Double Tap (1997)

A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking.

Director:

Greg Yaitanes

Writers:

Erik Saltzgaber, Alfred Gough,

Stars:

Stephen Rea, Heather Locklear, Peter Greene

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Rea	...	Cypher
Heather Locklear	...	Agent Katherine Hanson
Peter Greene	...	Nash
Mykelti Williamson	...	Agent Hamilton
Kevin Gage	...	Agent Burke
Robert LaSardo	...	Agent Rodriguez
Richard Edson	...	Fischer
A Martinez	...	Johnny Escobar
Greg Collins	...	Nunns
Doug Kruse	...	Leer
Michael Paul Chan	...	Fung Suk
Terrence Howard	...	Ulysses
Charles Rahi Chun	...	Translator (as Charles Chun)
Gene LeBell	...	Wallace
Kimber Sissons	...	Stripper

Storyline

A master assassin who specializes in shooting his victims twice in the head, a "double tap", may not be everything he initially seems to be. An undercover officer ends up teaming up with him after she is not killed in one of his hits on a drug lord and after she determines he is an ex-officer out to kill only those who stand outside the law and are deserving of being murdered. Her investigations lead to dirty officers and uncertainty about whom she can trust.

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Plot Keywords:

hitman | independent film

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, language and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cypher

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cypher Productions Inc., Decade Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"One O'Clock Jump"
Performed by Duke Ellington
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
A Division of Capital Records, Inc.
under license from EMI-Capital Music Special Markets

User Reviews

Lawnmower man!

It doesn't sound like much. A direct-to-video flick with a generic title, starring Heather Locklear. However, Stephen Rea -not the type of actor you would expect in this kind of movie- gives a full-fledged characterization of a hit-man with a conscience and idiosyncratic habits (and I don't mean the double tap to the head of each of his victims; his other skills include gardening...). His relationship with the FBI agent played by Heather Locklear rings true. Add to this a flamboyant directorial style and a good soundtrack, and you get one of the better B movies of the year. Rating: 7.