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| Directed by | John Badham |
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| Music by | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
Production company | The Badham/Cohen Group |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $24 million |
| Box office | $65.6 million |
The Hard Way is a 1991 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by John Badham. It stars Michael J. Fox and James Woods in the leading roles, alongside Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Delroy Lindo and LL Cool J.[1][2]
In the film, a popular actor in search of credibility (Fox) uses his clout to become the partner of a streetwise cop with relationship problems (Woods), amidst the exactions of an elusive serial killer, "The Party Crasher" (Lang), who has vowed to clean up the streets of New York by executing various disenfranchised people in public.[3]
The film was released by Universal Pictures on March 8, 1991. It received positive reviews from critics and was generally a commercial success.
- ^ Koltnow, Barry (January 6, 1993). "Cleaning Up His Act". chicagotribune.com. The Orange County Register. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Ryce, Linette (January 29, 2010). "LL Cool J reflects on his career". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "The Hard Way (1991)". moviehousememories.com. April 13, 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.