An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.
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Title: The Hard Way (1991)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michael J. Fox | ... | Nick Lang | |
| James Woods | ... | John Moss | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | Party Crasher | |
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Susan | |
| John Capodice | ... | Grainy | |
| Luis Guzmán | ... | Pooley (as Luis Guzman) | |
| LL Cool J | ... | Billy | |
| Mary Mara | ... | China | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Captain Brix | |
| Conrad Roberts | ... | Witherspoon | |
| Penny Marshall | ... | Angie | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Bonnie | |
| George Cheung | ... | Drug Dealer | |
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Frank Geraci | ... | Newsman |
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Sophie Maletsky | ... | Pizza Waitress |
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Nick Lang is a famous Hollywood actor, well known for his action movies. For his next movie, he needs the proper motivation and inspiration for his role. Thus he teams up with the reluctant New York policeman Lt. 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 coldblooded murderer. Written by Mattias Pettersson <seaman@sbbs.se>
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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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8 March 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$6,301,470, 10 March 1991, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$25,895,485Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$65,595,485Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Written by Harry Garfield
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Courtesy of Pseudo Bwana Special Products
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This was the last movie to feature the 75th Anniversary variant of the 1990 Universal Studios logo. Every other feature from Universal after this movie, up until McHale's Navy (1997), used a short variant. See more »Goofs
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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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Fightin' BoogieWritten by Harry Garfield
Performed by Pack and Plow
Courtesy of Pseudo Bwana Special Products
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One of my favorite movies of all time,, this one has everything for me,James Woods, steals the show, with all of his wise- cracking, one liners,, Michael J. Fox wasn't bad either,, LL COOL J is in it,, along with Delroy Lindo in supporting roles,, this movie is about an actor who wants to play a cop in one of his upcoming movies,, so he is assigned to do a ride along program with one of new York's toughest detectives,, all the while that this is happening,, there is a crime spree going in,, this crime has a name and it is the PartyCrasher, this villain, is really heinous, vile , and disgusting,, perfect for NYC. all in all I can't remember a funnier cop movie in quite awhile,, I really coulnt' find anything wrong with this movie at all,, would recommend to anyone who likes to laugh.