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The Hard Way

An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.

Director

John Badham

Year

Genre

action, comedy, crime

Box Office

$25,895,485

Production

The Badham-Cohen Group,Universal Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

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Nick Lang

John Moss

Party Crasher

Susan

Annabella Sciorra

Grainy

Pooley

Billy

China

Captain Brix

Witherspoon

Bonnie

Christina Ricci

Angie

Drug Dealer

Newsman

Pizza Waitress

Sophie Maletsky

Banker

Banker

Banker

Anderson Matthews

Lang's Girl Friday

Dead Romeos

Dead Romeos

Dead Romeos

Dead Romeos

Dead Romeos

Howard 'Stick' Baines

Dead Romeos

Dead Romeos

Curtis McClarin

Asian Gang Leader

Raggedy Man

Fake Dead Guy

Ticket Taker

Head Mugger

Mugger

Mugger

Woman in Subway

Karen Lynn Gorney

Continental Representative

T.V. Reporter

'Smoking Gunn' Girl

Homeboy Cop

Cop

Michael Jeffrey Woods

Witherspoon's Bodyguard

William Truesdale

Clothing Salesman

Chief Villain

Frog Dog Vendor

Dead Entertainer

Pizza Man

Michael Badalucco

Moviegoer

Jordanna Freedman

Scared Subway Woman

Wino

Fracaswell Hyman

Boy in Theater

Self

Dancer

Bystander

Theatre Goer

Police Officer

Dying film Detective

Detective

Anibal O. Lleras

Billy's Girlfriend

Isabella Martinez Wall

Hip Cat

Ninja 1

Paramedic

Movie Goer

Kariim Ratcliff

Press Photographer

Andrew D. Schwartz

Senior Citizen

Charles Scorsese

Subway Yuppie

Diner Waitress

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Nick Lang John Moss Bonnie Captain Brix Party Crasher Angie Susan Pooley China

You don't see me standin' here, man?
See me lookin' at you? - The Hard Way

You don't see me standin' here, man? See me lookin...

# Shotgun blasts are heard - The Hard Way

# Shotgun blasts are heard

Billy, you got him? - The Hard Way

Billy, you got him?

Damn it, he's right there. Billy! - The Hard Way

Damn it, he's right there. Billy!

- Chill! Wait for me get my gun out.
- Don't tell me how to drive, Billy. - The Hard Way

- Chill! Wait for me get my gun out. - Don't tell me ho...

- Come on! Shit!
- Jumpin' Jesus. - The Hard Way

- Come on! Shit! - Jumpin' Jesus.

You're gonna die. If I ever
get out of this, you're gonna die. - The Hard Way

You're gonna die. If I ever get out of this, you'r...

Shoot him! Shoot him! - The Hard Way

Shoot him! Shoot him!

Yahoo! You see that, sucker? - The Hard Way

Yahoo! You see that, sucker?

When are you gonna come to me with something with a little relevance - The Hard Way

When are you gonna come to me with something with a little...

They're all the same anyway All they ask me about is the paternity suit - The Hard Way

They're all the same anyway All they ask me about is...

You got two ways to deal with this - The Hard Way

You got two ways to deal with this

Not if you tied my tongue to your tailpipe - The Hard Way

Not if you tied my tongue to your tailpipe

I gave the little maggot a chance - The Hard Way

I gave the little maggot a chance

Norma bang bang - The Hard Way

Norma bang bang

Look dickwad I don't give a rat's ass where you're coming from okay - The Hard Way

Look dickwad I don't give a rat's ass where...

Where are you staying What the Plaza the Regency Give me a name - The Hard Way

Where are you staying What the Plaza the Regency Give me a...

You listen you egomaniacal little cockroach - The Hard Way

You listen you egomaniacal little cockroach

- What is that?
- It's a rubber gun. I got it from props. - The Hard Way

- What is that? - It's a rubber gun. I got it from prop...

Hey, stay here. - The Hard Way

Hey, stay here.

Oh, man. - The Hard Way

What you want to do is you want to graduate from high school - The Hard Way

What you want to do is you want to graduate from high school

Gee, Moss, we gotta
stop meeting like this. - The Hard Way

Gee, Moss, we gotta stop meeting like this.

They didn't have 'em. - The Hard Way

They didn't have 'em.

You sure impound didn't have anything more low-profile?

Hi, Bonnie. Is your mother home? - The Hard Way

Hi, Bonnie. Is your mother home?

OK. Knock that shit off, all right? - The Hard Way

OK. Knock that shit off, all right?

Don't eat like me don't sit like me - The Hard Way

Don't eat like me don't sit like me

You ever kill anybody - The Hard Way

You ever kill anybody

Hey why don't you go tie you dick in a knot huh - The Hard Way

Hey why don't you go tie you dick in a knot huh

I can't believe he'd just kill in broad daylight like that - The Hard Way

I can't believe he'd just kill in broad daylight...

