Hard to Kill (1990)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Bruce Malmuth

Writer (WGA):

Steven McKay (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The star of Above the Law is back. Now...Steven Seagal is hard to kill.

Plot:

Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too...

Plot Keywords:

Coma | Hospital | Nurse | Revenge | Mansion

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Mason Storm
Kelly LeBrock	...	Andy Stewart (as Kelly Le Brock)
William Sadler	...	Senator Vernon Trent (as Bill Sadler)
Frederick Coffin	...	Lt. Kevin O'Malley
Bonnie Burroughs	...	Felicia Storm
Andrew Bloch	...	Capt. Dan Hulland
Branscombe Richmond	...	Max Quentero
Charles Boswell	...	Jack Axel
Zachary Rosencrantz	...	Sonny Storm
Lou Beatty Jr.	...	Carl Becker
Nick DeMauro	...	Calabrese
Nick Corello	...	James Valero
Justin De Rosa	...	Mikey
Stanley Brock	...	Counterman
Evan James	...	Danny

Also Known As:

Seven Year Storm

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1990) | Norway:(Banned) (1990-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The 17 February 1989 draft of the screenplay credits Steven Pressfield & Ronald Shusett & Steven Seagal as writers. Pressfield & Shusett are not credited in the final film and Seagal only received an acting credit.

Goofs:

Continuity: The villain fires his gun downward at the orderly's stomach on the left side. The bullet hole appears on the orderly's upper right shoulder.

Quotes:

Mason Storm: What year is it?
Andy Stewart: Try not to talk.
Mason Storm: What year is it?
Andy Stewart: It's 1990.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Soundtrack:

Feels So Good

Not hard to thrill...

Along with Marked For Death and Under Siege,Hard To Kill is probably one of Seagal's more accomplished action adventures. In it,he's brilliant LA detective Mason Storm (one of the most unforgettable names in cinematic history,in some respects.

Now,the movie is quite entertaining,the dialogue is cleverly handled ,the action scenes are enjoyable and the story is coherently paced.But,when you've seen as many of his movies as I have,there's something about Seagal's Quasi-religious character's praying to God at one point ,then violently killing baddies the next that gets into your brain.In real life,the guy seems to be something of a recluse,too.I famously remember waking up one morning,expecting an interview with him on GMTV ,only to be replaced by a medical programme of some sort. I feel a bit bad about having to say this,but if you want a more easy going and non-desensitising all round martial arts good guy,I'd probably recommend Chuck Norris a bit more now.