Hard to Die

"SHE'S A KILLER IN A G-STRING!"

1990 1h 24m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 72

ActionComedyThriller

Synopsis

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While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.

“SHE'S A KILLER IN A G-STRING!”

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Cast

Gail Harris
Dawn Grant
Karen Mayo-Chandler
Diana Farrow
Deborah Dutch
Jackie Webster
Melissa Moore
Tess Cochran
Bridget Carney
Shayne Hobbie
Peter Spellos
Orville Ketchum
Forrest J. Ackerman
Dr. Ed Newton
Toni Naples
Sgt. Phyllis Shawlee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jim Wynorski
Writers: Mark Thomas McGee, J.B. Rogers
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sorority House Massacre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jim Wynorski, shot by Jürgen Baum. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chuck Cirino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nina Gilberti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Gail Harris and Karen Mayo-Chandler and Deborah Dutch carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "SHE'S A KILLER IN A G-STRING!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jim Wynorski directs. Jürgen Baum behind the camera. Chuck Cirino scores. Nina Gilberti cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Sorority House Massacre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jim Wynorski, shot by Jürgen Baum. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Chuck Cirino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nina Gilberti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gail Harris and Karen Mayo-Chandler and Deborah Dutch carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "SHE'S A KILLER IN A G-STRING!".
9IMDB entry: tt0103111 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jürgen Baum
Original score: Chuck Cirino
Editing: Nina Gilberti
Production design: Gary Randall
Makeup / hair: Starr Jones
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NC-17
IMDB: Hard to Die (1990)

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Sorority House Massacre Collection

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-14
★ 10/10
Breasts. How many of you, back in the 90s, actually rented it thinking you were getting "Die Hard?" None of you? Now how many rented it because it had a bra on the cover? Yeah, that's what I thought. Its another one of those movies I caught on HBO too late when I was a kid. Thank you latch-key childhood. You know the film already, it's Slumber Party Massacre. You know the film already, they hire a whole bunch of women, they film each one of them naked, they find an excuse to dress them in undies that, really, are only worn in the bedroom with the intention that they be taken off.... ...and then they work a loose...a VERY loose plot around it and have all the women scream and run around, which I am pretty sure movies like this inspired Bay Watch. So, really, why read this review, you already knew what you were going to get before you rented it.

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