Hard Target (1993)
Hard Target (1993)



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Cast & Crew.

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Chance Boudreaux

Arnold Vosloo
Pik van Cleef

Lance Henriksen
Emil Fouchon

Yancy Butler
Natasha Binder

Sven-Ole Thorsen
Stephan

Wilford Brimley
Uncle Douvee

Ted Raimi
Man on the Street

Kasi Lemmons
Det. Marie Mitchell

Willie C. Carpenter
Elijah Roper

Eliott Keener
Randal Poe

Chuck Pfarrer
Douglas Binder / Screenplay

Robert Apisa
Mr. Lopacki

Douglas Forsythe Rye
Frick

Mike Leinert
Frack

Lenore Banks
Marie

Barbara Tasker
Waitress

Randy Cheramie
Shop Steward

Robert Pavlovich
Detective

Marco St. John
Dr. Morton

Joe Warfield
Ismal Zenan

Jeanette Kontomitras
Madam

Tom Lupo
Jerome

Jules Sylvester
Peterson

David Efron
Billy Bob

Codie Scott
Reporter

Klmberly Roper
Prostitute (uncredited)

Pete Antico
Thug in Bar (uncredited) / Stunts

Stephen R. Alfred
Police Officer on Strike (uncredited)

John Woo
Director

Sean Daniel
Producer

James Jacks
Producer

Russell Carpenter
Director of Photography

Bob Murawski
Editor

Phil Dagort
Production Design

Philip Messina
Art Direction

Michele Poulik
Set Designer

Karyn Wagner
Costume Design

Dane Farwell
Stunts

Valerie McCaffrey
Casting

Nancy Nayor
Casting

Donna Spahn
Hairstylist

Marisa Aboitiz
Costume Supervisor

Faith Conroy
Script Supervisor

Monroe Kelly
Assistant Art Director

Dave Kelsey
Scenic Artist

Kevin Bartnof
Foley / Foley Artist

Ellen Heuer
Foley / Foley Artist

James Bolt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael C. Casper
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Pospisil
Supervising Sound Effects Editor / Special Sound Effects

