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Sudden Impact

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Sudden Impact (1983)

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Reviews Counted: 27

Fresh: 17

Rotten:10

Average Rating: 5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Clint Eastwood is Detective Harry Callahan in SUDDEN IMPACT, the third sequel to DIRTY HARRY. This is probably the most violent film of the series. Here the brutal but effective Callahan is looking for a killer who shoots her male victims in... Clint Eastwood is Detective Harry Callahan in SUDDEN IMPACT, the third sequel to DIRTY HARRY. This is probably the most violent film of the series. Here the brutal but effective Callahan is looking for a killer who shoots her male victims in the genitals. Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke) is tracking down the people responsible for raping her and her sister 10 years earlier, killing them one by one. Callahan is on the case, but will he stop her from meting out her own brand of justice, which is uncomfortably close to his own? Eastwood himself produced and directed this action-packed film in which Harry dodges so many different foes, the violence almost becomes cartoonish. The film is directed like a full-frontal assault, with Eastwood projecting his trademark toughness. The filmmakers also created a main villain so repellent that no comeuppance seems punishment enough. [More]

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Albert Popwell

Director: Clint Eastwood

Director: Clint Eastwood

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Jun 3, 2008

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Sadly, Clint was still sleeping with Sandra Locke and giving her work! The worse of the "Dirty Harry" films...didn't "make my day"

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03/15/08
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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Harry starts to parody himself with this one.

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12/08/05
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12/06/05
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Not as strong as the first three Dirty Harry movies, but this fourth one has enough classic Harry Callahan moments to make it a worthy addition to the series.

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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
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Dirty Harry draws again. Vintage Clint.

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10/30/04
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10/23/04
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04/14/04
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Worth watching, just for THEE line.

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09/26/03
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08/22/03
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05/20/03
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The worst of the Dirty Harry films, made even more excruciating by Sondra Locke's presence. Fans of the series will find several worthwhile moments, however.

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