| | | Oh, my God... that's my daughter.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Mono Audio, English, Spanish, Subtitled
A powerful, unflinching glimpse into the dark, bizarre world of the pornography industry. George C. Scott (Academy Award Winner, Best Actor, Patton 1971) 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 (Peter Boyle, TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"), who learns that the daughter has been making cheap sex films. When the father realizes 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 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?
Editor's Note
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.
| Features | Audio: English Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Remastered In High Definition | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, Japanese |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 5/23/2006 |
| Running Time: 107 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1979 | | Catalog ID: 04939 | | UPC: 00043396049390 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...A very good film....[Scott delivers] as fine a performance as he's ever done..." 02/14/1979New York Times
"...Brave and chilling....As funny as it is quick and frightening." 02/09/1979 p.75 Uncut
"In part a fascinating tour through the seediest, saddest sections of the US netherworld..." 03/01/2005 p.136 |
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