Hard to Kill (1990) - Steven Seagal - Comedic Movie Review

Hello Friends Redeye Reviews here. Lets get our Steven Seagal on with another amazing addition to his roster, Hard to Kill.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Steven McKay, Kellly LeBrock, William Sadler, Frederick Coffin and others
Director: Bruce Malmuth
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[@marcobiral2883]

"The power of boners brings him out of his coma" - hahahahaha, damn this is comedy gold! Too bad LeBrock wasn't able to bring the audience out of Seagal's acting-induced coma!!!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Lol it's a powerful thing

[@Leo-sd3jt]

Wait, you left out the best quote from the movie: "I'll take you to the bank, Senator Trent. The blood bank."

[@RedEyeReviews]

Hahaha God damn is how did I miss that?!

[@whoami7721]

@@RedEyeReviews that quote and Kelly LeBrock kicking off her shoes during the love scene are the most memorable things for me about this movie. You can't believe that they're a married man and wife during that scene. Seagal grabs at her womanly attributes then plays dead and LeBrock moans and coos in ectasy, especially after she's barefoot. Watching it again and again feels voyeuristic, not erotic. The cheesy, sleezy 1980s saxophone music is the icing on the cake.

[@TequilaToothpick]

Yeah that quote is the highlight of the movie and the most famous quotes of his career

[@byRobertEklund]

Not only was it the best quote from this movie, it’s the best quote from any Seagal movie. Perhaps the best movie quote in history! 😅

[@austridge31]

I'm not sure the words 'best' and 'Steven Seagal' should ever be in the same sentence! 😂

[@raymondstantz3069]

Bro I’m so glad I found your channel. It is everything I didn’t know I needed. Btw Segal movies have been a guilty pleasure for almost 3 decades now lol

[@RedEyeReviews]

YAH! I am so glad you found the channel :)

[@jessickalush3305]

I've been watching Seagal movies for 40 years. I trained his stunt doubles

[@itachi-kun7736]

This movie is easily my top 5 Seagal movies, His fight those thugs in the convenience store easily made him a bona fide badass and his now ex-wife was hot at this point

[@RedEyeReviews]

Exactly. His first 5 or so movies were genuinely awesome.

[@damianstarks3338]

Agree with you here this movie is apart of my childhood.

[@jcrowellz2000]

Agreed, she was still had her model good looks by this movie

[@TequilaToothpick]

I think everyone's top 5 is the same- his first five. Though Executive Decision is the best movie he's in.

[@powersww1reset]

@@TequilaToothpick aww come on man!! Under Siege, was better than Executive Decision! Tommy Lee Jones, Wild man Gary Busey(local talent and went to my high school) that chick poppin outta the cake with perfect 🦉🦉! Get my pies outta the oven?! Bro?

[@juicetalkies4670]

This movie was pure comedy, you made me want to watch it again lol. Completely forgot the chick from Weird Science was in it to, bonus hahah

[@RedEyeReviews]

I couldn't agree more. Say what you want about Seagal but his movies are entertaining at the very least. Thanks for the support!

[@juicetalkies4670]

@@RedEyeReviews agreed! Lol and anytime.

[@jakeh6980]

When she was hitting everything with him on the stretcher, Jesus I can never stop laughing my ass off. And you reviewing it just makes it so much more funnier. It’s as if she was doing it on purpose Bc she hated the movie so much

[@RedEyeReviews]

Right?! It's like she went out of her way. Passive aggressively beating up Seagal

[@OliverMisha]

The reviews are a fantastic nostalgic ride, not too serious and LOL funny. Segal, did eventually become a very 1-dimensional, wooden actor but his self- serious persona make his movies so unique. Thanks for shining a light on a much needed genre and actor. Love your work!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like them.

