‘Hard Target’ at 25: John Woo on Fighting for Respect in Hollywood

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Pete Keeley at The Hollywood Reporter recently posted ‘Hard Target’ at 25: John Woo on Fighting for Respect in Hollywood.   The interview is more than worth a read and if you click over you’ll learn…

  • Woo credits Sam Raimi for the opportunity to come to America and make Hard Target.
  • Woo wanted Kurt Russell to star in Hard Target.
  • Hard Target was set New Orleans as a way to explain JCVD’s accent.
  • Woo thinks Uncle Douvee (Wilford Brimley) was the main great thing from the film.
  • Woo wishes the studio would have interest in releasing the longer, original cut.
  • Woo is currently working on a remake of The Killer.
  • and a whole lot more…