Kelly LeBrock had pretty much retired from acting at the time this movie was made and only did it as a favor for her husband. In retrospect she calls the movie "Hard to Watch" or "Hard to Believe."
Steven Seagal did not get along with Bruce Malmuth and considered him to be a very poor director, stating in a 1990 interview "I think it's a miracle that this guy can put one foot in front of the other." Chief among Seagal's complaints included dissatisfaction with filming the action scenes and being excluded from the editing process.
Was filmed and publicized in several trade magazines with the title "Seven Year Storm." Warner Bros. decided to retitle the finished movie as "Hard to Kill" to make it sound more like a slam-bang action film.