[@djcease1996]

I'm on a 14 hour Security shift tonight. So sorry Red Eye if I overly comment on these Seagal videos. I'm rewatching all of these to pass the time. Man this one is nostalgic, this here is the very first Steven Seagal film I ever seen. Him in all his prime, ponytail glory. This film was actually greatly reviewed in 1990 by many critics. Even referred to as the "Norris/Brosnan of the 90's". Fun fact about this film it made cenima history at the time for the largest weekend opening for the month of February.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Oh dang that's a long shift. You're comments are great. And I had no clue this movie did that well. But I'm not surprised

[@djcease1996]

@@RedEyeReviews Seagal was setting Cenima records in the 90's at one point. He is no joke. You don't earn a black belt in 4 different styles of Karate by being a joke.

[@RedEyeReviews]

@@djcease1996 very true

[@djcease1996]

@@RedEyeReviews He holds black belts in Aikido, Kendo, Traditional Karate, & the last one escapes me but I know I've seen the certificate. I can't wait for you to start on Lawman. You will enjoy it. It remains one of my favorite television shows of all time.

[@ekgheiy]

Still binging. "....fight some ghosts, punch some wood, stab this tree....", "...how do you think he runs? Do you think he looks manly? Did you think it'd look like this?" OMG - I laughed so hard I cried!! Thank you!

[@RedEyeReviews]

I'm so glad you like it :) his run is SO good

[@PercyLeon1]

“This guy thinks he’s playing dungeons and dragons and loots the dead body”. LOL

[@michaelmyers3709]

Bruce Malmuth was definitely not the director of The Karate Kid, though he did play the ring announcer.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Ah...I see that haha. Well I've been finally caught making stuff up lol....

[@michaelmyers3709]

@@RedEyeReviews Well he did kind of direct the karate tournament! Sadly no longer with us.

[@sbsp83]

Im binge watching your videos. glad i came across your channel.

[@RedEyeReviews]

I'm so glad you are enjoying the channel :)

[@DeadManSinging1]

You didnt highlight the funniest scene in the film: Mason realizes that the politician on the TV is the same one that set him up because of his slogan "And you can take that to the bank". In the most over dramatic scene ever, he looks towards the tv (Which is now hilariously turned off) and says "I'm gonna take YOU to the bank, Senator Trent.... TO THE BLOOD BANK" and it is literally followed by a DUN-DUN-DUN sting!

[@user-sh3vz3ol3j]

If I'm not mistaken, you mentioned that this director Bruce Malmuth also directed The Karate Kid but that is incorrect, that director was John G. Avildsen. Regardless, one of the best Seagal flicks, especially the unintentional comedy. Also, wasn't this the first flick Seagal got his rooted hair in all its glory? LOL

[@RedEyeReviews]

Yeah you are correct. He apparently acted a role in Karate Kid. But not directed

[@stephenmaharaj5230]

Nice review RedEye. The politician had a nice catch phrase "You can take that to the bank".

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thanks friend!

[@Marthyboy88]

I like to think that ~60% of every Seagal movie involves the production team driving around whatever city Seagal happens to be in until he rasps "...right here," and then they get out of the car and do the scene.

[@darrenclements6028]

Hard to Kill is classic Steven Seagal action movie that is 2Fast 2Furious and entertaining Steven Seagal is legendary action movie star of all time Before he became the worst host of Saturday night live Before he became a Glazed ham with painted on hair and goatee Before he used body doubles and voice Dubbing because he is lazy and whispers Steven Seagal is Fast and Furious action movie star with a vengeance 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@joeblobleeblo3710]

Man I found this channel and it’s amazing , so funny and glad to see you grow into your style and get funnier , you’ve a new fan

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you! I'm so glad you found the channel too

[@thegmork3944]

Hey, just got your channel in my recommended and its great, got some videos to binge while i drink myself to sleep lol. fun fact, I recorded this movie on VHS back in the day, i fucking loved it as a kid

[@RedEyeReviews]

Hey! So glad you found the channel

[@virgil3241]

Had to come and watch this again. This was just released on Netflix so I watched it this weekend for the first time in probably 20 years.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Oh it's on Netflix!? I have to give it another watch myself

[@byRobertEklund]

I’m so happy the algorithm brought me here! I’m gonna binge those Steven Seagal movie reviews! 😅🎉

[@capedhamster]

Another "can watch at any time movies" review and you did it justice. well done my man. p.s i watched this too many times during the 90's.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you!

