The Hard Way (1991) 6.2
An action film star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York cop, who finds him superficial and irritating. Director:John Badham |
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The Hard Way (1991) 6.2
An action film star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York cop, who finds him superficial and irritating. Director:John Badham |
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| Michael J. Fox | ... | ||
| James Woods | ... | ||
| Stephen Lang | ... |
Party Crasher
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| Annabella Sciorra | ... |
Susan
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| John Capodice | ... |
Detective Grainy, NYPD
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| Luis Guzmán | ... |
Detective Benny Pooley, NYPD
(as Luis Guzman)
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| LL Cool J | ... |
Detective Billy, NYPD
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| Mary Mara | ... |
Detective China, NYPD
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| Delroy Lindo | ... |
Captain Brix, NYPD
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| Conrad Roberts | ... |
Witherspoon, Gun Dealer
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| Penny Marshall | ... |
Angie, Nick's Agent
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| Christina Ricci | ... |
Bonnie
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George Cheung | ... |
Drug Dealer
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Frank Geraci | ... |
Newsman
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Sophie Maletsky | ... |
Pizza Waitress
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Nick Lang is a famous actor, well know for his action movies. For the next film he needs the proper motivation and inspiration for his roll. Thus he teams up with the reluctant N.Y. cop John Moss. Not only does he have to put up with Nick who is laborious and out of touch with realities, but he also has to catch a cold-blooded murderer. Written by Mattias Pettersson <seaman@sbbs.se>
Truth be known this would be a fairly average action comedy if it wasn't for the performances of James Woods and Micheal J.Fox, both of whom are perfectly cast here. Woods plays detective John Moss, a hard boiled cop who's trying to catch a killer known as the party crasher. Fox plays film star Nick Lang, who wants to play the part of a police officer in an upcoming film. After seeing Moss being interviewed on the news, Lang feels that if he were to hang around with him and get to known what motivates him, what makes him tick etc then he would be well prepared to audition for the part. So Lang arranges to be Moss's partner. However, Moss isn't so keen on the idea as he still has his sights set on catching the party crasher(cue a series of highly amusing interactions between Woods and Fox).So with Lang as his new partner, Moss continues his investigation on the party crasher. Out of the two, Woods takes the acting honours, as his John Moss character is by far the more entertaining. I read somewhere that this film didn't do so well at the box office, which is a real shame given the performances of it's leading stars.