Hard to Die (1990)

While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorised by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, ... See full summary »

Director:

Jim Wynorski

Writers:

Mark Thomas McGee, J.B. Rogers

Stars:

Gail Harris, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Deborah Dutch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gail Harris	...	Dawn Grant (as Robyn Harris)
Karen Mayo-Chandler	...	Diana (as Lindsay Taylor)
Deborah Dutch	...	Jackie (as Debra Dare)
Melissa Moore	...	Tess
Bridget Carney	...	Shayna
Toni Naples	...	Sgt. Phyllis Shawley (as Karen Chorak)
Jürgen Baum	...	Lt. Mike Block
Bob Sheridan	...	Cop In Lobby
Carolet Girard	...	Fifi Latour
Peter Spellos	...	Himself (as Orville Ketchum)
Don Key	...	Brad Plympton
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Dr. Ed Newton
J.B. Rogers	...	Messenger
Domonic Muir	...	Larry Bronkowski
Eric Baum	...	Agent

Storyline

While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorised by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings years back, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.

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Plot Keywords:

cleavage | sex | shower | blood | neck breaking | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated NC-17 for extreme horror violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nighty Nightmare II

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director "Arch Stanton" is actually Jim Wynorski. "Arch Stanton" was the name on the grave next to where the loot was buried in 'Sergio Leone''s _Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)_.

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Goofs

All five girl get in the elevator to go to the basement, however while in the elevator Shayna isn't present. Yet she comes out into the lobby as if she was.

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Crazy Credits

Livestock provided by "G. Orwell's Animal Farm."

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Connections

Spoofs Die Hard (1988)

User Reviews

Babes and machine guns are a glorious combination.

This mountain of melted cheddar is dumb, dumb fun. Director/producer Wynorski (who also helmed the raucously cheesy Chopping Mall) proves himself to be the unsung B-movie hero. Wynorski's films win because he creates schlock that believes in itself. This production doesn't have an air of superiority. It carries its ludicrous premise with a conspicuous joie de vivre and at a boisterous pace, all while avoiding the doldrums of self-parody. Wynorski also succeeds in that his intentionally funny and over-the-top ending is actually funny. He thus accomplishes the rather difficult task of creating a film that people will laugh at AND laugh with.

This film is actually the third entry in the Sorority House Massacre series, but stands just fine on its own (I've never seen the two preceding SHMs). It may be the best of the trilogy, downplaying the derivative slasher element that defined the first two films and instead taking an exuberant action-horror-comedy slant (the title, in case it wasn't obvious, is an obvious spoof of Die Hard). Just the image of our trashy-lingerie-wearing, bloody-breasted heroines brandishing automatic firearms is enough to alight the predilections of any cult film fan.