[@donculotta1551]

I love your channel and you hit the reviews dead on, however, I can't believe you missed the chessiest line in cinematic history!!! "I'm going to take you to the bank, Senator Trent. The blood bank."

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you! I know hahaha I kick myself now looking back at this one

[@ScreechingPossum]

4:04 - 4:11 You could've fooled me into believing that's the very montage that inspired the Tom Segura skit (also, given all of the 'gun expert' jokes on other videos, something as casual as 4:48 got me as a non-car guy)

[@RedEyeReviews]

Haha I love that Tom Segura joke

[@MaxRockatansky853]

When you said fighting ghosts I legit fucking lost it. I'm wheezing at that line. 🤣🤣🤣 Subbed. 🤘🤘

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thanks friend :)

[@Zotrax1946]

Man, when you said that remark about the Ford Taurus, I cracked up so loud!!😄 this (but not just) deserves a click on subscribe.

[@RedEyeReviews]

lol thank you!

[@camschuster5947]

I belly laughed in my car on my lunch break when that Chris Farley edit happened 😂

[@VonWenk]

I actually saw this at the drive-in on a double-bill with, I think, Lock-Up. Probably my second-least favorite of his first five movies after Out for Justice.

[@Slevencolevra]

Omfg Kelly Lebrock was so fucking gorgeous then

[@rockyhighjedi1036]

Fun fact this the prequel to Segal sitting down in all late 2000 movies lmao 🤣

[@8Smoker8]

That Ford scorpio line 😂

[@kingrama2727]

This was one of my favorite Seagal movies when i was a kid, how Seagal was able to convince that chick to marry him is beyond me…..

[@j2323j]

Cash

[@powersww1reset]

It certainly wasn’t his “running” skills

[@joshuateubanks4302]

I'm back to watch all of this. You killed it. Thanks. What's next?

[@11bravo1789]

lol. Bro. These are so funny. As a kid I loved Sensei Seagal. Up until Under Siege 2 his movies were the shit (for their time). Its crazy how fat he got I dunno why he cant stop eating now. I love his early movies and i wont feel ashamed for it!! Never saw anything past Fire Down Below

[@RedEyeReviews]

So glad you are enjoying them! Yeah his first movies are genuinely entertaining and awesome. And then he just decided he could shit gold and didn't have to work hard to make money. Still entertaining but for very different reasons haha

[@11bravo1789]

@@RedEyeReviews i remember it started with On Deadly Ground. It was kinda like ok why is he a fucking environmentalist all the sudden. He goes on the spirit journey with the native guy. I remember seeing it and being like ok. Kinda weird but he still whips ass. Then it was again with fucking Fire Down Below. EPA agent guy. Im like wtf man. Then it just went off rails after that completly

[@RedEyeReviews]

@@11bravo1789 hahaha yeah it's because he was allowed to write and direct and he thought he could send a powerful message to people and it didn't come off real because he was also blowing people up and calling them B#tch the whole time lol

[@11bravo1789]

@@RedEyeReviews yea. I wonder what could have been if he had actually stayed in shape. And kept trying to work with big professional directors. And actually evolved a bit. People loved John Mclain because be was the average guy. He got beat up. Got hurt. Seagals refusal to take any damage was a problem also. First 5 movies it was cool. Then its like ok man at some point you have to be in danger otherwise we dont care. Theres no struggle

[@RedEyeReviews]

@@11bravo1789 Exactly this. You never have concern because you know he will always win. He won't die. And he will never look bad. So where is the excitement?

