As Mancuso took command, he realized that the fire control system of theRed Octoberwas damaged, so it was unable to defend itself.[Kit has illusions of his own grandiosity and mythic status, even at this early stage in the film.] Holly fantasizes about how she comforts Kit, (in a surrealistic image, he lies in bed decorated from behind with peacock feathers and next to her catfish that is gasping for breath), while wearing angelic white robes and coming o him in the middle of the night:And as he lay in bed, in the middle of the night, he always heard a noise like somebody was holding a seashell against his ear." BackgroundDirty Harry(1971) from director Don Siegel is a seminal vigilante film of the decade, along withThe French Connection (1971), the UK""sGet Carter (1971), Death Wish (1974)featuring a vengeful Charles Bronson,Walking Tall (1973),The Seven-Ups (1973), and the Australian filmMad Max (1979)with Mel Gibson."After Todd""s funeral, Foley strongly vowed: "F--k the federal government.I want the man that killed Todd." One of Foley""s associates described the link from the towel to the Wonderworld Hotel (and amusement park) in California.