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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Ben Ramsey (written by)
Release Date:
24 April 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
Hit Happens more
Plot:
Melvin Smiley, a successful young hitman, is living a normal all-day life for his jewish fiancé Pam... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
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User Comments:
If you think the movie was supposed to be serious, you missed the point... more (158 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mark Wahlberg | ... | Melvin Smiley |
 | Lou Diamond Phillips | ... | Cisco |
 | Christina Applegate | ... | Pam Shulman |
 | Avery Brooks | ... | Paris |
 | Bokeem Woodbine | ... | Crunch |
 | Antonio Sabato Jr. | ... | Vince |
 | China Chow | ... | Keiko Nishi |
 | Lainie Kazan | ... | Jeanne Shulman |
 | Elliott Gould | ... | Morton Shulman |
| Sab Shimono | ... | Jiro Nishi |
 | Robin Dunne | ... | Gump |
 | Lela Rochon | ... | Chantel |
 | Danny Smith | ... | Video Store Kid |
 | Joshua Peace | ... | Lance |
| David Usher | ... | Sergio |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for violence, pervasive language and some sexuality.
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Runtime:
91 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Philippines:R-18 | Germany:16 (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | France:U | Germany:18 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #35552) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Hong Kong:III
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Christina Applegate also had a gag in which she wore cucumbers over her eyes in 1991's Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991). more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Melvin's Yellow Firebird hits his girlfriend's Jaguar, you can see heavy damage to the left front of the car. The damage disappears in subsequent scenes. more
Quotes:
Cisco: Melvin, pal, the hundred or so people you've murdered over the past five years probably have relatives that don't think too highly of you. more
Movie Connections:
References Surf Nazis Must Die (1987) more
Soundtrack:
Don't Sleep more
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I had absolutely no idea that this movie was supposed to be a silly, spoofy action film when I saw it at the theater. The first 10 minutes makes this perfectly clear. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie for just being "guilty pleasure" escapist entertainment. Yes the movie is silly and corny - but that was the intent of the film.
Its more than understandable that this movie isn't for everybody, either you love it or hate it. However, if you watched the movie and took it seriously (ie the breakdancing during the first 'hit'), then you definitely missed the point. 8 out of 10.