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 | Senator

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:

1.33 : 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 (cut) | 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:

While Senator Vernon Trent is making a live appearance, a billboard of Do the Right Thing (1989) can be seen in the background.

Goofs:

Continuity: After climbing the mountain at the hideout, Mason Storm sits and watches the sunset which is alternately behind him and to his left (over his left shoulder), and in front of him and to the right between shots.

Quotes:

[Danny sees Russ lying on the floor]
Danny: Russ! Russ! What happened? Doc?
Jack Axel: He's dead.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Soundtrack:

Feels So Good

Relentlessly predictable.

Some repellent violence and a relentlessly predictable plot: just what you expect from a typical Seagal vehicle. This guy can't make any revenge story work for me, since he always plays the "good" guy and he always appears more brutal and sadistic than the villains. The scene where he casually kills a guy and then his son shouts "Daddy!" and hugs him is really repellent.