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-->'''Highsmith''': You have the right to remain silent, but I wanna hear ya scream!

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-->'''Highsmith''': -->'''Highsmith:''' You have the right to remain silent, but I wanna hear ya scream!scream!
* ''Film/PerfectAssassins'': Ben Carroway completely disregards FBI regulations by stealing a helicopter, taking a civilian with him, to chase a suspect.



* ''Film/{{Predator 2}}''. LAPD Lieutenant Harrigan is ordered to not interfere with a Federal investigation of multiple murders (committed by the Predator). He defies the order and his Captain threatens to fire him if he doesn't stop.

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* ''Film/{{Predator 2}}''. ''Film/Predator2'': LAPD Lieutenant Harrigan is ordered to not interfere with a Federal investigation of multiple murders (committed by the Predator). He defies the order and his Captain threatens to fire him if he doesn't stop.
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* ''Film/{{Antigang}}'': Serge Buren is a cowboy cop leading a squad of cowboy cops who use unorthodox and violent methods to take down gangs. Needless to say, Serge's new boss does not approve of their tactics and tries to shut them down.
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* ''Film/DirtyHarry'' is a classic example of the modern day vigilante cop. While Harry is a ''shoot-first / [[OneLiner taunt the perp later]]'' kind of guy, the films show people reacting realistically to his actions. In these movies, his superiors regularly complain about how Harry is running up the body count, totaling (very expensive) police cars, [[NoWarrantNoProblem arresting suspects without a warrant]], [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique torturing]] said suspects to obtain information, and his [[HighTurnoverRate partners always getting shot]] in the line of duty.
** In the third movie ''The Enforcer'', Harry is chastised about his "Wild West" antics after crashing a car in front of a shop filled with armed kidnappers, then blasting them all with his [[HandCannon .44 Magnum]].

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* ''Film/DirtyHarry'' is a classic example of the modern day vigilante cop. While Harry is a ''shoot-first / [[OneLiner taunt the perp later]]'' kind of guy, the films show people reacting realistically to his actions. In these movies, his superiors [[DaChief superiors]] regularly complain about how Harry is running up the body count, count with his [[HandCannon .44 Magnum]], totaling (very expensive) police cars, [[NoWarrantNoProblem arresting suspects without a warrant]], [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique torturing]] said suspects to obtain information, and his [[HighTurnoverRate partners always getting shot]] in the line of duty.
** In the third movie ''The Enforcer'', Harry is
duty. He's even chastised about his "Wild West" antics after crashing a car in front of a shop filled with armed kidnappers, the third film, ''The Enforcer''.
** If ''Bullitt'' is the TropeMaker,
then blasting them all with his [[HandCannon .44 Magnum]].''Dirty Harry'' is the TropeCodifier. Almost every piece of media depicting loose cannon cops are influenced one way or another by Clint Eastwood's 1971 movie.

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* ''Film/DirtyHarry'': Harry is a classic example. The films also make fun of this trope and show people reacting somewhat more realistically to it. In these movies, unlike the cop shows on TV, people actually notice and complain about how Harry is always running up the body count, how he keeps totaling (very expensive) police cars, and the way his partners keep getting shot.

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* ''Film/DirtyHarry'': Harry ''Film/DirtyHarry'' is a classic example. The example of the modern day vigilante cop. While Harry is a ''shoot-first / [[OneLiner taunt the perp later]]'' kind of guy, the films also make fun of this trope and show people reacting somewhat more realistically to it. his actions. In these movies, unlike the cop shows on TV, people actually notice and his superiors regularly complain about how Harry is always running up the body count, how he keeps totaling (very expensive) police cars, [[NoWarrantNoProblem arresting suspects without a warrant]], [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique torturing]] said suspects to obtain information, and the way his [[HighTurnoverRate partners keep always getting shot.shot]] in the line of duty.
** In the third movie ''The Enforcer'', Harry is chastised about his "Wild West" antics after crashing a car in front of a shop filled with armed kidnappers, then blasting them all with his [[HandCannon .44 Magnum]].
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** ''Film/TheKiller'' -- Inspector Lee. Aside from some disagreement with his superiors he also spends the third act helping an assassin take on an army of Mooks.

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** ''Film/TheKiller'' ''Film/TheKiller1989'' -- Inspector Lee. Aside from some disagreement with his superiors he also spends the third act helping an assassin take on an army of Mooks.

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* Popeye Doyle of the ''Film/TheFrenchConnection'' is easily one of hte most iconic examples in cinema. While also being a massive deconstruction.





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* In ''Film/Vice2015'', Detective Roy Tedeschi's captain orders him to stay away from Vice and only arrest its patrons after they leave, as Vice provides massive tax revenue for the city. Tedeschi believes that visitors to Vice become desensitized to violence and rape, pointing to the man he arrested as proof, and suspects that his department is taking bribes from the resort. As Tedeschi storms out, he vows to stop Vice.
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**Though this could be the result of over 40mins being cut partially to address an X rating
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* Popeye Doyle of the ''Film/TheFrenchConnection'' is easily one of hte most iconic examples in cinema. While also being a massive deconstruction.

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