Road Hard

2015

Road Hard

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Years after his movie and sitcom career has run dry, Bruce Madsen is reduced to headlining one dingy comedy club after another, spending his nights in budget hotel rooms, and flying coach while his former fans sit in first class. He has only one question: What the hell happened? Amidst trying to revitalize his career, rekindle his love life, and put his daughter through college, Bruce knows one thing for sure - he must get off the road - hard. ROAD HARD is the story of that journey.

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Cast

Adam Carolla
as Bruce
Diane Farr
as Sarah
Illeana Douglas
as Kim Madsen
Mindy Robinson
as Kristi
David Koechner
as Chad
Jay Mohr
as Jack Taylor
Jim O'Heir
as Club Owner
Larry Miller
as Baby Doll
Heather Paige Cohn
as Jody
Vanessa Branch
as Nancy
Jonathan Klein
as Sludge
Windell Middlebrooks
as Reggie
Sarah Halford
as Becky
Natalie Jordan Messing
as Harper
Cynthy Wu
as Tina Madsen
David Alan Grier
as Michael Gerard
Emalee Burditt
as Waitress
Phil Rosenthal
as Phil
Aria London
as Olivia
Jan Philip Browne
as Danny
Jill Johnson
as Dog Woman
Alison M. Rosen
as Jessica
Robyn Cohen
as Natalie
Steve Hofstetter
as 1st Class Bro Show Fan
Matthew Todd Shevin
as Walter the Heckler
Jerry Clarke
as Rich Newman
Pam Cook
as Jane
Chris Reed
as Ben
Jimmy Pardo
as Emcee
Cassie Oilar
as Sign Language Interpreter
Jackie Debatin
as Janet
Stacy Barnhisel
as Margaret
Brooke Smith
as Carol
Christopher J. Lee
as Bartender
Todd Sherry
as Jeffrey
Sam McMurray
as Burt Crabtree
Jenna Marbles
as Herself
Dana Gould
as Himself
David A. Cooper
as Philip
Sachin Joab
as George
Sean Stone
as Ryan
Howie Mandel
as Himself
Shelley Dennis
as Melissa
Luke McClory
as Himself
John Barak Crist
as Himself
Bradley Williams
as Himself
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Critic Reviews for Road Hard

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (13)

  • It's about looking at life as an accumulation of disappointments and having the will to work for something better.

    Apr 10, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Brad Wheeler

    Globe and Mail
    Top Critic

  • In the final reel, the tone suddenly shifts from laughs to a deliberately quirky romance that feels forced and, worse, doesn't work.

    Apr 9, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Linda Barnard

    Toronto Star
    Top Critic

  • Comedian Adam Carolla mines his own career experiences to amusing effect in his semi-autobiographical dark comedy about an embittered stand-up comic.

    Mar 16, 2015 | Full Review…

    Frank Scheck

    Hollywood Reporter
    Top Critic

  • Carolla, who co-wrote and co-directed the picture with Kevin Henchis, has a way of making his remarkably stiff screen presence endearing. He plays Bruce with gentle self-mockery and a touch of genuine pathos.

    Mar 6, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Tirdad Derakhshani

    Philadelphia Inquirer
    Top Critic

  • This feature directing debut for Adam Carolla and frequent writing/producing collaborator Kevin Hench is an amiable, nicely assembled semi-autobiographical fiction that will please the former's fans.

    Mar 6, 2015 | Full Review…

    Dennis Harvey

    Variety
    Top Critic

  • The truth is, I found "Road Hard" to be a low-key gem, a consistently funny albeit conventional story about a guy who's almost always the funniest person in the room, and is almost always his own worst enemy.

    Mar 5, 2015 | Rating: 3.5

    Richard Roeper

    Chicago Sun-Times
    Top Critic
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Audience Reviews for Road Hard

  • Dec 02, 2015
    A stand-up comedian who had a flared-out popular career returns to the road. Almost nothing about this movie works. Obviously autobiographical (the protagonist starred on "The Bro Show" instead of "The Man Show" and his ex-partner is a late-night talk show host), Adam Carolla's starring vehicle is a sad, atonal mess of a predictable plot with stale jokes and bits that are as unimaginative as they are poorly delivered. The film wastes its first and second acts on repetitive plot events that serve only to set up one of the most predictable third acts I've ever seen. Only Howie Mandel's cameo is at all funny, with the rest of the supporting characters either completely unimaginative (his daughter who serves only to provide means for exposition) or trite excuses for preconceived bits (David Alan Grier's stand-up about African American names being similar to the names of medications). The end of the film reveals that it was crowd-sourced, and this film is almost bad enough to make me believe in the studio system. Overall, fuck this movie and everyone who gave money to make it.
    Jim H Super Reviewer
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