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Hard to Kill

  • 1990
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
33K
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Steven Seagal and Kelly LeBrock in Hard to Kill (1990)
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Targeted by the mob and its political supporters, hired assassins leave LAPD Detective Mason Storm for dead. Seven years later, he recovers from a deep coma, demanding justice and the opport... Read allTargeted by the mob and its political supporters, hired assassins leave LAPD Detective Mason Storm for dead. Seven years later, he recovers from a deep coma, demanding justice and the opportunity to get even.Targeted by the mob and its political supporters, hired assassins leave LAPD Detective Mason Storm for dead. Seven years later, he recovers from a deep coma, demanding justice and the opportunity to get even.

  • Director
    • Bruce Malmuth
  • Writer
    • Steven McKay
  • Stars
    • Steven Seagal
    • Kelly LeBrock
    • William Sadler
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    33K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruce Malmuth
    • Writer
      • Steven McKay
    • Stars
      • Steven Seagal
      • Kelly LeBrock
      • William Sadler
    • 132User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Steven Seagal
    Steven Seagal
    • Mason Storm
    Kelly LeBrock
    Kelly LeBrock
    • Andy Stewart
    • (as Kelly Le Brock)
    William Sadler
    William Sadler
    • Senator Vernon Trent
    • (as Bill Sadler)
    Frederick Coffin
    Frederick Coffin
    • Lt. Kevin O'Malley
    Bonnie Burroughs
    Bonnie Burroughs
    • Felicia Storm
    Andrew Bloch
    Andrew Bloch
    • Capt. Dan Hulland
    Branscombe Richmond
    Branscombe Richmond
    • Max Quentero
    Charles Boswell
    Charles Boswell
    • Jack Axel
    Zachary Rosencrantz
    • Sonny Storm
    Lou Beatty Jr.
    Lou Beatty Jr.
    • Carl Becker
    Nick DeMauro
    • Calabrese
    Nick Corello
    • James Valero
    Justin De Rosa
    • Mikey
    Stanley Brock
    Stanley Brock
    • Counterman
    Evan James
    • Danny
    Tomas Trujillo
    • Shotgun Punk
    Robert LaSardo
    Robert LaSardo
    • Punk
    Haruo Matsuoka
    • Punk
    • Director
      • Bruce Malmuth
    • Writer
      • Steven McKay
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    • Trivia
      Steven Seagal and Kelly LeBrock were married at the time this movie was made.
    • 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 Australian free to air version was edited for television with some violent scenes and f words edited to meet the standards for a M classification to be screen at 8:30am. Later broadcasts relaxed their standards with some screenings later classified AV or AV15+.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: 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 reviews132

    Featured review
    6/10

    Tension,thriller,intrigue with the tough Seagal in a film narrated with great agility and fast movement

    The picture talks on the police agent called Storm(Seagal)whose family is wiped out by a corrupt politician, he is severely wounded and spends several years in coma.He awakes and executes a terrible vendetta, the happenings go out of control ,causing an incredible body-count against numerous evil-doers(William Sadler,Branscombe Richmond).He is only helped by a gorgeous nurse(his wife Kelly Le Brock,now days is divorced)and a good cop(Frederick Coffin). The film is combined of unstopped action,shoot out,violence,fighting, romance between both protagonists and a minimum characterization.Beside abundant fist fights in which body parts are slice off and limbs are slit or blasted apart.Savage and brutal killings make only recommended for those adults no squeamish and with strong stomach enough to take it.The movie gets a certain similarity with Charles Bronson films from ¨Death wish¨series for the matter,the avenger,thus the main personage ,the Vigilante, makes of judge,jury and executioner.It's a run a mill action movie because from the start until the end the action packed is continued ,in fact ,the final confrontation is breathtaking and extremely violent.The film is from Steven Seagal first period when the movies were of middling or high budget(Above the law,Marked for death,Out of justice,On deadly ground,The patriot),nowdays are of bow budget(Out of kill,Submerged,Foreigner,Black Dawn). The picture has an atmospheric synthesizer music fitting to action by David Michael Frank,nicely cinematography by Matthew F. Leonetti and is well realized by Bruce Malmuth.The motion picture provides fast and furious amusing and action nonstop with no sense developed with fast pace and movement.It's a must for the Seagal fans.
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    • Nov 19, 2006
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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • 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
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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