The Hard Way
“There's only one way these two are going to get along...”
1991•R•1h 51m•6.2•Released
ActionComedyCrime
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.
Director
John Badham
Writer
Daniel Pyne, Lem Dobbs
Budget
$24M
Revenue
$66M
Languages
English
Studio
The Badham-Cohen Group
Cast
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
Christina Ricci
Bonnie
Penny Marshall
Angie
George Cheung
Drug Dealer
Frank Geraci
Newsman
Sophie Maletsky
Pizza Waitress
Production
Company
The Badham-Cohen Group
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Lem Dobbs
Producer
Michael Kozoll
Producer
Rob Cohen
Producer
William Sackheim
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