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The Hard Way

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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.

Cast

Michael J. Fox as Nick Lang
Michael J. Fox

as Nick Lang

James Woods as John Moss
James Woods

as John Moss

Stephen Lang as Party Crasher
Stephen Lang

as Party Crasher

John Capodice as Grainy
John Capodice

as Grainy

Luis Guzmán as Pooley
Luis Guzmán

as Pooley

LL Cool J as Billy
LL Cool J

as Billy

Mary Mara as China
Mary Mara

as China

Delroy Lindo as Captain Brix
Delroy Lindo

as Captain Brix

Conrad Roberts as Witherspoon
Conrad Roberts

as Witherspoon

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • March 8, 1991

Production Companies

  • The Badham-Cohen Group

  • Universal Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $24,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $65,595,485.00

Runtime

  • 1.85 hrs

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

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. …