The Dead Pool (1988)

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Written by Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink

Directed by Buddy Van Horn

Running Time: 90 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1988

Rating: 18 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Ace San Francisco detective Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) comes up against British horror film director Peter Swan (Neeson), who's filming a video for drug addict rock star Johnny Squares (Jim Carrey). Swan plays out a game with his crew known as "The Dead Pool", where they each choose a set of 10 celebrities who they think will die before the game ends. But this isn't a game: the people on Peter's list really are dying under mysterious circumstances.

The makers of The Dead Pool had a little local difficulty to overcome before shooting began. When location filming around San Francisco was first proposed, several prominent citizens protested on the grounds that Harry Callahan was not a good representative of the community. Look out for a cameo by members of Guns 'N Roses, who appear in the funeral sequence. Their song Welcome to the Jungle is used in the film.

Cast

Image for Clint EastwoodClint EastwoodInsp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
Image for Patricia ClarksonPatricia ClarksonSamantha 'Sam' Walker
Image for Liam NeesonLiam NeesonPeter Swan
Evan C. KimInsp. Al Quan
David HuntHarlan Rook/Ed Butler
Michael CurrieCapt. Donnelly
Michael GoodwinLt. Ackerman
Darwin GillettPatrick Snow
Anthony CharnotaLou Janero
Christopher P. BealeDist. Atty. Thomas McSherry
John Allen VickLt. Ruskowski
Jeff RichmondReporter
Patrick Van HornReporter
Sigrid WurschmidtReporter
Image for Jim CarreyJim CarreyJohnny Squares

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