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Where was Hardcore filmed?

1979 film, directed by Paul Schrader.

  • San Francisco

The story is set in Michigan, about 1,955 miles (3,146 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Michigan; California; San Francisco
Filmed in
San Francisco
Distance
About 1,955 miles (3,146 km) between Michigan and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 143 miles (230 km) between California and the nearest filming location.
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About Hardcore

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Released
1979
Director
Paul Schrader
Cast
George C. ScottPeter BoyleSeason HubleyDick SargentGary GrahamTracey WalterReb BrownEd Begley, Jr.Bibi BeschHal Williams
Genre
DramaCrime

Horrified, Van Dorn becomes convinced his daughter has been kidnapped and forced into pornography.

Frustrated by the LAPD's indifference, he poses as a pornography producer, placing an ad in the Los Angeles Free Press to lure potential informants.

Unbeknownst to him, his brother-in-law Wes rehires Mast, who tails the pair as their search intensifies.

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