The Hard Way: The Best Buddy Cop Movie You Never Saw?

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In 2024, when you say the name James Woods, people think of his controversial presence on X rather than the great actor we all considered him to be back in the day. One downside to the reversal of fortune to his career is that many of his films don’t get a lot of play now, no matter how entertaining they are, such as this week’s Best Movie You Never Saw: The Hard Way. A fun take on the buddy cop genre that paired Woods with Michael J. Fox, the premise involved a hard-bitten NYC cop being forced to take an obnoxious actor under his wing so the latter can prep for an important role. Meanwhile, they are looking for a serial killer named The Party Crasher, played by the great Stephen Lang. With slick direction by John Badham and an early role for L.L. Cool J, this is one of the best action flicks of the nineties many people have seen!
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@gregorywilliams5606 4 месяца назад

James Woods was, and continues to this day, to be in my top 5 list of favorite actors.

@E6hosting 4 месяца назад

"I used to like him, but now I like Mel Gibson"

@davidbaines1425 4 месяца назад

Look at the movies he HASN'T starred in.. Mostly with DeNiro and the like. Gotta say something about the man when these actors have him support them.

@whitewolf3201 4 месяца назад

He’s great on Twitter too

@EddieHenderson92 4 месяца назад

Woods always made a movie better.

@jamesmorant1406 4 месяца назад

Great chemistry between James Woods and Michael J Fox

@ABoyandHisDog-pd3lb 4 месяца назад

Louis Guzman is a terribly underrated supporting actor. He can do it all. Especially comedy when it calls for it.

@Benjatron-jw2rg 4 месяца назад

James Woods would’ve made a hell of a Harvey Dent/Two Face.

@JoBloOriginals 4 месяца назад

He would have been absolutely perfect

@RabbiSteve1 4 месяца назад

Yes! And way better than Tommy Lee Jones, which admittedly is a low bar.

@dominickgaramella6431 4 месяца назад

Best ever

@BilTucker 4 месяца назад

@@JoBloOriginalswhy does it matter if Woods is s Republican ? A great actor is a great actor

@hermanmelville3871 4 месяца назад

@@BilTuckermore that he’s unhinged. Plenty of conservative actors get work.

@KennethBlum-sl6rx 4 месяца назад

I remember Roger Ebert giving this a really positive review at the time and other critics rolling their eyes.

@SCharlesDennicon 4 месяца назад

Other critics could go to hell.

@DavidLLambertmobile 4 месяца назад

This was 1 of LL Cool J's first acting roles. Billy the "white shield" 🕵🏾‍♂️ NYPD.

@christiancampagna2229 4 месяца назад

The Hard Way really shines on every level. The story, directing, talent, pacing and action are all spot on. This is truly an under appreciated 90's action flick. The spotlight was on blockbusters like Total Recall, Die Hard 2, Terminator 2, Robocop 2 and even Dick Tracy. However, This seemed to fly under the radar.

@JosephSawyer-m6h 4 месяца назад

Love every movie you named

@Omar-wq9dz 4 месяца назад

Shame this movie doesn’t get talked about a lot considering it has both James Woods and Michael J. Fox, but it’s really good. I wish more people knew about it

@guns2317 4 месяца назад

"Best Seller" is an often overlooked movie with James Woods and Brian Dennehy. Good flick!

@jesseswarbrick7895 4 месяца назад

Cop(1988) and Diggstown(1992) are some other great underrated Jamss Woods movies

@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 3 месяца назад

@@jesseswarbrick7895 didn't get the love they deserved both great films in love and war is another one

@MrIamestranged 4 месяца назад

Anything that Michael J Fox is in, is Gold. And hes one of the very few people who, when he passes, the world will truly mourn.

@JoBloOriginals 4 месяца назад

Agree - let’s hope it’s not for a (very) long time.

@stellviahohenheim 4 месяца назад

He might as well be already dead

@grayman7208 4 месяца назад

@@stellviahohenheim unfortunately true.

