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I first caught David Hay's "Hard Scrambled" in its original play form in San Antonio before Mr. Hay moved to Chicago. I saw the movie on the big screen as part of a special showing in San Antonio. From his first novel to his days as a radio drama writer to writing plays and now film scripts Mr Hay has always been first and foremost a story teller. "Hard Scrambled" is a story of several lives as they intersect at very important times to many of the characters. The main character is superbly played by actor Kurtwood Smith. Despite being known for the character "Red" in that 70's show Mr Smith gets back to his bad guy roots in this movie. He plays Benno who is not quite as mean as his character in Robocop but is a rather rough ex-con who is not to be messed with. While Kurtwood Smith is the only actor to win an award for his work in "Hard Scrambled" I found the rest of the cast to have been his equal in their portrayals of the other characters in this film. Beth Grant as Alice does an outstanding job. My only complaint is her role is limited in its scope and thus limits her time on the screen. Well directed with great pacing. I do not want to spoil the movie for anyone so I will say if you love a good story then pick up this movie.