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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   24,753 votes
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Director:
Phillip Noyce
Writers (WGA):
Leslie Charteris (character)
Jonathan Hensleigh (story)
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Release Date:
4 April 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Cunning. Devious. Dangerous. Treacherous. more
Plot:
Simon Templar has no real family, no real home and Simon Templar isn't even his real name. Yet Simon Templar ... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
'Mixed Blood' for Samuel Jackson
 (From CinemaSpy. 17 June 2009, 7:45 PM, PDT)

Phillip Noyce Donates Directing Talent to ‘Mixed Blood’
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 16 June 2009, 10:02 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Am I the only one to like it? more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Val Kilmer ... Simon Templar

Elisabeth Shue ... Dr. Emma Russell

Rade Serbedzija ... Ivan Tretiak
Valeri Nikolayev ... Ilya Tretiak (as Valery Nikolaev)
Henry Goodman ... Dr. Lev Botvin
Alun Armstrong ... Inspector Teal
Michael Byrne ... Vereshagin, Tretiak's Aide

Yevgeni Lazarev ... President Karpov (as Evgeny Lazarev)
Irina Apeksimova ... Frankie (as Irina Apeximova)
Lev Prygunov ... General Sklarov (as Lev Prigunov)
Charlotte Cornwell ... Inspector Rabineau

Emily Mortimer ... Woman on Plane
Lucija Serbedzija ... Russian Prostitute
Velibor Topic ... Skinhead

Tommy Flanagan ... Scarface
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for action violence, brief strong language, some sensuality and drug content.
Runtime:
116 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Colour:
Colour (Rankcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS

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Trivia:
First big-screen Saint film since the 1950s. Plans for a Saint film date back to the 1980s, when Pierce Brosnan was reported to be a leading contender for the Templar role in a Saint movie that was to be produced by Roger Moore. This project never materialized. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Emma enters Simon's English country house she leaves the door wide open and continues into the room. In a subsequent shot, the door is closed. more
Quotes:
Simon Templar: If you think that by giving cold fusion to the world and giving up unimaginable wealth you'll make us happy, you're right. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Roses Fade (Mojo Mix) more

FAQ

What is the car that Simon Templar drives?
What is that unique knife/multi-tool that Simon Templar uses?
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42 out of 50 people found the following comment useful:-
Am I the only one to like it?, 22 February 2000
7/10
Author: Anders Åslund (anders.aslund@xpress.se) from Karlstad, Sweden

I liked this movie. Not as "The Saint" but as an elaborate action movie with a twist. Val Kilmer bears nothing in him that even gets close to Roger Moore's character - but if you look away from that and try to see it as an ordinary film, it's really good.

First of all, Val Kilmer performs fairly well, despite his weird accents. I really liked his artist type guy who seduces Emma Russell, he was great fun.

As for the story, well...I didn't bother to check for anomalies, I knew I'd find plenty. I only have two more things to say:

1. Elisabeth Shue is absolutely stunningly beautiful in this film.

2. The cool car that we only get to see a few seconds is a Volvo C70, a worthy replacement for the Volvo P1800 that Moore's Saint drove around in.

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