The Hard Way (1991 film)
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| Directed by | John Badham |
| Produced by |
Rob Cohen William Sackheim |
| Screenplay by |
Daniel Pyne Lem Dobbs |
| Story by | Lem Dobbs Michael Kozoll |
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| Music by | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
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The Badham/Cohen Group
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $24 million |
| Box office | $65,595,485 |
| The Hard Way: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Film score (Digital download / Audio CD) by Arthur Rubenstein | |
| Released | April 2nd, 1991 |
| Label | Varese Sarabande |
The Hard Way is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by John Badham, and starring Michael J. Fox and James Woods. Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Luis Guzmán, LL Cool J, Delroy Lindo, Christina Ricci, Mos Def, Kathy Najimy, Michael Badalucco, and Lewis Black appear in supporting roles.
Fox and Woods would later co-star again in 2002's Stuart Little 2, only this time around as the hero and the villain, respectively.
A serial killer known as the "Party Crasher" (Stephen Lang) telephones the police, notifying them that he is about to murder another individual at a night club, daring them to stop him. Police converge on the night club, but the officers, including tough but cynical NYPD cop Lieutenant John Moss (James Woods), are unable to stop the gunshot killing of an innocent person. The Party Crasher flees in the ensuing chaos, and Moss is thrown off a car while trying to stop the killer. While Moss has his injuries tended to, he barks some obscene comments at media members and cameras.
In Hollywood, Nick Lang (Michael J. Fox) is a wealthy, pampered movie star who is best known as "Smoking" Joe Gunn, the title character in a series of highly popular pulp action films (similar to Indiana Jones). In order to be taken more seriously as an actor, he is vying for the leading role in the heavy cop drama Blood on the Asphalt. The producers want Mel Gibson for the role. Nick vows to "prepare" for the role by attempting to be an actual cop. After seeing Moss's outburst on TV, Nick pulls strings with NYC Mayor David Dinkins to be assigned as Moss's new partner on the force. Moss wants no part of the deal, but is forced to comply by his captain (Delroy Lindo), who just happens to be a huge Nick Lang fan. To make matters worse, looking after Nick means that Moss will have to be removed from the Party Crasher case.
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