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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   9,425 votes
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Director:
John Badham
Writers (WGA):
Luc Besson (film La Femme Nikita)
Robert Getchell (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 March 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Government gave her a choice. Death. Or life as an assassin. Now, there's no turning back.
Plot:
A gang of armed drug-addicts break into a chemist shop to try and steal drugs to fuel their habit. However... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
average movie, but great acting of Bridget Fonda more (99 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bridget Fonda ... Maggie Hayward - Claudia Anne Doran - Nina

Gabriel Byrne ... Bob

Dermot Mulroney ... J.P.

Miguel Ferrer ... Kaufman

Anne Bancroft ... Amanda

Olivia d'Abo ... Angela
Richard Romanus ... Fahd Bahktiar

Harvey Keitel ... Victor the Cleaner
Lorraine Toussaint ... Beth

Geoffrey Lewis ... Drugstore Owner
Mic Rodgers ... Cop

Michael Rapaport ... Big Stan
Ray Oriel ... Burt
Spike McClure ... Johnny D
Lieux Dressler ... Johnny's Mom
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Assassin (Australia) (International: English title) (UK) (USA) (video title)
Girl No. 5 (USA) (working title)
The Assassin - (Point of No Return) (UK) (DVD box title)
The Specialist (USA) (working title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
109 min | Germany:104 min (TV version) | Turkey:101 min (TV version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-16 (DVD) (cut) (1999) | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) (uncut) (1993) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) (uncut) (1993) | Germany:16 (heavily cut) | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R (certificate #32163) | Argentina:13 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Norway:15 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Australia:M | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Bourbon Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA more
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Luc Besson declined the opportunity to remake his French hit Nikita (1990). more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the beginning of the movie Maggie was sentenced with the death penalty by a Washington DC judge, that's wrong because the death penalty was abolished in the year 1981 in that state. more
Quotes:
Bob: Why do you talk so dirty, Maggie?
Maggie: Why do you talk so faggy, Bob?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994) more
Soundtrack:
WILD IS THE WIND more

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24 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
average movie, but great acting of Bridget Fonda, 13 October 2003
7/10
Author: firner from Mainz, Germany

Being a remake of Luc Besson's "Nikita" (1990), this is quite an average hollywood remake of a very interesting french movie. The french original is much better in terms of direction and story, but Bridget Fonda's acting is marvellous, outstanding and considerably better than her french counterpart's in "Nikita". And this is exactly the reason to watch this movie, Fonda's performance is a thing you should definitely not miss.

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