The Dead Pool

1988 film by Buddy Van Horn
Movie film Q263460
The Dead Pool
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The Dead Pool

Summary

The Dead Pool is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dead Pool's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Dead Pool was directed by Buddy Van Horn[4].
  • The Dead Pool's composer is recorded as Lalo Schifrin[5].
  • The Dead Pool's genre is crime film[6].
  • The Dead Pool's genre is action film[7].
  • The Dead Pool's genre is thriller film[8].
  • The Dead Pool's genre is detective film[9].
  • dead pool is named after The Dead Pool[10].
  • The Dead Pool's based on is recorded as characters in Dirty Harry[11].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Clint Eastwood[12].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Patricia Clarkson[13].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Liam Neeson[14].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Evan C. Kim[15].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was David Hunt[16].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Jim Carrey[17].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Michael Currie[18].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Ronnie Claire Edwards[19].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Louis Giambalvo[20].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Charles Martinet[21].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Patrick Van Horn[22].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Shawn Elliott[23].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Bill Wattenburg[24].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Marc Alaimo[25].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Justin Whalin[26].
  • A cast member of The Dead Pool was Harry Demopoulos[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Dead Pool was produced by David Valdes[28]. It was directed by Buddy Van Horn[4]. Cast members include Clint Eastwood[12], Patricia Clarkson[13], Liam Neeson[14], Evan C. Kim[15], David Hunt[16], and Jim Carrey[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1988[29], January 19, 1989[30], and July 13, 1988[31]. The original language of The Dead Pool was English[32]. Genres include crime film[6], action film[7], thriller film[8], and detective film[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dirty Harry[33]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

The Dead Pool's part of the series is recorded as Dirty Harry[33].

Reception

Reviews include 5.5/10[35], 53%[36], and 46/100[37].

Why It Matters

The Dead Pool has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 10d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1989-01-19T00:00:00Z, +1988-07-13T00:00:00Z
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+87'}
    Mpa film rating R
    Named after dead pool
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