The Shooter (1995)

A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador.

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Writers:

Yves André Martin (story), Yves André Martin (screenplay)

Stars:

Dolph Lundgren, Maruschka Detmers, Assumpta Serna

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dolph Lundgren	...	Michael Dane
Maruschka Detmers	...	Simone Rosset
Assumpta Serna	...	Marta
Gavan O'Herlihy	...	Dick Powell
John Ashton	...	Alex Reed
Simón Andreu	...	Alberto Torena (as Simon Andreu)
Pablo Scola	...	Belgado
Petr Drozda	...	Marcus
Roslav Walter	...	Police Captain (as Miroslav Walter)
Michael Rogers	...	Henchman #1
Pavel Vokoun	...	Henchman #2
Martin Hub	...	Henchman #3
Jana Altmanová	...	Screaming Woman (as Jana Altmanova)
Jiri Kraus	...	Cab Driver
Guilio Kukurugya	...	Cuban Ambassador (as Giulio Kukurugya)

Storyline

The Ambassador of Cuba was killed in New York. To prevent another attack of the terrorists at the US-Cuba-summit in Prague the CIA sends one of their best federal agents, Michael Dane (Dolph Lundgren). The suspected killer Nikita is a lesbian club owner, Simone Rosset. But as usual everything is much more complicated than it seemed at first; and therefore Dane has to work much more with his brain than with his muscles to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | agent | ambassador | cia agent | cuban | 

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Taglines:

Seduction is a deadly weapon!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Crime

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Certificate:

16

Details

Official Sites:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Country:

USA Czech Republic Spain France UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1995 (UK)

Also Known As:

Hidden Assassin

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adelson-Baumgarten Productions, Muraglia/Sladek Filmworks, Newmarket Capital Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While filming the fight scene about halfway into the movie, Dolph Lundgren pulled a hamstring in his leg while delivering a spinning back kick. Due to complications regarding his stunt double, he would have to perform much of the action in a great deal of discomfort.

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Goofs

The knob on the shifter in the van that Dolph drives changes color from black to red.

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Connections

Referenced in This Morning: Episode dated 5 March 1995 (1995)

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Soundtracks

ENERGY PORTAL
Written and Performed by The Heavenly Music Corporation
Copyright 1994 E-Space Publishing

User Reviews

Pure Eye Candy

Although this film is not interesting for its acting or its story line, you must see it (even with the sound off) if only for the absolutely gorgeous set design, lighting design, and cinematography, which combine to make this film an eye-popping piece of eye candy. It helps that the filmmakers had the beautiful old city of Prague to film in, with its rich architectural history, romantic interiors, cobblestone streets, etc. I wanted to print out almost every scene in the film and then frame them for my walls, so gorgeous were almost all the frames of film. Try it for this! You'll love it!