A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.
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Cast
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| Sylvester Stallone | ... | Ray Quick | |
| Sharon Stone | ... | May Munro | |
| James Woods | ... | Ned Trent | |
| Rod Steiger | ... | Joe Leon | |
| Eric Roberts | ... | Tomas Leon | |
| Mario Ernesto Sánchez | ... | Charlie | |
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Sergio Doré Jr. | ... | Strongarm |
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Chase Randolph | ... | May's Dad |
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Jeana Bell | ... | May's Mom |
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Brittany Paige Bouck | ... | Young May |
| Emilio Estefan Jr. | ... | Piano Player | |
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LaGaylia Frazier | ... | Singer #1 |
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Ramón González Cuevas | ... | Priest at Cemetery (as Ramon Gonzalez-Cuevas) |
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Tony Munafo | ... | Tony |
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Cheito Quinonez | ... | Singer at Party |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Ray Quick is a bomb expert who worked for the CIA along with a guy named Ned Trent, who's extremely demented. When they have a falling out, Ray becomes a freelancer who lives off the grid. A woman named May Munro contacts and wants him to kill the three men who killed her family years ago, who work for the Leon crime family. Ray does it and after killing the first one, the Leons need to find the one who did it and it turns out Ned is now working for them and they task him with finding the bomber. The Leons get him to work with the police and he looks for the bomber. In the meantime Ray, while working on getting the others, can't help but follow May wherever she goes. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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Killing is his profession. Revenge is her goal. Together they take on the battle against the underworld of Miami. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 October 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$45,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$14,317,765, 9 October 1994Gross USA:
$57,362,582Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$170,362,582Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
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Priest: Who are you?
Ned Trent: [draws his gun] I said open the fucking casket!
[they open the casket, then he walks away in disgust]
Ned Trent: Bitch.
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Written by Juanito R. Marquez
Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and Juanito R. Marquez
Performed by Cheito Quinonez
Courtesy of Crescent Moon Records, Inc.
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In some of the old trailers for the film, Marcela Cardona (who plays police officer Tina in the movie) is billed as one of the main stars alongside James Woods, Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone. Although her screentime is very limited and her role is not crucial to the movie. See more »Goofs
The first time Ray calls May, he looks at her message on his computer with her phone number. The number he dials is not the same one that is on his computer screen. He also doesn't put any money into the payphone. See more »Quotes
Ned Trent: Open the casket.Priest: Who are you?
Ned Trent: [draws his gun] I said open the fucking casket!
[they open the casket, then he walks away in disgust]
Ned Trent: Bitch.
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El baile de la velaWritten by Juanito R. Marquez
Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and Juanito R. Marquez
Performed by Cheito Quinonez
Courtesy of Crescent Moon Records, Inc.
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Let's face it, Sly Stallone can never be a romantic actor, no matter how hard the poor guy tries. He attempted to be suave and sophisticated in this movie, THE SPECIALIST, but alas, thanks to his rough and
tumble, RAMBO image, Sly fails. Maybe it's just his performance here, or perhaps by the others, especially Sharon Stone, Eric Roberts, and Rod Steiger (Oh God, he was a riot in this movie!). The actors mentioned probably gave their murkiest, most career-ruining roles of their lives, and for what?? The only reason why I found this movie interesting are the action sequences, and my favorite actor of all time, James Woods. Why he decided to be in a cheap flick like THE SPECIALIST is beyond me, but Woods manages to shine as the sleazeball thug who wants Sly's character's head on a platter. Apparently, Woods was the only enthusiastic thespian that walked in this movie's set; about everyone else looked bored. The same goes mostly for the viewer.