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

Colour:

Black and White | Colour (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:

Almost every gunshot in the movie is "silenced" (near the beginning in the cemetery scene a bodyguard fires an unsilenced shot at Miguel).

Goofs:

Continuity: The table that Bain picks up and shields himself with when the apartment explodes disappears after the first shot. Also, in later scenes his hands (especially his fingertips) appear uninjured even though they were exposed to the damaging effects of the explosion.

Quotes:

Miguel Bain: Killing a woman, it's not the same as killing a man. You have to pull the trigger a different way.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Assassins (#2.4)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Like a Rolling Stone

Intriguing! Great spy type thriller!

I really enjoyed this movie. Stallone, Banderas, and Moore are excellent. The story keeps you interested, and on the edge of your seat. It is a great film for those who enjoy spy type thrillers. It was directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon movies) and written by the Wachowski Brothers (The Matrix). 8/10