The Replacement Killers
A troubled hitman 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 hitman.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Released
- 1998
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1998
Storyline
A troubled hitman 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 hitman.
Top credits
Chow Yun-Fat ā John Lee
Mira Sorvino ā Meg Coburn
Michael Rooker ā Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
Kenneth Tsang ā Terence Wei
Did you know
ā¢ This movie set the record for the most bullets fired in an American film.
ā¢ Mira Sorvino took the role in the film at the behest of then-boyfriend Quentin Tarantino, who told her she had to work with Hong Kong legend Chow Yun-Fat.
ā¢ Mira Sorvino speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. Chow Yun-Fat is a Cantonese Chinese native speaker, but can also speak some Mandarin. Sorvino was able to help translate for Chow, who was just learning English at the time.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $19,204,929
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $8,046,553 (1998-02-08)
User reviews
Chow Yun Fat chews up Hollywood perfectly!
Fast-paced, enjoyable fun.
Great music, pretty good plot
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital, SDDS
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- Color
- Color
