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Hardcore (1979)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 16  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.8/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Synopsis: When the daughter of devoutly religious midwestern businessman Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott) disappears on a trip to Los Angeles sponsored by the family's Calvinist church, Jake's search for his daughter, Niki (Season Hubley), leads him into a shocking world of pornography. HARDCORE, an... When the daughter of devoutly religious midwestern businessman Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott) disappears on a trip to Los Angeles sponsored by the family's Calvinist church, Jake's search for his daughter, Niki (Season Hubley), leads him into a shocking world of pornography. HARDCORE, an early venture from writer-director Paul Schrader, features what may be Scott's best performance (this side of PATTON) as a man shattered by his daughter's descent into the world of porn. In California, Jake hires Andy Mast (Peter Boyle), a sleazy Hollywood private detective, to help him find Niki; the two descend into the sordid realm of the hardcore sex industry, determined to retrieve her. An intentionally jarring shift of tones via editing techniques, the inherent strong material of the story, and interesting comparisons between conservative religious fanaticism and the porn industry give HARDCORE a unique depth in its portrayal of a man whose moral compass is suddenly put into question. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Ed Begley, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent

Director: Paul Schrader
Producer: Buzz Feitshans
Screenwriter: Paul Schrader
Composer: Jack Nitzsche

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 9, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region (unknown)
  • Keep Case
  • High Definition Widescreen

Audio:

  • Subtitles - English, Japanese, Spanish - Optional

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Derek Adams
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Strong internal drama.

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Rich Cline
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Jake Euker
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05/09/05
Janet Maslin
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3.5/5

A big throbbing stress-headache of a movie, but you won't be able to turn it off.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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2.5/4

Though Hardcore's so-called gritty images do have the power to disturb, it's because we're intrinsically aware of their psychic scourge on the hero

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09/05/04
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
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Schrader;s gritty NYC runaway thriller.

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08/14/04
Victoria Alexander
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Hardcore is a vivid and convincing parable about the dangers of spiritual pride.

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01/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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Scott gives a terrific performance

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11/21/03
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
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Robin Clifford
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11/08/02
Brian J. Arthurs
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Distasteful and dull

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
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