Continuity mistake: When Callahan is in the car with Lieutenant Briggs after they pick up the bomb they drive by the 76 service station three times in about 30 seconds.
Magnum Force (1973)
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Directed by: Ted Post
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitch Ryan, David Soul
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10/10. The best, and my favorite, of the Dirty Harry series. The chilling theme for the corrupt motorcycle cops is a haunting and brilliant melody. Clint Eastwood is one of the best as a badass in American cinema. I think this should be looked at a sequel that matches up to its predecessor quite well. If anything, Clint Eastwood will always be Detective "Dirty" Harry Callahan.
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Question: I understand the concept of spelling mistakes and an editor accidentally missing them, especially for an unknown actor's name. But how did "Callahan" end up getting misspelled when it was spelled correctly in the first film? Has any reason been given? Or if there someone with general knowledge of how end credits are produced, is there no editor?
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Chosen answer: The error didn't necessarily start with the makers of the credits. It could have crept into the process at any point. Whoever typed up the names to give them to the technicians who made the credits could have misspelled the name.