@mrsjackbauer1 4 месяца назад

@@stellviahohenheim YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! YOU WOULD NEVER THINK THIS WAY IF IT WAS A LOVED ONE OF YOURS!

@JuanEnriqueFloresJr 4 месяца назад

Yep. I agree. Still one of my favorite actors. Too bad he can’t be in many movies anymore thanks to his unfortunate condition.

@Cyke101 4 месяца назад

This film has one of my favorite hot dog scenes in all of cinema.

@JoBloOriginals 4 месяца назад

Le Frog Dog!

@loveiseternity 4 месяца назад

Bravo Bill

@Mandrake42 4 месяца назад

"Bravo Bill!"

@brettbaratheon9776 4 месяца назад

Frog dog baby!!!!

@ChichKrav 4 месяца назад

always made me hungry

@thomasstudstrup5028 4 месяца назад

The Hard Way is a great action-comedy. Ive had it on bluray for many years.One of my favortite lines from Woods to Fox is: "you think all cops live in filth, just because its like that in the movies?" That sets the tone for the whole film.

@bostoncopguy 4 месяца назад

“You wanted to know what it’s like to be a cop, you wanted to know what it feels like to kill someone. Well now you know, it feels, like shit”. -James Woods. Best and most accurate line in the movie.

@MattsMovieReviews 4 месяца назад

James Woods is one of the best actors of his generation and needs to be back on screen.

@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 3 месяца назад

agreed

@mmcfreds 4 месяца назад

“Nick, baby, you sharpshooter we heard about you!!” -LL. I love that movie!

@Kennedy-e2w 4 дня назад

I'll take the fall for you Nicky.

@Stuart267 4 месяца назад

*Woods doesn't get the recognition simply because he doesn't follow the majority of Hollywood. He's outspoken, brash & to some he's arrogant. To me he's just a real one in a land full of fakes & frauds & an awesome actor to boot.*

@JoBloOriginals 4 месяца назад

I would agree that he’s 100% true to himself. That’s not necessarily a good thing in his case, but no one could ever call him fake.

@darkojd1371 4 месяца назад

@@JoBloOriginalsHis opinions are mostly just normal and average opinions from 15 years ago. And pretty average opinions today in most places outside of US

@EddieHenderson92 4 месяца назад

@@JoBloOriginals Most things that James Woods does say would've just been called common sense 15 years ago. It's sad that saying you can't pick your g@nder/ pron@uns like you're ordering off the Starbucks menu or close the border is somehow considered far right in 2024.

@frankcooke1692 3 месяца назад

@@EddieHenderson92 He doesn't really understand the nuances of gender identity, but also he's a 77 year old man, he doesn't have to and who cares. What's even the point of updating your worldview when you're that old?

@EddieHenderson92 3 месяца назад

@@frankcooke1692 Facts and common sense don't matter?

@bobmcdade5217 4 месяца назад

Woods has an unpredictable quality that always made him worth watching, no matter the film. He brings an intensity to every role he plays, no matter how modest the project, or how limited its ambition. I am appalled by the practice of dismissing an artists body of work for reason of their past misdemeanours or recent comments. Judge the art, not the man.

@MatSpeedle 4 месяца назад

How have I managed 41 years without knowing about this MJ Fox movie... Getting this right now!

@JoBloOriginals 4 месяца назад

That’s why we have this show!

@MichaelWaisJr 4 месяца назад

You won’t be disappointed.

@MatSpeedle 4 месяца назад

@@JoBloOriginals and appreciate you for it 👌

@DavidLLambertmobile 4 месяца назад

I saw it in theaters. LL Cool J has his top 40 hit, Momma Said Knock you out in the club scene.

@JuanEnriqueFloresJr 4 месяца назад

I’ve been a Michael J Fox fan for a while now too and I never knew about this movie before. I really need to check it out one of these days.

@kristophergoforth951 4 месяца назад

Classic 90's flick, one of my favorites from the early 90's. Totally under rated, I don't pay attention to what actors say on Twitter, so James Woods is fine. He has a lot of great movies to his name. Separate the art from the artist and you can enjoy more things for what they are.

