Woo admired Clint Eastwood 's and Steve McQueen 's characters from their films `` Dirty Harry '' and `` Bullitt '' respectively , and wanted to make his own Hong Kong-style `` Dirty Harry '' police detective film .
Woo liked Clint Eastwood 's and Steve McQueen 's characters from their films `` Dirty Harry '' and `` Bullitt '' . He wanted to make his own Hong Kong-style `` Dirty Harry '' police detective film .