A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.
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Title: The Specialist (1994)
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4 wins & 7 nominations.
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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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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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Written by Demetrio Tatis
Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr., Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald
Performed by Tony Tatis y su Meringue Sound
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James Woods and Eric Roberts share a birthday, 18th April. See more »Goofs
When Ray calls Ned at the police station, he times the call so that he wouldn't be 'traced' and clears it after precisely 58 seconds. The call would have been via digital exchange and the number would have been displayed instantly as it is a feature provided for billing purposes. Previous electro mechanical (strowger) exchanges required time for the call to be manually traced through selector banks and distribution frames, often through several different buildings miles apart and always referring to wiring records. The time taken varied enormously and depended upon the skill and knowledge of the engineers. Strowger exchanges are now obsolete and would have been highly unlikely to be operating in the area of Florida where the movie is set. Hollywood even today has not moved on from this antiquated and outdated plot device. See more »Soundtracks
El duro soy yoWritten by Demetrio Tatis
Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr., Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald
Performed by Tony Tatis y su Meringue Sound
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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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This seems like a film tailor-made so Sly & Sharon can 'strut their stuff' in the coupling dept. Sharon vamps, Sly warbles thru his lines. Yea, he's got a deep & sexy voice but you can only pick up on what he's saying to her on the phone if you got close-caption on your set! Anyway, they both look VERY fine in this film. James Woods is the pest you'll love to hate being the back-stabber that he is. "Slime" is the only word to use for Eric Roberts role & Rod Steiger's Hispanic accent is fun! See the edited version of this one. It's got a slick color to it that's quite appealing being that it was shot in Miami where everything's bright pink & green.