@JuanEnriqueFloresJr 4 месяца назад

I agree. I’ve done that for several artists and it works wonders as I can still enjoy their stuff even if some of our views might not align.

@LoafRock 4 месяца назад

James Woods is a true hardrock. Don’t talk down

@danielkerryann 4 месяца назад

I saw The Hard Way in theatres in the UK, and it is one of my favourites. Woods and Fox are both superb, and fox's comedic timing is brilliant. I rated Woods in Videodrome and Cop, and was delighted to see him in a lighter role. His jibe to the bodyguard 'you might want to slow down, somewhere there's a small country going hungry' still cracks me up... And I said it to my wife just 2 days ago!! Great video, and a great film. Thanks!!

@CHEERSMEOW 4 месяца назад

I saw The Hard Way in the movie theater on opening weekend in 1991 and True Believer from 1989 is an awesome movie with Woods and Robert Downey Jr.

@CitizenEldar 4 месяца назад

I love this film. The scene where Woods' character practices his "Susan" speech made me roll on the floor laughing as a kid. Definitely need to rewatch it.

@Bob-Savage 4 месяца назад

HATED watching this on network TV. ‘That slug in a ditch’! - one of the most hilarious Michael J Fox TV dubs EVER

@trinaq 4 месяца назад

This is a fun early 90's romp, and features an early role for Christina Ricci. It reminds me a little of the shortlived show "The Grinder", where Rob Lowe is an actor who played a lawyer in a TV show, and shadows his brother, an actual lawyer, annoying him in the process.

@JH-ks9oi 4 месяца назад

Dude love The Hard Way! The “frog-dog” hotdog scene, the “Marlboro Niki” board, the love interest date, I love this movie

@MrEJD2010 4 месяца назад

Bang Bang, Nick Lang! 😂 Loved this movie when it came out 👌🏻

@Chili1179 4 месяца назад

Imagine trying to shame a movie theater employee for doing his job by not letting a 10 yr old into a rated R movie.

@frankcooke1692 3 месяца назад

Man, James Woods hasn't aged at all since the 80s. When he already looked like a 70 year old man

@sd-11-11-sd 4 месяца назад

'I really am Nick Lang'. One of the greatest lines in cinematic comedy.

@SeanWareGaming 4 месяца назад

The Hard Way is one of the most underrated action comedies of all time with the perfect team-up of Michael J. Fox and James Woods and directed by John Badham, one of my favorite directors of all time. He directed some of the movies that I really enjoy like Wargames, Short Circuit, Saturday Night Fever, Dracula, Point of No Return, Bird on a Wire, Nick of Time and Stakeout, which is one of the greatest suspense-comedies ever. Aside from Fox and Woods, Stephen Lang as The Party Crasher is one of the most menacing and most enjoyable villains of all time. He's like a more psychotic and goofy version of Mark Hamill's Joker. And let's not forget the Frog Dog scene, which is basically a hot dog with french fries on top and because of this movie, I tend to re-create the Frog Dog. This movie holds up pretty well and I saw the movie on A&E and on HBO, and I enjoyed it, it was the perfect mix of action and comedy with some comedic moments and some serious moments. Now, I feel like watching the movie since I have it on Blu-Ray along with Bird on a Wire.

@TheSkspence 4 месяца назад

Way underrated. Badham almost always brought the goods in his movies, and it’s no different with this one. Fox, Woods, Sciorra, and the cast all came to deliver. It’s a shame it isn’t more well known.

@julietlima5564 4 месяца назад

James Woods in John Carpenter's Vampire. Awesome movie and totally overlooked! It is what a vampire should be!

@Marcus-hw9bi 4 месяца назад

Woefully underrated and overlooked, it's a personal favourite. Endlessly quotable and brilliantly cast.

@ranchokitty1 4 месяца назад

I was once the doorman at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and I met James Woods and he stopped to talk with me for a few minutes he didn't have to but did, he was with Harold Becker the director of The Onion Field.

