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Titolo originale: Hard Target
Regia: John Woo |
Anno: 1993
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Azione Thriller Crime
Tag: martial arts | showdown | psychopath | new orleans, louisiana | mercenary | fistfight | money | organized crime | drifter | one man army | union | one against many | sailor | warrior | human prey | action hero | manhunt |
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme | Arnold Vosloo | Lance Henriksen | Yancy Butler | Sven-Ole Thorsen | Wilford Brimley | Ted Raimi | Kasi Lemmons | Willie C. Carpenter | Eliott Keener | Chuck Pfarrer | Robert Apisa | Douglas Forsythe Rye | Mike Leinert | Lenore Banks | Barbara Tasker | Randy Cheramie | Robert Pavlovich | Marco St. John | Joe Warfield | Jeanette Kontomitras | Tom Lupo | Jules Sylvester | David Efron | Codie Scott | Klmberly Roper | Pete Antico | Stephen R. Alfred |

Assunto da una ragazza che vuol sapere come è morto suo padre, un marinaio scopre che c'è un sadico avventuriero che organizza cacce all'uomo.

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Arnold Vosloo said working with John Woo was like an actors' dream come true. D
John Woo was first offered this job in the United States by Universal Pictures chairman Tom Pollock [...] D
In an interview, Lance Henriksen recalled how when he asked John Woo how to approach his character's [...] D
The ear-cutting scene was included by director John Woo as a friendly homage to Le iene (1992), whic [...] D
The film was inspired by The Most Dangerous Game (1932). D
Sven-Ole Thorsen's only line as Stephan ("The place is clean; he just left.") was dubbed to cover hi [...] D
John Woo: [reflection] Chance sees the thugs preparing to rob Natasha reflected in the door of the c [...] D
In John Woo's original cut, there was a love scene between Chance and Nat. D
Universal was afraid that John Woo's limited English would be a problem on set, so they hired Sam Ra [...] D
Many critics called the picture "the most violent film of the summer". One critic said that it was o [...] D
Lance Henriksen's pistol is a Thompson Center Contender. It is a single-shot pistol featuring interc [...] D
John Woo: [reflection] Chance sees Stephan's reflection in the motorcycle rider's helmet visor. D
John Woo: [back to back banter] Chance vs. Van Cleaf with a wall between them throwing around a few [...] D
Hollywood had already shown interest in John Woo when he was approached by Warner Bros and director [...] D
The first preview did not go well. John Woo used a lot of dissolves for scene transitions, and found [...] D
Lance Henriksen accepted the role of Emil Fouchon stating he was great fan of John Woo, noting that [...] D
One of the difficulties for director John Woo of working on a Hollywood movie was dealing with the s [...] D
The film originally was to end with a boat chase, but was changed to a horseback chase at the insist [...] D
Producer James Jacks recalled that John Woo was not "the most powerful person on the set but as far [...] D
Kurt Russell was originally sought for the role of Chance Boudreaux, but they couldn't wait two year [...] D
35mm prints are 6 reels. D
Originally earned an NC-17 rating for violence. It was resubmitted to the MPAA seven times before it [...] D
John Woo: [guns] Someone throwing another character a gun. D
After the domestic and international box office success of the film, Universal Pictures, production [...] D
John Woo: [guns] Chance uses two guns in the final shootout. D
Van Cleefs knife is a Spyderco Police, used in many action and detective films. D
Theatrical trailer shows Van Cleaf saying "Look at it this way. You gonna get to meet Elvis" while k [...] D
The same year, Lance Henriksen also starred in Knights (1993) directed by Albert Pyun. Jean-Claude V [...] D
John Woo's English-language directorial debut. This also marked the first big Hollywood studio movie [...] D
John Woo turned down the script for Face/Off - Due facce di un assassino (1997) to direct this inste [...] D
Russell Carpenter found difficulty in filming the huge gunfight scenes. Carpenter specifically noted [...] D
Chuck Pfarrer had the story take place in New Orleans to give an explanation for Jean-Claude Van Dam [...] D
John Woo referenced his oft-used stylistic choice in his earlier Hong Kong movies of using doves in [...] D
Was featured on the comedy podcast How Did This Get Made D
The strong chemistry between Arnold Vosloo and Lance Henriksen led one Universal executive to quip t [...] D
Kurt Russell was considered to star, but the lead role ended up going to Jean-Claude Van Damme when [...] D
Body Count: 34. (including the snake). D
During the final battle, Lance Henriksen's coat accidentally caught fire. He never broke character a [...] D
The character Van Cleaf is named after actor Lee Van Cleef. He played a sadistic antagonist in Il bu [...] D
John Woo: [doves] D
John Woo: [motorcycles] D
Director Trademark: White Dove flying into the scene. D
Chuck Pfarrer wrote the script originally basing it on La preda nuda (1965). After the script did no [...] D
The crew had to construct a bulletproof shield to protect the camera, which was nicknamed "the Woo-W [...] D
The number seen on the trunk of the police cruiser 821-2222 is the actual number for the NOPD. D
Director Sam Raimi also worked on the film behind the scenes because Universal hired him to keep an [...] D
John Woo: [slow motion] D
This movie has many references to John Woo's previous films, including Bullet in the Head (1990) at [...] D
During the first test screening of the film, John Woo turned to a producer and noted they never did [...] D
John Woo's original cut of the film ran nearly two hours and focused more on Fouchon. Jean-Claude Va [...] D
As John Woo had not mastered the English language yet, it took time for the cast and crew to get use [...] D
M. Scott Smith performed additional editing on the film. D
Director Andrew Davis was interested in the script, but ultimately turned it down. D
Production lasted 74 days. However, the film was put on a tight schedule by Universal that allowed o [...] D