Sudden Impact
Directed by	Clint Eastwood
Produced by	Clint Eastwood
Written by	Charles B. Pierce Earl E. Smith Joseph Stinson
Starring	Clint Eastwood Sondra Locke
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	December 9, 1983
Running time	117 min.
Language	English
Preceded by	The Enforcer
Followed by	The Dead Pool
IMDb profile

This article is about the movie. For the monster truck, see Sudden Impact (truck).

Sudden Impact is a 1983 movie in the Dirty Harry series, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The movie is probably best remembered for Harry's catch phrase "Go ahead, make my day", often incorrectly attributed to the original movie in the franchise. In 2005, it was voted in a poll by the American Film Institute as the sixth most memorable line in cinema history. Image File history File links Sudden_Impact. ... Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... Charles B. Pierce is an American film director probably best known for the minor cult hits The Legend of Boggy Creek and The Town that Dreaded Sundown. ... Sondra Locke, actress and director (born May 28, 1947 in Shelbyville, Tennessee), made her film debut in 1968 in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter with Alan Arkin for which, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. ... Lalo Schifrin Lalo Schifrin (born on June 21, 1932) is an Argentine Jewish pianist and composer, most famous for composing the burning-fuse theme tune from the Mission:Impossible television series. ... Warner Bros. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film cover for The Enforcer The Enforcer (1976) is the third film in the Dirty Harry series. ... Film cover for The Dead Pool The Dead Pool (1988) is the fifth and latest film in the Dirty Harry series. ... Sudden Impact is a monster truck currently racing in the USHRA Monster Jam series. ... // Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York Top grossing films North America Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance... Dirty Harry is the name of a series of films starring fictional SFPD detective Dirty Harry Callahan, portrayed by Clint Eastwood Eastwoods character also helped popularize (and to a degree, sensationalize) the . ... Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ... Go ahead, make my day is a phrase said by the character Harry Callahan from the film Sudden Impact. ... Dirty Harry is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel, the first of the series. ... The American Film Institute (AFI) is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act. ...

Plot

Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke) and her little sister were gang raped years ago, after a female friend of the gang had persuaded them to come to the fair. The brutal rape left the sister almost vegetative. Jennifer is now out for revenge. She kills her attackers one by one, shooting them first in the genitals then between the eyes, except for the female who is shot in the heart. Sondra Locke, actress and director (born May 28, 1947 in Shelbyville, Tennessee), made her film debut in 1968 in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter with Alan Arkin for which, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. ...

In the beginning of the film, Jennifer is seen with one of the rapists named George Wilburn. It is early morning and she is with him in a car when she kills him. After the murder, she leaves without a trace. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) in the meantime is seen in a court room where he has brought a young blonde haired suspect named Mr. Hawkins to trial. The case is dismissed as a travesty because Harry did not have the right evidence to prove Hawkins guilty. Harry Morey Callahan (October 22, 1912– March 15, 1999) was an American photographer who is considered one of the great innovators of modern American photography. ... Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ...

After insulting Hawkins in the elevator, Harry goes to his usual coffee diner and orders the usual black coffee. The waitress tries getting his attention by pouring massive amounts of sugar into his coffee and Harry, who is reading a newspaper, does not notice this. As he leaves, he takes a sip and spits it out in disgust. As he returns to complain, he sees that the open signs were switched to close. A robbery ensues but Harry stops it going in the back way where he shoots up the gang of robbers. One is left alive and he grabs the waitress hostage, but Harry points his .44 Magnum handgun at him and says, "Go ahead, make my day." The police arrive shortly afterward when the robber drops his gun. .44 Magnum The . ...

Jennifer in the meanwhile is shown at an art exhibit but claims that she must miss it because she needs to visit someone up north. She arrives at a hospital to visit her vegetated sister, Elizabeth. Jennifer tells of what she did to George Wilburn and then leaves her sister. Later that night, Harry is at a mobster named Threlkis' granddaughter's wedding party. Harry antagonizes Threlkis in front of his own granddaughter, accusing him of killing a young hooker. Threlkis freaks as Callahan pulls out papers where the hooker may have confessed everything, and he dies of a heart attack.

The following day, Callahan and the rest of the cops are investigating the car containing the deceased George Wilburn in it. Wilburn has his genitals shot and his head with a bullet in it. Shortly afterwards, Callahan is talking to his superiors, Captain Briggs (Bradford Dillman), Lt. Donnelly and the Chief. He is lectured about how he handled the Threlkis case, and Callahan of course is defensive on how that case was his to handle. His superiors demand that Callahan relaxes and take a vacation. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: no content If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ...

After Callahan leaves a restaurant that same night, he is attacked by three of Threlkis's hitmen. After killing two of them with one escaping, he is ordered for more peace and quiet. Out in the forest, he practices shooting with his .44 Automag handgun. His friend Horace shows up shortly afterwards to talk to him, convincing him he got the best place for Callahan to go for a vacation. Hitmen is a free online-text based game. ... The . ...

Driving home in San Francisco late at night, Callahan is attacked by Hawkins and his buddies. The chase results in Hawkins and his friends dead, having fallen into the water with their car. Lt. Donnelly sees that this is the last straw and orders Callahan to investigate the Wilburn killing. Callahan relucantly agrees and is sent down to San Paulo (Santa Cruz). Without realizing it, Jennifer Spencer has also gone down to San Paulo to fully exact revenge on her rapists who live there. Her story for staying at San Paulo is to renew the carousel house and paint the merry-go-round horses at the San Paulo Fairgrounds (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk). While walking on the beach at the fairgrounds, there is a flashback of Jennifer's rape and it is shown what actually happened. Santa Cruz, Spanish and Portuguese for Holy Cross, is the name of several cities, regions, and other geographical features around the world: Argentina Puerto Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz province Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz Department Brazil Santa Cruz, Espírito Santo Santa Cruz... The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. ...

