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Also known as Big Hit

1998 film by Kirk Wong

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6.0

Affable 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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Ratings

IMDb

6/10

33,265 votes

Year
1998
Runtime
91 min
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Kirk Wong
Cast member
Danny Smith
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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