@someotherperson5279 4 месяца назад

I loved this movie. As an 80s kid, I love ''Back To The Future'''. I feel like this performance and ''Casualties Of War'' are fine demonstrations of excellent acting.

@JuanEnriqueFloresJr 4 месяца назад

I loved Back to the Future too. I never watched Casualties of War but I will definitely give it a watch one of these days.

@andyanderson516 Месяц назад

My favourite childhood buddy cop film. Amazing acting and story and funny as hell

@DragonE15 4 месяца назад

I can't believe you didn't mention Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths in your James Wood video. He was insanely good as Owl Man.

@hemichanga8939 4 месяца назад

James Woods blocked me on Twitter, and I still laugh about that.

@JoBloOriginals 4 месяца назад

Scott Baio blocked me so there you go ;)

@hemichanga8939 4 месяца назад

@JoBloOriginals Really? That's hilarious. Go us haha

@Matt-uh3fu 4 месяца назад

Maybe stay off Twitter and get out and get a life

@randysmith9841 4 месяца назад

Troll?

@DavidLLambertmobile 4 месяца назад

Lisa Guerrero of Playboy 🐰 , Inside Edition blocked me over a AOC 👙 joke.

@noskoolikeoldskool 4 месяца назад

He was supposed to be in Reservoir Dogs. His agent turned it down, and when JW found out he fired him.

@dnasty312 2 месяца назад

Who would Jimmy have played?

@noskoolikeoldskool 2 месяца назад

@@dnasty312 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@Locadel2003 4 месяца назад

Probably the most fun and enjoyable James Woods movie ever

@Alexvander10 4 месяца назад

I loved James Woods' movie "Diggstown" 1992. Not sure if you've covered that one but if not, its another great "movie you never saw"

@hypernovatv911 4 месяца назад

I love James Woods. Another video I was watching about his career made me look up his movies on Amazon and I realized quite a few were not available. I went on eBay and bought every James Wood movie that I could find. I even bought the TV show he was on called sharks. It’s like Hollywood tried to erase him from existence because these movies were in very short supply.

@lannyfuller8367 4 месяца назад

I was lucky enough to catch this in the theater (sorry). Thanks for this walk down memory lane.

@aaronhepler8070 4 месяца назад

Delroy Lindo as the Captain who couldn't care less what Woods thinks is perfect! Love this movie!

@noskoolikeoldskool 4 месяца назад

😂😂😂😂

@AndrewFloydWebber 4 месяца назад

I probably saw this the first time on cable around ‘94; always really liked it. It was a cool fun movie to stumble across on an afternoon on a day off.

@darkknite2k11 4 месяца назад

He was Hades! "Woah, is my hair out?"

@nicholasfansler4301 4 месяца назад

Love this movie, 80 and 90s buddy cop movies and action movies were great

@williamdixon-gk2sk 4 месяца назад

I used to emulate the way Woods smokes in this film, just like Fox does in the film.

@williamdixon-gk2sk 4 месяца назад

Smoking isn't cool, but James Woods makes it LOOK cool.

@simonmorgan8539 4 месяца назад

Such a great flick, thanks for giving it a spotlight! They make a heck of a pairing, it is just perfect casting: Wood's barely contained rage and Fox's barely concealed naivety, just *chef's kiss*. Frog-dogs for all!

@RabbiSteve1 4 месяца назад

Thanks for highlighting this movie. I saw it in the theater when released and loved it. Have seen it at least once or twice on tv since. But this video makes me want to get it on Blu-ray

@jorel4477 4 месяца назад

Loved this film in the early 90’s. We quoted it repeatedly. Would love to see Stakeout or Get Shorty.

@mrhob6355 3 месяца назад

2:50 "I'm the only one who wants me to grow up , " Michaels words must really have come from the heart then cause he was still mainly known for Marty Mcfly and he looked young into his thirties .

@thejoojooman6538 4 месяца назад

1 of my favourite films of the early 90's. I also loved The Concierge.

@bloomstumpremoval 4 месяца назад

James Woods on Twitter is fighting the woke dystopian nightmare, and I love him for it.

