Rent Hardcore (1979)
3.4 of 5 from 119 ratings
1h 43min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
A powerful, unflinching glimpse into the dark, bizarre world of the pornography industry. George C. Scott gives a strong, sensitive portrayal of a deeply religious Midwestern businessman whose daughter, while on a church-sponsored outing, runs away from home. He hires an oddball detective, who learns that the daughter has been making cheap sex films. When the father realises that he can no longer trust the detective, he decides to hunt for his daughter himself. Posing as a porno film producer casting a new movie, he gathers clues with ferocious determination. His treacherous journey gives him a fast, hard lesson in big-city street life and a close-up view of the world of porn, its victims and exploiters. Finally, with the help of a prostitute, he locates his daughter. But is it too late? - Actors:
- George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent, Leonard Gaines, Dave Nichols, Gary Graham, Larry Block, Marc Alaimo, Leslie Ackerman, Charlotte McGinnis, Ilah Davis, Paul Marin, Will Walker, Hal Williams, Bob Bishop, Tim Dial, Roy London, Bibi Besch, Tracey Walter
- Directors:
- Paul Schrader
- Producers:
- Buzz Feitshans
- Writers:
- Paul Schrader
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/05/2017
- Run Time:
- 109 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- The Guardian Interview with Paul Schrader (1993, 85 mins): audio recording of an on-stage interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at the National Film Theatre, London
- Shooting 'Hardcore' (2004, 9 mins): an interview with director of photography Michael Chapman Hardcore Nitzsche (2017, 22 mins): new documentary about the uniquely talented composer, with contributions from William Friedkin, Milos Forman, Ry Cooder and others
- Image Gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- Isolated Score: experience Jack Nitzsche's original soundtrack music
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- UK Blu-ray Premiere
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Reviews (1) of Hardcore
Clumsy 70s Thriller - Hardcore review by GI
Following similar themes to Taxi Driver (1976) which Paul Schrader also wrote but which Martin Scorsese turned into a masterpiece of urban drama, here Schrader clumsily directs a meandering plot that has unconvincing developments and a poor yet predictable ending. George C. Scott stars as a midwest businessman and devout Christian whose teenage daughter goes missing in California while on a church outing. Hiring a private investigator (Peter Boyle) it's discovered that the daughter is now making porn films in LA and so dad heads off to find her. This basically involves him visiting a string of sex clubs, porn shops and having to watch snuff movies. He's aided on the way by a young woman who is involved in the sex trade (Season Hubley) and eventually tracks his daughter down only for her to be happier in her new life than with his religious conformity and hence boring existence. A sloppy film really with a jarring and horrendous soundtrack, clichéd characters and a lead actor who looks bored throughout and is wasted here.
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