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Hard to Kill

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Steven Seagal and Kelly LeBrock in Hard to Kill (1990)
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Left for dead with his wife killed in their house, L.A. Detective Mason Storm will have to make a quick recovery, expose those behind the murder and take revenge.Left for dead with his wife killed in their house, L.A. Detective Mason Storm will have to make a quick recovery, expose those behind the murder and take revenge.Left for dead with his wife killed in their house, L.A. Detective Mason Storm will have to make a quick recovery, expose those behind the murder and take revenge.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
30K
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POPULARITY
2,253
1,198
  • Director
    • Bruce Malmuth
  • Writer
    • Steven McKay
  • Stars
    • Steven Seagal
    • Kelly LeBrock
    • William Sadler
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bruce Malmuth
  • Writer
    • Steven McKay
  • Stars
    • Steven Seagal
    • Kelly LeBrock
    • William Sadler
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 124User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
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    Steven Seagal in Hard to Kill (1990)
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    Steven Seagal
    Steven Seagal
    • Mason Stormas Mason Storm
    Kelly LeBrock
    Kelly LeBrock
    • Andy Stewartas Andy Stewart
    • (as Kelly Le Brock)
    William Sadler
    William Sadler
    • Senator Vernon Trentas Senator Vernon Trent
    • (as Bill Sadler)
    Frederick Coffin
    Frederick Coffin
    • Lt. Kevin O'Malleyas Lt. Kevin O'Malley
    Bonnie Burroughs
    Bonnie Burroughs
    • Felicia Stormas Felicia Storm
    Andrew Bloch
    Andrew Bloch
    • Capt. Dan Hullandas Capt. Dan Hulland
    Branscombe Richmond
    Branscombe Richmond
    • Max Quenteroas Max Quentero
    Charles Boswell
    Charles Boswell
    • Jack Axelas Jack Axel
    Zachary Rosencrantz
    • Sonny Stormas Sonny Storm
    Lou Beatty Jr.
    Lou Beatty Jr.
    • Carl Beckeras Carl Becker
    Nick DeMauro
    • Calabreseas Calabrese
    Nick Corello
    • James Valeroas James Valero
    Justin De Rosa
    • Mikeyas Mikey
    Stanley Brock
    Stanley Brock
    • Countermanas Counterman
    Evan James
    • Dannyas Danny
    Tomas Trujillo
    • Shotgun Punkas Shotgun Punk
    Robert LaSardo
    Robert LaSardo
    • Punkas Punk
    Haruo Matsuoka
    • Punkas Punk
    • Director
      • Bruce Malmuth
    • Writer
      • Steven McKay
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Kelly Le Brock had pretty much retired from acting at the time and only did the movie as a favor for her husband. In retrospect she calls the movie "Hard to Watch" or "Hard to Believe".
    • Goofs
      Mason isn't filming at all when Senator Trent steps into the light. He is instead trying to adjust the camera. The Senator shouldn't be on tape, therefore.
    • Quotes

      Senator Vernon Trent: You can take that to the bank!

      Mason Storm: I'm gonna take you to the bank, Senator Trent. To the blood bank!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was cut by 12 seconds to gain an '18' rating. The shotgun-in-the-mouth wardrobe scene was cut, as was the kick Seagal delivers to the face of the man with the snooker cue in his neck. The cut cinema version was submitted for the pan-and-scan video release in 1990. The previous cuts made to HARD TO KILL were restored for the 1999 video release (which came in a box set with cut versions of NICO (ABOVE THE LAW) and OUT FOR JUSTICE) and all DVD versions are also uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Mountains of the Moon/Where the Heart Is/Revenge/Hard to Kill/Madhouse (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Feels So Good
      Written and Performed by Chuck Mangione
      Courtesy of A&M Records

    User reviews124

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    In 1990, Steven Seagal is gonna kill Bill... Sadler
    Wow. The Seagal movies just keep on coming. Right after I commented on 'Out For Justice', I caught the horrible 'Out for a Kill' on pay TV, and then 'Hard to Kill' came on after that on free-to-air. With any luck, the most awesome of all Seagal's movies - 'Under Siege' - will be on sometime soon, but for now, 'Hard to Kill' was rather awesome.

    Seagal plays Mason Storm, a cop investigating links between some mobsters, crooked cops, and crooked politician, and suddenly everything turns into a 'Kill Bill' prototype: The bad guys kill Storm's family, and leave him for dead. After waking up from a seven-year coma, Storm sets out for vengeance.

    'Hard to Kill' is an entertaining action movie. The amount of limb-snapping may be lower than usual for a Seagal movie, but the fight scenes are good. An added bonus is the fact that 'Hard to Kill' features some of Seagal's best lines and moments ("I'm gonna take you to the bank, Senator Trent. To the blood bank!"). The hide and seek scene has got to be the best scene Seagal has ever filmed.

    'Hard to Kill' rates as one of my favourite Seagal movies, and certainly much better than anything he's done lately. Seagal fans should get a kick out of this - 7/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Seven Year Storm
    • Filming locations
      • Saddlerock Ranch - 32111 Mulholland Highway, Malibu, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Lee Rich Productions
      • Adelson / Todman / Simon Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,410,827
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,213,631
      • Feb 11, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,410,827
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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