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The Hard Way

"There's only one way these two are going to get along..."

1991-03-08 Action 1hr 51m

Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.

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Storyline

Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.

  • Released
    1991-03-08
  • Revenue
    $65,595,485
  • Budget
    $24,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 51m
  • Genre
    Action, Comedy, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.4
  • Production
    The Badham-Cohen Group, Universal Pictures

Crew

John Badham
Director
Daniel Pyne
Screenplay
Michael Kozoll
Producer

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Cast

James Woods

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John Moss
Stephen Lang

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Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

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Conrad Roberts

Conrad Roberts

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George Cheung

George Cheung

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Sophie Maletsky

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Kathy Najimy

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Yasiin Bey

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Dead Romeos
Dwayne McClary

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Sharrieff Pugh

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Anthony Thomas

Anthony Thomas

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Shawn McLean

Shawn McLean

Dead Romeos
Curtis McClarin

Curtis McClarin

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Keenan Leung

Keenan Leung

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Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Raggedy Man
Reno

Reno

Diner Waitress
John Costelloe

John Costelloe

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Leif Riddell

Leif Riddell

Head Mugger
Karen Lynn Gorney

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Janet Sarno

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Jan Speck

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T.V. Reporter
Holly Kuespert

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William Truesdale

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Mark Woodcock

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David Sosna

David Sosna

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Merrill Witten

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Mario Bosco

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Trish Cook

Trish Cook

Dancer (uncredited)
Fabio

Fabio

Bystander (uncredited)
George Gerard

George Gerard

Theatre Goer (uncredited)
David Hummel

David Hummel

Police Officer (uncredited)
Jim Lavin

Jim Lavin

Dying Film Detective (uncredited)
Anibal O. Lleras

Anibal O. Lleras

Detective (uncredited)
Isabella Martinez Wall

Isabella Martinez Wall

Billy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Paul Mormando

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Ronald Rand

Ronald Rand

Paramedic (uncredited)
Kariim Ratcliff

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Andrew D. Schwartz

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Press Photographer (uncredited)
Charles Scorsese

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Senior Citizen (uncredited)
Frank Stellato

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A Review by TheJonathanSim 4

Written by TheJonathanSim on 2019-02-28

What do you call an action comedy with no cool action and no funny comedy? The Hard Way.... read more

What do you call an action comedy with no cool action and no funny comedy? The Hard Way.

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A Review by John Chard 6

Written by John Chard on 2020-05-23

Will you open up? I just want to know what it feels like to be inside your skin. The Hard Way is directed by John Badham and collectivel... read more

Will you open up? I just want to know what it feels like to be inside your skin. The Hard Way is directed by John Badham and collectively written by Lem Dobbs, Michael Kozoll and Daniel Pyne. It stars James Woods, Michael J. Fox, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Luis Guzman, LL Cool J and Delroy Lindo. Music is by Arthur B. Rubinstein and cinematography is by Don McAlpine and Robert Primes. An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who is less than enamoured with his company as he looks to stop the serial killer known as "The Party Crasher". Given John Badham's CV, The Hard Way looked to be right up his street, his career containing solid if unspectacular buddy buddy action comedy pictures. This is just above average thanks to the Woods and Fox pairing and some nifty dialogue one liners. The concept of a Hollywood star tagging along with a grizzled real copper is smart, but the pic ends up over stuffed, even if the action and comedy - courtesy of some high energy set-pieces - rewards enough to stop tedium setting in. Lang's maniacal villain is over the top, though he seems to be enjoying himself, while such is the brisk pace for the most part, when it sags into its quieter periods it strains the patience - the blend uneasy. Yet the finale rewards on basic action terms, with suspense intact, to ultimately give us a just above average pic of its type. 6/10

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A Review by TheJonathanSim

What do you call an action comedy with no cool action and no funny comedy? The Hard Way....

reviewer avatar

A Review by TheJonathanSim 4

Written by TheJonathanSim on 2019-02-28

What do you call an action comedy with no cool action and no funny comedy? The Hard Way....

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 6

Written by John Chard on 2020-05-23

Will you open up? I just want to know what it feels like to be inside your skin. The Hard Way is directed by John Badham and collectively written by Lem Dobbs, Michael Kozoll and Daniel Pyne. It s...

read more