Hard disk is failing; trying to save files

Sorry if this is kind of long. Booted up the system off the Mac OS X after getting startup errors. Ran Disk Utility and it could not verify or repair the hard disk. S.M.A.R.T. status reads "failing" in red. My best guess it that the hard drive is on it's way out. Tried to save my files by making and image file of the hard disk and putting it on an external drive, but I got an error and it wouldn't save. Put the system in Target Disk mode and tried to access the files from another Mac connected via FireWire, but it wouldn't mount on the second Mac's desktop. Checked Disk Utility and it was creating multiple images of the first Mac's hard disk and failed to mount. Is there any other way to retrieve the files from the failing hard drive?

Anybody wanna tackle this? Also, I meant to say I "booted up off the Mac OS X disc" in the beginning. I'd appreciate any assistance.

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