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There's something different about "The Hard Way", something in its approach to a well-worn genre. Buddy cop movies were all over the place back then, and here's another one to throw on the pile. But having a pampered actor hang around a disgruntled cop offers an opportunity for Hollywood satire, which freshens up the mismatched partners angle. James Woods tends to be hit-or-miss for me, but he's ideal in such a hothead role. And wired Michael J. Fox provides a great foil. The whole thing works; the script's focused, the action's energetic and it always has that meta feel to it.

7/10

Entertaining mix of action and comedy, at least for the first two-thirds of its length. Then there are some rather overextended action sequences and the film loses some of its comic edge. Still, the acting is first-rate all around, with Fox and Woods offering many laughs when the script gives them the chance, and Stephen Lang a highly enjoyable, totally loony villain. (**1/2)

THE HARD WAY was made at the tail end of the buddy flick phenomena . It uses the formula fairly well of having a street smart hardened cop who has seen everything and pairs him up with a partner who is the complete opposite . These type of movies aren`t so hit and miss but you do get the feeling that when you`ve seen one you`ve seen them all .

This movie is actually better than most down to the fact the two stars James Wood and Michael J Fox are two entirely different type of actors who suit there roles perfectly . It`s also a movie that doesn`t take itself or Hollywood seriously , check out the line about that little Scottish fella Henry the Fifth . Unfortunately the dialogue isn`t the greatest that`s ever been written for the screen with Woods tough cop spouting " Dammit " and " F**k " in equal measure . Take it from me that if someone curses with the F word they never EVER say " Dammit " and vice versa . Some people may also complain that THE HARD WAY is somewhat lightweight when compared to something like 48 HOURS and I suppose it is but there`s no real jarring in serious scenes and the more humourous ones unlike some buddy movies

THE HARD WAY isn`t a movie that`s going to change your life but it is entertaining , especially if you like James Woods or Michael J Fox

"The Hard Way" is a good old fashioned popcorn flick which gets off to a fast start and keeps moving until the credits roll. Fox plays an Indiana Jones type adventure movie star who goes to NYC to hang with a badass cop (Woods) to learn what being a cop is like and becomes embroiled in a serial killer caper. The well crafted, unpredictable screenplay is chock full of action, comedy, stunts, suspense, light drama, etc. with nary a dull moment to be found. Good not-to-be-taken-seriously Hollywood fun stuff worth a second look for those who saw it a decade ago.

When I saw this, I didn't expect much from it. However, it turned out to be just great - it just happened so to press all the right buttons!

Michael J. Fox plays a PG-movie star (think Brendan Fraser) who wants to star in a serious cop flick. For this, he tags along with a real cop for a few days. But the real cop assigned to baby-sit him isn't exactly a fan of his, instead, he sees the wimsy character of Fox as a leech in his balls. This may sound like just any other buddy-movie "yea, they don't match from the starters but in the end, learn to get along", but give this little movie a chance, because: As bold as the casting, at least for what it comes to Fox, may sound, the chemistry really works here- you can almost see the sparks flying between the stars! Woods gives a powerhouse performance as a very "Dirty Harry" - like cop almost on the verge of a nervous breakdown because of his BS assignment. Fox is surprisingly good as his counter-part. And the directing is the usual good Badham- stuff, where a good action -comedy is spiced up with a little bad language and violent themes. I just don't understand how come he nowadays seems to have lost his touch? The man who did this and "Stakeout"? Even "Another stakeout" had it's moments...

The Hard Way is directed by John Badham and collectively written by Lem Dobbs, Michael Kozoll and Daniel Pyne. It stars James Woods, Michael J. Fox, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Luis Guzman, LL Cool J and Delroy Lindo. Music is by Arthur B. Rubinstein and cinematography is by Don McAlpine and Robert Primes.

An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who is less than enamoured with his company as he looks to stop the serial killer known as "The Party Crasher".

Given John Badham's CV, The Hard Way looked to be right up his street, his career containing solid if unspectacular buddy buddy action comedy pictures. This is just above average thanks to the Woods and Fox pairing and some nifty dialogue one liners. The concept of a Hollywood star tagging along with a grizzled real copper is smart, but the pic ends up over stuffed, even if the action and comedy - courtesy of some high energy set-pieces - rewards enough to stop tedium setting in.

Lang's maniacal villain is over the top, though he seems to be enjoying himself, while such is the brisk pace for the most part, when it sags into its quieter periods it strains the patience - the blend uneasy. Yet the finale rewards on basic action terms, with suspense intact, to ultimately give us a just above average pic of its type. 6/10

Very entertaining movie, M.J. Fox is great, very good actor, he makes the movie very funny and sympathetic.

