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

Steve Kahan, cousin of Richard Donner, cameos in this film as Alan Branch - one of Richard Rath's targets. Kahan can be found in several of Donner's films including, and most famously, the Lethal Weapon series as Captain Ed Murphy.

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Goofs

In Rath's email communications, the sound of the keystrokes don't always match up with the words being typed.

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Quotes

Electra: Listen, I'm in way over my head here mister. I just want out.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Antonio Banderas Movies (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Spit"
Written by Tommy Joy
Performed by Pusher

User Reviews

Thrilling movie.

Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas star in this great action-thriller. Sylvester Stallone plays Robert Rath, who is supposed to kill this guy at a funeral, but someone beats him to it. He tracks the man and has a nice little talk with him. The other man is another assassin, Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas). Rath (who is the best assassin there is) gets another assignment worth two million dollars. Eliminate buyers and return girl and disk and he can retire. Bain wants to beat Rath and complete the task first. What follows is a battle between the two assassins. Sylvester Stallone looks sleepy, at one time they show a close-up of his eyes and Julianne Moore's eyes. You can see the difference so easily. Banderas is alive, which is good. The best performance is probably from Julianne Moore who is the girl they have to get the disk from. Special effects are good, as is the ending climax. Overall, it is thrilling, with a fair amount of action and violence.