The Hard Way (1991 film)

The Hard Way is a 1991 action comedy film directed by John Badham, and starring Michael J. Fox and James Woods. Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Luis Guzmn, LL Cool J, Delroy Lindo, Christina Ricci, Mos Def, Kathy Najimy, Michael Badalucco, and Lewis Black appear in supporting roles.

A serial killervigilante known as the Party Crasher Stephen Lang telephones the police, notifying them that he is about to murder another individual at a night club, daring them to stop him. Police converge on the night club, but the officers, including tough but cynical NYPD cop Lieutenant John Moss James Woods, are unable to stop the gunshot killing of a local drug dealer. The Party Crasher flees in the ensuing chaos, and Moss is thrown off a car while trying to stop the killer. While Moss has his injuries tended to, he barks some obscene comments at media members and cameras.In Hollywood, Nick Lang Michael J. Fox is a wealthy, pampered, and arrogant movie star who is best known as Smoking Joe Gunn, the title character in a series of highly popular pulp action films similar to Indiana Jones. In order to be taken more seriously as an actor, he is vying for the leading role in the heavy cop drama Blood on the Asphalt. Nick vows to prepare for the role by attempting to be an actual cop. After seeing Mosss outburst on TV, Nick pulls strings with NYC Mayor David Dinkins to be assigned as Mosss new partner on the force. Moss wants no part of the deal, but is forced to comply by his captain Delroy Lindo, who just happens to be a huge Nick Lang fan. To make matters worse, looking after Nick means that Moss will have to be removed from the Party Crasher case. ........

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