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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Lem Dobbs (story) and
Michael Kozoll (story) ...
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Release Date:
8 March 1991 (USA) more
Tagline:
There's only one way these two are going to get along... more
Plot:
An action film star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York cop, who finds him superficial and irritating. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Hot Topic Learns Its Lessons The Hard Way...Again
(From TwilightersAnonymous. 12 November 2008, 7:07 PM, PST)
User Comments:
It's "The Odd Couple" meets "Dirty Harry" head-on. more (41 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael J. Fox | ... | Nick Lang / Ray Casanov | |
| James Woods | ... | Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | Party Crasher | |
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Susan | |
| John Capodice | ... | Detective Grainy, NYPD | |
| Luis Guzmán | ... | Detective Benny Pooley, NYPD (as Luis Guzman) | |
| LL Cool J | ... | Detective Billy, NYPD | |
| Mary Mara | ... | Detective China, NYPD | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Captain Brix, NYPD | |
| Conrad Roberts | ... | Witherspoon, Gun Dealer | |
| Penny Marshall | ... | Angie, Nick's Agent | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Bonnie | |
| George Cheung | ... | Drug Dealer | |
| Frank Geraci | ... | Newsman | |
| Sophie Maletsky | ... | Pizza Waitress |
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111 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Italy:T | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted
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The film was originally slated to shoot for 16 weeks, but was reduced to 13 because producer/second unit director Rob Cohen was shooting at the same time as John Badham in different locations to save more time and money. more
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Continuity: In the scene where the Party Crasher is in the back of Nick's/Ray's squad car, he's holding Nick/Ray hostage with a razor or scalpel. When the scene cuts away and cuts back, he suddenly has a gun. more
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[first lines]
Operator:
9-1-1 Emergency.
Party Crasher:
Hello there! It's me - again! Well, what can I say? I'm about to crash another party.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1991-05-01)" (????) more
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El Milloncito more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for The Hard Way (1991)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Stupid Susan | elvis_depp |
| Lots of tongu-in-cheek product placement.... | dougzinboston-1 |
| favorite line | Brynnda |
| Oh, look at the love boat. | kenneth6433 |
| Frogdog | markladds |
| Why rated R? | dhw377-1 |
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Wildly violent, but hilarious comedy about a showboat-like Hollywood action star (Michael J. Fox) who in order to prepare for his next film, comes to the Big Apple and tags along with a hard-boiled police detective (James Woods) who is desperately determined to nab a notorious killer dubbed "The Party Crasher" (Stephen Lang) despite nearly getting himself killed in the process. Fox and Woods certainly make an interesting comedy team. There's no way that this movie could without the presence of a seriously funny actor like Woods to be included in the film. The film has a few great moments including one where the Woods character impolitely asks the captain (Delroy Lindo) to get the Fox character off his back and the film's climax is exciting and makes a great reference to "North by Northwest". It's the "The Odd Couple" meets "Dirty Harry" head-on.