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The Replacement Killers

  • 19981998
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  • 1h 27m
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6.1/10
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Mira Sorvino and Chow Yun-Fat in The Replacement Killers (1998)
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A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.
IMDb RATING
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29K
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    • Antoine Fuqua
    • Ken Sanzel
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Mira Sorvino
    • Michael Rooker
    • Antoine Fuqua
    • Ken Sanzel
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Mira Sorvino
    • Michael Rooker
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 191User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
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    Chow Yun-Fat as John Lee
    Til Schweiger in The Replacement Killers (1998)
    Danny Trejo in The Replacement Killers (1998)
    Kenneth Tsang in The Replacement Killers (1998)
    Clifton Collins Jr. in The Replacement Killers (1998)
    Michael Rooker in The Replacement Killers (1998)
    Carlos Gómez in The Replacement Killers (1998)
    Mira Sorvino in The Replacement Killers (1998)
    Chow Yun-Fat in The Replacement Killers (1998)
    Mira Sorvino in The Replacement Killers (1998)
    Mira Sorvino and Chow Yun-Fat in The Replacement Killers (1998)
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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • John Lee
    Mira Sorvino
    Mira Sorvino
    • Meg Coburn
    Michael Rooker
    Michael Rooker
    • Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
    Kenneth Tsang
    Kenneth Tsang
    • Terence Wei
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Michael Kogan
    • (as Jurgen Prochnow)
    Til Schweiger
    Til Schweiger
    • Ryker
    Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    • Collins
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    • Loco
    • (as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez)
    Carlos Gómez
    Carlos Gómez
    • Hunt
    • (as Carlos Gomez)
    Frank Medrano
    Frank Medrano
    • Rawlins
    Leo Lee
    Leo Lee
    • Lam
    Patrick Kilpatrick
    Patrick Kilpatrick
    • Pryce
    Randall Duk Kim
    Randall Duk Kim
    • Alan Chan
    Andrew J. Marton
    • Stevie
    Sydney Coberly
    • Sara
    Yau-Gene Chan
    • Peter Wei
    Carlos Leon
    Carlos Leon
    • Romero
    Nicki Micheaux
    Nicki Micheaux
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      • Antoine Fuqua
      • Ken Sanzel
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    • Trivia
      This movie set the record for the most bullets fired in an American film.
    • Goofs
      After John and Meg escape from Wei's gang, they return to John's hideout, where he treats her dislocated patella - which looks amazingly like the real thing, makeup or no. John pops the kneecap back into place with no difficulty. However, anyone who has ever suffered that particular injury knows that it would be impossible to immediately stand, walk, run and jump as Meg does when the evil-doers subsequently chase them from the apartment. The tissue damage involved takes weeks, if not months, to heal enough to allow that kind of activity.
    • Quotes

      [John Lee points his gun at the back of Collins head, and Collins realizes his time is up]

      Collins: Checkmate.

    • Alternate versions
      Available in an extended version on DVD and Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: Where the Action Is: Making 'The Replacement Killers' (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Keep Hope Alive
      Written by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland

      Performed by The Crystal Method

      Courtesy of Outpost Recordings

      Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

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    papa sorvino is right to be proud
    i think this movie rocks -- it is the best place to watch Mira Sorvino be entertaining and hot.

    i just bought the DVD in a bargain bin and i can't stop watching it. OK it's a bit of a TV movie script. but it's a year ahead of the matrix, and i dare you to watch it without making production comparisons. in fact, i can't watch the matrix any more. so much for movies with great scripts.

    so much of the goodness of this movie relies on Mira Sorvino's screen presence that it plays a bit like a bit music video -- it's just plain fun to see her on screen. Chow Yun Fat is good, and this American Chinese boy (me) likes seeing a hybrid movie like this... well, it's fun to see the Chinese guy wear nice suits and kick some a$$ too. i can't watch any of the crappy hong kong stuff that the other users seem to think is superior to this. i can see how HK martial arts lovers wouldn't like this -- it's a very different, very American movie. personally, i'd rather see more clones of this movie than more jackie chan.

    hey, did i mention Mira Sorvino is hot? i even like the relationship chemistry that develops here -- sort of like the David Carradine character wandering the desert in the Kung Fu TV shows -- he never even gets to kiss the pretty girl who falls for his decency, but the mutual respect is better that way. more movies need to take this route.

    i'm not a Mira watcher -- i've only seen her aphrodite and some awful film school $hit i'm sure she wishes she never made, and her happy day on the Oscar alumni stage. as a Harvard guy, i'm not sure i want to see her in romy and michelle. this was simply a great role for a very underutilized actress at the right time in her life during the era of east-west action fusion. if i were producing movies, i'd kick myself for not watching this movie sooner and taking advantage of Mira Sorvino in her prime. it's not too late -- check our her recent IMDb pics. papa sorvino was right -- his daughter is great, and anyone who says otherwise should get a cap in his knee. this movie is the proof.
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    • Release date
      • February 6, 1998 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Cantonese
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    • Filming locations
      • Ennis House - 2607 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
      • WCG Entertainment Productions
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Color
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