The Assassin
(1993)
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The Assassin
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| Bridget Fonda | ... | ||
| Gabriel Byrne | ... |
Bob
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| Dermot Mulroney | ... | ||
| Miguel Ferrer | ... |
Kaufman
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| Anne Bancroft | ... | ||
| Olivia d'Abo | ... |
Angela
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| Richard Romanus | ... |
Fahd Bahktiar
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| Harvey Keitel | ... |
Victor the Cleaner
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| Lorraine Toussaint | ... |
Beth
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| Geoffrey Lewis | ... |
Drugstore Owner
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| Mic Rodgers | ... |
Cop
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| Michael Rapaport | ... |
Big Stan
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Ray Oriel | ... |
Burt
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Spike McClure | ... |
Johnny D
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| Lieux Dressler | ... |
Johnny's Mom
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hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistence violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agency official 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so she can be elaborately trained as phantom killer and subdued into obedience. As a cover, she gets a new identity as saleswoman Claudia Anne Doran. And a wonderful house-mate, building super J.P., a broad-minded, gentle photographer. The two fall in love, but that complicates hit jobs. His good influence extends to breeding her a conscience that puts love over business, alas unlike Bob's agency. Written by KGF Vissers
Being a remake of Luc Besson's "Nikita" (1990), this is quite an average hollywood remake of a very interesting french movie. The french original is much better in terms of direction and story, but Bridget Fonda's acting is marvellous, outstanding and considerably better than her french counterpart's in "Nikita". And this is exactly the reason to watch this movie, Fonda's performance is a thing you should definitely not miss.