The video was released on 25 October 2005, sent to those on the e-mail list on Gorillaz' official website. A thematic follow-up to the band's "
Clint Eastwood", it refers to
the film of the same name,
Clint Eastwood being the lead actor in the movie. "Dirty Harry" was the first Gorillaz music video to be shot on location, with filming taking place in the Namib Desert in
Namibia. The group had initially planned to use a
computer-animated desert, but found it more practical and cost-effective to film in a real one. The video mainly features 2-D and an animated version of the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus stranded in the desert, following what appears to have been a helicopter crash. The survivors keep themselves entertained with the song while awaiting the arrival of rescuers, portrayed by Noodle and Murdoc crewing a
Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik Wer’wolf MKII mine-proof vehicle driven by Russel. Both song and video feature a guest appearance by
Pharcyde rapper
Bootie Brown, who leaps out of a sand dune in military
fatigues to perform his verse of the song. The video concludes with Gorillaz, the children, and Bootie Brown departing the crash site in the Wer'wolf, which breaks down a short distance away. ==Track listings==