Assassination (1987)

Jay Killion (Charles Bronson) had been the presidential bodyguard, but for the inauguration of the recently elected president, he is assigned to the first lady, Lara Royce (Jill Ireland). ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter R. Hunt

Writer:

Richard Sale

Stars:

Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Stephen Elliott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charles Bronson	...	Jay Killion
Jill Ireland	...	Lara Royce Craig
Stephen Elliott	...	Fitzroy
Jan Gan Boyd	...	Charlotte Chong
Randy Brooks	...	Tyler Loudermilk
Erik Stern	...	Eddie Bracken
Michael Ansara	...	Sen. Hector Bunsen
James Staley	...	Briggs
Kathryn Leigh Scott	...	Polly Sims
James Acheson	...	Osborne Weems
Jim McMullan	...	The Zipper
Billy Hayes	...	Pritchard Young (as William Hayes)
William Prince	...	H.H. Royce
Charles Howerton	...	President Calvin Craig
Chris Alcaide	...	Chief Justice

Storyline

Jay Killion (Charles Bronson) had been the presidential bodyguard, but for the inauguration of the recently elected president, he is assigned to the first lady, Lara Royce (Jill Ireland). Lara, a perpetually indignant, arrogantly feministic lady, initially hates the methodical and rules-following Killion, and so she does all she can to avoid him and disregard his safety procedures. The story complicates, however, when repeated attempts are made on Lara's life. Eventually, the shaken Lara decides to trust Killion's instincts and precautionary methods, and the pair embark on a difficult and often perilous cross-country journey, with the assassins close on their heels.

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Plot Keywords:

assassin | bodyguard | first lady | dark comedy | senator | 

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Taglines:

They were reluctant running mates . . . in a race for their lives!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Assassin

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$6,075,793 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 88 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The nickname of Charles Bronson's character Jay Killian was "Killy".

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Goofs

When Ireland and Bronson's characters are being chased by Bracken in the Pickup truck they are shown to be on a two lane highway. In the middle of the chase there is about one second when you see they are being filmed on a one-lane dirt road before they actually turn onto the dirt road.

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Quotes

Lara Royce Craig: [in a mixture of embarrassment and amusement] What are YOU grinnin' at?
Jay Killion: [chuckling] From the way you jumped up there, you'd have thought you'd sat on a SNAKE.
Lara Royce Craig: Well, I didn't want you to get excited, that's all.
[pause]
Lara Royce Craig: Was it - - exciting?
Jay Killion: No - - just heavy.
Lara Royce Craig: Damn it, Killy - - you could have lied just this once!
Jay Killion: Ah, well, I DID lie... you weren't just heavy, you felt like a ton!
Lara Royce Craig: You are an insufferable ASS!
Jay Killion: [smiling sarcastically] And since you like being top dog, you can take the top bunk.
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Blood Massacre (1991)

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Soundtracks

"March"
from "Invasion USA"
Composed by Jay Chattaway

User Reviews

Terrific movie with Jill Ireland and Charles Bronson

I loved this Movie out of all Charles Bronson did. I think he and Jill Ireland were so neat in this together. I liked any movie they did together. I don't believe this was given enough credit. They just semed to fit in the parts together. I was truly saddened when Jill died and even more so with his passing. But at least we have the movies to watch which I never tire of seeing.