[@deathraygonzo6339]

You took on this insane task to watch all these movies, the least i can do us watch you do it.

[@jediknightgeo]

Bruce Malmuth didn't direct Karate Kid, that was John G. Avildsen. Malmuth did star in Karate Kid 1 & 2 though as the ring announcer.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Oh good catch! I didn't realize I slipped up there. Seagal seems to have melted my brain lol.

[@henryrmarliniii8360]

I absolutely enjoy these movies, growing up. Now I enjoy them, even more. Due to how humorous it is, thank you

[@RetrofIex]

Hey just curious were you influenced by Distracted Nerd’s reviews? Great job on the seagal roasting, this was fantastic!

[@RedEyeReviews]

I'll be honest, I'm terrible at other KZbin channels. So I haven't seen his channel yet. But a fellow Seagal fan is good in my book lol. Thank you!

[@davidcoleman1861]

Bro your reviews are hilarious! Keep ‘em coming! 🤣🙏🏾

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you!

[@brandonhobson9436]

Came across your channel three days ago been on it for three days lmao

[@dasdeke]

Hard to Kill was always a guilty pleasure of mine to watch (it was on HBO ALLL THE TIME). It def doesn't hold up now compared to when I was younger.

[@doctorplague4741]

Sell out

[@jcrowellz2000]

Even though this is one his lesser early films, the end fight on the street and in the pool table room are ok. Also, it has one of my fav badass Seagal quotes ever, " That's for my wife, Fuck you and Die!" It being the climax and his ultimate revenge, including the other guy he fought on the street, in the movie. It's hard not to feel the intensity in it. I mean you could have had Doogie Hauser say that line after all that and it would have been badass

[@DynomitePunch]

"jesus christ he has feet" god that's amazing, lmao XD

[@RedEyeReviews]

Glad it gave you a chuckle lol

[@jcdenton2187]

Wow. Steven Seagal's characters used to actually take a hit in his old movies.

[@yogafire646]

He does have feet!

[@ricksgrandauditorium8790]

You totally get my like and support for the Ford Scorpio joke, millennials have not a clue...

[@RedEyeReviews]

Hahah why thank you

[@user-pl7lr5dn8q]

mason storm is my fav adult star and also one of my fav movie characters. Hell yea

[@uchidaoginome]

The henchman who looked over his shoulder as they were shooting at Seagal escaping in that Jeep was Dean Norris, Hank from Breaking Bad.

[@paulcarney2842]

Everyone correcting you on the “Taurus” 😂....bless em’

[@RedEyeReviews]

Haha everyone corrects me on everything. It's youtube

[@MarioSratss]

That Reviews are really cool and funny. Hard to Kill is on off my favorite Seagal Movies.

[@RobinJohnstonphotography]

Comedy action is Steve’s calling. One of the great tragedies of modern cinema he didn’t pursue that.

[@tonmy21]

Did you just observe that every opponent who hits Steven Seagal is always hitting 45 degrees away from his face ???

[@Gracitagouv]

just chilling in bed. My tummy hurts. I hear something abt Steven running manly. I get confused. I see him running. I didnt expect it. I die laughing...my tummy dies 2 😂😂🤣🤣🤗

[@RedEyeReviews]

He doesn't run much anymore, but oh my...when he did, it was incredible

[@thegreatergood8081]

My friends and I joked that coma'd Mason Storm was the Second Coming of Jesus

[@RedEyeReviews]

Haha he certainly fits the look

[@michaelmyers3709]

Fun fact: the chief bad guy, in the script, is killed by having his head impaled on the fireplace spikes which then burns in the fire. Somewhere down the line, it changed. Never noticed the awesome coffee cup. Originally titled “Seven Year Storm”. Funeral scene was filmed but never used. Funniest b1tch slap to a man’s face in the history of film.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Why am I not surprised the bad guy murder would have been unnecessarily gorey? Thats not like Seagal at all. And yes that slap is amazing, sound effect and all! lol

[@jeremybray9586]

What does it say on the coffee cup? I’m having trouble reading it.

