Hard Target

**Hard Target** is a UK VHS release by CIC and Universal on 2nd May 1994 and 28th November 1994, and it got re-released on 4 Front Video and Universal on 11th October 1999.

## Cast

* Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work Cajun United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance veteran. After Boudreaux saves Natasha Binder, he is hired by her to help search for her missing father.
* Lance Henriksen as Emil Fouchon, a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless former soldiers for sport. After finding that he is being investigated by Chance and Natasha, Fouchon sends out his gang led by Pik Van Cleaf to ambush them.
* Arnold Vosloo as Pik Van Cleef, a collaborator of Fouchon who takes part in his sport of hunting men. He leads the crew of men who are sent out to murder Chance and Natasha. Van Cleef's surname is a reference to actor Lee Van Cleef.
* Yancy Butler as Natasha "Nat" Binder, a young woman who comes to New Orleans to search for her father, whom she has not seen since she was seven years old. When Natasha is attacked by thugs, she is saved by Chance Boudreaux who agrees to help her find her father.
* Kasi Lemmons as May Mitchell, a police detective who works in the office while the police are on strike. Mitchell helps Natasha by ordering another autopsy when they show her the pierced dog tags that her father had.
* Chuck Pfarrer as Douglas Binder, Natasha's father who has moved to New Orleans. After Natasha finds that three weeks have passed since she has heard from her father, she goes to New Orleans to find that he has been homeless and has been murdered by Emil Fouchon's crew.
* Willie C. Carpenter as Elijah Roper, Chance Boudreaux's friend who is also homeless.
* Wilford Brimley as Uncle Douvee, Chance Boudreaux's uncle who lives deep in the Bayou. Chance and Natasha take shelter at his home as well as have him help during the film's final shoot out.
* Sven-Ole Thorsen and Jules Sylvester as Stephan and Peterson, Fouchon's mercenaries.
* Eliott Keener as Randal Poe, a seedy recruiter for Fouchon to find homeless ex-soldiers to hunt.
* Robert Apisa as Mr. Lopacki
* Douglas Forsythe Rye and Mike Leinert as Frick and Frack
* Marco St. John as Dr. Morton
* Joe Warfield as Zenan

## Opening (Original 1994 Release)

1. CIC Video Warning Screen (1991-1996)
2. Jurassic Park Trailer
3. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
4. The Universal Pictures Big Screen, Best Sellers Trailer From 1993 with clips of "Back to the Future", "Back to the Future Part II", "Back to the Future Part III", "Out of Africa", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", "Kindergarten Cop", "The Blue Brothers", "The Land Before Time", "Twins", "An American Tail", "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West" and "Backdraft".
5. CIC Video National Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1993-1995)
6. Presented In Dolby Surround Ident (Short Version)
7. BBFC 18 Card (1985-1997)
8. Universal Pictures Ident (1990-1997)
9. Start of Hard Target (1993)

## Closing (Original 1994 Release)

1. End of Hard Target (1993)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. CIC Video Warning Scroll (1991-1996)

## Trailers and info

### Original 1994 release

1. Jurassic Park
2. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
3. The Universal Pictures Big Screen, Best Sellers trailer from 1993 with clips of "Back to the Future", "Back to the Future Part II", "Back to the Future Part III", "Out of Africa", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", "Kindergarten Cop", "The Blue Brothers", "The Land Before Time", "Twins", "An American Tail", "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West" and "Backdraft".

### Rental 1994 Re-release

1. Carlito's Way
2. In the Name of the Father
3. Judgment Night