# Episode 696 - Hard Target (1993), John Woo, and Snake Punching

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Podcast: [Movies, Films and Flix](https://stenobird.com/podcast/movies-films-and-flix-173479)
Published: 2026-03-24T11:00:03+00:00
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Mark and Professor Mike Dillon discuss the 1993 action film Hard Target. Directed by John Woo, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Arnold Vosloo, Yancy Butler, and an unlucky rattlesnake, the movie focuses on what happens when a group of hunters battle a hard target. In this episode, they also talk about exploding pants, cajun accents, and spin kicks. Enjoy!

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