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Hard to Die

1990 · 84 min

A silly, sleazy slasher that plays like a lingerie-clad B-movie romp, more goofy than scary.

Directed by
Jim Wynorski
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Gail Harris, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Deborah Dutch
Tagline
SHE'S A KILLER IN A G-STRING!
Overview
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.

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Directed by
Jim Wynorski
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Gail Harris, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Deborah Dutch
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • violence
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour6
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
J.B. Rogers, Mark Thomas McGee
Starring
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Languages
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