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Overview
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Virginia Duigan (writer)
Release Date:
6 March 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
Indecent. Immoral. Irresitible. It's the role he was born to play. more
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Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey... more | add synopsis
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Charming and wonderfully funny more (11 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jon Bon Jovi | ... | Robin Grange |
 | Anna Galiena | ... | Elena Webb |
 | Lambert Wilson | ... | Felix Webb |
 | Thandie Newton | ... | Hilary Rule |
| Barry Humphries | ... | Humphrey Beal |
| David Warner | ... | Tod |
| Patricia Hodge | ... | Delvene |
| Diana Quick | ... | Susan |
| Harriet Walter | ... | Liz Flett |
| Tam Dean Burn | ... | Henry |
| Claire Cox | ... | Serena |
 | Kevin McKidd | ... | Ant |
| Victoria Smurfit | ... | Annabel |
| Laura Austin-Little | ... | Miranda Webb |
| Danny Worters | ... | Danny Webb (as Daniel Worters) |
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Rated R for some language and sexuality.
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100 min | Germany:95 min (TV version)
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Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 (bw) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R
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Errors in geography: The exterior of the theatre in which the play is performed is obviously The Playhouse, Charing Cross, London but the interior is the Theatre Royal, Stratford, London. more
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An excellent cast makes this movie well worth watching. There are a couple of places that drag a bit but the rest more than make up for it. Robin Grange (Jon Bon Jovi) is an actor on the run from Hollywood after a faux paux with the wife of the head of the studio. In England he takes the part of a hit man in a play, offers and is hired to seduce the wife of the plays author and reaps the rewards. The author, Felix Webb (Lambert Wilson) seems not to know what hits him when Robin is going after not only his wife but his mistress. Helena Webb (Anna Galiena) does not take very long to decide to opt for the handsome leading man over the older spouse. And the long suffering mistress, Hilary Rule (Thandie Newton), finally gets her man (Felix). There is mystery surrounding Robin which lures not only Helena and Hilary but any other female in the vacinity. A very interesting and enjoyable movie. Jon Bon Jovi is fun to watch as the seductive, mysterious Robin Grange. The rest of the cast is also excellent. A movie to watch more than once.