HARD CASH (2002)

MORGAN'S RATING

Thomas pulled off the perfect crime, he and his team of master thieves got away with millions. The problem is, it's all FBI marked money that dirty agent Mark Cornell was trying to launder for himself. Now, Cornell's forcing him to mastermind one of the greatest heists in history. Failure is not an option if Thomas ever wnats to see his family alive again. High-speed car chases, heavy duty danger, great gunplay and Daryl Hannah as the sexy criminal diversion.

Christian Slater (Taylor), Val Kilmer (Cornell), Sara Downing (Paige), Vincent Laresca (Nikita), Balthazar Getty (Eddie), Bokeem Woodbine (Rock), Daryl Hannah (Virginia), Rodney Rowland (Butch), Holliston Coleman (Megan), Peter Woodward (Jarvis), Michael Anthony Rosas (Jose), William Forsythe (Bo Young), Verne Troyer (Attila), Milos Milicevic (Attila's Guard), Peter Jason (The Counter Boss), Tyrone Pinkham (Salesman in Diner), Doris Berg Coleman (Waitress), Robert M. Coleman (Diner Manager), Michael Sands (Darone), Ariel Sands (Darone's Sister), Gail Sands (Mrs. Monty), Mira DiMaggio (Post Office Clerk), Joey Tomaska (OTB Guard), Derek R. Hill (Cop), Virginia Newton, Tonnia Hinshaw, Heather Hughes, Krissy Scurlock, Stan Newton (Witnesses), Mitko Kristov, Boiko Boyanov (The Karamazov Twins), John Thompson (Crooked Cop), Willie Dreyfuss (Man on Street), Willie Botha, Mladen Nikolov (Nikita's Henchmen), Marilyn Vance (Lady Gambler), Sally Magnusson (Presenter, uncredited).

TWO OF THE WORLD'S BEST CRIMINAL MINDS ARE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE LAW.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Predrag Antonijevic. WRITER: Willie Dreyfuss. PRODUCERS: John Thompson, David Varod, Danny Lerner, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Joseph A. Nittolo and Allan Kassirer. CO-PRODUCERS: Lati Grobman and Ladd Vance. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short and Boaz Davidson. ORIGINAL MUSIC:  Stephen Edwards. DISTRIBUTOR: Remstar Distribution.

FACTS

RELEASE DATE: February 26th, 2002 (USA) (TELEVISION PREMIERE) DVD RELEASE DATE: June 18th, 2002 (USA) - This is the second of four (to date) collaborative efforts between Val Kilmer and Christian Slater. The other three are: True Romance (1993), Masked and Anonymous (2003) and Mindhunters (2004). - Originally titled "Run for the Money" for its U.S. television premiere and then retitled to "Hard Cash" for its DVD/video release.

QUOTES

Jose: My name is Jose. I sell oranges for money.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"It beats sitcom reruns." -- Christopher Null, filmcritic.com

"Slater and Kilmer add a few interesting touches, but it's all so poorly made that it doesn't really matter." -- David Cornelius, Amazing Colossal Website

"When the opening scene makes you feel as though you've already missed about an hour of the plot you know you're in trouble." -- David N. Butterworth, Movie Boeuf