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Director:
Writer:
Luc Besson (writer)
Release Date:
18 November 1994 (USA)
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Tagline:
If you want a job done well hire a professional. more
Plot:
Professional assassin Leon reluctantly takes care of 12-year-old Mathilda, a neighbor whose parents are killed, and teaches her his trade. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins
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8 nominations
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A Brilliant Conflict
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jean Reno | ... | Léon | |
| Gary Oldman | ... | Stansfield | |
| Natalie Portman | ... | Mathilda | |
| Danny Aiello | ... | Tony | |
| Peter Appel | ... | Malky | |
| Willi One Blood | ... | 1st Stansfield man | |
| Don Creech | ... | 2nd Stansfield man | |
| Keith A. Glascoe | ... | 3rd Stansfield man (Benny) | |
| Randolph Scott | ... | 4th Stansfield man | |
| Michael Badalucco | ... | Mathilda's Father | |
| Ellen Greene | ... | Mathilda's Mother | |
| Elizabeth Regen | ... | Mathilda's Sister | |
| Carl J. Matusovich | ... | Mathilda's Brother | |
| Frank Senger | ... | Fatman | |
| Lucius Wyatt Cherokee | ... | Tonto (as Lucius Wyatt 'Cherokee') |
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MPAA:
Rated R for scenes of strong graphic violence, and for language.
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Runtime:
110 min | France:136 min (uncut version) | 133 min (International version) | Turkey:100 min (TV version)
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital |
SDDS (8 channels)
Certification:
South Korea:18 (original rating) |
Brazil:14 |
Iceland:16 |
Australia:M (tv rating) |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Philippines:R-18 |
Italy:T |
Finland:K-15 (director's cut) |
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) |
South Korea:15 (DVD rating) (2002) |
South Korea:18 (director's cut) |
UK:15 (DVD re-rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Chile:18 |
France:-12 (original version) |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB (director's cut) |
Israel:PG |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R (original rating) |
USA:Unrated (director's cut) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec)
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Trivia:
During the filming involving all of the police cars on the street, a man ran from a store he had just robbed. When he encountered the movie set by accident, he saw all of the "police" and gave himself up to a bunch of uniformed extras.
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Goofs:
Continuity: During Malthilda's first "hit" with Leon, she placed her handbag on the drug-mill table. Later the handbag was still on the table when she poured some fuel on the drug. But after she lit it up, the handbag was missing.
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Referenced in Red Dead Revolver (2004) (VG)
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Soundtrack:
Venus As A Boy
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?Why didn't Mathilda like the pink dress that Léon bought her?
How old was Natalie Portman when she was cast in this film?
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This film, better known in the U.S. as "The Professional", is a wonderful and intense film. Jean Reno plays his role as a "cleaner" with incredible subtlety. Leon tries to keep his emotions completely suppressed, yet Matilda (in an extraordinary performance by a young Natalie Portman, who is destined to become a very powerful actress into her adult life) bring out in him a new-found joy for life that accompanies his growing paternal instincts. But, the most dynamic element of this film is undeniably Gary Oldman's performance as a wildly sadistic and crooked DEA agent with his own narcotic-induced demons. His obsessions eventually lead him to the brink of absolute madness in his hunt for the cleaner. Truly, this is Oldman's finest performance to date, worthy of Oscar glory, though sadly forgotten. And so, Luc Besson did indeed top his triumph of "La Femme Nikita" by far with this masterpiece. Though, I cannot exactly praise his most recent effort with the sci-fi misfire, "The Fifth Element."