[@michaelmyers3709]

@@jeremybray9586 it reads “Black by popular demand”

[@davidh7339]

4:49 - That was the Ford Taurus, not Scorpio. The Merkur Scorpio was a vehicle sold from 1987-1989 at the Lincoln Mercury dealer.

[@YakAttack915]

@4:15 stand up just to be told to sit down. my God these are just gold. LOL And that "Masking for it" line with the claps was ingenius

[@americandespot6520]

Who knew @the time. All that standing/sitting action was just a teaser preview of what what we would have to look forward to in most of his later Plus-size body of work! Oh and that coma goatee too! He certainly threw that into his current ensemble as well... It's like we're lookin' into a crystal ball!

[@americandespot6520]

Pretty sure that's a Ford Taurus not a Scorpio. Normally I don't get involved. But I 2day I got some time to kill. So figured I'd throw that in here... Jk, 4 real though, You make some funny content! I like these vids.

[@fatthumbs2020]

Epic chanel right here. The algorithm worked

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thanks friend!

[@LeviAckerman-cb5ji]

4:54 This guy is Ike from Mother's day! "Punk sucks." "Disco's stupid."

[@gtiv20]

the sunny piece, perfect.

[@DJW1959Aus]

All fair commentary, I thought this to be reasonably good but marred with the flaws that you have pointed out here.

[@gqloc6768]

When you said mug, I thought you were referring to the face Kelly was making. 😂

[@brianfarkas8172]

Kelly LeBrock was a 10+. He was doing something right to pull her.

[@losttribe3001]

And something wrong to lose her!

[@andrewparker7110]

I remember watching this movie when I was a kid it is honestly the only Steven Seagal movie I like other than Under Siege

[@aikidoboynj]

Marked for Death

[@judsongaiden9878]

Notice how William Sadler is credited as "Bill Sadler." Ever see 'Freaked'? 0:36 Depending on who you ask, 1990 was the last year of the '80s rather than the first year of the '90s. On the Gregorian calendar, since it starts with year 1, decades go from 1 to 10 rather than 0 to 9. Dana Scully brings that up in an episode of 'The X-Files' and Mulder replies, "No one likes a wise-ass." XD Or was it "smart-ass?" Now I need to re-watch that episode just to be sure I'm quoting it accurately-go-nuts. 0:52 The late but still great David Gale also spun the wrong way in 'Re-Animator' when Jeffrey Combs hits him in the head with a shovel from behind. But to be fair, he was facing the other way, so he to play it be ear (or rather, by feel). 3:27 In the left, out the right. "Do you expect me to believe that you don't know your left from your right?!" Sorry, I had to. Any excuse to insert Ermey quotes. 7:03 Meme material right there. 8:15 / 8:18 Why does he switch from a sawed-off to a pistol? Sure, the sawed-off only had one shot left, but it's way meaner as an execution weapon.

[@devinthierault]

That's a taurus actually :)

[@RedEyeReviews]

YOU'RE a Taurus! lol ok ok I've calmed down

[@taylorsloth9833]

This is my favorite of the Seagal flicks and you can take that to the bank!

[@jrjubach]

"What kinda hotel is this?!" LMAO

[@germantoenglish898]

5:41 Check out the jeep. Over a period of a few seconds the driver and passenger change 3 times. First, there's a tiny blonde woman driving and a tall man in the passenger seat (or the driving wheel is on the wrong side lol), then there's a Segal double driving and what looks like a wig on a broomstick in the passenger seat. Finally, a close-up of what could be Segal, before we again see Segal and the original woman. They just don't give a crap. 🤣

[@curtbizz9610]

That turn radius on the Ford Scorpio, haha!

