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?

00:06:39 # Rippin', killin'

00:11:49 Gee, it's great to be wanted.

00:15:15 I wanna spend two weeks with this guy. I wanna eat, sleep, breathe John Moss.

00:18:42 Oh, no. That was taken out of context.

00:22:20 ...and the guy who wipes his ass after he pinches off his loaf, OK?

00:25:52 - Give me a name. - I'm staying with you.

00:30:02 - Hey, Nick Lang. He's bad. Real bad! - Nick Lang is a faggot.

00:33:42 Fine. If that's the way you wanna be about it, that's great.

00:38:17 Too many birds in his antenna. I dunno what the hell it takes. He's crazy.

00:42:00 Well, you know.

00:45:35 I'll tell you what. I don't have to go. I'll just...

00:49:35 I get a world-class woody every time I go down there.

00:53:22 - Lang! - Susan.

00:58:35 You gotta help me. I have got to get rid of this guy. Please?

01:02:36 Maybe he's just not interested.

01:06:42 You pig!

01:11:18 Get Pooley, Grainy and anybody else you can round up.

01:16:30 Go back, host charity balls, save whales...

01:21:34 You obviously, you just don't understand what I'm trying to do.

01:29:29 Keep him alive for trial. That's all I ask. What the hell is he doing here?

01:34:09 - He's a liar. - Is this some kind of joke?

01:40:37 - Wait, wait! Hold on! - You got me?

01:45:57 Real bad guys. Real bullets. Real blood.

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 line01:45:57

Production Record

DirectorJohn Badham

LanguageEnglish

Budget$24,000,000

Revenue$65,595,485

IMDb votes22,999