Hard Times

1975
PG
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

13K

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Charles Bronson and Robert Tessier in Hard Times (1975)

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The saga of a drifter who turns to illicit bare-knuckle boxing in Depression-era New Orleans.The saga of a drifter who turns to illicit bare-knuckle boxing in Depression-era New Orleans.The saga of a drifter who turns to illicit bare-knuckle boxing in Depression-era New Orleans.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

13K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The most grueling filming was the climactic match between Charles Bronson's character and the fighter promoted by Michael McGuire's character. Shooting took more than a week because of the fight's complicated movements. It was filmed in a riverfront warehouse on Tchoupitoulas Street, a very rough area. Bronson and Nick Dimitri spent days squaring off under the hot lights, watched intently by McGuire and his hoods, James Coburn, Strother Martin, and a few dozen cameramen, technicians and crew members. To create the illusion of being a seafood warehouse, several Styrofoam oyster bins were stocked with real, very smelly oyster shells. An attempt to cloak the fumes with a commercial disinfectant made the smell worse.

Goofs
Dollar bills Chaney waves around at oyster bar are contemporary currency.

Quotes
Speed: Well, you know Chick, like old momma said, next best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing.

Connections
Featured in Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002)

Soundtracks
Hard Time Blues
(uncredited)
Written by Julius Farmer, Alfred Roberts, Percy Randolph & Ed Stanall

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Some of the best fight scenes

Great role for Bronson.

Compare Bronson's fighting style with almost any other fight movie like Kirk Douglas in 'Champion' or Stallone in the 'Rocky' series. Bronson slips and ducks his opponent's punches like a real fighter does, putting as much effort into not getting hit as he does hitting the other guy. Any fighter taking the hits that most movie boxers take would be unconscious or dead in a matter of minutes, and even sluggers like Rocky Marciano and George Frazier were constantly moving, never offering a good target.

This depression era movie is similar in flavor to the Lee Marvin Ernest Borgnine vehicle 'Emperor of The North'. Both movies have unsentimental, tough, taciturn heroes who communicate more with glances and gestures.