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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   1,987 votes
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Director:
Paul Schrader
Writer:
Paul Schrader (writer)
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Release Date:
27 April 1979 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
"Oh my God, that's my daughter."
Plot:
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter whom is making porno films in the porno pits of Los Angeles. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Hit me "Hard", even though I wasn't yet a father more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George C. Scott ... Jake VanDorn, alias Jake DeFreese

Peter Boyle ... Andy Mast
Season Hubley ... Niki
Dick Sargent ... Wes DeJong
Leonard Gaines ... Bill Ramada
Dave Nichols ... Kurt (as David Nichols)

Gary Graham ... Tod (as Gary Rand Graham)
Larry Block ... Detective Burrows
Marc Alaimo ... Ratan
Leslie Ackerman ... Felice
Charlotte McGinnis ... Beatrice (as Charlotte McGinnes)
Ilah Davis ... Kristen VanDorn

Paul Marin ... Joe VanDorn
Will Walker ... Jim 'Jism Jim' Sloane

Hal Williams ... Big Dick Blaque
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Hardcore Life (UK)
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Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Burbank, California, USA more
Company:
A-Team more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally Warren Beatty wanted to play the lead role. However, he wanted Paul Schrader to rewrite the script so he was would be searching for his sister (not his daughter). When Schrader refused Beatty passed on the project. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jake has returned to LA and fires his detective, he creates a list of establishments to do his own research and that evening and drives around visiting places on his list. The first place he visits has a street number of 739 (visible in frame) but in looking at address detail in the long shot of the list itself, there are no references to a street number of 739 anywhere. more
Quotes:
Andy Mast: A lot of strange things happen in this world. Things you don't know about in Grand Rapids. Things you don't want to know about. Doors that shouldn't be opened. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in That's My Daughter (1982) more
Soundtrack:
MAN'S DEPRAVITY more

FAQ

How accurate is this film's portrayal of what the porn industry in Los Angeles was actually like?
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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Hit me "Hard", even though I wasn't yet a father, 27 September 1999
Author: Kurt W from Norcross, GA USA

Now that George C. Scott has passed away, many of my on-line acquaintances were citing selections from the movie "Patton" as their favorite on-screen quotes from the late actor.

My personal favorite, however, comes from what was the turning point of Scott's character in this movie. I pitied what Jake Van Dorn saw (then couldn't bear to see) as he watched his daughter coupling with the stringy-haired porn actor. Then I pitied him more as he unsuccessfully tried to crash the porn world in search of his only child. Finally, Scott made Van Dorn's final desperation palpable as he sat in the dimly lit motel room, head in his hands (although the toupee WAS hilarious) after "interviewing" the parade of hapless "actors" and "actresses".

When Van Dorn raises his tired eyes to see that the individual who just entered his room is the stringy-haired actor ("Jism Jim"), Scott's acting, the camera flashbacks and the music made me lean very close to the screen. As Van Dorn showed his little girl's picture to Jim, who thereupon throws a tantrum ("That BI***, do I have to act with HER? She made my c*** so...") I found myself very happy to watch Van Dorn beat the stuffing out of Jim with the table lamp.

And the quote? Van Dorn's, in George C. Scott's comforting, whiskey-cured voice as he prepares to shove Jim into a cold shower for some interrogation:

"CHEER UP, YOU'RE NOT DEAD!"

R. I. P. Mr. Scott.

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