George Simpson
Supervising Sound Editor

John Dunn
Supervising Sound Editor

Dale L. Martin
Special Effects Coordinator

Philip Lee
Camera Operator

Steven Scaffidi
Camera Operator

Randy Walsh
Camera Operator

Frank M. Holgate
Helicopter Camera / Aerial Director of Photography

Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator

Jeff Mart
Steadicam Operator

Dick Bernstein
Music Editor

Heather Burton
Stunt Double

Tommy J. Huff
Stunts

Henry Kingi Jr.
Stunts

Graeme Revell
Original Music Composer

Tim Simonec
Original Music Composer

Patricia Serafina Madiedo
Production Supervisor

Sam Raimi
Executive Producer

Jophery C. Brown
Stunts

Glynn Rubin
Stunts

Ric Roman Waugh
Stunts

Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts

David A. Whittaker
Dialogue Editor

Curt Schulkey
Dialogue Editor / Supervising ADR Editor

Steven Melton
Property Master / Armorer

Billy Bragg
Second Unit Director of Photography

Robert Tapert
Executive Producer

Daryl Kass
Unit Production Manager

Dennis Maguire
First Assistant Director

John Gallagher
Second Assistant Director

Michael St. Hilaire
Camera Operator

Peter Krause
Camera Operator

Michael Gfelner
First Assistant Camera

Marc Margulies
First Assistant Camera

Todd Dos Reis
First Assistant Camera

Kirk Bloomberg
Second Assistant Camera

Melissa Moseley
Still Photographer

Vojislav Mikulic
Gaffer

Carlo Papica
Best Boy Electrician

Andrew Rawson
Electrician

Christian Martinez
Electrician

Chris McGuire
Electrician

Cougar Easley
Electrician

Mike 'Chewie' Pappas
Electrician

Glenn E. Moran
Electrician

Jordy Valenti
Electrician

Adam Santelli
Electrician

Chris Milani
Electrician

Lloyd Moriarity
Key Grip

Eugene B. Kerry
Best Boy Grip

Doug Chartier
Dolly Grip

Al Rizzo
Sound Mixer

Kenny Delbert
Sound Mixer

Gerrit V. Folsom
Location Manager

Skip Godwin
Boom Operator

Michael Faba
Boom Operator

John P. Scott
Boom Operator

Eugene Van Varenberg
Associate Producer

Nancy Blewer
Second Second Assistant Director

Michelle Schluter-Ford
Production Coordinator

Jennifer Birchfield-Eick
Assistant Production Coordinator

Don Orlando
Accountant

David Chute
Unit Publicist

Robert Easton
Dialogue Coach

Doug Lefler
Storyboard Artist

Kelly Curley
Art Department Coordinator

Alice Baker
Assistant Set Decoration

Joe Quinlivan
Special Effects

Leo Leoncio Solis
Special Effects

Dean R. Brown
Special Effects

Dale Jones
Special Effects

Gary Jones
Special Effects

Blumes Tracy
Special Effects / Stunts

Randolph W. Andell
Assistant Property Master

Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist

Anne Hieronymus
Key Makeup Artist

Dena Matranga
Wardrobe Assistant

Renee Dodson
Costumer

Christine Weckx
Dresser

Michael McDuffee
Transportation Coordinator

Jerry Henry
Transportation Captain

Roy A. Grace
Driver

Al Sens
Driver

Herbert Colar
Driver

Greg Collins
Driver

Lionel C. Johnson
Driver

Rodney Theard
Driver

Bill Ballou
Construction Coordinator

Nick Rippon
Construction Foreman

Philbert Olivier
Painter

Michelle Kelsey
Painter

John Schluter
Security Coordinator

Vincent J. Burns
Set Production Assistant

Elston Howard
Set Production Assistant

Christi Alexander
Set Production Assistant

Sal Maggiore
Set Production Assistant

Batou Chandler
Set Production Assistant

Ashley Nolan
Set Production Assistant

Doreen A. Dixon
Post Production Supervisor

Gus Medina
Assistant Editor

Michael Jonascu
Assistant Editor

Paul Hart
Assistant Editor

Jody Cleveland
Assistant Editor

Ron Bartlett
Sound Editor

Donald Flick
Sound Editor

Lou Kleinman
Sound Editor

Elliott Koretz
Sound Editor

Geoffrey G. Rubay
Sound Editor

Cliff Latimer
ADR Editor

Alan Holly
ADR Mixer

Josephine Nericcio
Sound Assistant

Oscar Mitt
Sound Assistant

Mary Ruth Smith
Foley Editor

Linda Corbin
Foley Mixer

Sandy Brundage
Negative Cutter

Kevin Henry
Negative Cutter

William Pine
Color Timer

Dick Hancock
Stunts

Richard Epper
Stunts
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Details.
Release DateApril 27, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Content RatingR
Budget$18,000,000
Box Office$74,189,677
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This Movie Is About.
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Hard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by Hong Kong film director John Woo in his American film directorial debut. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work homeless Cajun merchant seaman and former United States Force Recon Marine who saves a young woman named Natasha Binder (Yancy Butler) from a gang of thugs in New Orleans. Chance learns that Binder is searching for her missing father (Chuck Pfarrer), and agrees to aid Binder in her search. They soon learn that Binder's father has died at the hands of hunt organisers Emil Fouchon (Lance Henriksen) and Pik van Cleef (Arnold Vosloo), a ruthless businessman and his right-hand mercenary, who arrange the hunting of homeless men as a form of recreational sport. The screenplay was written by Pfarrer and is based on the 1932 film adaptation of Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game".
Hard Target was Woo's first American film and the first major Hollywood film made by a Chinese director. Universal Pictures was nervous about having Woo direct a feature and sent in director Sam Raimi to look over the film's production and to take Woo's place as director if he were to fail. Woo went through several scripts finding mostly martial arts films with which he was not interested. After deciding on Pfarrer's script for Hard Target, Woo wanted to have actor Kurt Russell in the lead role, but found Russell too busy with other projects. Woo then went with Universal's initial choice of having Van Damme star. Woo got along with Van Damme during filming and raised the amount of action in the film as he knew that the actor was up for it.
After 65 days of filming in New Orleans, Woo had trouble with the Motion Picture Association of America to secure the R rating that Universal wanted. Woo made dozens of cuts to the film until the MPAA allowed it an R rating. On its initial release, Hard Target received mixed reviews from film critics but was a financial success. The film has gained a cult following especially for the action scenes, establishing Hard Target as a cult classic. Some critics regard it as one of Woo's best American films.
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