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The Replacement Killers (1998)
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Ratings: 5.9/10 from 16,572 users
Metascore:
42/100
Reviews: 148 user | 101 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com Failing to kill anymore because of his conscience, a troubled hit-man seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug-lord has hired replacements to finish the job and kill the hit-man. Director:Antoine FuquaWriter:Ken Sanzel |
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Cast
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| Yun-Fat Chow | ... |
John Lee
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| Mira Sorvino | ... | ||
| Michael Rooker | ... | ||
| Kenneth Tsang | ... | ||
| Jürgen Prochnow | ... |
Michael Kogan
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| Til Schweiger | ... | ||
| Danny Trejo | ... | ||
| Clifton Collins Jr. | ... |
Loco
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| Carlos Gómez | ... |
Hunt
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| Frank Medrano | ... |
Rawlins
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| Leo Lee | ... |
Lam
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| Patrick Kilpatrick | ... | ||
| Randall Duk Kim | ... |
Alan Chan
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Andrew J. Marton | ... |
Stevie
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Sydney Coberly | ... |
Sara
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Storyline
John Lee is the best hitman money can buy. But when John refuses to kill because of the seven year-old son of his target, John's bosses send someone after John to kill him and then take his place in the ring of hitmen. John then teams up with Meg Coburn to help him escape these "Replacement Killers." Written by Anonymous
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Kill or be replaced. See more »Parents Guide:
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Assassinos Substitutos See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$8,046,553 (USA) (8 February 1998) (1936 Screens)Gross:
$35,100,000 (Worldwide)Company Credits
Production Co:
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, WCG Entertainment Productions See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| USA: (extended cut)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Written by Richard Fearless and Steve Hellier
Performed by Death In Vegas
Courtesy of Time Bomb Recordings / Deconstruction Limited See more »
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Also the first American film for Til Schweiger who already was a major movie star in his native Germany at the time. Number of words his character, one of the titular replacement killers, speaks: Zero. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the opening scene, as John draws the second gun and twists around to shoot the last bodyguard, his tie ends up over his right arm as he shoots. In the overhead view after his last shot, his tie is back as it should be, but he hasn't moved. See more »Soundtracks
"Rocco"Written by Richard Fearless and Steve Hellier
Performed by Death In Vegas
Courtesy of Time Bomb Recordings / Deconstruction Limited See more »
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