99 and 44/100% Dead

99 and 44/100% Dead is a 1974 American action film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Richard Harris.[1] The title is a play on an advertising slogan for Ivory soap.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Plot
Harry Crown (Richard Harris), a stylish professional hit man with a pair of Browning Hi-Power 9mm pistols with ivory grips, carried in a shoulder holster, is brought in by mob boss "Uncle Frank" Kelly (Edmond O'Brien) when his operation is challenged by Big Eddie (Bradford Dillman), a grinning, lisping rival.

Crown is caught in the crossfire, as is his romantic interest, Buffy (Ann Turkel), a third-grade schoolteacher. In his attempt to take over the rackets, Big Eddie has hired Marvin "The Claw" Zuckerman (Chuck Connors), a sadistic one-armed killer with a prosthetic attachment that includes machine guns and knives.

Buffy is abducted, causing Harry to ignore Uncle Frank's warnings not to take on Eddie's men in broad daylight. A showdown in a warehouse results in The Claw being overpowered and literally disarmed. Harry appears to be too late to save Buffy, but a gunshot rings out and Big Eddie falls to the ground, slain by Uncle Frank.

Cast
Richard Harris as Harry Crown Edmond O'Brien as Uncle Frank Kelly Bradford Dillman as Big Eddie Chuck Connors as Marvin 'Claw' Zuckerman Ann Turkel as Buffy Constance Ford as Dolly David Hall as Tony Kathrine Baumann as Baby Janis Heiden as Clara Max Kleven as North Karl Lukas as Guard Tony Brubaker as Burt (as Anthony Brubaker) Jerry Summers as Shoes Roy Jenson as Jake

Release
Frankenheimer later described the film as "a bit off center":

It's like 1970s pop art, the idea being, quickly, that our society is so violent that the person best qualified to cope with it the professional killer. I hope what happens won't be what happened with The Manchurian Candidate - horrible reviews and then five years later it's on everyone's list. I don't want that to happen again.[2]

On December 13, 2011 Shout! Factory released the film on DVD as part of a double feature with The Nickel Ride.