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Assassination

  • 19871987
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
3.3K
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Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
A presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objecting first lady, as repeated attempts are made on her life.
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A presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objecting first lady, as repeated attempts are made on her life.A presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objecting first lady, as repeated attempts are made on her life.A presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objecting first lady, as repeated attempts are made on her life.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
3.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter R. Hunt
  • Writer
    • Richard Sale
  • Stars
    • Charles Bronson
    • Jill Ireland
    • Stephen Elliott
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter R. Hunt
  • Writer
    • Richard Sale
  • Stars
    • Charles Bronson
    • Jill Ireland
    • Stephen Elliott
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 42User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:59
    Trailer

    Photos40

    Alan Ritchson at an event for Assassination (1987)
    Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Jan Gan Boyd in Assassination (1987)
    Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, and James Lemp in Assassination (1987)
    Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)

    Top cast

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    Charles Bronson
    Charles Bronson
    • Jay Killian
    Jill Ireland
    Jill Ireland
    • Lara Royce Craig
    Stephen Elliott
    Stephen Elliott
    • Fitzroy
    Jan Gan Boyd
    Jan Gan Boyd
    • Charlotte Chang
    Randy Brooks
    Randy Brooks
    • Tyler Loudermilk
    James Lemp
    James Lemp
    • Eddie Bracken
    • (as Erik Stern)
    Michael Ansara
    Michael Ansara
    • Sen. Bunsen
    James Staley
    James Staley
    • Briggs
    Kathryn Leigh Scott
    Kathryn Leigh Scott
    • Polly Sims
    James Acheson
    James Acheson
    • Osborne Weems
    Jim McMullan
    Jim McMullan
    • The Zipper
    Billy Hayes
    • Pritchard Young
    • (as William Hayes)
    William Prince
    William Prince
    • H.H. Royce
    Charles Howerton
    Charles Howerton
    • President Calvin Craig
    Chris Alcaide
    Chris Alcaide
    • Chief Justice
    Jack Gill
    • Kerry Fane
    Mischa Hausserman
    • Danzig
    Robert Axelrod
    Robert Axelrod
    • Finney
    • Director
      • Peter R. Hunt
    • Writer
      • Richard Sale
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jan Gan Boyd and Charles Bronson formed a friendship during production, that saw Boyd regularly attend Christmas parties at the Bronson house.
    • Goofs
      Presidential inaugurations are in January but footage of the motorcade shows trees in full summer bloom and people in summer clothing.
    • Quotes

      Lara Royce Craig: Do you speak English?

      Indian Joe: Do I look like some goddamned foreigner?

      Lara Royce Craig: I'm sorry.

      Indian Joe: Of course I speak English, also Creole, French, Spanish. I'm a native born American Indian, not some half breed immigrant like you all.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      March
      (uncredited)
      from Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
      Composed by Jay Chattaway

    User reviews42

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A fun action film.
    Let me start by saying that Charles Bronson is one of my favorite actors and I think my mom found this one on VHS at a flea market back in 2015.

    This movie is honestly pretty good, it's entertaining if not a little corny in places but I love it anyway.

    Charles is a bad ass action hero in these action movies I'm a fan of his Death Wish films I haven't seen him in a lot but I'm planing on trying to find more with him.

    I like in this story that he plays a secret service agent hired to protect the First lady who he doesn't really like, that I feel is a nice change of pace, then your typical standard story, it made for some nice levels of comedy.

    Overall, I give it a 6/10. It's just a fun action film that you can sit back enjoy, and see

    Charles Bronson kick some terrorist ass.

    Highly recommended.
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    • RoboRabbit89
    • Nov 20, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Assassin
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Cannon Group
      • Golan-Globus Productions
      • Major Studio Partners
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,075,793
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,787,449
      • Jan 11, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,075,793
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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