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Assassination (1987)

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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 »

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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. Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>

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

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Action | Drama | Thriller

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9 January 1987 (USA)  »

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Assassin  »

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$6,075,793 (USA)
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The nickname of Charles Bronson's character Jay Killian was "Killy". See more »

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. See more »

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.
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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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Referenced in Blood Massacre (1991) See more »

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"March"
from "Invasion USA"
Composed by Jay Chattaway
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Terrific movie with Jill Ireland and Charles Bronson
9 September 2003 | by (Lynchburg,Va.) – See all my reviews

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.


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