Assassins (1995)

Robert Rath is a seasoned hitman who just wants out of the business with no back talk. But, as things go, it ain't so easy. A younger, peppier assassin named Bain is having a field day ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Andy Wachowski (story), Lana Wachowski (story),

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone	...	Robert Rath
Antonio Banderas	...	Miguel Bain
Julianne Moore	...	Electra
Anatoli Davydov	...	Nicolai Tashlinkov (as Anatoly Davydov)
Muse Watson	...	Ketcham
Steve Kahan	...	Alan Branch (as Stephen Kahan)
Kelly Rowan	...	Jennifer, Electra's Neighbor
Reed Diamond	...	Bob
Kai Wulff	...	Remy
Kerry Skalsky	...	Buyer with Remy
James Douglas Haskins	...	Buyer with Remy
Stephen Liska	...	Cop
John Harms	...	Cop
Edward J. Rosen	...	Cemetery Caretaker
Christina Orchid	...	Dowager

Storyline

Robert Rath is a seasoned hitman who just wants out of the business with no back talk. But, as things go, it ain't so easy. A younger, peppier assassin named Bain is having a field day trying to kill said older assassin. Rath teams up with a computer hacker named Electra to defeat the obsessed Bain.

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Plot Keywords:

assassin | thief | computer | rival | hitman | 

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Taglines:

In the shadows of life, In the business of death, One man found a reason to live...

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA France

Language:

English Dutch Spanish

Release Date:

6 October 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Day of Reckoning

Filming Locations:

Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$30,306,268 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions, Evansgideon/Lazar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Dutch" buyers in the Marriot hotel actually speak German (with accent) instead of Dutch.

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Goofs

In Elektra's first appearance, she is talking to her cat and blow-drying her hair. Rather, she is holding a blow-dryer near her head. You can hear it, but it is obviously not on, not blowing her hair.

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Quotes

Miguel Bain: [One rifle-shot into a mangos, Miguel bites in another one] I've just killed your brother.

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Connections

References Scorpio (1973)

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Soundtracks

"Beginning to End"
Written by Klover and Roy Z
Performed by Klover

User Reviews

Terrific Action-Thriller

A great movie.

Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas did a terrific job on the screen as they play the role of two killers.

Stallone is Robert Rath, best killer around, the Number 1. Banderas is Miguel Bain, the one who wants to become the new Number 1, but if he wants to do so, he has to eliminate Rath.

They meet at a funeral, where Rath's mark is killed by Bain before he does so. From then on, it's battle between the two.

The movie is quite similar to "The Specialist"(1994) - another Sylvester Stallone movie - only that there he had no Banderas to fight against!

A couple of words on the cast. Well, I already said that Stallone and Banderas did well but my compliments go to Julianne Moore. She was brilliant.

Vote : 80/100.