The Hard Way  

Fri Mar 08 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.

The Movie Database: 6.2/10

Internet Movie Database: 6.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 75%

Cast and Crew

Directed By, John Badham |

Screenplay By, Daniel Pyne | Lem Dobbs |

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Michael J. Fox

Nick Lang
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James Woods

John Moss
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Stephen Lang

Party Crasher
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Annabella Sciorra

Susan
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John Capodice

Grainy
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Luis Guzmán

Pooley
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LL Cool J

Billy
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Mary Mara

China
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Delroy Lindo

Captain Brix
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Conrad Roberts

Witherspoon
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Christina Ricci

Bonnie
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Penny Marshall

Angie
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George Cheung

Drug Dealer
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Frank Geraci

Newsman
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Sophie Maletsky

Pizza Waitress
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Lewis Black

Banker
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Rand Foerster

Banker
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Anderson Matthews

Banker
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Kathy Najimy

Lang's Girl Friday
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Yasiin Bey

Dead Romeos
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Dwayne McClary

Dead Romeos
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Sharrieff Pugh

Dead Romeos
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Anthony Thomas

Dead Romeos
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Howard 'Stick' Baines

Dead Romeos
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Shawn McLean

Dead Romeos
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Curtis McClarin

Dead Romeos
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Keenan Leung

Dead Romeos
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Bill Cobbs

Raggedy Man
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Reno

Diner Waitress
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John Costelloe

Fake Dead Guy / Cop
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Leif Riddell

Head Mugger
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Johnny Sanchez

Mugger
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Joseph Tripi

Mugger
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Karen Lynn Gorney

Woman in Subway
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Janet Sarno

Continental Representative
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Jan Speck

T.V. Reporter
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Holly Kuespert

'Smoking Gunn' Girl
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John Ring

Homeboy Cop
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Michael Jeffrey Woods

Cop
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William Truesdale

Witherspoon's Bodyguard
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Mark Woodcock

Clothing Salesman
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Ed Setrakian

Chief Villain
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David Sosna

Frog Dog Vendor
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Adore O'Hara

Dead Entertainer
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Michael Badalucco

Pizza Man
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Jordanna Freedman

Moviegoer
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Merrill Witten

Scared Subway Woman
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Fracaswell Hyman

Wino
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Mario Bosco

Boy in Theater
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Bryant Gumbel

Self
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Trish Cook

Dancer (uncredited)
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Fabio

Bystander (uncredited)
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George Gerard

Theatre Goer (uncredited)
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David Hummel

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Jim Lavin

Dying Film Detective (uncredited)
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Anibal O. Lleras

Detective (uncredited)
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Isabella Martinez Wall

Billy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Paul Mormando

Ninja 1 (uncredited)
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Ronald Rand

Paramedic (uncredited)
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Kariim Ratcliff

Movie Goer (uncredited)
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Andrew D. Schwartz

Press Photographer (uncredited)
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Charles Scorsese

Senior Citizen (uncredited)
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Frank Stellato

Subway Yuppie (uncredited)
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Action
Comedy
Crime

Tagline

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

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Production Companies

The Badham-Cohen Group
Universal Pictures

Runtime

111 minutes

Budget

24.000 Million $

Box-Office

65.595 Million $

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