The Hard Way

The Hard Way (1991)

Timing: 1:51 (111 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1991-03-08

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, The Badham-Cohen Group

Genre

Action, Comedy, Crime

Budget

$24 000 000

Revenue

$65 595 485

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Director

John Badham

Actors

Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, John Capodice, Luis Guzmán, LL Cool J, Mary Mara, Delroy Lindo, Conrad Roberts
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Scenario

Producer

Michael Kozoll, Rob Cohen, Lem Dobbs

Operator

Donald McAlpine

Composer

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Artist

Tom Warren, Charley Beal, John Magoun

Audition

Bonnie Timmermann

Editing

Frank Morriss, Tony Lombardo
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• According to James Woods, it was difficult for him to film because his character had to constantly be angry with Michael J. Fox's character, with whom he maintained a friendly relationship in real life.
• Cinematographer Robert Prymes was fired midway through filming by director John Badham and replaced by Donald McAlpine. Badham thought Prymes was working too slowly. He had expressed similar complaints during the filming of their previous collaboration, "Bird on a Wire" (1990).
• The last film to feature the 75th anniversary version of the Universal Studios logo.
• At the 92-minute mark, in the scene where Nick Lang flips the car with the unexpected passenger, the safety ribs for the stunt performers are visible inside the vehicle. In the following scene, shot from inside the car, they are not present.
• Director of photography Robert Primes was fired mid-shoot by director John Badham and replaced by Donald McAlpine. Badham thought Primes was working too slowly. He had expressed similar complaints during the filming of their previous joint film, "Bird on a Wire" (1990).