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{{quote|''"Now take your pig stick and your boyfriend, and find a bus to catch."''}}
The first film that [[John Woo]] made in Hollywood after leaving Hong Kong, '''''Hard Target''''' starts off with a homeless man fleeing attackers on motorcycles, before being shot down just before he escapes across a river. Cut to three weeks later, when Natasha Binder (played by Yancy Butler) is looking for her father deep in the heart of New Orleans. [[Jean
The movie is chock-full of John Woo's signature style, especially in the action scenes. Slo-mo, motorcycles exploding, and pigeons abound as Van Damme kicks and shoots dozens of [[Mooks]]. All while sporting a mullet. And being aided by Wilford Brimley. Needless to say, there are some who consider it [[So Bad It's Good]], completely awful, genuinely awesome, or somewhere in between all three.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: "Whoops." ''<nowiki>*Boom!*</nowiki>''
* [[Out of the Inferno]]: Used lots of times. It's a [[John Woo]] movie. Duh.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Uncle Douvee shows promise at first, but his French accent degrades quickly, at times almost sounding Indian.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Pik Van Cleef is named after [[Lee Van Cleef]].
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: In '''''spades.'''''
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