isn't?) there's little other reason to sit through this one. Eastwood, who's had far bigger concerns recently, such as directing a movie about jazz great Charlie Parker, seems content to mark time. And pick up another cheque." Box office The Dead Pool was released in United States theatres July 1988. In its opening weekend, the film took $9,071,330 in 1,988 cinemas in the US, at an average of $4,563. In total in the US, the film made $37,903,295, making it the least profitable of the five films in the Dirty Harry series. Soundtrack The song "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses appears as the theme song for Swan's movie, as used in a scene during filming where Johnny Squares is lip-syncing. The band can be seen as extras during the funeral scene. The traditional Dirty Harry End Theme (Variously called "Harry's Theme", "Sad Theme" and with lyrics "This Side of Forever") was given a full Hollywood orchestral production. End of film series Eastwood has publicly announced that he has no interest in acting in another Dirty Harry film. In 2000, he jokingly spoke about potential sequels: "Dirty Harry VI! Harry is retired. He's standing in a stream, fly-fishing. He gets tired of using the pole— and BA-BOOM! Or Harry is retired, and he catches bad guys with his walker?" See also Dirty Harry (1971) Magnum Force (1973) The Enforcer (1976) Sudden Impact (1983) References Further reading External links 1988 films 1988 action thriller films 1980s serial killer films American action thriller films Dirty Harry Fictional portrayals of the San Francisco Police Department Films set in San Francisco Films shot in San Francisco American police detective films American sequel films Warner Bros. films Malpaso Productions films American vigilante films Films scored by Lalo Schifrin American neo-noir films 1980s crime thriller films 1980s vigilante films Films produced by David Valdes Films directed by Buddy Van Horn 1980s English-language films 1980s American films