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The Specialist (1994)

 -  Action | Thriller  -  7 October 1994 (USA)
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A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.

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Mario Ernesto Sánchez ...
Charlie
Sergio Doré Jr. ...
Strongarm
Chase Randolph ...
Stan Munro
Jeana Bell ...
Alice Munro
Brittany Paige Bouck ...
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Piano Player
LaGaylia Frazier ...
Singer #1
Ramón González Cuevas ...
Priest at Cemetery
Tony Munafo ...
Tony
Cheito Quinonez ...
Singer at Party
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Storyline

Ray Quick is an ex-CIA bomb expert now living as an high-tech outsider somewhere in Miami, Florida. May Munro has heard of his skills and tries over and over to convince Ray to bomb the guys who killed her parents once. Ray begins to overshadow May. He is interested in May's case, but still is of the opinion to never use his skills again. The situation changes dramatically when a former CIA comrade of Ray appears on the scene. Written by Oliver Heidelbach

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parent | bomb | cia | miami florida | revenge | See more »

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The government taught him to kill. Now he's using his skills to help a woman seek revenge against the Miami underworld.

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Action | Thriller

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Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

7 October 1994 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

El especialista  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£6,344,320 (UK) (24 February 1995)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The producers got Sylvester Stallone to do the movie by threatening to replace him with Warren Beatty if he didn't commit himself to the project within a fifteen-minute deadline. See more »

Goofs

When Ned sarcastically demonstrates his expertise in the police station, he starts the bomb timer at 20 seconds and mouths off for at least 10 seconds. But when the timer is shown again it is ticking down from 13 to 12. See more »

Quotes

Ned: [Walks into the church as a priest and a few others are walking out with the casket that allegedly carries May]
[to the priest, calmly]
Ned: Open the casket.
Priest: Who are you?
Ned: [Pulls his gun on them and yells] I said open the fucking casket!
[They do, he looks, then walks away in disgust]
Ned: Bitch.
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Referenced in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) See more »

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"Que Manera de Quererte"
Written by Luis Emilio Rios
Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and Juanito R. Marquez
Performed by Albita Rodríguez
Courtesy of Crescent Moon Records, Inc.
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If not for James Woods, this movie about bombs would have BEEN a bomb!
19 October 2001 | by (Allentown, PA) – See all my reviews

Let's face it, Sly Stallone can never be a romantic actor, no matter how hard the poor guy tries. He attempted to be suave and sophisticated in this movie, THE SPECIALIST, but alas, thanks to his rough and

tumble, RAMBO image, Sly fails. Maybe it's just his performance here, or perhaps by the others, especially Sharon Stone, Eric Roberts, and Rod Steiger (Oh God, he was a riot in this movie!). The actors mentioned probably gave their murkiest, most career-ruining roles of their lives, and for what?? The only reason why I found this movie interesting are the action sequences, and my favorite actor of all time, James Woods. Why he decided to be in a cheap flick like THE SPECIALIST is beyond me, but Woods manages to shine as the sleazeball thug who wants Sly's character's head on a platter. Apparently, Woods was the only enthusiastic thespian that walked in this movie's set; about everyone else looked bored. The same goes mostly for the viewer.


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