Castle doctrine possession of land to use reasonable force to regain possession of that land. The term "make my day law" came to be used in the United States in 1985 when Colorado passed a law that shielded people from any criminal or civil liability for using force against a home invader, including deadly force. (The law's nickname is a reference to the line "Go ahead, make my day" (meaning 'do something so I have an excuse to kill you') uttered by actor Clint Eastwood's character "Dirty Harry" Callahan in the 1983 police film "Sudden Impact".) Each jurisdiction incorporates the castle doctrine
Independence Day (1983 film) Independence Day (1983 film) "For the 1996 20th Century Fox movie starring Will Smith, see Independence Day (1996 film)." Independence Day is a 1983 film directed by Robert Mandel from a script by the novelist Alice Hoffman. It was designed by Stewart Campbell and shot by Charles Rosher. It stars Kathleen Quinlan, David Keith, Cliff DeYoung, Frances Sternhagen and Dianne Wiest. The film concerns the small-town life of an artist (Quinlan) and her challenge to become "what she's "almost" sure she could be." "Her desperation takes the form of affectations and pretensions that are a little like those of the