“ The Replacement Killers ” ( English “The Replacement Killers” ) - a film , the action movie directed by Antoine Fukua . The slogan of the film "Conscience has no place in the heart of an assassin" ("There is no room for conscience in the killer’s heart") . The world premiere took place on January 12, 1998 .
| Replacement killers | |
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| The replacement killers | |
| Genre | thriller , action |
| Producer | Antoine Fucua |
| Producer | Matthew Baer Bernie Brillstein |
| Author script | Amy tan |
| In the main cast | Chow Yunfat Mira Sorvino Michael Rooker |
| Operator | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Composer | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Film company | Columbia pictures |
| Duration | 98 min |
| Budget | $ 30 million |
| A country | |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1998 |
| IMDb | ID 0120008 |
Content
Story
An emigrant from China, John Lee ( Chow Yunfat ) is a professional killer of the highest class, he works perfectly, his "targets" are only gangsters, the rest of the people in the actions do not suffer. The major drug lord of Chinatown, Mr. Wei, introduced his own son to his business, and during one of his deals, his son dies at the hands of police officer Stan Zidkov ( Michael Rooker ). Wei, wanting revenge on the law enforcement officer, instructs John to kill this police officer’s seven-year-old son. But John has his own notions of justice and refuses to kill an innocent boy. And then Wei hires two new killers to replace John Lee - the mafia does not forgive this. These new two killers are completely and absolutely cruel and ruthless people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. Therefore, John Lee has to not only save the son of police officer Stan Zidkov, but also to neutralize these two ruthless monsters. John decides to go to China with his family, for which it is necessary to prepare documents. He turns to the scammer Meg ( Mira Sorvino ), but the mafia is already on his heels - together with Meg they are caught in the crossfire of criminals and police. The only way to escape is to hide from both of them, but sooner or later they will have to face each other.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chow Yunfat | John Lee |
| Mira Sorvino | Meg Cowburn |
| Michael Rooker | Stan Zido Zidkov |
| Kenneth Cang | Terence Way |
| Jürgen Prokhnov | Michael Cogan |
| Til Schweiger | Riker |
| Danny Trejo | Collins |
| Clifton Collins | Loco |
| Nikki Micho | technician |
Interesting Facts
- For the Hong Kong actor Chow Yunfat, this film was his first work in American cinema.
- This tape also became the directorial debut in the big cinema of the famous clip-maker Antoine Fukua .
- The picture set a record for American tapes in the number of shots.
Links
- Replacement Killers on the Internet Movie Database