The Hard Way

The Hard Way (1991)

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

  • Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
  • Release Date: 1991-03-08
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 417 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Badham-Cohen Group
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Badham
star 6.1/10
From 417 Ratings
6.4

Summary

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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  • 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
  • Christina Ricci

    as Bonnie
  • Penny Marshall

    as Angie
  • George Cheung

    as Drug Dealer
  • Frank Geraci

    as Newsman
  • Sophie Maletsky

    as Pizza Waitress
  • Lewis Black

    as Banker
  • Rand Foerster

    as Banker
  • Anderson Matthews

    as Banker
  • Kathy Najimy

    as Lang's Girl Friday
  • Yasiin Bey

    as Dead Romeos
  • Dwayne McClary

    as Dead Romeos
  • Sharrieff Pugh

    as Dead Romeos
  • Anthony Thomas

    as Dead Romeos
  • Howard 'Stick' Baines

    as Dead Romeos
  • Shawn McLean

    as Dead Romeos
  • Curtis McClarin

    as Dead Romeos
  • Keenan Leung

    as Dead Romeos
  • Bill Cobbs

    as Raggedy Man
  • Reno

    as Diner Waitress
  • John Costelloe

    as Fake Dead Guy / Cop
  • Leif Riddell

    as Head Mugger
  • Johnny Sanchez

    as Mugger
  • Joseph Tripi

    as Mugger
  • Karen Lynn Gorney

    as Woman in Subway
  • Janet Sarno

    as Continental Representative
  • Jan Speck

    as T.V. Reporter
  • Holly Kuespert

    as 'Smoking Gunn' Girl
  • John Ring

    as Homeboy Cop
  • Michael Jeffrey Woods

    as Cop
  • William Truesdale

    as Witherspoon's Bodyguard
  • Mark Woodcock

    as Clothing Salesman
  • Ed Setrakian

    as Chief Villain
  • David Sosna

    as Frog Dog Vendor
  • Adore O'Hara

    as Dead Entertainer
  • Michael Badalucco

    as Pizza Man
  • Jordanna Freedman

    as Moviegoer
  • Merrill Witten

    as Scared Subway Woman
  • Fracaswell Hyman

    as Wino
  • Mario Bosco

    as Boy in Theater
  • Bryant Gumbel

    as Self
  • Trish Cook

    as Dancer (uncredited)
  • Fabio

    as Bystander (uncredited)
  • George Gerard

    as Theatre Goer (uncredited)
  • David Hummel

    as Police Officer (uncredited)
  • Jim Lavin

    as Dying Film Detective (uncredited)
  • Anibal O. Lleras

    as Detective (uncredited)
  • Isabella Martinez Wall

    as Billy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
  • Paul Mormando

    as Ninja 1 (uncredited)
  • Ronald Rand

    as Paramedic (uncredited)
  • Kariim Ratcliff

    as Movie Goer (uncredited)
  • Andrew D. Schwartz

    as Press Photographer (uncredited)
  • Charles Scorsese

    as Senior Citizen (uncredited)
  • Frank Stellato

    as Subway Yuppie (uncredited)
Production Rob Cohen Producer
Production Lem Dobbs Producer
Directing John Badham Director
Sound Arthur B. Rubinstein Original Music Composer
Production Michael Kozoll Producer
Editing Tony Lombardo Editor
Camera Robert Primes Director of Photography
Crew G.A. Aguilar Stunts
Crew Diane Peterson Stunts
Crew Conrad E. Palmisano Stunt Coordinator
Art Susan Bode Tyson Set Decoration
Art James V. Gartland Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Mary E. Vogt Costume Design
Production Bonnie Timmermann Casting
Art Tom Warren Assistant Art Director
Production Jeff Block Casting Associate
Art Richard T. Allen Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Rick Provenzano Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Joseph Coscia Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Deborah La Mia Denaver Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Deborah La Mia Denaver Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Bron Roylance Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up George Potts Assistant Costume Designer
Art John Magoun Assistant Art Director
Crew Jeff Jarvis Special Effects Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Guy Tanno Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up William A. Farley Hairstylist
Visual Effects Dan Hoffman Animation Supervisor
Directing Dianne Dreyer Script Supervisor
Art Philip Harrison Production Design
Art John Kasarda Art Direction
Art Charley Beal Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up Timothy Alberts Set Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Bernadette Mazur Makeup Artist
Crew Steven Lambert Stunt Double
Crew Kerrie Cullen Stunts
Crew Manny Siverio Stunts
Crew Frank Ferrara Stunts
Crew Jery Hewitt Stunts
Lighting John W. DeBlau Gaffer
Crew Bruce Paul Barbour Stunts
Crew Paul Bucossi Stunts
Crew Norman Douglass Stunts
Camera David Knox Steadicam Operator
Crew Nancy Ellen Anzalone Stunts
Crew Peter Bucossi Stunts
Crew Debbie Lynn Ross Stunts
Camera Dick Mingalone Camera Operator
Directing David Sosna First Assistant Director
Crew Danny Aiello III Stunts
Crew Dick Hancock Stunts
Crew Gene Harrison Stunts
Directing Rob Cohen Second Unit Director
Crew Dana Bertolette Stunts
Crew Gene Harrison Stunt Double
Crew Conan Lee Stunts
Camera William H. Steiner Camera Operator
Crew Harry Wowchuk Stunts
Crew Rick Seaman Stunts
Directing Tony Adler Second Assistant Director
Crew Barbara Anne Klein Stunts
Camera Donald McAlpine Director of Photography
Editing Frank Morriss Editor
Crew Charles Croughwell Stunt Double
Crew Peewee Piemonte Stunts
Production Peter R. McIntosh Co-Producer
Writing Lem Dobbs Story
Writing Michael Kozoll Story
Writing Daniel Pyne Screenplay
Writing Lem Dobbs Screenplay
Production William Sackheim Producer
Production Keith Rubinstein Associate Producer
Production D. J. Caruso Associate Producer
Directing Frank Serrano Second Second Assistant Director
Production Ingrid Johanson Production Coordinator

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