@BillAdams-fb3jm 4 месяца назад

I remember seeing this movie a lot -- my parents used to rent videos and then make copies of the ones they liked. They rented The Hard Way and liked it, so the dupe copy ended up getting a lot of play around the house.

@frederickwong7161 4 месяца назад

So happy you made a video on this under appreciated gem. My friend and I quote this movie even to this day!

@billybarnett2846 4 месяца назад

I always think about this movie when I'm looking through the streaming channels. This is one of those gems people forget about.

@kevincousen3045 4 месяца назад

one of my favorite flicks I show of all time ..... first watched it cause of the streak of M. J. Fox movies that I inhaled passionately but stayed with it for the brilliant James Woods (witch films I hunted down right afterwards) & the awesome interacting of their 2 characters here.....

@YouQube05117 2 месяца назад

Me to you, me to you, me to you, me to you....I loved the character Party Crasher.lol

@robvegas9354 4 месяца назад

Great movie. lots of great laughs and fun action. Michael J Fox and James Woods are a great team in this film

@owieczkacs 4 месяца назад

JoBlo hits deep in the feels with another gem of a movie. Thank you for bringing so many good evening recommendations :))

@johngrajyanportillo3409 2 месяца назад

The Hard Way is my 2nd favorite movie of all time. It’s a lot of fun to watch. I was 12 when it came out in 1991. I wanted to see it at the theaters, but missed the chance. When it came out on video I bought it at Blockbuster Video when it was on sale on the previously viewed videos that the store put on sale after 6-8 months on video. I loved when I first saw it. Throughout the years, I bought it on DVD and now own it on Blu-ray. It’s a great film and very funny. The climax is John Badman’s homage to Hitchcock. Great review. I’m glad there those who still appreciate and remember great movies, back at a time when Hollywood still made great films. One more thing: After the climax when Lang is being taken into an ambulance after being shot, if you look closely in the background you can see playing on the marquee is Dick Tracy. Man, I would love to go back to the summer of 1990 and see that at the theater again.

@alswearengine4867 4 месяца назад

The Party Crasher was such an awesome villain.

@thewebstylist 4 месяца назад

How have I never seen or even heard of this flick?! Watching asap!

@squattingnevil 4 месяца назад

One of my favourite Michael J Fox movies, nice to see it finally getting some love.

@gtm604 4 месяца назад

saw this in the theatre when I was 11 with my mom..... love this movie.

@brianmaxim 4 месяца назад

This made me think of a couple of other films that followed… The Real McCoy and The Getaway

@IHRZGHKIP 4 месяца назад

Great movie. "When my asshole learns to chew gum." Is still one of my favorite lines.

@rishdog100 4 месяца назад

This was a classic ... 💯 Seriously, whoever put these two great actors together was a genius 👌👍

@Darkuni 3 месяца назад

An all time great that MORE people need to see.

@JesusIced 4 месяца назад

this movie has one of the greatest police car crashes filmed, idk why but i remember that and mr fox fake moustache

@travismiller4320 4 месяца назад

I’ve been looking for this movie forever, my dad rented it one of his every other weekends when it came out on VHS, and haven’t had any luck finding it anywhere on blu ray or DVD

@jesseswarbrick7895 4 месяца назад

Kino Lorber does the blu ray

@niravdarmesh5278 4 месяца назад

I was born in 1985 and saw this movie, at home, in 1992. I only saw it once. And it's still one of my favorite movies to this day. *As the car spirals in mid-air: "Stop the car!" "Drop the gun!" "Stop the car!" " Drop the gun!" Also, one of my other favorite Michael J. Fox movies: "Jesus Christ! You've got the grip of a bear!" "40 years of lifting scrap metal…"

@RENRAG153 4 месяца назад

oh oh oh and "The Party Crasher" top 5 killer names EVER!!!!

@ebbderelict 3 месяца назад

I remember watching this for the first time, and hearing negative things about it, and feeling a little surprised because I enjoyed it. So weird that you posted this video so recently, because I just ordered the DVD off eBay last night, and came across this video when I was looking at the possibility of ordering a streaming version of it.