Also a good scenario for a comedy movie but there are also lots of action scenes and some good quotes that makes you laugh.

There is only one scene that annoying is the one M.J. Fox act as Wood's girlfriend and wants from him to say something. Wood's acting was terrible in here and time passed very slow for me but in the other parts of the movie he was good enough.

Final of the movie was also very good and thrilling. I gave seven out of ten.

The buddy-cop action movie certainly has been a staple in cinema for a while now. And the makers of this film know that the success lies in a successful clash of well-defined personalities. That's the appeal of this long, loud, silly, over the top, but very fun slick picture from mainstream action specialist John Badham ("Stakeout", etc.). It's got some hilarious lines (the script is by Daniel Pyne and Lem Dobbs, based on a story by Dobbs and Michael Kozoll) perfectly delivered by its well cast stars.

James Woods is John Moss, a hard charging, volatile NYC detective hot on the trail of utterly deranged serial killer The Party Crasher (Stephen Lang), who kills innocent children and lowlife criminals with equal fervor. The already ill-tempered Moss has his patience tested even further when he's ordered to chaperone a spoiled-brat Hollywood star, Nick Lang (Michael J. Fox), who wants to do research for a role he covets and has decided that Moss will provide the perfect inspiration.

The high strung Woods and the endearingly annoying Fox are an ideal pairing; they're both perfectly cast. They're supported by a rich lineup of top character players. Annabella Sciorra is absolutely lovely as Moss' frustrated potential girlfriend. Lang is a riot as the unhinged villain; wait until you get a load of the kinds of things he does. Delroy Lindo is Moss' starstruck boss, and Luis Guzman, LL Cool J, Mary Mara and John Capodice play his colleagues. A young Christina Ricci is amusing as Sciorra's daughter. Penny Marshall has a fun cameo as Langs' agent.

As Nick notices, Moss is a very quotable guy, such as when he's lecturing the naive Nick on what being a *real* cop is like. "We don't get 17 takes to get it right!" But it's also a hoot to see a pampered, naive person like Nick get plunged into the realities of life on the streets of NYC. Another of the highlights is when Nick insists on playing the part of Susan as he attempts to tell Moss what he's doing wrong with his lady.

It all culminates in one of those great movie moments where our heroes are doing battle with the psycho on an enormous replication of Nick's head and hand, created to advertise his latest film vehicle.

Highly recommended to action-comedy fans.

Eight out of 10.

This was my introduction to James Woods. I was 11 years old when I rented the VHS tape (in brutal pan and scan) and it felt grown-up to watch Michael J. Fox in an adult comedy dropping F-bombs, but I remember being more taken aback by Woods' fast-talking verbosity and heart-warming arrogance, a trait that has become his trademark over the years. Strange how in the 28-ish years since my first viewing I remembered so many lines of dialogue. I can't think of any other movie that has had that effect on me.

Fox plays Nick Lang, a Hollywood big-shot who is facing a crisis of confidence and desperately wants to shadow John Moss, a hard-bitten New York detective to research his potential next big movie. Moss is outraged by the idea, however his boss is a huge Nick Lang fan and forces them to work together to crack a case involving the maniacal "Party Crasher" (Stephen Lang, that name again, long before his iconic role in Avatar), a psycho assassin who is systematically wiping out drug dealers at night clubs across the city. As with John Badham's previous movie Stakeout, the tone alternates between dark and comedic without every fully committing to both, instead playing it safe in the middle while occasionally glancing in each direction.

Fox and Woods have excellent chemistry, as their names would suggest, and the dialogue spars between them have perfect fluidity. Fox riffs on his naive but good-natured Marty McFly persona while Woods masks his self-loathing with hard-earned intellectual superiority over everyone else (the man has an IQ of 180, don't ya know). I do wish that the script could have been developed a bit more, alternating and reversing their roles as they imprint on each other and make each other better people. It's there, but as I said, they only superficially build on this.

When I was a kid I had a huge crush on Christina Ricci and suffered the dreadful 1991 Addams Family movie just to see her. She has a small role here as the 10-year-old daughter of Moss's girlfriend who seems wise beyond her years, but she too is underused and not developed.

Of all the buddy/cop movies that came out in this era The Hard Way seems to have fallen by the wayside in the shadow of Lethal Weapon and much lesser comedies such as Rush Hour. If only the script had been allowed to push just two steps further it could have been a legit classic, but is merely an amusing, if well-staged, action comedy with plenty of in-jokes and mild satire.

