HARD TIMES (1975) and the One-Punch knockout! One of my favorite scenes!


My personal favorite Charles Bronson movie is HARD TIMES, and this is one of my favorite scenes.

As an appreciation gift for helping him all summer with his many projects, my dad took me to Wal-Mart sometime back in the 80’s and told me I could pick out a movie. Wal-Mart just happened to have a big stack of HARD TIMES videocassettes. I was about 13 years old at the time, and I was already obsessed with Bronson, but I had never seen this movie before. So, dad bought the movie for me and did something he didn’t often do, he sat down and watched it with me when we got back home. This one-punch knockout scene takes place at the very beginning of the movie, and I vividly remember my dad having a nice laugh when the scene occurred. That made me happy, as I was always wanting my family members to watch and enjoy my movies with me. It’s a special memory for me of a great time with my dad and of the very first time I saw HARD TIMES!  

Enjoy! 

2 responses to “HARD TIMES (1975) and the One-Punch knockout! One of my favorite scenes!

  1. Wow! That cocky provocation, “hey Pops, you’re gettin’ a little old for this aintcha?!” is intended to antagonize, and it worked on me! Bronson’s wordless response is what I would call a “wolf smile.” Thanks, Brad!

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