@williamtristan5925 4 месяца назад

Definitely a fun, underrated, mismatched-partners movie! It's definitely in line with other overlooked buddy pics like "Midnight Run" & "The Nice Guys".

@DoctorJay184 4 месяца назад

The Hard Way is a personal favourite. I have seen it many times.

@jonasirw1 4 месяца назад

Woods was ostracized from Hollywood bc he regularly engages in wrong-think and doesn't espouse the "correct" opinions

@klel68 4 месяца назад

I saw the hard way quite a few times in the theatre. Michael j fox’s character’s name was nick lang, my uncle was a nick lang. I have this movie on Blu ray, it’s one of my favourite movies.

@MetalBoozie 4 месяца назад

Saw it at the cinema back in the day and had a blast! Great film and James Woods was phenomenal in it.

@stingrey1571 4 месяца назад

i remember my mom complaining about this movie. it was filmed near her job and disrupted traffic and everything else.

@vandalfinnicus1507 4 месяца назад

I was just thinking about this movie, and then I refresh YT feed, and this is suggested. Another good one that seems to be forgotten is Running Scared.

@GregsGameRoom 4 месяца назад

I did see this back in the day but totally forgot about it until just now. Wow!

@SirTyJensen 4 месяца назад

I'm a 90s kid but I haven't seen The Hard Way. I had The Cowboy Way on VHS so I overwatched it.

@SCharlesDennicon 4 месяца назад

THW is one of the buddy cop movies I've watched THE MOST. It was one of my favorite VHS, when I was a kid. And now that I've rewatched it as an adult, I confirm that it's a fucking awesome movie, directed by peak Badham - it's easily one of his best next to WarGames and Bird on a Wire, and the last good movie he directed. And a movie that introduced me to one of my favorite rap song ever, Mama said knock you out, by LL Cool J, when I was just a French kid who had zero interest in rap music !

@LukeLovesRose 4 месяца назад

I saw this again recently and I was pleasantly surprised by how smart and cool it was. Michael J Fox was fun and funny but he was convincingly serious when he needed to be. Stephen Lang totally surprised me. He's so grounded and staunch in Avatar. He was never this eccentric, not even when he played Ike in Tombstone. But Lang still did a great job. I don't think Fox was dominated by Woods or Lang. Woods was wonderful as the gritty, and neurotic cop. And I loved his character arc

@bencampbell1609 4 месяца назад

Well, I actually saw it, and yes, in theaters. I liked it, but frankly had completely forgot about it until this video popped up.

@damianclarkeed6683 4 месяца назад

Classic movie. Saw this at the cinema when it first come out. Loved it

@admtech69 4 месяца назад

Thanks to your review - this looks like an overlooked gem. Ill check it out.

@finslaw 4 месяца назад

Great buddy cop film with great casting, including Avatar's Lang as the bad guy.

@HamiltonLLB 4 месяца назад

The film that inspired the TV series “Castle”! Superb.

@DarthNico 4 месяца назад

I've always loved this movie, even as a kid. Highly underrated!

@raulzagardua6576 3 месяца назад

James woods is my favorite actor ever, this is a great movie but I remember as the best "Another day in Paradise"

@empoweredshemphoward 4 месяца назад

Definitely an underrated gem

@mikeedward9595 4 месяца назад

Saw it in the theater. And I enjoyed it. And thought of it immediately when I saw the trailer for "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang."

@jaredmiller2689 4 месяца назад

Makes me feel super odd when you refer to my movies my era of movies as classics or like no one has herd of them before. Great movie

@arthurj.downeyjr_2013 4 месяца назад

You can borrow my time machine and set things right with That cashier.

@JoBloOriginals 4 месяца назад

Show him what’s what!

@van8ryan 4 месяца назад

This was the first R-Rated movie I saw on VHS (along with TERMINATOR 2). I loved it back then, mainly because I was a BACK TO THE FUTURE nut and thus a MJF fan (the ending is especially cool with a near-perfect fake out that makes me laugh even harder years later).