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Release Date:
14 November 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?
Plot:
An imprisoned IRA sniper is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Traffic, The Jackal and Out of Africa Come to Blu-ray on April 27th
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Tense, fast-paced, but sort of ordinary suspense thriller
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bruce Willis | ... | The Jackal | |
| Richard Gere | ... | Declan Mulqueen | |
| Sidney Poitier | ... | FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston | |
| Diane Venora | ... | Major Valentina Koslova | |
| Mathilda May | ... | Isabella Zanconia | |
| J.K. Simmons | ... | FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon | |
| Richard Lineback | ... | FBI Agent McMurphy | |
| John Cunningham | ... | FBI Director Donald Brown | |
| Jack Black | ... | Ian Lamont | |
| Tess Harper | ... | The First Lady | |
| Leslie Phillips | ... | Woolburton | |
| Stephen Spinella | ... | Douglas | |
| Sophie Okonedo | ... | Jamaican Girl | |
| David Hayman | ... | Terek Murad | |
| Steve Bassett | ... | George Decker |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Der Schakal (Germany)
Le chacal (France) (dubbed version)
The Day of the Jackal (USA) (working title)
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Le chacal (France) (dubbed version)
The Day of the Jackal (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.
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Runtime:
124 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Canada:18+ (Ontario) |
USA:R (certificate #35563) |
South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) |
South Korea:18 (original rating) |
Philippines:R-18 |
Norway:18 (original rating) (1998) |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:MA |
Belgium:KT |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:18A |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:16 (w) |
Mexico:C |
Netherlands:16 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:M18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:18 |
Australia:M (original theatrical version) (cut version) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec)
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Declan and the marine sniper are looking at the van, the latter says it is at 762 meters away, when it is clearly much closer. 762 meters are exactly 2500 feet. Perhaps they meant 76.2 meters.
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Quotes:
Declan Mulqueen:
Preston, how about letting me have a gun.
Carter Preston: Are you crazy! If the right people knew I was letting you walk around without cuffs, I'd get forced retirement!
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Carter Preston: Are you crazy! If the right people knew I was letting you walk around without cuffs, I'd get forced retirement!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "American Dad!: Tears of a Clooney (#1.23)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Sunray 2
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| Richard Gere and Bruce Willis | Kdawg295 |
| Computers | jack-upland |
| Too much shooting and no intelligence. | szlwson |
| I wanted the Jackal to win! | Ace159 |
| Diane Venora | juzub |
| Plot Holes | jack-upland |
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You can't really approach this as a remake of the classic 'The Day of The Jackal', in my opinion. Though broadly similar, the entire feel of the two films is incomparable. And suspense thrillers are all about "the feel" aren't they?
The story is pretty standard fair - a super villain assassin (Willis) is going to make a big kill using a huge weapon and leaving a trail of bodies along the way. Gere, an IRA soldier (jailed for "terrorism") is brought on as consultant because he is one of the few people who has seen 'the Jackal", and given a few vague promises in exchange for his help. As it turns out, Gere has more than just knowledge - he has a vendetta. Poitier oversees Gere and the investigation of Willis, and comes to realize that Gere is the only hope of stopping him.
I like Sidney Poitier, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere, so I was predisposed to like this film. I was neither very surprised nor disappointed. The Jackal is entertaining and the performances are strong. Poitier is always a class act, and Willis and Gere have terrific anti-chemistry. There's nothing wrong with the cinematography or directing, and the pace of the film, though a little breathless, is fine. Regardless, the story-line never reached much beyond the ordinary thriller fare. Making a truly great thriller requires either doing something really original (very hard to do) or using a truly inspired script. This film's script is decent, but the story line could have used a little more careful thought and a bit more complexity.