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The Replacement Killers is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by John Woo. The screenplay was written by Amy Tan, with music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. The cast includes Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, and Kenneth Tsang. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and features elements such as drug dealers, snipers, martial arts, and police.
The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with a release date of February 6, 1998. It has a runtime of 87 minutes and was produced on a budget of 30,000,000, generating 19,200,000 in revenue. Review scores include 38%, 5.3 out of 10, and 42 out of 100. The original language is English, and it is available via video on demand.
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6.3Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.
Cast
- Chow Yun-Fat as John Lee
- Mira Sorvino as Meg Coburn
- Michael Rooker as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
- Kenneth Tsang as Terence Wei
- Jürgen Prochnow as Michael Kogan
- Til Schweiger as Ryker
Themes
- drug dealer
- sniper
- martial arts
- china
- police
- hitman
- funeral
- assault rifle
- chinatown
- conscientious objector
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Antoine Fuqua
- Screenwriter
- Amy Tan
- Cast member
- Nicki Micheaux
- Composer
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Producer
- John Woo
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 718129
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1998-05-28
- title
- The Replacement Killers
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Jay Cassidy
- review score
- 42/100
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