Sudden Impact Sudden Impact Sudden Impact is a 1983 American action thriller and the fourth film in the "Dirty Harry" series, directed by Clint Eastwood (making it the only "Dirty Harry" film to be directed by Eastwood himself), and starring Eastwood and Sondra Locke. The film tells the story of a gang rape victim (Locke) who decides to seek revenge on the rapists ten years after the attack by killing them one by one. Inspector Callahan (Eastwood) famous for his unconventional and often brutal crime-fighting tactics is tasked with tracking down the serial killer. As Callahan investigates the killings, he becomes romantically
Clint Eastwood in the 1980s considered to be the darkest, "dirtiest" and most violent film of the series. This is the last time Eastwood starred in a film with Sondra Locke. The line, "Go ahead, make my day", uttered by Eastwood is often cited as one of cinema's immortal lines and was famously referenced by President Ronald Reagan in his campaigns. The film features multiple extrajudicial killings by Harry. In 1984, Eastwood starred in the provocative thriller "Tightrope", inspired by newspaper articles about an elusive Bay Area rapist. Set in New Orleans (to avoid confusion with the "Dirty Harry" films), During filming, Eastwood had an