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6.0Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
Released: 1998-04-2491 minDir: Kirk Wong Chi-KeungAction, Comedy, Crime, ThrillerBudget: $13.0MBox office: $27.0M
Cast
- Mark Wahlberg as Melvin Smiley
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Cisco
- Christina Applegate as Pam Shulman
- Avery Brooks as Paris
- Bokeem Woodbine as Crunch
- Antonio Sabàto Jr. as Vince
Themes
- dark comedy
- bungee-jump
- video store
- kosher
- stealing a car
- night vision goggles
- suitcase full of money
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Kirk Wong
- Cast member
- Danny Smith
- Composer
- Graeme Revell
- Producer
- John Woo
- Filming location
- Hamilton
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 524221
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1998-01-01
- title
- The Big Hit
- film editor
- Pietro Scalia
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 31/100
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