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The Hard Way is a 1991 American crime, buddy, comedy, and action film directed by John Badham. Produced by Rob Cohen and distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, the movie features Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, and Annabella Sciorra in the cast. The narrative is set in New York City, which also served as the primary filming location. The production involved the Badham-Cohen Group and Universal Pictures, with Donald McAlpine handling cinematography and Frank Morriss as the editor.
Arthur B. Rubinstein composed the score, with Arthur Rubinstein credited as a performer. The film has a runtime of 111 minutes and was released in various formats, including video on demand. It explores themes such as dual identity and undercover police work. The movie received review scores of 5.8 out of 10, 75 percent, and 6.4 out of 10, with an average vote rating of 6.162. It was produced with a budget of 24 million dollars and generated revenue of 65,595,485 dollars.
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6.2Seeking 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
- James Woods as John Moss
- Stephen Lang as Party Crasher
- Annabella Sciorra as Susan
- John Capodice as Grainy
- Luis Guzmán as Pooley
Themes
- dual identity
- undercover agent
- police
- identity
- detective
- role reversal
- movie star
- buddy cop
- manhattan, new york city
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- New York City Police Department
- Director
- John Badham
- Cast member
- Mary Mara
- Composer
- Arthur B. Rubinstein
- Producer
- Rob Cohen
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 268105
- Performer
- Arthur Rubinstein
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-06-27
- film editor
- Frank Morriss
- title
- The Hard Way
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 6.4/10
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