John Badham, like John Carpenter, prefers his movies to be shot in anamorphic Panavision (the notable exception being Stakeout, ironically his best-looking film) and after suffering many years of horrible pan-and-scan home video releases The Hard Way is finally presented on Blu-ray in 2.35:1 1080p. Shot by veteran cinematographer Donald P. McAlpine, famous for his iconic work on Predator, the movie looks slick and very high-key but there is some noticable print damage in the form of stress lines in some shots. Obviously, Universal did not master their Blu-ray from the OCN but it's still a decent-looking transfer nonetheless and likely the best transfer they are willing to give it.

"The Hard Way" stars Michael J. Fox as Nick Lang/Ray Casanov -- a big-time film star who is good-natured and eager to follow around real-life Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD, played by James Woods.

When I first saw previews for this film, I thought I knew what it would be: another clichéd film, involving a snobby film star getting teamed with a cop who hates him. I was wrong.

This film, in a way, blew me out of the water, because when I viewed the film I realized that Michael J. Fox's character was not snobby, nor ignorant. He was more-or-less run by Hollywood, instead of vice versa. He is what you would call, simply put, innocent. Not in a holy context like we are used to when we hear that word in films these days, but almost like an innocent child. He really can't wait to watch, hear and learn from John Moss. Granted, he does usually mess up Moss' assignments, but not from ignorance or not caring. He messes up the assignments trying to help Woods and learn…

Woods, on the other hand, is partly what I expected, yet better. He fits into his character perfectly and plays it with such sickness towards Fox's character, that you sometimes feel like yelling at the guy for being such a jerk. I have always liked James Woods' performances in films. He just fits into his certain 'trademark' characters.

Unfortunately, the end of the film seems to stain the rest of the film's surprises, and slip into our average cop-buddy comedy, with a ridiculous climax. Luckily the very, very end of the film is slightly predictable, but Woods' outlook on Fox, while he respects him more, still hasn't changed a whole lot. He still doesn't really like the guy as a friend, but almost puts up with him because of what he did for Woods. It's a bit hard to explain, especially without throwing away the ending, but when you see it, you'll understand.

So, with that in mind, the very end of the film redeems the short five minutes or so of Hollywood cop-buddy film clichés.

'The Hard Way' was a major surprise for me, and turned out to be a very enjoyable comedy. I wouldn't really classify it in the 'cop-buddy' genre. It's too unpredictable (to a certain degree) and enjoyable.

This film works as well as it does because it concentrates not on its one-joke hero, but on James Woods, who gives another startling and complex character study in a film that doesn't really deserve it, as a fascistic cop in the 'Lethal Weapon'-mode, whose petty corruption never makes life easy for himself, and who is as anti-social as the killer he seeks. Badham cleverly contrasts the chaotic, pulsating mass of New York with this symbol of order, the cop, and asks which is the more disruptive.

The final third falls apart, trying to tie up a plot that has long since served its purpose, but the observations on acting, on role-playing in life as well as on screen are properly worked out. The film is a lot of fun, always about to burst into violence - I loved most the gender-playing bar scene with Lang pretending to be Susan; and the subway hold-up, with farce turning into terror, Moss freezing the thug with his cobra eyes.

It happens Quite often that I give movies a chance that I wasn't eager to see when they were new. And somehow it has aged really well. Back in my youth a movie based on a Tom Clancy-novel seemed like any other thriller and a skipped it without giving it much thought. But now I discover that a lot of those movies that didn't seem very original have a great quality to them. It has come to a point where I started to worry that I'm just a sucker for nostalgia.

But then I see The hard way. Actors that I really like. A director who has surely done good movies. But boy did it fail. I guess one could make something fun out of the premise. But in the end it a was mostly irritated that James Woods "real cop" was the most cliché movie cop I have ever seen.

The Hard Way is a great action comedy, but totally underrated. In this film Michael J. Fox plays an action actor Nick Lang, who wants in his next film play the New York cop John Moss, played by James Woods.So Nick spends some time with Moss, like lives in the same apartment with him.Moss doesn't like this at all, he's not such a big fan of Lang.And then there is also a bad guy, played by Stephen Lang.So there are two problems that Moss has to get rid of.And John has a girlfriend Susan, who is played by Annabella Sciorra.And John's having some problems with her too.But everything turns out fine with Moss, Lang and Susan, but not so fine with the crook. This was a great film with great actors.Michael J. Fox was great as usual and it was nice to see James Woods in a comedy.It would be nice to see a sequel for this, but the movie wasn't so successful as it should have been, so maybe not then.

