Directed by:
Paul SchraderScreenplay:
Paul SchraderCinematography:
Michael ChapmanComposer:
Jack NitzscheCast:
George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent, Gary Graham, Leonard Gaines, Dave Nichols, Marc Alaimo, Roy London, Ilah Davis, Larry Block (more)VOD (1)
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When the daughter of devoutly religious midwestern businessman Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott) disappears on a trip to Los Angeles sponsored by the family's Calvinist church, Jake's search for his daughter, Niki (Season Hubley), leads him into a shocking world of pornography. In California, Jake hires Andy Mast (Peter Boyle), a sleazy Hollywood private detective, to help him find Niki; the two descend into the sordid realm of the hardcore sex industry, determined to retrieve her. (Columbia Pictures US)
(more)Cast
![George C. Scott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/903/162903645_39aa26.png)
George C. Scott
USA
Best movies:
![Peter Boyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267682_03c21e.jpg)
Peter Boyle
USA
Best movies:
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Monster's Ball (2001)
![Season Hubley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948864_d51796.jpg)
Season Hubley
USA
Best movies:
Hardcore (1979)
The Lolly-Madonna War (1973)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
![Dick Sargent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188117_17db9e.jpg)
Dick Sargent
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Hardcore (1979)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
![Gary Graham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277848_4f83fa.jpg)
Gary Graham
USA
Best movies:
Amish Grace (2010) (TV movie)
Hardcore (1979)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Leonard Gaines
USA
Best movies:
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Hardcore (1979)
New York, New York (1977)
Dave Nichols
Canada
Best movies:
The 10th Kingdom (2000) (series)
Hardcore (1979)
Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1976)
![Marc Alaimo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354582_219392.jpg)
Marc Alaimo
USA
Best movies:
Total Recall (1990)
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Case Closed (1988) (TV movie)
Roy London
USA
Ilah Davis
USA
Best movies:
Hardcore (1979)
![Larry Block](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/015/162015747_152dfb.gif)
Larry Block
USA
Best movies:
High Stakes (1989)
Hardcore (1979)
After Hours (1985)
![Tracey Walter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279770_3b0310.jpg)
Tracey Walter
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
Serpico (1973)
![Reb Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/854/160854368_374194.jpg)
Reb Brown
USA
Best movies:
Hardcore (1979)
Brave New World (1980) (TV movie)
Centennial (1978) (series)
![Ed Begley Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270492_945be4.jpg)
Ed Begley Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Hardcore (1979)
![Bibi Besch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948862_c5e48a.gif)
Bibi Besch
Austria
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Hal Williams
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Hardcore (1979)
Flight (2012)
Serena
USA
Best movies:
Hardcore (1979)
Fantasm (1976)
Night of the Juggler (1980)
![Gigi Vorgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/834/160834925_eb2ce0.gif)
Gigi Vorgan
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
![Leslie Ackerman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/856/160856718_65e393.jpg)
Leslie Ackerman
USA
Best movies:
Hardcore (1979)
Law and Disorder (1974)
Murder Live! (1997) (TV movie)
Jean Allison
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Hardcore (1979)
Bad Company (1972)