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I Hired a Contract Killer (1990) 7.2
After fifteen years' service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can't go through with it, so he hires a contract killer in a seedy bar to ... See full summary » Director:Aki Kaurismäki |
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Margi Clarke | ... |
Margaret
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Kenneth Colley | ... |
The Killer
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T.R. Bowen | ... |
Department Head
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Imogen Claire | ... |
Secretary
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Angela Walsh | ... |
Landlady
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Cyril Epstein | ... |
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Nicky Tesco | ... |
Pete
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Charles Cork | ... |
Al
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The Killer's Boss
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Tex Axile | ... |
Barkeeper
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Walter Sparrow | ... |
Hotel Porter
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Frank
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Guitar Player /
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Peter Graves | ... |
Jeweller
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After fifteen years' service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can't go through with it, so he hires a contract killer in a seedy bar to murder him at some unspecified time in the future. But almost immediately he meets and falls in love with Margaret, a flower-seller, which makes Henri realise that his life has some meaning after all. But when he goes back to the bar to cancel the contract, he finds it has been demolished - and there's no way he can get in touch with the killer... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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Release Date:
12 October 1990 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
J'ai engagé un tueur See more »Filming Locations:
London, England, UKBox Office
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SEK 358,533 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Henri Boulanger: I'm sorry.
The Killer: Why? It'll take me out of here.
Henri Boulanger: Don't you like it here?
The Killer: No. I'm a loser.
Henri Boulanger: But this time you win.
The Killer: That's what you think. Life is a disappointment.
[the killer shoots himself]
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The Killer: [the killer finds Henri, but starts to cough blood] Cancer. I'll be gone in a few weeks time.Henri Boulanger: I'm sorry.
The Killer: Why? It'll take me out of here.
Henri Boulanger: Don't you like it here?
The Killer: No. I'm a loser.
Henri Boulanger: But this time you win.
The Killer: That's what you think. Life is a disappointment.
[the killer shoots himself]
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Great movie. Based on the story by Jules Verne Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine, Kaurismaki surprise us again with his strange humorous style. A story about feelings in an inexpressive way; don't mind how blue you can feel, there's always a place for love and hope. People and their contradictions; a man who don't want to live, contracts a killer who don't want to die. If you have seen any Kaurismaki's films, you should know that they are different; His way of filming and his stories are not "normal" in the commercial way; he seems to keep the distances with the characters, and that could be annoying for some people; but if you like it, you will love all his films. Kaurismaki is a genius, and he is funny too.