I have to wondering if I would have enjoyed this flick as much without being a massive fan of both Michael J Fox and James Woods but I am a sucker for any film about films. The angle of the actor teaming up with the cop to study for an upcoming role is great but ultimately for me doesn't quite deliver all the goods.

As far as buddy cop flicks go this would be further down my list but again also feels like a bit of a treasure due to the casting.

Ultimately I'm torn with this one because the overall story is meh but again the casting makes it bearable even great at times. Not a must watch but put it on the watch list for a cocktail and flicks night.

New York city Homicide detective John Moss (James Woods) is on the trail of a psychotic serial killer known as the "Party Crasher" (Stephen Lang). The latter murders a drug dealer in a nightclub,and after a chaotic chase, manages to elude Moss and his colleagues once again. In Beverley Hills, California, Hollywood movie star Nick Lang (Michael J. Fox) is becoming increasingly tired of playing the same teen idol roles, and especially his latest movie Smoking Gunn 2, an Indiana Jones style adventure. Then Nick wishes a real police for a new role and Moss is the man he chooses to provide it. It's easy to act like a cop, but there's only one way to stop a killer !. The explosive new Universal motion picture starring Michael J. Fox and James Woods !. In police work, there's a right way and a wrong way. For these two there's only ¨The hard way¨. There's only one way these two are going to get along... the Hard Way. Michael J. Fox as Hollywood's most spoiled movie star: James Woods as New York's angriest cop !.

Stunts and pursuits abound in the ensuing developments of a movie that might have been better but remains agreeable for all that. Concerning an amusing and enjoyable plot about Hollywood superstar Fox who's assigned to hardened NYC Woods to learn the ropes as he trains for a role. Woods and Fox bring such intensity and good humor to their characters that the package works . Although silly conclusion almost destroys the film, but other small vignettes are outstanding. Michael Fox is very sympathetic as the famouus actor who wants a real police experience to help him with a new role. Fox has a good time , including a running gag about his looking like Nick Lang. Fox pokes fun at the L. A. lifestyle as the annoying, self-absorted actor. And James Woods is as terrific in comedy as he is in drama and just entertaining. They are well accompanied by a good support cast with plenty of familiar faces, such as: Stephen Lang as a series killer, Annabella Sciorra as Woods' girlfriend, Penny Marshall has an entertaining cameo as Fox's agent, John Capodice, Luis Guzmán, LL Cool J, Mary Mara, Delroy Lindo, Conrad Roberts, George Cheung and brief appearances from Christina Ricci, Bill Cobbs, Michael Badalucco and Kathy Najimi.

The slick story and screenplay written by Michael Kozoll, Daniel Pyne, Lem Dobbs provide entertainment and amusement enough. Adequate musical score accompanying the action by Arthur B. Rubinstein and inventively photographed by cameramen Donald McAlpine and Robert Primes. The motion picture was competent and professionally directed by John Badham. He's a nice director who achieved his greatest success in the 80s. John directed several hits (Saturday night fever, Short circuit, Blue thunder, Drop zone, War games, Skateout), though today making TV movies (Jack Bull, Floating away ) and television episodes (Crossing Jordan, Psych, Las Vegas, Standoff , Heroes). The Hard Way (1991) rating. 6.5/10. Better than average. The flick will appeal to Michael J. Fox and James Woods fans.

A unique spin on cop-buddy Movies has a pampered movie star (Michael J. Fox) researching a role by spending time with a grizzled NY City cop (James Woods). A little cartoonish and frenetic at times, but there's great chemistry between the stars and some nice one-liners that makes this hard not to like.

John Moss (James Woods) is a New York City detective after a killer named Party Crasher (Stephen Lang), so named because he goes to nightclubs and parties and kills people. It's in the middle of this investigation that Moss is saddled with Nick Lang (Michael J. Fox), actor extraordinaire wanting to land a major cop role so he wants to ride along with Moss.

Moss is a miserable SOB and a walking cliché of a cop. He's divorced, angry, extremely reckless, and never does what he's told. Lang is a walking cliché of an actor: privileged, pampered, and clueless. Their partnership is humorous and delivers a few laughs. Even though the movie was good, if you strip away the element of Lang being an actor, then you have a typical cop movie with yin and yang partners who have to get along.

