“The Hard Way” quotes
(1991)
Title The Hard Way
Year 1991
Director John Badham
Genre Comedy, Crime, Action
Year 1991
Director John Badham
Genre Comedy, Crime, Action
Plot – Thanks to his reputation, Nick Lang, a stubborn young film actor, manages to get himself put alongside a stubborn detective John Moss, who is currently engaged in identifying a homicidal maniac who is terrorizing New York City. The detective, angered by this new situation - especially since the actor is fatuous and talkative while he is taciturn and reserved - tries to get rid of Lang by making him believe he had accidentally killed a police officer during a mission. However, it's all in vain.
All actors – Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, John Capodice, Luis Guzmán, LL Cool J, Mary Mara, Delroy Lindo, Conrad Roberts, Penny Marshall, Christina Ricci
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“- John Moss: Don't eat like me, don't sit like me, and do not smoke like me! I'm trying to quit, anyway.
- Nick Lang: Me too.
- John Moss: And don't quit like me, either!”“- John Moss: She hates me.
- Nick Lang: Buy her a pony.
- John Moss: I mean Susan.
- Nick Lang: Buy her a horse.”- Nick Lang: When are you going to get me something with a little relevance, a little social conscience, something that doesn't have a goddamn Roman numeral in the title? You ever hear of "Hamlet III", "Midsummer Night's IV"?
- Angie: They made "Henry V"! It won awards for that little Scottish guy!“- John Moss: C'mon where are you staying? the Plaza... the Regiun... c'mon where?
- Nick Lang: I'm staying with you.
- John Moss: Maybe when my asshole learns to chew gum.”“- Nick Lang: Will you open up? I just want to know what it feels like to be inside your skin.
- John Moss: I don't want you inside my skin, you understand it? It's private! What's in there belongs to me! You're not gonna learn what it means to be a cop by eating hot dogs and picking your teeth and asking stupid questions.”“- Captain Brix: You got two ways to deal with this: you got the easy way, you got...
- John Moss: The hard way.
- Captain Brix: Right. John, do us all a favor and make the right choice.
- John Moss: I always do.”“Look, dickwad. I don't give a rat's ass about where you come from. All I care about is where you're going.”
“We live this job. It's something we are, not something we do! Every time a cop walks up to a car and has to give a speeding ticket, he know he may have to kill someone or be killed himself.”
“- Bonnie: You look like Nick Lang
- Nick Lang: Really? Do you like Nick Lang?
- Bonnie: I used to when I was little. Now I like Mel Gibson.”“- Operator: 9-1-1 Emergency.
- Party Crasher: Hello there! It's me - again! Well, what can I say? I'm about to crash another party.”
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