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Hard Promises

  • 1991
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
673
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Hard Promises (1991)
With only seventy-two hours to keep his future from being a bleak one, Joey pulls out all the stops to win back his ex-wife before she remarries.
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With only seventy-two hours to keep his future from being a bleak one, Joey pulls out all the stops to win back his ex-wife before she remarries.With only seventy-two hours to keep his future from being a bleak one, Joey pulls out all the stops to win back his ex-wife before she remarries.With only seventy-two hours to keep his future from being a bleak one, Joey pulls out all the stops to win back his ex-wife before she remarries.

  • Director
    • Martin Davidson
  • Writer
    • Jule Selbo
  • Stars
    • Sissy Spacek
    • William Petersen
    • Brian Kerwin
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    673
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Martin Davidson
    • Writer
      • Jule Selbo
    • Stars
      • Sissy Spacek
      • William Petersen
      • Brian Kerwin
    • 14User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Sissy Spacek, Brian Kerwin, and William Petersen in Hard Promises (1991)
    Sissy Spacek and Brian Kerwin in Hard Promises (1991)
    Sissy Spacek and Mare Winningham in Hard Promises (1991)
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    Sissy Spacek, Brian Kerwin, and William Petersen in Hard Promises (1991)
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    Sissy Spacek
    Sissy Spacek
    • Chris
    William Petersen
    William Petersen
    • Joey
    • (as William L. Petersen)
    Brian Kerwin
    Brian Kerwin
    • Walt
    Mare Winningham
    Mare Winningham
    • Dawn
    Jeff Perry
    Jeff Perry
    • Pinky
    Olivia Burnette
    Olivia Burnette
    • Beth
    Peter MacNicol
    Peter MacNicol
    • Stuart
    Ann Wedgeworth
    Ann Wedgeworth
    • Chris's Mom
    Amy Wright
    Amy Wright
    • Shelley
    Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    • Mrs. Bell
    Dorothy Deavers
    • Mrs. Bentson
    Ed Geldart
    • Mr. Bentson
    Niles Williamson
    • Howard
    Lucy Childs
    • Edna
    Margaret Bowman
    Margaret Bowman
    • Walt's Mom
    Jerry Haynes
    Jerry Haynes
    • Walt's Dad
    Josh Stoppelwerth
    • Walt's Nephew
    Turk Pipkin
    • Tucker
    • Director
      • Martin Davidson
    • Writer
      • Jule Selbo
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    • Trivia
      Martin Davidson replaced Lee Grant as director.
    • Soundtracks
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      Performed by Sean Keller

    User reviews14

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    1/10
    What movie did these other people see?
    One can always count on the IMDb - no matter how bad, how awful a film is, there will be four or five people who invariably give it ten stars and say it's a great film. I mean, I have yet to find the film listed where this does not happen.

    Hard Promises does not have one laugh, one real moment, one near-touching scene (even the young daughter's scenes - and I'm a sucker for emotional scenes between parents and children) - the dialog is terrible, the film has not one iota of charm, the direction is blander than bland. The actors all do what they can, but there is nothing to do but work hard to try and make something out of nothing.

    Of course, when one does a little further research, one finds that the film was universally panned by just about everyone, and, in its one week engagement at actual movie theaters, it became one of the lowest grossing films in history - a whopping $360,000 or thereabouts. Not many films achieve THAT kind of gross. Great film? No. Good film? No. Bad film? Yes. But, there are obviously four or five people for whom this worked - so, that's something.
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    • Who sings the song at the beginning of the movie? I think its called "Still Ain't Over Me". The one when he's driving.

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Порожні обіцянки
    • Filming locations
      • Pflugerville, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • High Horse Films
      • Stone Group Pictures
      • Vision International
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $306,319
    • Gross worldwide
      • $306,319
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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