Hardcore (1979)
Directed by Paul Schrader
Genres - Drama, Mystery, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama, Post-Noir (Modern Noir) |
Release Date - Apr 8, 2016 (USA) |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
"Oh my God, that's my daughter." So read the advertising copy of Hardcore. George C. Scott plays Jake Van Dorn, a man of means and conservative values who discovers that his precious daughter is appearing in X-rated films. Desperately making his way through the sub-rosa world of pornography, Van Dorn talks to pimps, prostitutes, and other such sterling individuals in hopes of locating his daughter and dragging her home. At one point, he falsely advertises himself as a porn producer in hopes that his little girl will show up for an interview.
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sex-industry, pornography, runaway [from home], daughter, private-detective, prostitute/prostitution, underground [counterculture], pimp
