← Back to films

Hardcore

Name: Hardcore
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1979-02-09
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.746

★ 6,7 /10 (315 Votes)

1979 EN 108 min

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.

Stream

Rent

Buy

Release date

09/02/1979

Votes

315

Popularity

2.4

“Oh my God, that's my daughter.”

Genres

Drama Crime Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

108 min

amazon

Crichton, M: Jurassic Park

€45,41

amazon

El Club de la Lucha (Fight Club) (Steelbook) (1999) (David Fincher) (4K UHD + Blu-ray)

€12,97

amazon

Ben-hur (4K UHD)

€21,25

amazon

Tras El Corazon Verde (Romancing the Stone) (1984) (Robert Zemeckis) + La Joya del Nilo (The Jewel of the Nile) (1985) (Lewis Teague) - Pack (Blu-ray)

€19,99

amazon

Trilogia Desaparecido en Combate 1-2-3 con Funda Limitada y Numerada 3 BDs + 12 Postales Exclusivas

€39.95

Search on Amazon →

amazon.es

George C. Scott

Jake VanDorn

Peter Boyle

Andy Mast

Season Hubley

Niki

Dick Sargent

Wes DeJong

Leonard Gaines

Ramada

Dave Nichols

Kurt

Gary Graham

Tod

No photo

Larry Block

Detective Burrows

Marc Alaimo

Ratan

Leslie Ackerman

Felice

No photo

Charlotte McGinnis

Beatrice

Ilah Davis

Kristen VanDorn

Paul Marin

Joe VanDorn

Will Walker

Jism Jim

Hal Williams

Big Dick Blaque

Bob Bishop

Stud #1

No photo

Tim Dial

Stud #2

Roy London

Jim Rucker

Bibi Besch

Mary

Tracey Walter

Male Teller

No photo

Bobby Kosser

Film Director

No photo

Stephen P. Dunn

Film Cameraman

Jean Allison

Mrs. Steensma

Reb Brown

Manager

No photo

James Helder

John VanDorn

Dave Thompson

Willem

No photo

John Otte

Grandfather VanDorn

No photo

Janet Simpson

Anne DeJong

No photo

Karen Kruer

Marsha DeJong

No photo

Henry Vandenbroek

Reverend VanTil

No photo

Linda Smith

Hope

No photo

Mary McFerren

“Free Press” Teller

No photo

Judith Ransdell

Ramada’s Secretary

No photo

Linda Morell

'Les Girls' Woman

Gigi Vorgan

Teenage Girl

No photo

Michael Hatch

Nephew #1

No photo

David Hockenberry

Nephew #2

No photo

Joseph Prus

Bill

No photo

Jean Reed Bahle

Ruth

No photo

Reinder Vantil

Man at Piano

No photo

Dee Ann Johnston

Bar Maid

No photo

Janice Carroll

Waitress

No photo

Mark Natuzzi

Barker #1

Al Cingolani

Barker #2

No photo

Cherilyn Parsons

Girl at Convention

No photo

Tracey Ratley

Hostess

No photo

Antonio Esparza

Teenage Mexican

No photo

Linda Cremeans

Stewardess

Ed Begley Jr.

Soldier

Stewart Steinberg

Man in Seersucker Suit

Serena

Terry (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

Loading soundtrack videos…

Nobody makes it. Nobody shows it. Nobody sees it. It's like it doesn't even exist. Hardcore is written and directed by Paul Schrader and stars George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent and Leonard Gaines. Music is by Jack Nitzsche and cinematography by Michael Chapman. Plot has Scott as a Michigan businessman whose daughter disappears after a church group trip to California. Venturing out to California in search of her, he hires a sleazy private investigator (Boyle) and quickly finds that his daughter has fallen into the seedy X-Rated world of pornography. It's a very …

Read full review →

George C. Scott makes good with his rather uncharacteristic performance, here. He’s the upstanding businessman “Van Dorn” who is shocked at the sudden disappearance of his teenage daughter. He hires “Mast” (Peter Boyle) to track her down and though he doesn’t find her, he does find some disturbing evidence for her dad that she is starring in some cheap porn movies. Determined to track her down and fetch her back, he tries to glean information from some sex workers by showing them photos and asking questions. They think he’s a cop so clam up, so he concludes a different tack is going to be need…

Read full review →