The Dead Pool

Fifth entry in the "Dirty Harry" series, a definite step backwards from the fascinating and ultimately disturbing progression of Eastwood's character in SUDDEN IMPACT. Here, Eastwood becomes embroiled in a string of murders involving a game called the "Dead Pool," involving a list of celebrities likely to die soon, from which participants wager on who will die first. The game is being played on the set of a cheap horror film directed by infamous gore-monger Neeson, whose bloody films are taken seriously by colleges and film societies. Neeson is the instigator of the ghoulish game and, as the celebrities begin to die off, is also the most likely suspect in the murde...