H2705 HARD TARGET (USA, 1993) (Other titles: Chasse a l’homme; Harte Ziele; Senza tregua)

Credits: director, ; writer, Chick Pfarrer. Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henricksen, , Yancy Butler. Summary: Action/adventure film set in contemporary Louisiana. The thrill of the hunt. It’s the ultimate drug, and the more intense the rush, the higher the price. Banking on this equation is sadistic mercenary Emil Fouchon (Henriksen), who recruits homeless Vietnam veterans in New Orleans for the amusement of his clients -- bored tycoons who will pay half a million dollars to stalk and kill the most challenging prey of all: man. The daughter (Butler) of one of the victims comes to New Orleans to find out how her father was killed and recruits martial arts expert and vet Chance Boudreaux (Van Damme) to expose Fouchon’s activities

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