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Sudden Impact

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Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke) was gang raped, but the crime went unpunished. Now she demands revenge, killing off the men that attacked her years before. The murders attract the attention of Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood), who is on a forced vacation due to his violent approach to police work. The case gets complicated when Harry develops a relationship with Jennifer, and it's up to Harry to make the right decision when Jennifer's life is threatened for a second time.
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Sudden Impact delivers all the firepower -- and the most enduring catchphrase -- fans associate with the Dirty Harry franchise, but it's far from the best film in the series.

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Harper Barnes St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sudden Impact can be fun, if you do not take it too seriously. But it is so unrelievedly brutal and ugly, particularly in the last part, that even hard-core Dirty Harry fans may find themselves recoiling from the experience. May 12, 2023 Full Review Variety Staff Variety This is the first entry in the series to have been directed by Eastwood himself, and action is put over with great force, if also with some obviousness. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Time Out Eastwood the star needed a hit to bolster his flagging ratings; now that he's got it, maybe Harry will be put out to stud, with his Magnum. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …annoyingly garbled morally…Eastwood is so busy subverting audience notions of who Dirty Harry is that he neglects to provide much fan service at all… Rated: 2/5 Feb 11, 2024 Full Review George Anderson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It probably won't matter to audiences, enjoying the preposterous body count, that Sudden Impact takes Dirty Harry treacherously close to self-parody. May 13, 2023 Full Review Allan Ulrich San Francisco Examiner What it all comes down to is an exercise in manipulation for the Neanderthal sensibility. Rated: 2/4 May 12, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s filme legalzinho, o roteiro é bacana, Clint Eastwood ainda é muito bom como Harry Callahan, mas agora o Harry Callahan persegui uma gangue de estrupadores de 1973 no filme, Harry Callahan agora não tem mais parceiro, o primeiro filme caçando bandidos sozinho, mas agora tem uma mulher que vira assassina para caçar os bandidos que estruparam ela e sua irmã, no final o Harry Callahan mata os estrupadores e vinga a mulher, mas mesmo com isso eu recomendo esse filme. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Cyril K I liked it as much as Dirty Harry, dark and moody! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Geke g Well written screenplay and cinematography Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/26/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T For me recommended. Aint gonna be peaceful for a minute, that catchful and dilemmatic kk Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Aender S The best of the Dirty Harry movies. No coincidence, it's also the one fully directed by Clint Eastwood. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review James A Directed by Clint, this is easily the darkest and most unsettling Dirty Harry film. And overall, it is also the franchise's best movie. The story is memorable and effectively challenges Inspector Callahan's moral sensibilities...at least far more than the events of Magnum Force ever did. Worth your time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke) was gang raped, but the crime went unpunished. Now she demands revenge, killing off the men that attacked her years before. The murders attract the attention of Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood), who is on a forced vacation due to his violent approach to police work. The case gets complicated when Harry develops a relationship with Jennifer, and it's up to Harry to make the right decision when Jennifer's life is threatened for a second time.
Director
Clint Eastwood
Producer
Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter
Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, Charles B. Pierce, Earl E. Smith, Joseph Stinson
Distributor
Warner Home Vídeo
Production Co
Warner Bros., The Malpaso Company
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 9, 1983, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Mono
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