The Hard Way (1991)

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R | 1 hr 51 mins | Action, Comedy, Adventure | Released: 3/8/1991 |Box Office Total: $24.4M

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Synopsis:

An actor famous for his shallow action roles has an upcoming audition for a serious part in a cop movie. To prepare he arranges to trail a reluctant, tough-as-nails, rule-breaking detective, and winds up getting involved in the "real life" search for a Manhattan serial killer, The Party Crasher.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/8/1991

Director	Credit
John Badham	Director
Cast	Credit
Michael J. Fox	Nick Lang
James Woods	John Moss
Stephen Lang	Party Crasher
Annabella Sciorra	Susan
John Capodice	Grainy
Luis Guzman	Pooley
LL Cool J	Billy
Mary Mara	China
Delroy Lindo	Captain Brix
Conrad Roberts	Witherspoon
Christina Ricci	Bonnie
Penny Marshall	Angie
George Kee Cheung	Drug Dealer
Frank Geraci	Newsman
Sophie Maletsky	Pizza Waitress
Lewis Black	Banker
Rand Foerster	Banker
Anderson Matthews	Banker
Kathy Najimy	Lang's Girl Friday
Mos Def	Dead Romeo
Dwayne McClary	Dead Romeo
Sharrieff Pugh	Dead Romeo
Anthony Thomas	Dead Romeo
Howard Baines ('Stick')	Dead Romeo
Shawn McLean	Dead Romeo
Curtis McClarin	Dead Romeo
Keenan Leung	Asian Gang Leader
Bill Cobbs	Raggedy Man
Reno	Diner Waitress
John Costelloe	Fake Dead Guy/Cop
Jack Gindi	Ticket Taker
Leif Riddell	Head Mugger
Johnny Sanchez	Mugger
Joseph Tripi	Mugger
Karen Lynn Gorney	Woman in Subway
Janet Sarno	Continental Representative
Jan Speck	TV Reporter
Holly Kuespert	"Smoking Gunn" Girl
John Ring	Homeboy Cop
Michael Jeffrey Woods	Cop
William Truesdale	Witherspoon's Bodyguard
Mark Woodcock	Clothing Salesman
Edward Setrakian	Chief Villain
David Sosna	Frog Dog Vendor
Adore O'Hara	Dead Entertainer
Michael Badalucco	Pizza Man
Jordanna Freedman	Moviegoer
Merrill Witten	Scared Subway Woman
Fracaswell Hyman	Wino
Mario Bosco	Boy in Theater
Bryant Gumbel	Himself
Production Credits	Credit
Rob Cohen	Producer
Keith Rubenstein	Co-Producer
Keith Rubenstein	Associate Producer
William Sackheim	Producer
D.J. Caruso	Associate Producer
Peter McIntosh	Co-Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Badham/Cohen Group	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Deal, New Jersey, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Daniel Pyne	Screenplay
Lem Dobbs	From Story
Lem Dobbs	Screenplay
Michael Kozoll	From Story
Accounting	Credit
Nancy Griegel	Assistant Accountant
Ilene S Landress	Assistant Production Accountant - assistant production accountant 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Kathy McGill	Production Accountant
Hope Shaw	Assistant Accountant
Patricia Rivers Gillis	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Richard Prouse	Scenic Artist
John Kasarda	Art Director
Dave Weinman	Lead Person - leadman
Tom Warren	Art Assistant - assistant art direction
Phillip Harrison	Production Designer
Nikita Knatz	Storyboard Artist
Susan Bode	Set Decorator
Ernest Foster	Scenic Artist
John F Davis	Storyboard Artist
Charlie Beal	Art Assistant - assistant art direction
Alida Frattarola	Scenic Artist
John Magoun	Art Assistant - assistant art direction
Jennifer Goble	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Paul Dale	Scenic Artist
Casting	Credit
Timothy McDowell	Extras Casting Assistant
Sylvia Fay	Extras Casting
Bonnie Timmermann	Casting
Jeff Block	Casting Associate
Film Camera	Credit
Andy Schwartz	Photography - stills
Bill Steiner	Camera Operator
Joe Trammell	Video Playback
Frank Rinato	Camera Trainee
Alicia Webber	Cinematographer - consulting cinematographer
David Knox	Steadicam Operator
Robert Primes	Director of Photography
Vincent Gerardo	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Dale Caldwell	Color Timer
Robert Balzarini	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Jeff Hand	Steadicam Operator - Steadicam assistant
Karin Epstein	Photography - stills
Richard Mingalone	Camera Operator
Donald M McAlpine	Director of Photography
Chaim Kantor	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
David Orr	Color Timer
Ron Fortunato	Director of Photography - director of photography 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Bruce MacCallum	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Douglas C Hart	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Jessica Burstein	Photography - stills 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Tom Weston	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Roy H. Wagner	Director of Photography - director of photography 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Ron Zarilla	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
David Greene	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
William Gerardo	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Anthony Cappello	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Michael Talarico	Camera Operator - Vistavision Plate camera operator
