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Hard Target

Hard Target

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Hard Target

"Don't hunt what you can't kill."

1993

1h 39m

6.5(1385 votes)

Action

Thriller

Crime

Overview

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.

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Alphaville Films

Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Chance Boudreaux

Arnold Vosloo

Arnold Vosloo

Pik van Cleef

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Emil Fouchon

Yancy Butler

Yancy Butler

Natasha Binder

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Stephan

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Uncle Douvee

Ted Raimi

Ted Raimi

Man on the Street

Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Det. Marie Mitchell

Willie C. Carpenter

Willie C. Carpenter

Elijah Roper

Eliott Keener

Eliott Keener

Randal Poe

Creative team

Directed by: John Woo
Written by: Chuck Pfarrer
Produced by: Sean Daniel
James Jacks

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