During the time in San Paulo, Callahan receives a bulldog named Meathead from his friend Horace. He also stops a robbery the first time he is there and saves the life of young Officer Bennett. While talking a dog for a walk, he runs into Jennifer Spencer (who is knocked off of her bike when Meathead barks at her). The two have a brief exchange of words and then part. At night, Callahan walks into a bar for a beer and meets the malicious Ray Parkins. After insulting Ray, Callahan demands if anyone knows George Wilburn. When he tells how Wilburn died, Ray just starts a raucous laughter which pursues to a laugh riot. For other uses, see Bulldog (disambiguation). ...

Kruger, one of the rapists, goes fishing at the beach the following morning only to be followed by Jennifer and murdered in the same fashion Wilburn was. When his body is reported to the cops, Callahan shows up only to be yelled at by Chief Jannings for continually interferring with the San Paulo's police job. Back in the San Paulo police office, Callahan asks Bennett to find out anything he knows about the case. Harry finds a picture of Jannings' son's friends on the wall, and he has Bennett investigate that too. At dusk, Callahan stops by Mrs. Kruger's fish market only to be kicked out after brawling with her brothers Eddie and Carl.

Callahan is attacked by the missing hitman who was hired by Threlkis later that night, and he ends up shooting him. Ray Parkins talks to Tyrone, another rapist, about what is happening. Tyrone disregards her and tells her to leave his store. Later that day, Tyrone is also killed by Jennifer. Callahan meets up with Jennifer again, this time at an outdoor restaurant. The two talk again in a more polite manner and converse about the murders. Upon hearing Callahan is a cop, Jennifer becomes worried that he is on to her.

Now with Wilburn, Kruger and Tyrone dead, Ray Parkins calls Mick, the leader of the rapists to come down for help from Las Vegas. When Callahan finds Tyrone dead, he heads over to Ray's house at night. Taking Mick as a prisoner after a brawl, Callahan leaves and Jennifer enters. Ray Parkins being a woman, is shot in the heart and then the head.

Meanwhile, Mick is bailed out by Eddie and Carl while Callahan returns to Ray Parkins' house. He finds the woman dead. Buying a few beers, Callahan meets up with Jennifer late at night by the docks. The two talk and this time Callahan is allowed in Jennifer's house where he sleeps with her. After a brief sleep, Harry gets out of bed when it is still dark and goes to Mrs. Kruger's fish market for more questions. As he leaves after receiving no cooperation from Mrs. Kruger, he is ambushed by Mick, Eddie and Carl. Mick has Horace's gun because earlier he broke into Callahan's motel and happened to find Horace in there who was visiting.

A melee ensues with Callahan being dumped into the water, his .44 Magnum handgun lost. Jennifer is then seen going to the house of Alby, who is Chief Janning's son. She prepares to kill Alby only to find out that Alby is in a vegetative state just like her own sister. Jennifer is stopped cold by Jannings who orders her to drop her gun. After doing so, Jannings explained how he covered up the rape because he was a public figure and the guilt drove Alby insane which caused him to drive straight into a wall.

Suddenly Mick arrives with Eddie and Carl who shoot Jannings and take Jennifer hostage. At the film's climax, Eddie and Carl (led by Mick) manage to turn the tables on Jennifer, and are set to gang-rape her again at the same fairground (actually the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk). Jennifer puts up a fight and seeks shelter in the carousel where she turns it on and hides in it. After desperately fleeing from the merry-go-round, Jennifer runs out followed by Mick and his two friends, but Callahan's silhouette appears, and he is holding the .44 Automag handgun. While Eddie and Carl are killed, Mick is left, using Jennifer as a shield. With nowhere left to go, Mick forces her up the roller coaster and they stop at the turnaround point; there Mick taunts Callahan who is watching below. Jennifer is able to punch Mick after he gets too cocky and Callahan takes the bait and fires 4 times into Mick's chest. The rapist topples off the roller coaster and directly into the moving merry-go-round where he impales himself on the horn of a unicorn horse. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. ... The . ...

Justice is finally given to Jennifer at the end of the movie.

Trivia

• Ronald Reagan used the "make my day" line in a speech threatening to veto legislation raising taxes.
• Harry is seen wearing Gargoyles sunglasses - the sunglasses were later made famous by Arnold Schwarznegger in The Terminator (1984).
• Bradford Dillman is seen in the film as Captain Briggs; in the previous film, The Enforcer, he portrayed Captain Jerome McKay. It is unknown if McKay and Briggs are distant relatives.
• Contrary to popular belief, the .44 Automag used by Callahan was not an AMT firearm, but one built specifically for this film. [1]
• Harry drives a tan 1974 Plymouth Satellite sedan, similar to the one he had in the last film, The Enforcer. In the previous film, he drove through the front of a liquor store although his unmarked cruiser in the film was fire-bombed by a Molotov cocktail.

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Quotes

• Just preceding the famous 'Make my day' line:

Callahan: Now you boys put those guns down.

Robber: Say what?

Callahan: Well, we're not just going to let you walk out of here.

Robber: (noticing that Callahan is alone) Who's 'we' sucker?

Callahan: Smith & Wesson... and me.

• "Go ahead, make my day." (ranked #6 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes))

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External links

• Sudden Impact at the Internet Movie Database
• 100 Sudden Impact Clint Eastwood pictures