Movie
Hardcore
Overview
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.
Details
- Release date
- 1979-02-09
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, A-Team Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- George C. Scott as Jake VanDorn
- Peter Boyle as Andy Mast
- Season Hubley as Niki
- Dick Sargent as Wes DeJong
- Leonard Gaines as Ramada
- Dave Nichols as Kurt
- Gary Graham as Tod
- Larry Block as Detective Burrows
- Marc Alaimo as Ratan
- Leslie Ackerman as Felice
- Charlotte McGinnis as Beatrice
- Ilah Davis as Kristen VanDorn
Crew
- Paul Schrader - Director
- Paul Schrader - Writer
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