Hard to Kill (1990)
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33% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(44,509 ratings)
Action star Steven Seagal crosses Rip Van Winkle with Clint Eastwood in this belabored revenge odyssey. Seagal plays L.A. Detective Mason Storm and, over the opening credits, Storm is seen busily eavesdropping on crooked politician Vernon Trent (William Sadler). Once he has the goods on Trent, Storm… More Action star Steven Seagal crosses Rip Van Winkle with Clint Eastwood in this belabored revenge odyssey. Seagal plays L.A. Detective Mason Storm and, over the opening credits, Storm is seen busily eavesdropping on crooked politician Vernon Trent (William Sadler). Once he has the goods on Trent, Storm phones his partner Kevin O'Malley (Frederick Coffin) to report on his progress. Unfortunately, crooked cops in the same room pick up the extension phone and listen in, thereby dooming Storm. Soon killers show up at Storm's home and blow away Storm's wife Felicia (Bonnie Burroughs) and their young son. Storm himself is also assumed dead, but when he is taken to the hospital, he lapses into a coma. O'Malley spirits him away, and everyone else, for all intents and purposes, thinks Storm has died. Seven years later, under the tutelage of incredibly beautiful nurse Andy Stewart (Kelly LeBrock), Storm rises from his coma and plots his revenge. With the able assistance of Andy, Storm heads off on a killing spree, becoming (as one character describes him), "the most unstoppable sonuvabitch I ever met." ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bruce Malmuth
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1990 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Brian Orndorf, Blu-ray.com
It's a highly amusing motion picture with a distinct '80's action feel, matched perfectly to Seagal's limitations as an actor and his endearing way with limb-snappings.
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Bill Clark, FromTheBalcony
Brainless entertainment...and I mean that as a compliment.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
One of Seagal's better actioners...entertaining
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Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope
One of Steven Seagal's best films, but that's not saying much.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Even Seagal's "best" movie is unwatchably bad.
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Cast
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Steven Seagal
as Mason Storm
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Kelly LeBrock
as Andy Stewart
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Bill Sadler
as Vernon Trent
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Frederick Coffin
as Kevin O'Malley
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Bonnie Burroughs
as Felicia Storm
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Branscombe Richmond
as Max Quentero
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Zachary Rosencrantz
as Sonny Storm
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Robert Michael Adler
as Desk Clerk
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Lou Beatty Jr.
as Carl Becker
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Andrew Bloch
as Capt. Dan Hulland
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Charles Boswell
as Jack Axel
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Stanley Brock
as Counterman
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Nicky Corello
as James Valero
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Nick de Mauro
as Calabrese
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James Distefano
as Nolan
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Craig Dunn
as Punk
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Jerry Dunphy
as Newscaster
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Michael Fosberg
as Team Leader Doctor
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Carlos Gomez
as Neighbor
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Al Goto
as Chinese Clever Man
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Evan James
as Danny
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Robert La Sardo
as Punk
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Ernie Lively
as Commander
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Tom Muzila
as Muzila
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Dean Norris
as Det. Sgt. Goodhart
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Francesca Roberts
as Martha Coe
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Barbara Townsend
as Henrietta Wade
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Justin Derosa
as Mikey
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Buddy Joe Hooker
as Russ/Security
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Stephen Jones
as E.R. Doctor
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Linda Klein
as Nurse
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Gary McLarty
as Shotgun Man
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Jack Eiseman
as Cop #1
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Andrea Stein
as Housewife
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Eddie Frias
as Youth
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Tony Perez
as Detective #1
