History Trivia / HardTarget

* CreatorCameo: Screenwriter Chuck Pfarrer plays Douglas Binder.

* UncreditedRole: Executive producer Sam Raimi did rewrites on the script, and also directed the film's opening sequence.

** Before the film was a vehicle for Creator/JohnWoo, the first director approached was [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001112/ Andrew Davis]].

* SequelGap: Was released 23 years after the first movie.

** Creator/SamRaimi was hired by Universal essentially to act as John Woo's minder, monitoring the production to make sure he was working on schedule, with the implicit understanding that he would step in to replace him if Woo fell too far behind schedule or was otherwise fired. Thankfully that never happened, and Raimi wound up becoming Woo's fiercest defender, even getting into a shouting match with execs to defend his autonomy

** Creator/SamRaimi was hired by Universal essentially to act as John Woo's minder, monitoring the production to make sure he was working on schedule, with the implicit understanding that he would step in to replace him if Woo fell too far behind schedule or was otherwise fired. Thankfully that never happened.

** Before the film was a vehicle for Creator/JohnWoo, the first director approached was Creator/AndrewDavis.

** The film originally was to end with a boat chase, but was changed to a horseback chase at the insistence of Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme. Creator/JohnWoo reused the idea for ''Film/FaceOff''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: If [[http://books.google.com/books?id=xSnpNoth_SsC&pg=PA240&lpg=PA240&dq=john+woo+locked+for+editing+room&source=bl&ots=5mbEdgrNks&sig=CvlD1E6G_hOUtFicuR9R1kRA3MI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9ffDU6HDLIGQyATJ9ICIDw&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=john%20woo%20locked%20for%20editing%20room&f=false this]] is to be believed, Creator/{{Universal}} executives were horrified at Woo's original cut of the film (as was star Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, who complained that there was "[[InsaneTrollLogic not enough close-ups]]") and ordered major edits to the film in order to tone down the violence and make it to where it was presentable (in their minds) to audiences. To prevent Woo from interfering, he was ''locked out'' of the editing room during post-production.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JohnWoo wanted Creator/KurtRussell to star, but he was unavailable.

* ReCut: There is a Director's Cut version only available on bootleg. It features more violence (In a JohnWoo movie, [[SarcasmMode what a shock]]), the ear-cutting scene is shown in more grisly detail, and the scene where Fouchon is playing the piano was originally intercut with scenes of animals hunting in Africa. Also, there's a scene of Chance and Natasha confronting their UST that according to scuttlebutt, was dropped when preview audiences complained that they didn't get to see Yancy Butler's tits. One of the ''good'' cuts from this is Fouchon's death. In the DC, his death scene is a lot more conventional and lame. As noted above in ExecutiveMeddling, Universal executives and Van Damme were critical of this cut.

** The film originally was to end with a boat chase, but was changed to a horseback chase at the insistence of Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme. Creator/JohnWoo reused the idea for ''Film/Face/Off''.

** The film originally was to end with a boat chase, but was changed to a horseback chase at the insistence of Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme. Creator/JohnWood reused the idea for ''Film/Face/Off.

* AwesomeDearBoy: Reportedly, the chance to work with John Woo was the main reason Lance Henriksen and Arnold Vosloo signed up for the film.

* ReCut: There is a Director's Cut version only available on bootleg. It features more violence (In a JohnWoo movie, [[SarcasmMode what a shock]]), the ear-cutting scene is shown in more grisly detail, and the scene where Fouchon is playing the piano was originally intercut with scenes of animals hunting in Africa. Also, there's a scene of Chance and Natasha confronting their UST that according to scuttlebutt, was dropped when preview audiences complained that they didn't get to see Yancy Butler's tits. One of the ''good'' cuts from this is Fouchon's death. In the DC, his death scene is a lot more conventional and lame. As noted above in ExecutiveMeddling, Universal executives and Van Damme were critical of this cut.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Emil Fouchon is Bishop (Lance Henriksen) from the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise.
** Pik is played by Imhotep from ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy''.
** One of the hunters near the end is played by Sven-Ole Thorsen, a regular stunt double for Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger.

* Awesome,DearBoy: Reportedly, the chance to work with John Wood was the main reason Lance Henriksen and Arnold Vosloo signed up for the film.

* ExecutiveMeddling: If [[http://books.google.com/books?id=xSnpNoth_SsC&pg=PA240&lpg=PA240&dq=john+woo+locked+for+editing+room&source=bl&ots=5mbEdgrNks&sig=CvlD1E6G_hOUtFicuR9R1kRA3MI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9ffDU6HDLIGQyATJ9ICIDw&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=john%20woo%20locked%20for%20editing%20room&f=false this]] is to be believed, Creator/{{Universal}} executives were horrified at Woo's original cut of the film (as was star Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme) and ordered major edits to the film in order to tone down the violence and make it to where it was presentable (in their minds) to audiences. To prevent Woo from interfering, he was ''locked out'' of the editing room during post-production.

* ReCut: There is a Director's Cut version only available on bootleg. It features more violence (In a JohnWoo movie, [[SarcasmMode what a shock]]), the ear-cutting scene is shown in more grisly detail, and the scene where Fouchon is playing the piano was originally intercut with scenes of animals hunting in Africa. Also, there's a scene of Chance and Natasha confronting their UST that according to scuttlebutt, was dropped when preview audiences complained that they didn't get to see Yancy Butler's tits. One of the ''good'' cuts from this is Fouchon's death. In the DC, his death scene is a lot more conventional and lame.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Emil Fouchon is Bishop (Lance Henriksen) from the ''Film/{{Alien}}'' franchise.

** One of the hunters near the end is played by Sven-Ole Thorsen, a regular stunt double for ArnoldSchwarzenegger.
* ReCut: There is a Director's Cut version only available on bootleg. It features more violence (In a JohnWoo movie, [[SarcasmMode what a shock]]), the ear-cutting scene is shown in more grisly detail, and the scene where Fouchon is playing the piano was originally intercut with scenes of animals hunting in Africa. Also, there's a scene of Chance and Natasha confronting their UST that according to scuttlebutt, was dropped when preview audiences complained that they didn't get to see Yancy Butler's tits. One of the ''good'' cuts from this is Fouchon's death. In the DC, his death scene is a lot more conventional and lame.

** Pik is played by Imhotep from ''TheMummy'' franchise.