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Hard Target (1993)

Directed by John Woo · Cinematography by Russell Carpenter

NC-1797 min56 frames

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Don't hunt what you can't kill.

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Hard Target (1993) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit environment with industrial textures partially obscuring the foreground. A man looks…Hard Target (1993) movie still: closeup — An interior space features a dimly lit bar with blurry figures in the background. A man with curly hair…Hard Target (1993) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room bathed in saturated blue and red light. A man looks toward the side while speaking with…Hard Target (1993) movie still: wide — A busy city street blocked off with metal barriers and gathered onlookers. A man kneels on the asphalt beside…Hard Target (1993) movie still: wide — A dark, atmospheric bar features tiled floors and neon signage reflecting on the windows. A man and a woman…Hard Target (1993) movie still: closeup — A nighttime city street illuminated by colorful blurred neon signage and urban light sources. A…Hard Target (1993) movie still: medium — An office space with venetian blinds on the window filtering daylight. A man with a bandaged ear sits at a…Hard Target (1993) movie still: wide — A grassy field with a wooden shed and mature trees under a clear sky. Three people stand in a line while a…Hard Target (1993) movie still: wide — A bustling shipping pier with scattered wooden crates and industrial containers under bright sky. A woman…Hard Target (1993) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a person's hand grasping a brown venomous snake. The snake's head is directed downwards…Hard Target (1993) movie still: fullbody — A cluttered workshop is filled with painted props and debris on the floor. Three people walk away…Hard Target (1993) movie still: medium — A woman sits in the driver seat of a convertible with grey leather upholstery. She holds a pair of tortoise…Hard Target (1993) movie still: closeup — A muscular man in a grey ribbed tank top holds a shotgun barrel forward. The weapon is aimed directly at…Hard Target (1993) movie still: wide — A cluttered 1990s living room features floral-patterned chairs and wallpaper with lace-curtained windows. A…Hard Target (1993) movie still: medium — A pile of burning wooden debris and wreckage fills the background with rising smoke. Two men stand in the…Hard Target (1993) movie still: medium — An abandoned industrial facility with rusted support beams and dust-filled air. A man holding a shotgun…
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What is Hard Target about?

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

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What does the cinematography of Hard Target look like?

Across 56 sampled frames, Hard Target builds its coverage from close-ups (38% of the sample), with medium shots (34%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Russell Carpenter keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. 55% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of Hard Target?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Hard Target (1993) are #312d2d, #131212, #49362c, #ac9076, #af958c, #29251c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #312d2d
  • #131212
  • #49362c
  • #ac9076
  • #af958c
  • #29251c

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