The Hard Way

There's only one way these two are going to get along...

6.219911h 51m

Released

Action

Comedy

Crime

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1991-03-08

Runtime1h 51m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$24,000,000

Revenue$65,595,485

Keywords

manhattan, new york city

Videos

1 total

Trailer

The Hard Way Official Trailer #1 - James Woods Movie (1991) HD

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Cast & Crew

Michael J. Fox

as Nick Lang

James Woods

as John Moss

Stephen Lang

as Party Crasher

Annabella Sciorra

as Susan

John Capodice

as Grainy

Luis Guzmán

as Pooley

LL Cool J

as Billy

Mary Mara

as China

Delroy Lindo

as Captain Brix

Conrad Roberts

as Witherspoon

Reviews

TheJonathanSim

Feb 28, 2019

4/10

What do you call an action comedy with no cool action and no funny comedy? The Hard Way.

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John Chard

May 23, 2020

6/10

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 cinem…

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