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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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Director:
Clint Eastwood
Writers:
Harry Julian Fink (characters creator) and
Rita M. Fink (characters creator) ...
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Release Date:
9 December 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
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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User Comments:
Best sequel out of the Dirty Harry series more (85 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
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) | 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:
The last of six movies made by real-life couple Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Harry "rips" a page from the teletype machine, it's clear that the page had already been separated. more
Quotes:
Harry Callahan: [picks up print and then heads towards chief's office, where the chief cordially awaits for him]
Chief Lester Jannings: Come in.
Harry Callahan: [enters]
Chief Lester Jannings: Lock the door.
Harry Callahan: [just closes the door]
Chief Lester Jannings: Sit down.
Harry Callahan: [does]
[a few seconds later, the phone on the chief's desk buzzes and one of the buttons lights up]
Chief Lester Jannings: [picks the phone up, presses the button that lit up, and gives the reciever to Harry] It's for you.
Lt. Donnelly: [on phone]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mannequin: On the Move (1991) more
Soundtrack:
THIS SIDE OF FOREVER more

FAQ

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Best sequel out of the Dirty Harry series, 8 January 2007
8/10
Author: jabaw1 (jabaw1@bigpond.net.au) from Australia

With this movie being the only Dirty Harry movie which Clint Eastwood not only stars, but produces and directs as well, you know it's got to be good. Although some say that The Enforcer is the best out of the series, I completely disagree. In my opinion, apart from the original Dirty Harry, Sudden Impact and Magnum Force are the only two worthy of being in the series. Although The Enforcer is an alright film with a couple of good action sequences, it doesn't get the dirty and gritty impact that the other three films do. This film captures all the excitement that makes a Clint Eastwood film good, and it's got the quotes that make a Dirty Harry film good. In Diry Harry it's "..Well do ya, punk?"; in Magnum Force "A man's got to know his limitations" ; and in this it's "Go ahead. Make my day." Also in this film it's nice to see a change of scenery, as you get a bit tired of seeing the same old San Fransisco streets in the other films in the series. With great acting by Clint Eastwood and co-star Sandra Locke, and good directing by Clint, this is in my opinion the best Dirty Harry sequel ever.

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