Whoa. Look at this. - The Hard Way

Whoa. Look at this.

Look at this - The Hard Way

You know you look just like Nick Lang - The Hard Way

You know you look just like Nick Lang

Crash. - The Hard Way

She hates me - The Hard Way

Oh don't you take that tone with me - The Hard Way

Oh don't you take that tone with me

Honey's good Ever since my divorce - The Hard Way

Honey's good Ever since my divorce

You son of a bitch! - The Hard Way

You son of a bitch!

I can't even go to the bathroom! - The Hard Way

I can't even go to the bathroom!

You might wanna try skipping a meal every now and then - The Hard Way

You might wanna try skipping a meal every now and then

Well in the movies they get 17 takes to get it right - The Hard Way

Well in the movies they get 17 takes to get it right

All right. You're under arrest! - The Hard Way

All right. You're under arrest!

Oh, shit! Where the fuck are we? - The Hard Way

Oh, shit! Where the fuck are we?

Motherfucker! - The Hard Way

Somebody call a cop - The Hard Way

Somebody call a cop

Ray's pinned down and he won't shoot
cos of the people standing around. - The Hard Way

Ray's pinned down and he won't shoot cos of the pe...

Police report'll look
better with your name on it, John. - The Hard Way

Police report'll look better with your name on it, John...

- Kill him now!
- Fuck. - The Hard Way

- Kill him now! - Fuck.

Thanks for the warning. - The Hard Way

Thanks for the warning.

Shit I don't like it - The Hard Way

Shit I don't like it

Don't move. Police! - The Hard Way

Don't move. Police!

Continental Airlines flight 23
to Los Angeles is now ready for boarding. - The Hard Way

Continental Airlines flight 23 to Los Angeles is now ready f...

Hi. May I have your ticket please? - The Hard Way

Hi. May I have your ticket please?

China China where's Moss - The Hard Way

China China where's Moss

Nick. Nickie, baby! - The Hard Way

Nick. Nickie, baby!

"It never happened, Nick.
I'll take the fall for you, Nick. " - The Hard Way

"It never happened, Nick. I'll take the fall for y...

He's half an hour late. - The Hard Way

He's half an hour late.

Oh, shit. Here he comes! - The Hard Way

Oh, shit. Here he comes!

I was... hoping you were stupid... - The Hard Way

I was... hoping you were stupid...

Don't shoot! He'll blow the place up.
I'm standing in the shit. - The Hard Way

Don't shoot! He'll blow the place up. I'm sta...

You stupid idiot! - The Hard Way

You stupid idiot!

I'm at the Beacon Theater,
in pursuit of the Party Crasher. - The Hard Way

I'm at the Beacon Theater, in pursuit of the Party Cras...

There you are you son of a bitch - The Hard Way

There you are you son of a bitch

- Police officer.
- Can I help you? - The Hard Way

- Police officer. - Can I help you?

- Police.
- Yeah, and where's your badge? - The Hard Way

- Police. - Yeah, and where's your badge?

Oh! Oh, my God, no! - The Hard Way

Oh! Oh, my God, no!

Joe, you gotta help me! - The Hard Way

Joe, you gotta help me!

OK, hold it. Freeze. - The Hard Way

OK, hold it. Freeze.

Keep him alive for trial. That's all I ask.
What the hell is he doing here? - The Hard Way

Keep him alive for trial. That's all I ask. What the he...

- Pull over now!
- Drop the gun! - The Hard Way

- Pull over now! - Drop the gun!

- Drop the gun.
- Stop the car. - The Hard Way

- Drop the gun. - Stop the car.

This is hard to say - The Hard Way

This is hard to say

- Hello?
- It's me. I got your girl. - The Hard Way

- Hello? - It's me. I got your girl.

"The top of the world
with your buddy, Nick Lang. " - The Hard Way

"The top of the world with your buddy, Nick Lang. "...

Susan! Susan! - The Hard Way

Whooooo-ya! - The Hard Way

You're not a real hero. - The Hard Way

You're not a real hero.

Come on. All right. - The Hard Way

Come on. All right.

Ah, my shoe. Shit! That was a Ferragamo. - The Hard Way

Ah, my shoe. Shit! That was a Ferragamo.

- Hurry!
- Susan! - The Hard Way

- Hurry! - Susan!

Hello! - The Hard Way

Oh man This is too real - The Hard Way

Oh man This is too real

This whole movie is stuff that I said to him - The Hard Way

This whole movie is stuff that I said to him

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An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: John Badham

Writer: Lem Dobbs, Michael Kozoll, Daniel Pyne

Production: The Badham-Cohen Group,Universal Pictures

Genre: action, comedy, crime

Year: 1991

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: $25,895,485

Released: 08 Mar 1991

Awards: 1 nomination

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