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Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Chance Boudreaux

Lance Henriksen
as Emil Fouchon

Yancy Butler
as Natasha Binder

Arnold Vosloo
as Pik Van Cleaf

Wilford Brimley
as Uncle Douvee

Kasi Lemmons
as Carmine Mitchell

Chuck Pfarrer
as Binder

Bob Apisa
as Mr. Lopacki

Lenore Banks
as Marie

Douglas Forsythe Rye
as Frick

Michael D. Leinert
as Frack

Valerie McCaffrey

Willie C. Carpenter
as Elijah Roper

Barbara Tasker
as Waitress

Nancy Nayor

Randy Cheramie
as Shop Steward

Eliott Keener
as Randal Poe

Robert Pavlovich
as Police Detective

Marco St. John
as Dr. Morton

Joe Warfield
as Ismal Zenan

Jeanette Kontomitras
as Madam

Ted Raimi
as Man on the Street

Sven Ole Thorsen
as Stephan

Tom Lupo
as Jerome

Jules Sylvester
as Peterson

Dave Efron
as Billy Bob

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• Sep 06, 2013

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  Directors C Super Reviewer
• Jun 06, 2012

  What do you get when you combine the master of action John Woo and a Belgium Martial Artist Jean-Claude Van Damme? You get a stupid over the top action movie that's actually kind of enjoyable action movie. Hard Target is about Chance (Van Damme) who's hire by a woman to look for her missing father and discover a human hunting game behind his disappearance. I know you're probably thinking I'm crazy enjoying a Van Damme movie that's so stupid and over the top, but that's where most of the fun comes. Sure it does have some stupid moment, like how Van Damme punches a snake killing it and biting off its tail for a trap and then the snake comes back to life when a henchman steps on a trap. You will only see something that ridiculous in a Van Damme movie, and he's also the only guy I've seen so far that unloads an entire gun clip on one guy and does a roundhouse kick to finish the job. Unlike most of Van Damme movies, Hard Target actually does a decent job giving Van Damme some cool moments with a so-so story that's actually tolerable. The story is not well written to be honest, but it gets the job done and that's what ultimately counts. If you're going into Hard Target expecting a complex action flick with a decent story you're going to be disappointed. Instead go into Hard Target and have some over the top fun. I give credit to John Woo for quickly paying homage to one mine of personal favorite, Reservoir Dog, with a quick ear cutting scene and for making one of the few Van Dame movies worth your time. As you could expect the action is well done as with any John Woo movie (except Paycheck) and Van Damme is enjoyable, though some will laugh at his mallet. Now you could complain the supporting cast does a better job in acting department than Van Damme, but I certainly haven't see any of the supporting cast balancing on a top of a motorcycle with oil leaking, crashing it into a truck, surviving the crash, and blowing up the truck. Now there are some occasions of Van Damme speaking English poorly, but he's certainly more entertaining than Steven Seagal to be honest. Unlike Steven Seagal who come out to invincible in his movies, Van Damme actually does get hurt in his movies and you could actually tell Van Damme trying to change facial expression unlike Seagal who has the same expression in every got Damme (pun intended) movie. Hard Target is certainly nothing special in the action genre, but it is better than most of John Woo and Jean-Claude Van Damme American movies to be fair. If you're into the mood for some over the top fun that you could sit through and pass the time, Hard Target is definitely the movie for you.
  Caesar M Super Reviewer
• Apr 14, 2011

  Director, John Woo's first American film is an action masterpiece. A fun, explosive and adrenaline-charged edge of your seat action-packed thriller. It's loaded with dark humor, bone-crunching fights and enough explosive gun-battles to keep any action fan entertained. Van Damme and Woo are a stellar team together, bringing exactly what we want. Easily one of Jean-Claude Van Damme's best films. Lance Henriksen gives a thrilling and intense performance. This is one wickedly cool and wildly entertaining action movie.
  Al S Super Reviewer
• Jul 01, 2010

  Van Damme has one Badass haircut...but otherwise...a pretty average movie
  Martin S Super Reviewer

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