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Sudden Impact (1983) -- A rape victim is exacting revenge on her agressors in a small town outside San Francisco. Dirty Harry, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case.
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Overview

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6.4/10   10,100 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Harry Julian Fink (characters creator) and
Rita M. Fink (characters creator) ...
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Release Date:
9 December 1983 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Two killers are at large. One of them is Dirty Harry. [Video] more
Plot:
A rape victim is exacting revenge on her agressors in a small town outside San Francisco. Dirty Harry, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case. full summary | full synopsis
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Runtime:
117 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:18 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R (certificate #27193) | Sweden:(Banned) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (1993) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (1984) (cut) | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (1986) | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-12 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 (re-rating) (heavily cut) | UK:18 | West Germany:18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1988) (cut) | Norway:(Banned) (1984-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

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Trivia:
Clint Eastwood is seen wearing Gargoyles sunglasses, which would later surface in The Terminator (1984). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the opening shot of the movie, the car is parked in the middle of the road. In the next shot, the car is parked to the left hand side of the road. more
Quotes:
[Callahan dares a crook to shoot his hostage]
Harry Callahan: Go ahead, make my day.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Biohazard 4 (2005) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
THIS SIDE OF FOREVER more

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16 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Harry is at it again, 4 September 2003
9/10
Author: chvylvr80 from Northridge, California

Sudden Impact is the 4th of the Dirty Harry films and one of the best traits of these films is that they don't really degrade in quality from one film to the next. Thus, Sudden Impact provides another thrill ride through the life of Dirty Harry Callahan. This time Harry attempts to solve a series of murders while on vacation. Harry's always on the job it seems. Clint Eastwood plays Harry as he plays all his men of action, slow, deliberate, and without fear. As the first of the Dirty Harry films to be made in the 80's, Sudden Impact lacks a bit of the 70's feel that characterizes the first three films. This doesn't mean that it's quality is any less. Bottom Line: Brimming with intensity and action, Sudden Impact is another worthy addition to the Dirty Harry series.

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