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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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Cast
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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
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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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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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>
Taglines:
Michael J. Fox as Hollywood's most spoiled Movie star: James Woods as New York's angriest cop. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 March 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Auf die harte Tour See more »Box Office
Gross:
$25,895,485 (USA)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
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2.35 : 1
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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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Written by Ernie Maresca (as Ernest Maresca) and Dion DiMucci
Performed by Dion DiMucci (as Dion)
Courtesy of Continental Communications Corp.
Licensed through Celebrity Licensing, Inc.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
One of James Woods' perks was to have his own personal hairdresser, at a cost to the studio of $6000 a week. The average on-set hairdresser usually costs about a third of that. See more »Goofs
Nick's People's Choice Award breaks in two when he throws it at the TV. When Angie picks it up, it's intact. See more »Quotes
[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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Soundtracks
"Runaround Sue"Written by Ernie Maresca (as Ernest Maresca) and Dion DiMucci
Performed by Dion DiMucci (as Dion)
Courtesy of Continental Communications Corp.
Licensed through Celebrity Licensing, Inc.
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"The Hard Way" is a good old fashioned popcorn flick which gets off to a fast start and keeps moving until the credits roll. Fox plays an Indiana Jones type adventure movie star who goes to NYC to hang with a badass cop (Woods) to learn what being a cop is like and becomes embroiled in a serial killer caper. The well crafted, unpredictable screenplay is chock full of action, comedy, stunts, suspense, light drama, etc. with nary a dull moment to be found. Good not-to-be-taken-seriously Hollywood fun stuff worth a second look for those who saw it a decade ago.