Bobby Mancuso	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Stan Keitt	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Music	Credit
Mark J Horder	Orchestrations
LL Cool J	Song Performer
Arthur B Rubinstein	Music
John Caper Jr	Music Editor
Rick Stewart	Music - assistant music editor
Douglas Lackey	Music Editor
Bruce Botnick	Music - music mixer
Physical Effects	Credit
George Aguilar	Stunts
Charles Croughwell	Stunt Man
Conrad Palmisano	Stunt Coordinator
Danny Aiello III	Stunts
Steven Lambert	Stunt Man
Bruce Barbour	Stunts
Dana Bertolette	Stunts
Paul Bucossi	Stunts
Peter Bucosi	Stunts
Kerrie Cullen	Stunts
Richard L Douglass	Stunts
Nancy Ellen	Stunts
E J Evans	Stunts
Frank Ferrara	Stunts
Gene Harrison	Stunts
Dick Hancock	Stunts
Jery Hewitt	Stunts
Don Hewitt	Stunts
Barbara Anne Klein	Stunts
Ken Kensei	Stunts
Diane Peterson	Stunts
Conan Lee	Stunts
Debbie Lynn Ross	Stunts
Pee Wee Piemonte	Stunts
Lawrence Tan	Stunts
Rick Seaman	Stunts
Manny Siverio	Stunts
Harry Wowchuk	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Michael Beetham	Project Manager
Neri Kyle Tannenbaum	Location Manager
David Sosna	Assistant Director
Carol Shedd	Assistant Production Coordinator
Antonie L. Douaihy	Location Coordinator
Celia D Costas	Assistant Unit Manager - assistant unit production manager
Susan Fiore	DGA Trainee
Joie Gregory	Location Assistant (2nd Unit)
Justin Cook	Location Scout
Dianne Dreyer	Script Supervisor
Peter McIntosh	Unit Production Manager
William G Mensching	Technical Supervisor
Ingrid Johanson	Production Coordinator
Deirdre Horgan	Script Supervisor - script supervisor 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Lee Falon	Location Assistant (2nd Unit)
Jeff Flach	Location Coordinator
Eva Fyer	Unit Production Manager - unit production manager 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Peter Pastorelli	Location Manager - location manager 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Tony Adler	Assistant Director
Lorin Prince	DGA Trainee
Judith Lyn Brown	Production Coordinator - production coordinator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Frank Serrano	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Alexis Alexanian	Production Coordinator - production coordinator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Nathalie Vadim	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Harvey Waldman	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Drew Ann Rosenberg	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Eric Myers	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Rick Alexander	Rerecording Mixer
James Sabat	Sound Mixer
Louis Sabat	Boom Operator
Albert Romero	Sound Dubbing - dubbing recordist
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Tanya Sharp David	ADR Mixer
Kelly L Manger	Assistant Sound Editor
William L Manger	Sound Editor
Mary Jo Lang	Foley Recordist
Greg W Lowe	ADR - ADR recordist
Kevin Bartnof	Foley Artist
James Ashwill	Foley Mixer
Jim Bolt	Rerecording Mixer
Neil Burrow	Sound Editor
Hilda Hodges	Foley Artist
Dean Manly	Assistant Sound Editor
James J Isaacs	Sound Editor
Joel Fein	Rerecording Mixer
Keith Mouat	Sound Editor
John M Phillips	Sound Editor
Solange S Boisseau	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Jeff Jarvis	Special Effects Coordinator
Dan Hoffman	Visual Effects - animation and effects engineer
Gary Bentley	Special Effects - special effects crew
Dan Cangemi	Special Effects - special effects crew
John Ottesen	Special Effects - special effects crew
Mike Reedy	Special Effects - special effects crew
John McLeod	Special Effects - special effects crew
Andrew J Miller	Special Effects - special effects crew
Gary Schaedler	Special Effects - special effects crew
Casey Cavanaugh	Special Effects - special effects crew
Jeffrey S Brink	Special Effects - special effects crew
Mike Maggi	Special Effects - special effects crew
Tom Catalano	Special Effects - special effects crew
Ron Ottesen	Special Effects - special effects crew
Anthony Maggi	Special Effects - special effects crew
Richard Huggins	Special Effects - smoke effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Robert Musco	Wardrobe Supervisor - men's wardrobe supervisor
Deborah LaMia Denaver	Hair - hair/makeup
Rick Provenzano	Hair Stylist
George Potts	Assistant Costume Designer
James Roberts	Costumes - costumer 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Bron Roylance	Makeup
Guy Tanno	Costume Supervisor - costume supervisor 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Mary Vogt	Costume Designer
Rose Trimarco Cuervo	Wardrobe Supervisor - women's wardrobe supervisor
Joe Coscia	Hair Stylist - hair stylist 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Bernadette Mazur	Makeup
Joseph Cuervo	Makeup - makeup 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
William A Farley	Hair Stylist - hair stylist 2nd unit (2nd Unit)

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