The Hard Way (1991)
The Hard Way (1991)
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Michael J. Fox
Nick Lang

James Woods
John Moss

Stephen Lang
Party Crasher

Annabella Sciorra
Susan

John Capodice
Grainy

Luis Guzmán
Pooley

LL Cool J
Billy

Mary Mara
China

Delroy Lindo
Captain Brix

Conrad Roberts
Witherspoon

Christina Ricci
Bonnie

Penny Marshall
Angie

George Cheung
Drug Dealer

Frank Geraci
Newsman

Sophie Maletsky
Pizza Waitress

Lewis Black
Banker

Rand Foerster
Banker

Anderson Matthews
Banker

Kathy Najimy
Lang's Girl Friday

Yasiin Bey
Dead Romeos

Dwayne McClary
Dead Romeos

Sharrieff Pugh
Dead Romeos

Anthony Thomas
Dead Romeos

Howard 'Stick' Baines
Dead Romeos

Shawn McLean
Dead Romeos

Curtis McClarin
Dead Romeos

Keenan Leung
Dead Romeos

Bill Cobbs
Raggedy Man

Reno
Diner Waitress

John Costelloe
Fake Dead Guy / Cop

Leif Riddell
Head Mugger

Johnny Sanchez
Mugger

Joseph Tripi
Mugger

Karen Lynn Gorney
Woman in Subway

Janet Sarno
Continental Representative

Jan Speck
T.V. Reporter

Holly Kuespert
'Smoking Gunn' Girl

John Ring
Homeboy Cop

Michael Jeffrey Woods
Cop

William Truesdale
Witherspoon's Bodyguard

Mark Woodcock
Clothing Salesman

Ed Setrakian
Chief Villain

David Sosna
Frog Dog Vendor / First Assistant Director

Adore O'Hara
Dead Entertainer

Michael Badalucco
Pizza Man

Jordanna Freedman
Moviegoer

Merrill Witten
Scared Subway Woman

Fracaswell Hyman
Wino

Mario Bosco
Boy in Theater

Bryant Gumbel
Self

Trish Cook
Dancer (uncredited)

Fabio
Bystander (uncredited)

George Gerard
Theatre Goer (uncredited)

David Hummel
Police Officer (uncredited)

Jim Lavin
Dying Film Detective (uncredited)

Anibal O. Lleras
Detective (uncredited)

Isabella Martinez Wall
Billy's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Paul Mormando
Ninja 1 (uncredited)

Ronald Rand
Paramedic (uncredited)

Kariim Ratcliff
Movie Goer (uncredited)

Andrew D. Schwartz
Press Photographer (uncredited)

Charles Scorsese
Senior Citizen (uncredited)

Frank Stellato
Subway Yuppie (uncredited)

Rob Cohen
Producer / Second Unit Director

Lem Dobbs
Producer / Story / Screenplay

John Badham
Director

Arthur B. Rubinstein
Original Music Composer

Michael Kozoll
Producer / Story

Tony Lombardo
Editor

Robert Primes
Director of Photography

G.A. Aguilar
Stunts

Diane Peterson
Stunts

Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator

Susan Bode Tyson
Set Decoration

James V. Gartland
Construction Coordinator

Mary E. Vogt
Costume Design

Bonnie Timmermann
Casting

Tom Warren
Assistant Art Director

Jeff Block
Casting Associate

Richard T. Allen
Construction Coordinator

Rick Provenzano
Hairstylist

Joseph Coscia
Hairstylist

Deborah La Mia Denaver
Hairstylist / Makeup Artist

Bron Roylance
Makeup Artist

George Potts
Assistant Costume Designer

John Magoun
Assistant Art Director

Jeff Jarvis
Special Effects Coordinator

Guy Tanno
Costume Supervisor

William A. Farley
Hairstylist

Dan Hoffman
Animation Supervisor

Dianne Dreyer
Script Supervisor

Philip Harrison
Production Design

John Kasarda
Art Direction

Charley Beal
Assistant Art Director

Timothy Alberts
Set Costumer

Bernadette Mazur
Makeup Artist

Steven Lambert
Stunt Double

Kerrie Cullen
Stunts

Manny Siverio
Stunts

Frank Ferrara
Stunts

Jery Hewitt
Stunts

John W. DeBlau
Gaffer

Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts

Paul Bucossi
Stunts

Norman Douglass
Stunts

David Knox
Steadicam Operator

Nancy Ellen Anzalone
Stunts

Peter Bucossi
Stunts

Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts

Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator

Danny Aiello III
Stunts

Dick Hancock
Stunts

Gene Harrison
Stunts / Stunt Double

Dana Bertolette
Stunts

Conan Lee
Stunts

William H. Steiner
Camera Operator

Harry Wowchuk
Stunts

Rick Seaman
Stunts

Tony Adler
Second Assistant Director

Barbara Anne Klein
Stunts

Donald McAlpine
Director of Photography

Frank Morriss
Editor

Charles Croughwell
Stunt Double

Peewee Piemonte
Stunts

Peter R. McIntosh
Co-Producer

Daniel Pyne
Screenplay

William Sackheim
Producer

Keith Rubinstein
Associate Producer

D.J. Caruso
Associate Producer

Frank Serrano
Second Second Assistant Director

Ingrid Johanson
Production Coordinator
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Details.
Release DateMarch 8, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Content RatingR
Budget$24,000,000
Box Office$65,595,485
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
dual identity
identity
undercover agent
role reversal
buddy cop
detective
police
movie star
manhattan, new york city
Wiki.
The Hard Way is a 1991 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by John Badham. It stars Michael J. Fox and James Woods in the leading roles, alongside Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Delroy Lindo and LL Cool J.
In the film, a popular actor in search of credibility (Fox) uses his clout to become the partner of a streetwise cop with relationship problems (Woods), amidst the exactions of an elusive serial killer, "The Party Crasher" (Lang), who has vowed to clean up the streets of New York by executing various disenfranchised people in public.
The film was released by Universal Pictures on March 8, 1991. It received positive reviews from critics and was generally a commercial success.
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