Warner Home Video has officially announced the Blu-ray release of the '
Dirty Harry: Ultimate Collector's Edition' box set with a full range of special features for each disc, including extras only available when you purchase the box set. They have also confirmed that the special edition release of the original '
Dirty Harry' will be the only title to be released separately on Blu-ray, with all other "Dirty Harry" film available in high definition only in the box set.
The full list of special features can be seen below:
Dirty Harry
- New Commentary by Richard Schickel -- Filmmaker and Eastwood biographer Schickel examines the landmark film that revolutionized cinematic crime drama for all time.
- New Featurette The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry -- An examination of the influence and legacy of Dirty Harry.
- Featurette Dirty Harry: The Original -- Clint Eastwood and the film's creators look back at the birth of the modern action hero: Dirty Harry.
- Featurette Dirty Harry's Way -- A promotional short on the movie Dirty Harry focusing on the toughness of the movies' main characters.
- Interview Gallery -- Includes interviews with Patricia Clarkson, Joel Cox, Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Evan Kim, John Milius, Ted Post, Andy Robinson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robert Urich.
- 1993 TV Special Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso -- A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film and television work and interviews with friends, fellow actors and crew members who have worked with him over the years.
- Trailer Gallery -- Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool
Magnum Force
- New Commentary by writer John Milius -- In this gritty, entertaining commentary, legendary Hollywood screenwriter Milius discusses Eastwood, the world of Dirty Harry and the rugged resilience of crime drama in American cinema.
- New Featurette A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry -- Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.
- The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
- Trailer Gallery
The Enforcer
- New Commentary by director James Fargo. Director Fargo takes an entertaining look at the film that launched his career as a director, including the day Clint Eastwood nonchalantly let him know he had the job.
- New Featurette The Business End: Violence in Cinema An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in cinema.
- Featurette Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films
- Trailer Gallery
Sudden Impact
- New Commentary by renowned film critic Richard Schickel -- Author and longtime Eastwood associate Schickel uncovers layers of meaning in this, the only Dirty Harry film directed by Eastwood himself
- New Featurette The Evolution of Clint Eastwood -- An examination of the film in the context of Eastwood's broader career as a director.
- Trailer Gallery
The Dead Pool
- New Commentary by producer David Valdes and Cinematographer Jack N. Green, who discuss the challenging and rewarding experience making this the final chapter in the Dirty Harry series.
- New Featurette The Craft of Dirty Harry -- A look at the cinematographers, editors, musicians, production designers and other talent of the Dirty Harry series.
- Trailer Gallery
Box Set Special Features
- Bonus Feature-Length documentary Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
- 40+ page hardcover book
- Wallet w/metal badge and removable laminated I.D. card
- Five 5”x 7” Reproduction Lobby Poster Cards plus an exclusive UCE card
- Scorpio Portrait of a Killer Poster-Sized (19” x 27”) map of San Francisco detailing Harry's hunt for the killer
- Never-Before-Seen Production Correspondence
The box set and single disc of 'Dirty Harry' are scheduled to be released on June 3rd.