Wildly violent, but hilarious comedy about a showboat-like Hollywood action star (Michael J. Fox) who in order to prepare for his next film, comes to the Big Apple and tags along with a hard-boiled police detective (James Woods) who is desperately determined to nab a notorious killer dubbed "The Party Crasher" (Stephen Lang) despite nearly getting himself killed in the process. Fox and Woods certainly make an interesting comedy team. There's no way that this movie could without the presence of a seriously funny actor like Woods to be included in the film. The film has a few great moments including one where the Woods character impolitely asks the captain (Delroy Lindo) to get the Fox character off his back and the film's climax is exciting and makes a great reference to "North by Northwest". It's the "The Odd Couple" meets "Dirty Harry" head-on.

This is quite an enjoyable action-comedy.The combination of James Woods and Michael J. Fox works well.Absolutely worth watching.

The Hard Way is a typical buddy cop movie. Normally you would see a black and a white cop, but this time it's a real cop with an actor who wants to be one...

Michael J. Fox is Nick Lang, an actor who normally only plays in action movies. This time however he wants to make a cop movie and he knows exactly what his character should look like. Detective Lt. John Moss from the NYPD is his role model, but to become even more like him, Lang wants to hang out with Moss so he can feel what the real police work is like. Of course Moss hates him and tries to get rid of him, but in the end they will end up like the best friends.

I'm sure that this kind of movies has its fans, but it just can't convince me anymore. In my opinion they were trying too hard to make it look funny. I really respect Michael J. Fox' work, but I'm afraid he missed completely with this one. I really can't say that I found him very funny at least once. James Woods wasn't too bad, even though I found his character much too stereotypical. He reminded me of Dirty Harry. It's the same kind of macho cop that loves too shoot and swear a little bit too often.

I'm glad that I saw the movie, but I'm sure that I'll never watch it ever again. It just isn't my kind of movie, but I'm sure that a lot of people will love it. I give it a 5/10.

One of my favorite movies of all time,, this one has everything for me,James Woods, steals the show, with all of his wise- cracking, one liners,, Michael J. Fox wasn't bad either,, LL COOL J is in it,, along with Delroy Lindo in supporting roles,, this movie is about an actor who wants to play a cop in one of his upcoming movies,, so he is assigned to do a ride along program with one of new York's toughest detectives,, all the while that this is happening,, there is a crime spree going in,, this crime has a name and it is the PartyCrasher, this villain, is really heinous, vile , and disgusting,, perfect for NYC. all in all I can't remember a funnier cop movie in quite awhile,, I really coulnt' find anything wrong with this movie at all,, would recommend to anyone who likes to laugh.

John Badham's 'The Hard Way' is a Time-Pass Fare, that isn't a waste of your time. It's an entertaining & lively film, that also packs in super performances from it's talented cast.

Michael J. Fox stars as An actor, famous for his shallow action roles, has an upcoming audition for a serious part in a cop movie. To prepare himself for the part, he arranges to trail a reluctant, tough-as-nails, rule-breaking detective, played by James Woods, and winds up getting involved in the "real life" search for a Manhattan serial killer, played by Stephen Lang.

Screenplay by Daniel Pyne & Lem Dobbs is entertaining, and the chemistry between Woods and J.Fox, is vibrant. However, I thought the film was slightly dragging. It definitely could've been trimmed by at least 10-15 minutes. Nonetheless, John Badham's direction is neat. Cinematography, Edting & Art Design, deserve a mention.

Performance-Wise: James Woods is absolutely fantastic as the no-non-sense cop, while Michael J.Fox scores as the famous actor. And their chemistry on-screen, as mentioned, is vibrant. Stephen Lang is passable as the baddie. Annabella Sciorra does a decent job. John Capodice, Delroy Lindo & LL Cool J support well. A really young Christina Ricci appears in a brief cameo.

On the whole, 'The Hard Way' is an entertaining film, that surely deserves a watch.

I like Michael J Fox as an actor and was attracted to check out this movie were he co-stars with James Woods. The plot in this movie has been done a hundred times before, but some parts are fun, if predictable. I must say that this movie is depressingly dull and dismally filmed, and that sort of puts you off from the start, but if you bare with it you'll have a laugh at parts later on. The two guys (Fox and Woods) are desperately on the trail of the 'party pooper' murderer. I personally don't think that the jokes come off too well, again because of the colouring throughout the film. There's also the romantic interest (surprise surprise) with Annabella Scorria who's quite good throughout the movie. You don't have to be a genius to work out the ending of the film, needless to say everyone lives happily ever after. My final thought on this movie is that I think if the screenplay had been brighter and the funny parts more prominant in the movie, it would have made the movie a lot more enjoyable to watch. Instead of that, i'm afraid that this is just another average cop comedy.