Dirty Harry is at it again.
When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.
Sudden Impact (1983) is a thriller, crime, action and drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, released on December 8, 1983 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle and Bradford Dillman. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 1,037 ratings.
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Clint Eastwood
as Insp. Harry Callahan
Sondra Locke
as Jennifer Spencer
Pat Hingle
as Chief Jannings
Bradford Dillman
as Captain Briggs
Paul Drake
as Mick
Audrie Neenan
as Ray Parkins
Jack Thibeau
as Kruger
Michael Currie
as Lt. Donnelly
Albert Popwell
as Horace King
Mark Keyloun
as Officer Bennett
Kevyn Major Howard
as Hawkins
Bette Ford
as Leah
Directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Earl E. Smith, Harry Julian Fink and Rita M. Fink, produced by Clint Eastwood.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 1,037 ratings.
Quite forgettable. Eastwood is still good as Harry, OK in the direction and the new thing is to have a woman as the main criminal but that's it. 80's music arrive to wipe out one of the few things that were good about these movies. The plot is really bad. Quite an example of early 80's movies.
Reviewed on March 21, 2016
An improvement on <em>'The Enforcer'</em>, if still short of <em>'Dirty Harry'</em> and <em>'Magnum Force'</em>. Clint Eastwood (also dir.) remains the constant high of these films, as the American rattles off a famous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_ahead,_make_my_day">catchphrase</a> in this installment. Sondra Locke is very good behind Eastwood, she's arguably the most standout support cast member from…
Reviewed on January 18, 2022
This fourth outing from Clint Eastwood’s “Callaghan” is my least favourite. By now we are more than used to this curmudgeonly inspector, and his disdain for just about every aspect of authority he encounters so we are hardly surprised when his latest ruthless example of law enforcement sees carnage all around, the city looking at hefty bills and him with a price on his head. “Capt. Briggs” (Bradford Dillman)…
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The main cast of Sudden Impact (1983) includes Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman and Paul Drake. The film was directed by Clint Eastwood. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Sudden Impact was released on December 8, 1983 and runs for 1h 57m.
Sudden Impact (1983) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 1,037 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller, crime and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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