Assassins

1995
15
2h 13m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

90K

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Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, and Sylvester Stallone in Assassins (1995)

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Action Crime Thriller

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.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

90K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
During 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.

Goofs
After 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. They don't even attempt to secure the scene, which means by the time they find the shell casings from Rath's .22 and realize there may have been another shooter, it's much too late.

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 versions
The Blu-ray has the 2003 Warner Bros. Pictures logo in place of the 1992 logo.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: To Die For/Steal Big, Steal Little/Devil in a Blue Dress/Moonlight and Valentino/The Big Green (1995)

Soundtracks
Like a Rolling Stone
Written by Bob Dylan
Produced by Don Was
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Courtesy of Promotone B.V./Virgin Records

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Featured review

Definately underrated...

Assassins is definately one of the better written action films I've seen, but then again, it was written by the Wachowski Brothers, who also wrote (and directed) the equally well done Matrix.

This film was directed By Richard Donner, who also directed Lethal Weapon 1-4 and Superman, among other films. I felt the characters were all well presented and the story was told well.

Apparently, Brian Hegleand rewrote parts of the script, but I can't imagine what, since the whole script seems so Wachowski. Huh...