TheJonathanSim
What do you call an action comedy with no cool action and no funny comedy?
The Hard Way.
The Hard Way
- Action
- Comedy
- Crime
3/8/1991
111
R
There's only one way these two are going to get along...
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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- Revenue:
- $65,595,485
- Budget:
- $24,000,000
Videos
Cast
- Michael J. FoxNick Lang
- James WoodsJohn Moss
- Stephen LangParty Crasher
- Annabella SciorraSusan
- John CapodiceGrainy
- Luis GuzmánPooley
- LL Cool JBilly
- Mary MaraChina
- Delroy LindoCaptain Brix
- Conrad RobertsWitherspoon
- Christina RicciBonnie
- Penny MarshallAngie
- George CheungDrug Dealer
- Frank GeraciNewsman
- Sophie MaletskyPizza Waitress
- Lewis BlackBanker
Reviews
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...