
Sudden Impact(1983)
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.



Dennis Hopper
Harry 'Nails' Niles

Anne Archer
Mary Niles

Tomas Milian
Pedro Herrera

Keith David
Noah Owens

Carlos Carrasco
Jose Acosta

Charles Hallahan
Bud Taylor

Jay Acovone
Capt. Evan Graham

Earl Billings
Jack Willis

Cliff DeYoung
Stambusky

Luis Antonio Ramos
Ricardo Sanchez
Nails is a thriller, crime, action, tv movie, horror film released in 1992 exploring themes of estranged wife, tough cop. Directed by John Flynn, it stars Dennis Hopper, Anne Archer, Tomas Milian. The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.
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