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The Killer Elite (1975) 5.9
Mike Locke, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the CIA, is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life. Director:Sam Peckinpah |
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| James Caan | ... |
Mike Locken
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George Hansen
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Arthur Hill | ... |
Cap Collis
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Jerome Miller
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Yuen Chung
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Mac
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Lawrence Weyburn
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Tom Clancy | ... |
O'Leary
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| Tiana Alexandra | ... |
Tommie
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Walter Kelley | ... |
Walter
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Kate Heflin | ... |
Amy
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Sondra Blake | ... |
Josephine
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Carole Mallory | ... |
Rita
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James Wing Woo | ... |
Tao Yi
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George Cheung | ... |
Bruce
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Mike Locken is one of the principle members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Pain is Only a Side Effect, Death is the Cure See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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19 December 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Assassinos de Elite See more »Company Credits
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Mike Locken: Don't worry! I know who the bad guys are: anybody who tries to hurt me!
Mac: They're all tryin' to hurt you Mike! All the goddam power systems! All the wheelers and dealers at the top with their gin and fizzes! They need guys like you to do their bloodletting, while they're busy making speeches about freedom and progress! They're all full of bullshit! There's not one power system that really cares about its ...
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(uncredited)
Lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert
Music by Mabel Wayne (1928)
Sung light-heartedly by James Caan and Robert Duvall
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The climactic battle in the film used three different styles of martial arts: karate, ninjitsu and sword fighting. See more »Goofs
When the boy throws Mike's cane to him he throws it pointed end in front. When it cuts to Mike catching the cane it is the rounded end in front. See more »Quotes
Mac: Damn it, Mike! You're so busy doing their dirty work, you can't tell who the bad guys are!Mike Locken: Don't worry! I know who the bad guys are: anybody who tries to hurt me!
Mac: They're all tryin' to hurt you Mike! All the goddam power systems! All the wheelers and dealers at the top with their gin and fizzes! They need guys like you to do their bloodletting, while they're busy making speeches about freedom and progress! They're all full of bullshit! There's not one power system that really cares about its ...
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Crazy Credits
This film is a work of fiction. There is no company called Communications Integrity NOR ComTeg and the thought the C.I.A. might employ such an organization for any purpose is, of course, preposterous. See more »Soundtracks
"Ramona"(uncredited)
Lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert
Music by Mabel Wayne (1928)
Sung light-heartedly by James Caan and Robert Duvall
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To all the long-faced dimwits bemoaning the decidedly uncontentious tone of this picture, I've three words: Get a life! First off, the "The Killer Elite" is a rip-roaring gasser about the most offbeat assassins to ever walk the earth. Burt Young versus ninjas? James Caan and Robert Duvall serenading CIA safe houses? Where do I sign? Maybe some also bellow on about how watered-down "The Killer Elite" is amongst the Peckinpah pantheon, but I put this to you: how many "PG"-rated pictures include defectors getting their brains blown out, as sanguine life sprays the walls? Not many. Third off, the nihilistic corporate pecking order as portrayed in the film sums up the old "Alfredo Garcia" "no heroes" mentality quite nicely. Mako and Gig "Fred C. Dobbs" Young are there to party, Caan, Duvall, and Young seem to be having the time of their lives, so what are we waiting for? "Let's go bananas."