Hard Target
Hard Target
“ Don't hunt what you can't kill. ”
CINEMA1993-04-27
DIGITAL2012-03-23
RegionUS
Runtime97 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Jean-Claude Van Damme delivers flying kicks and blazing shotguns in John Woo’s stylish American directorial debut.”
“Jean-Claude Van Damme delivers flying kicks and blazing shotguns in John Woo’s stylish American directorial debut.”
Storyline
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
吴宇森
KEYWORDS
martial artsshowdownpsychopathnew orleanslouisianamercenaryfistfightmoneyorganized crimedrifterone man armyunionone against manysailorwarriorhuman preyaction heromanhunt
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Collection: Hard Target Collection
Hard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by Hong Kong film director John Woo in his American debut. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work Cajun merchant seaman who saves a young woman, named Natasha Binder (Yancy Butler), from a gang of thugs in New Orleans. A sequel, Hard Target 2 is a direct-to-video martial arts film starring Scott Adkins, Robert Knepper, Rhona Mitra, and Temuera Morrison.
