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Hard Target
HONG KONG · 1993

Hard Target

John Woo
human hunting class warfare vigilante justice survival corruption
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Synopsis

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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I was really honored to direct a film in America, because it was a dream when I was young. I like those American Western movies, and I also watched some French new wave movies. My favorite director is Jean-Pierre Melville. He makes films like Le Samouraï, Bob le Flambeur. So I learned a lot from him. And also I love Japanese movies, Akira Kurosawa movies. So that’s why I created this style, like in The Killer, Hard Boiled. So when I got to America, I still tried to use my own style, and to combi

I like those American Western movies, and I also watched some French new wave movies. My favorite director is Jean-Pierre Melville. He makes films like Le Samouraï, Bob le Flambeur. So I learned a lot from him. And also I love Japanese movies, Akira Kurosawa movies. So that's why I created this style, like in The Killer, Hard Boiled.

— John Woo  ·  Collider Interview: John Woo on Manhunt, Hard Target, and the Time Van Damme Kicked a Producer
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