[@theDane70]

Q: "Wait he’s going to shoot me from the right? My right or his "... A: "what ever... » Lmao

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

So, Storm was in a coma for years, but the baddies wait until he wakes up to try to whack him? And who was paying for that ward room all this time?! That is one amazing insurance plan.

[@rockdesu]

That intro lol.... Steven Seagal and his fake martial arts. That nurse is clumsy af. That scene where she crashes into everything made me laugh so much. Steven Seagal doesn't make action movies he is his own genre.

[@RedEyeReviews]

lol she had no clue how to steer that bed. I sweat she was trying to hit everything

[@TheSoprano54]

Am I seeing things? Is the cop on the phone at 2:58 the same actor who plays Agent Schrader in Breaking Bad?

[@apocratos0174]

Mason Storm was great! I saw many movies with that name when I was a teenager

[@luther1546]

I thought John Avildsen directed Karate Kid.

[@ricardoramirez-tt6rd]

Makes unwatchable movies like seagal’s totally watchable. Thank you!!!

[@josephwintrich7294]

6:56 to 7:06 ... BEAUTIFULLY! That how TOUGH guys run.

[@TCFan25]

You should check out the Arsenio Hall interview he did between him and Le Brock...talk about HARD TO WATCH!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Oh God. Lol, I'll go track that down

[@TCFan25]

@@RedEyeReviews kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWq7qYdjrJmejc0 (skip to 28:00 mark) Appreciate your replies and likes too...thanks man enjoy your work!

[@brianm2242]

Stay with me on this...what if Seagal is part of the longest continuing method acting sequence in the history of film? Every movie after this is a slow descent into the madness and side effects of being in a long-term coma? Side note: I did a spit take at 4:47

[@jaylong4705]

Always cracked me up that he just grew the goatee

[@Suomi91]

i sat through the whole movie..just watched on Deadly grounds. His movies are just hilarious

[@McRascal]

Shoulda called it “Hard to watch”

[@michaellerner6038]

FYI!!! I robot with Will Smith is ALL ABOUT AIKIDO!!! (Review it) I'd LOVE to hear your critiques video!! And I GUARANTEE that you didn't know that!! My FAVORITE SCENE is watching a ROBOT take out a person in #01 $econd...(why fight)!! If you can just KILL EM I won't be the SPOILER ALERT. Aikido is BRUTAL It really is!! I robot is a GREAT way to see it

[@RedEyeReviews]

I had no idea it was used in that movie. That's awesome

[@johnhammond9962]

It's all in the title. This film is about Seagal's stomach, hence "Hard to Fill."

[@stepanbandera5206]

The thug after Mason that posed as a Dr. is Tony Iommi's cousin. 🤘

[@AudioVisual82]

is the bad guy the same actor as star trek deep space nine's sector 31 operative named sloan?

[@KG-th3cr]

Back then Steven Seagal's movies were named: Hard to kill whereas today they should reference movie theater seating and be called: Hard to fill.

[@phillipblunk]

I love this channel ❤️

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you friend!

[@XDWX]

Ford Scorpio? You must be Canadian or something. They never called it that in the US. It was a Taurus.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Detective DW over here lol.

[@GodMcQueen]

*Great content.*

[@l1nuxguy646]

"Gonna need a montage! Montage!"

[@JabiRSmith]

Dude didn't put any effort in stabbing the tree during the training montage😂

[@csongorandras4217]

People of Los Angeles must be highly educated. Even their newspaper is 220 page long. 2:00

[@MindIn28mm]

Rewatching your stuff

[@kingalexander43]

That was the American version of the fort Scorpio before Taurus. A 1989 Ford Taurus.

[@903stat]

Jesus christ he has feet! Had me rolling

[@LarryLopez91]

5:05 The fake hairline existed even back then!

[@MisterTutor2010]

World record for bullets that missed? Surely you must have seen The A-Team.

[@charlietoole8707]

Hey, Seagal makes a new movie every month for 15 years, just to pay off the mob. That's some work ethic!