The Hard Truth

1994 American film
  • Eric Roberts
  • Michael Rooker
  • Lysette Anthony
CinematographyRoss BerrymanEdited byKert Vander MeulenMusic byDaniel Licht
Production
company
Force Majeure
Distributed byPromark Entertainment Group
Spectator Films
Release date
  • May 18, 1994 (1994-05-18) (Cannes)[1]
Running time
100 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Hard Truth is a 1994 American action crime thriller film directed by Kristine Peterson and starring Eric Roberts, Michael Rooker and Lysette Anthony.[1]

Premise

A recently suspended cop blackmails an electronics expert to help him steal $3 million from his girlfriend's boss, a corrupt councilman with ties to the mob.

Cast

  • Eric Roberts as Dr. Chandler Etheridge
  • Michael Rooker as Jonah Mantz
  • Lysette Anthony as Lisa Kantrell

Reception

David Rooney of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "provides few surprises but should prove serviceable enough as video fare".[1]

Glenn Kenny of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a Cāˆ’ and wrote that director Peterson "pads The Hard Truth with pointless action scenes and sexual interludes that stretch this should-have-been-80-minutes trifle to 100".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c David Rooney (June 13, 1994). "The Hard Truth". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Glenn Kenny (November 18, 1994). "Video Review: 'The Hard Truth'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

External links

  • The Hard Truth at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Hard Truth at Rotten Tomatoes
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