The Replacement Killers

19981998
RR
1h 27min

Mira Sorvino and Chow Yun-Fat in The Replacement Killers (1998)

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Action Crime Thriller

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.

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

Chow Yun-Fat as John Lee

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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)

Mira Sorvino and Chow Yun-Fat in The Replacement Killers (1998)

The Corruptor

6.1

Bait

5.8

The Big Hit

6.1

The Call

4.5

Lightning in a Bottle

7.7

Lightning in a Bottle

Hard Boiled

7.8

Bulletproof Monk

5.5

Bulletproof Monk

The Killer

7.8

Kiss of the Dragon

6.6

Kiss of the Dragon

Romeo Must Die

6.1

Tears of the Sun

6.6

Tears of the Sun

Brooklyn's Finest

6.7

Brooklyn's Finest

John Lee is the best hitman money can buy. But when John refuses to kill because of the seven year-old son of his target, John's bosses send someone after John to kill him and then take his place in the ring of hitmen. John then teams up with Meg Coburn to help him escape these "Replacement Killers." —Anonymous

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Taglines
- Kill or be replaced.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong violence and for language
Parents guide

Trivia
This movie set the record for the most bullets fired in an American film.

Goofs
Alan's passport is shown to be a British Citizen (GBR) passport. Given the time the film was made and the time the older blue British passports were retired, Alan would have had a Hong Kong (British National Overseas) passport and not a British Citizen one.

Quotes
John Lee: I'll need guns.

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

Top review

10/10

An excellent movie that I've enjoyed through many viewings

I suppose this is actually a B movie, but there's something about this movie that keeps me coming back to see it again every few months. Maybe it's the rather unique (for Hollywood, anyway) relationship between Meg and John. I mean, they don't even so much as kiss each other and barely touch at all! But I think they make the screen sizzle, nonetheless.

I must admit I love the action in this movie, too. Every once in a while I wonder how a small time forger learned to fight and shoot like she does, but then I blissfully ignore it and just enjoy the movie.

Great action scenes, wonderful relationship development and great acting by Mira and Yun-Fat Chow make this a movie I'm sure I'll see many more times.

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Feb 26, 2002

What are the differences between the theatrical version and the unrated Extended Cut?

Release date
- February 6, 1998 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Cantonese
Also known as
- Asesinos sustitutos
Filming locations
- Ennis House - 2607 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $19,204,929
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,046,553
- Feb 8, 1998
Gross worldwide
- $19,204,929

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Runtime
- 1h 27min
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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