The Hard Way (1991)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $24,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $65,595,485.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.136 |
Directed By
John Badham
Crew
John Badham
Lem Dobbs
Michael Kozoll
Robert Primes
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Tony Lombardo
Rob Cohen
G.A. Aguilar
Diane Peterson
Conrad E. Palmisano
Bonnie Timmermann
Philip Harrison
John Kasarda
Susan Bode Tyson
Mary E. Vogt
Charley Beal
John Magoun
Tom Warren
Richard T. Allen
James V. Gartland
Jeff Jarvis
Dan Hoffman
Jeff Block
George Potts
Guy Tanno
Timothy Alberts
Dianne Dreyer
Rick Provenzano
Deborah La Mia Denaver
William A. Farley
Joseph Coscia
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Bron Roylance
Bernadette Mazur
Steven Lambert
Rob Cohen
Tony Adler
David Sosna
Nancy Ellen Anzalone
Bruce Paul Barbour
Dana Bertolette
Danny Aiello III
Paul Bucossi
Kerrie Cullen
Peter Bucossi
Frank Ferrara
Dick Hancock
Norman Douglass
Gene Harrison
Jery Hewitt
Conan Lee
Debbie Lynn Ross
Rick Seaman
Manny Siverio
Gene Harrison
Harry Wowchuk
John W. DeBlau
David Knox
William H. Steiner
Dick Mingalone
Barbara Anne Klein
Frank Morriss
Donald McAlpine
Charles Croughwell
Peewee Piemonte
Peter R. McIntosh
Lem Dobbs
Michael Kozoll
Daniel Pyne
Lem Dobbs
William Sackheim
Keith Rubinstein
D.J. Caruso
Frank Serrano
Ingrid Johanson
TOP CAST
Michael J. Fox
Nick Lang
James Woods
John Moss
Stephen Lang
Party Crasher
Annabella Sciorra
Susan
John Capodice
Grainy
Luis Guzmán
Pooley
LL Cool J
Billy
Mary Mara
China
Delroy Lindo
Captain Brix
Conrad Roberts
Witherspoon
Christina Ricci
Bonnie
Penny Marshall
Angie
George Cheung
Drug Dealer
Frank Geraci
Newsman
Sophie Maletsky
Pizza Waitress
Lewis Black
Banker
Rand Foerster
Banker
Anderson Matthews
Banker
Kathy Najimy
Lang's Girl Friday
Yasiin Bey
Dead Romeos
Dwayne McClary
Dead Romeos
Sharrieff Pugh
Dead Romeos
Anthony Thomas
Dead Romeos
Howard 'Stick' Baines
Dead Romeos
Shawn McLean
Dead Romeos
Curtis McClarin
Dead Romeos
Keenan Leung
Dead Romeos
Bill Cobbs
Raggedy Man
Reno
Diner Waitress
John Costelloe
Fake Dead Guy / Cop
Leif Riddell
Head Mugger
Johnny Sanchez
Mugger
Joseph Tripi
Mugger
Karen Lynn Gorney
Woman in Subway
Janet Sarno
Continental Representative
Jan Speck
T.V. Reporter
Holly Kuespert
'Smoking Gunn' Girl
John Ring
Homeboy Cop
William Truesdale
Witherspoon's Bodyguard
Mark Woodcock
Clothing Salesman
Ed Setrakian
Chief Villain
David Sosna
Frog Dog Vendor
Adore O'Hara
Dead Entertainer
Michael Badalucco
Pizza Man
Jordanna Freedman
Moviegoer
Merrill Witten
Scared Subway Woman
Fracaswell Hyman
Wino
Mario Bosco
Boy in Theater
Bryant Gumbel
Self
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