Hardcore

About Hardcore

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.

Paul Schrader's Hardcore is a 1979 crime thriller film. The film is filed under daughter, father, private detective, and harsh.

George C. Scott stars as Jake VanDorn, Peter Boyle as Andy Mast, Season Hubley as Niki, and Dick Sargent as Wes DeJong. Released in February 1979, it runs 108 minutes.

The screenplay is by Paul Schrader.

8MM, The Croods, and Boogie Nights make useful companions to Hardcore, all filed under pornography, snuff, and snuff film. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 341 votes and it carries a R rating.