Q 05/05

Harry Callahan gives his famous speech about losing count of his shots after foiling which crime in Dirty Harry?

A) A diner holdup

B) A liquor store holdup

C) A bank robbery

D) An airplane hijacking

Answer · why

C) A bank robbery

A bank robbery interrupts his lunch break, and he stops it almost alone. The speech comes back at the quarry, in the final showdown with Scorpio.