Hardcore

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Directed by

Paul Schrader

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George C. Scott
Jake VanDorn

Peter Boyle
Andy Mast

Season Hubley
Niki

Dick Sargent
Wes DeJong

Dave Nichols
Kurt

Gary Graham
Tod

Larry Block
Detective Burrows

Marc Alaimo
Ratan

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Description: Jake Van Dorn is a businessman from the American heartland who shares strong Calvinist convictions with most of his countrymen. His teenage daughter is missing from her church youth convention trip to California and Van Dorn hires a private investigator to find her. The result of the investigation is his daughter is spotted in a cheap X-rated movie. Van Dorn decides to bring her back personally and during the quest he becomes familiar with the pornographic underworld. Hardcore has been reviewed as a melodramatic private detective story. Some have interpreted it as a tirade against the rampant world of porn, which now reaches ... (more)

Release date: 9 February 1979
UPC: 043396049390

Tags: 1970s (4), Private Detective (3), Diner (2), San Diego California (2), Film Making (2), Drama (2), Los Angeles California (2), Neo Noir (2), 1979 (2), Michigan (2), Usa (2), Christmas (2), Snuff Film (1), Brawl (1), Character Study (1)

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" Director: Paul Schrader His 2nd Movie My 8th movie watched from the director This movie came out exactly thirty years before "Taken" and shares so many similarities. They are both very entertaining, but this one is far less violent. The ending was also quite a different tone... I don't want to spoil what happens. As with Neeson, this happens to be one of George C. Scott's best roles as it really showcases his range and asks him to go outside his previous reputation. Added to Lists: T"

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: October 8th Via: iTunes Store Plot: A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in California's porno pits. Rating: 7.1/10 Why Did I Watch It? This has been on my watchlist for some time due to George C. Scott. It was a 99 cent rental, so I jumped on it at last."

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" Date: 1/24/2022 Viewed: Amazon Prime First Viewing Note: After hearing so much about this film over the years, I decided to finally watch it. Hardcore's premise sounds fantastic, and I've enjoyed the other films from Paul Schrader. I'm glad I saw it because it was awesome. Hardcore is, in my opinion, a great film. The story about a father (played by George C. Scott) attempting to find his daughter, who may have been kidnapped to star in adult films, was fascinating and entertaining to me. S"