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The Surprising History Behind One of Clint Eastwood's Most Iconic Quotes

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The Big Picture Clint Eastwood's iconic "Go ahead, make my day" quote in the Dirty Harry movie, Sudden Impact, has a puzzling history. Despite being popularized in Sudden Impact, a variation of the quote was used in 1982's Vice Squad first. There are disagreements on who actually wrote the quote: screenwriter Joseph Stinson, screenwriter John Milius, or independent filmmaker Charles B. Pierce. You know the scene. Heck, you've probably even played it over and over in your own head, with yourself in the Clint Eastwood role. Inspector "Dirty Harry" Callahan walks into a diner for a cup of coffee, inadvertently walking into a robbery attempt. Wrong place, wrong time... for the robbers. Harry kills all but one, who attempts to escape by taking a waitress hostage. Through gritted teeth, Harry lifts his .44 Magnum and utters, "Go ahead, make my day." From an actor with a veritable cornucopia of memorable quips over his storied career, "Make my day" stands above them all, placing sixth on AFI'...