Hard Target

1993
18
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

58K

YOUR RATING

Jean-Claude Van Damme in Hard Target (1993)

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Dark Comedy Gun Fu Action Crime Thriller

A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

58K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

Mr. Lopacki
(as Bob Apisa)

Arnold Vosloo

Pik van Cleaf

Douglas Rye

Frick
(as Douglas Forsythe Rye)

Mike Leinert

Frack
(as Michael D. Leinert)

Lenore Banks

Marie

Willie C. Carpenter

Elijah Roper
(as Willie Carpenter)

Barbara Tasker

Waitress

Kasi Lemmons

Det. Marie Mitchell

Randy Cheramie

Shop Steward

Eliott Keener

Randal Poe

Robert Pavlovich

Police Detective

Marco St. John

Dr. Morton

Joe Warfield

Ismal Zenan

Jeanette Kontomitras

Madam

Director
- John Woo
Writer
- Chuck Pfarrer
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
Universal was afraid that John Woo's limited English would be a problem on set, so they hired Sam Raimi to oversee the entire shoot and replace Woo if need be.

Goofs
When Fouchon is going over Chance Boudreaux's military record he says that (Chance) was apart of Marine Force Recon and his file even says U.S. Marines but the picture shown in the file shows him wearing a U.S. Army service uniform.

Quotes
Natasha Binder: What kind of a name is Chance?
Chance Boudreaux: Well... my momma took one...

Alternate versions
A 128 minute workprint of Hard Target also exists, but in a even lesser quality than the 116-minute test screening. It appears to be an assembly cut which was later trimmed down to the 116-minute version. It is mostly the same as the test screening cut, though it includes the following differences:
there is no music score throughout the whole film
many sound effects are missing
alternate/extended scenes of dialogue
alternate/extended shots in certain scenes
additional shots and missing shots

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Man Without a Face/Wilder Napalm/King of the Hill/Hard Target/And the Band Played On (1993)

Soundtracks
Opus 57 Appassionata Sonata
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Dr. John Murphy

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Featured review

8/10

John Woo and Van Damme make a pretty good team

Right here and now I'll say this is Van Damme best movie and he picked the right director for it. It an action adventure about a team of killers are who paid to hunt by rich people. The movie is not action filled as the video box may tell you. But it does have enough to make your mouth water. If you know John Woo than you know that his films spread out the action and put space of acting between them. The acting is not top notch but it is believable. But what makes this movie is the action sequences. They have remnants of Woo's other movies like Broken Arrow, Hard Boiled, The Killer and the final scene looks like it was plucked straight out of Face/Off. You have to see it to believe it. Van Damme does his normal tough guy not talking much thing but it is great to see him with two pistols in his hands. It's a 7 for total movie but gets a 10 for action. Action movie junkies will love Hard Target. John Woo and Van Damme makes for great action.