Hardcore

Downtown Los Angeles. Christmas week. A ringing phone. Jake Van Dorn arrives to claim his daughter, Kristen. She is not there. A private investigator leads him into the labyrinth of the San Fernando Valley's adult film industry. Schrader's grim, neon-lit descent mirrors his *Taxi Driver* milieu.

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Paul Schrader directed Hardcore in 1979. See Paul Schrader's full filmography, where to start with Paul Schrader, or where to go after you've seen everything by Paul Schrader.

Hardcore was released in 1979 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.