Professional hit-man Robert Rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man Miguel Bain keeps killing Rath's targets.Professional hit-man Robert Rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man Miguel Bain keeps killing Rath's targets.Professional hit-man Robert Rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man Miguel Bain keeps killing Rath's targets.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Nicolai Tashlinkov
- (as Anatoly Davydov)
- Alan Branch
- (as Stephen Kahan)
- Customs Officer
- (as James Louis Oliver)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring production, Brian Helgeland was brought in to rewrite the script. The Wachowskis, unsatisfied with the rewrites, petitioned to have their names removed from the credits, but were denied this request by the WGA.
- GoofsAfter the cemetery gun battle, the police arrest Miguel but follow no other procedures. Since a murder was committed, which makes the cemetery a crime scene, they should at least detain witnesses, including Rath, for questioning.
- Quotes
Electra: Once upon a time, there was this little sparrow, who while flying south for the winter froze solid and fell to the ground. And then to make matters worse the cow crapped on him, but the manure was all warm and it defrosted him. So there he is, he's warm and he's happy to be alive and he starts to sing. A hungry cat comes along and he clears off the manure and he looks at the little bird and then he eats him. And the moral of the story is this: everyone who craps on you is not necessarily your enemy, and everyone who gets you out of crap is not necessarily your friend, and if you're warm and happy no matter where you are you should just keep your big mouth shut.
- Alternate versionsThe Blu-ray, digital platforms and current TV prints had the 2003 Warner Bros. Pictures logo in place of the 1992 logo.
- SoundtracksLike a Rolling Stone
Written by Bob Dylan
Produced by Don Was
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Courtesy of Promotone B.V./Virgin Records
Meanwhile the scenes of suspense between the action are full of very real danger, so despite the long running time you never find your attention wavering. Cast in the flawed hero mould is endlessly-criticised Sylvestor Stallone, putting in a nicely subtle performance and letting his nemesis, Antonio Banderas, do all of the (over)acting as psychotic but deadly assassin Miguel Bain. Holding the movie together is a low-key and sweet Julianne Moore, as a surveillance expert who finds herself over her head and in the middle of a violent battle to the death between two expert marksmen. The only problem I have with a film like this is that all other action movies don't possess the same level of commitment, grace, and intelligence as this one does.
- Leofwine_draca
- Jul 22, 2015
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,303,072
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,378,637
- Oct 8, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $30,303,072
- Runtime2 hours 13 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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