The Hard Way
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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David Sosna
John Badham
Dianne Dreyer
Tony Adler
Rob Cohen
Frank Serrano
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TheJonathanSim
What do you call an action comedy with no cool action and no funny comedy? The Hard Way.
John Chard
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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The directors of The Hard Way are David Sosna, John Badham, Dianne Dreyer, Tony Adler, Rob Cohen, and Frank Serrano.
The cast of The Hard Way includes Michael Badalucco as Pizza Man, Bill Cobbs as Raggedy Man, John Capodice as Grainy, Kathy Najimy as Lang's Girl Friday, James Woods as John Moss, Mary Mara as China, Delroy Lindo as Captain Brix, Sharrieff Pugh as Dead Romeos, Stephen Lang as Party Crasher, Luis Guzmán as Pooley, Yasiin Bey as Dead Romeos, Bryant Gumbel as Self, and more.
The duration of The Hard Way is 1h 51 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The Hard Way trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
You can watch The Hard Way on Apple TV Store (Rent), Amazon Video (Rent), and Apple TV Store (Buy). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
The Hard Way was released on 08 Mar 1991.
The Hard Way is listed under Action, Comedy, and Crime on Fanbiz.
The Hard Way has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "What do you call an action comedy with no cool action and no funny comedy? The Hard Way."
