Assassins (1995)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers (WGA):

Andy Wachowski (story) &
Larry Wachowski (story) ...

Release Date:

6 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

In the shadows of life, In the business of death, One man found a reason to live...

Plot:

Robert Rath is a seasoned hitman who just wants out of the business with no back talk. But, as things go...

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Assassin | Russian | Thief | Rival

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Robert Rath
Antonio Banderas	...	Miguel Bain
Julianne Moore	...	Electra
Anatoli Davydov	...	Nicolai Tashlinkov (as Anatoly Davydov)
Muse Watson	...	Ketcham
Steve Kahan	...	Alan Branch (as Stephen Kahan)
Kelly Rowan	...	Jennifer, Electra's Neighbor
Reed Diamond	...	Bob
Kai Wulff	...	Remy
Kerry Skalsky	...	Buyer with Remy
James Douglas Haskins	...	Buyer with Remy
Stephen Liska	...	Cop
John Harms	...	Cop
Edward J. Rosen	...	Cemetery Caretaker
Christina Orchid	...	Dowager

Also Known As:

Assassins (France)
Day of Reckoning

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English | German | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Peru:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Philippines:R-18 | Hungary:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #34080) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Everett, Washington, USA

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Richard Donner was talked into directing the film by Joel Silver, who really wanted him on the project.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In Elektra's first appearance, she is talking to her cat and blow-drying her hair. Rather, she is holding a blow-dryer near her head. You can hear it, but it is obviously not on, not blowing her hair.

Quotes:

Miguel Bain: Step outside and I will set you free.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "HBO First Look: The Making of 'The Matrix' (#6.3)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Sour Times

Terrific Action-Thriller

A great movie.

Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas did a terrific job on the screen as they play the role of two killers.

Stallone is Robert Rath, best killer around, the Number 1. Banderas is Miguel Bain, the one who wants to become the new Number 1, but if he wants to do so, he has to eliminate Rath.

They meet at a funeral, where Rath's mark is killed by Bain before he does so. From then on, it's battle between the two.

The movie is quite similar to "The Specialist"(1994) - another Sylvester Stallone movie - only that there he had no Banderas to fight against!

A couple of words on the cast. Well, I already said that Stallone and Banderas did well but my compliments go to Julianne Moore. She was brilliant.

Vote : 80/100.