Hard Target

1993, Action, 1h 34m

38 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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Hard Target gets a boost from John Woo's stylish direction, but at heart, it's still another silly, explosion-dependent action thriller in the Jean-Claude Van Damme oeuvre. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Chance Boudreaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a sailor skilled in martial arts, is employed to guard Natasha Binder (Yancy Butler) as she tracks down her father, an itinerant Vietnam veteran living in New Orleans named Douglas (Chuck Pfarrer). They soon uncover a sinister group of wealthy men who hunt the homeless for sport, paying them $10,000 if they can survive a crosstown journey. When Chance discovers that Natasha's father was one of their victims, he decides to destroy the evil hunters.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Action
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    John Woo
  • Producer:
    James Jacks, Sean Daniel
  • Writer:
    Chuck Pfarrer
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $31.5M
  • Runtime:
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Chance Boudreaux
Lance Henriksen
Emil Fouchon
Arnold Vosloo
Pik van Cleef
Yancy Butler
Natasha `'Nat'` Binder
Kasi Lemmons
Det. Marie Mitchell
Wilford Brimley
Uncle Douvee
Bob Apisa
Mr. Lopacki
Chuck Pfarrer
Douglas Binder
Douglas Rye
Frick
Michael D. Leinert
Frack
Willie C. Carpenter
Elijah Roper
John Woo
Director
James Jacks
Producer
Sean Daniel
Producer
Chuck Pfarrer
Screenwriter
Russell Carpenter
Cinematography
Bob Murawski
Film Editing
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