Hard Target (1993)

[Bob Drillboids 181]

PLEASE do this one with Gino Lambardo as the guest.

[OfficerMooney 13]

Bump! JCVD and John Woo alone makes this worthy of consideration.

[AbeFroman 70]

This falls into the Crank/Face Off/Con Air category and would make a great live show.

 

Also, Double Impact and Sudden Death would make amazing episodes. Cheesy fun that have aged shockingly well as far as 90s action films go.

[LuxuryLoaf 2]

How has THIS not been made into a podcast episode!?

This is BY FAR the most HDTGM-able movie in the early JCVD canon. I had not seen it until this weekend and I was laughing the entire way through having an imaginary HDTGM play in my head as I watched. I could go on explaining why you should cover this movie, but I'll let a clip speak for itself.

 

[Bingo Boy 27]

John Woo, JCVD with a mullet, and Wilford Brimley. They should have done this or Sudden Death instead of Double Team. Hopefully they aren't tapped out on all the Van Damage yet.

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

They better not be, they still havent covered Double Impact either.

[nthurkettle 148]

It feels like they'll binge on an actor for awhile then take a break - Pacino, Cage, Stallone, Travolta, Van Damme. It's been a year since Timecop - time for more Muscles from Brussels!

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

You've just made me realize its been two years since they've covered a Nicolas Cage movie which makes me sad. But to be fair all the actors you've listed above combined have enough terrible movies between them to keep the podcast busy for the next five years.

[nthurkettle 148]

They are like the Mt. Rushmore of HDTGM. Well - four of them. Pacino, Cage, and Stallone for sure, and....I'm genuinely torn whether Travolta or Van Damme is more worthy for slot #4. Someone with artistic skill should draw the Mt. Rushmore of HDTGM.

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

I think it has to be Travolta. JCVD has been in some bad fucking movies, but they are all just bad action movies.

 

The range of bad movies Travolta has starred in is almost a little staggering. Not too mention his moments of inadvertent brilliance. His take on Robert Shapiro will always bring a smile to my face.

[TheAprilFoolsRebel 22]

Just want to keep the love for Hard Target going! It's the best kind of bad and absolutely HDTGM worthy!

[Rossabides 1]

I legit created an account to keep this thread going. The world needs the HDTGM treatment of this insane movie. His mullet is wet from start to finish. So much to love about this movie. 

[AbeFroman 70]

I will continue to bump this until Hard Target gets its proper due.  Once again, Wilford Brimley rocks a Cajun accent and shoots people with a bow and arrow. And that is one of the least bonkers aspects of this minor miracle of a movie. 

[nthurkettle 148]

Now legit wondering why "Wilford Brimley charging out of fire on horseback" isn't every meme on the Internet; because honestly it's got about a million uses.

[AbeFroman 70]

Bumping this in honor of Wilford Brimley’s passing.   He is amazing in it and clearly having a ball.  Now knowing his history makes the horse back riding action sequence less ridiculous.