Hardcore

Feb 9, 1979

1h 48m

★ 6.7

“Oh my God, that's my daughter.”

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.

Genres

Mystery

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

A-Team Productions

Hardcore Trailers

Cast

Jake VanDorn

George C. Scott

Andy Mast

Peter Boyle

Niki

Season Hubley

Wes DeJong

Dick Sargent

Ramada

Leonard Gaines

Kurt

Dave Nichols

Tod

Gary Graham

Detective Burrows

Larry Block

Ratan

Marc Alaimo

Felice

Leslie Ackerman

Beatrice

Charlotte McGinnis

Kristen VanDorn

Ilah Davis

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7.5

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6.6

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6.2

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7.3

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6.7

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