The Hard Way

Name: The Hard Way
Director: John Badham
Released: 1991
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, John Capodice

1991 · 111 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 22,999 VOTES · DIR. John Badham

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,404 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:17 You don't see me standin' here, man? See me lookin' at you?

00:06:42 # Pass the Old Gold

00:12:01 - Nickie! - It's crap, Angie. It's crap!

00:15:36 ...Phil, Arsenio. Woo-woo-woo-woo!

00:19:09 - Tonight? - Around 8.00.

00:23:03 We are really big fans!

00:26:37 Give me the name of a hotel or I bounce your ass out at the next light.

00:31:00 Shit.

00:35:07 - Frog dog, Billy. - I'll have a frog dog too, Billy.

00:39:26 John! Oh, well.

00:43:10 Hey, John... People find me wherever I go. It's like a curse.

00:47:11 Unbelievable. You and me, same place. What are the odds of that happening?

00:51:06 - Hey! Susan! - It was great!

00:55:29 Bye. Keep your little Dubonnet. I'm gone.

01:00:30 You made a gun like this with a laser sight, for someone else.

01:04:41 This isn't right. OK? I know where this is going and it's all wrong.

01:09:43 I better get this job.

01:14:58 Jesus, Lang, what'd you do?

01:19:34 "It never happened, Nick. I'll take the fall for you, Nick. "

01:26:00 - See a man, red shirt, blonde hair? - No.

01:33:04 I got the Party Crasher in the back of my unit.

01:37:41 I'm at the top of the world, with your buddy, Nick Lang.

01:45:05 Why did you come back? Why did I ever let you up here in the first place?

01:48:40 # Olde English filled my mind

Cast & Characters

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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,404

Dialogue density12.6 lines / min

First line00:02:17

Final line01:48:40

Production Record

DirectorJohn Badham

LanguageEnglish

Budget$24,000,000

Revenue$65,595,485

IMDb votes22,999