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Release Date
• USA: Feb 6, 1998
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jun 30, 1998
Budget $30,000,000
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong violence and for language.
Running Time
1 hour, 27 minutes
Country USA
Studio Columbia Pictures, WCG
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Other Titles
• The Replacement Killers
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Genre: Action, Thriller, Suspense, Revenge, Police, Murder, Gangsters, Cult Classic, Gore
Tagline: Kill or be replaced.
Plot: Versatile Hong Kong box office giant Chow Yun-Fat makes a Hollywood splash as a John Lee, Chinese hitman beholden to drug kingpin Mr. Wei (Hong Kong stalwart Ken Tsang, in an interesting reversal of his "crusty cop" persona). The good news is that Lee's free after one hit; the bad news is that Wei wants revenge on a cop who killed his son--by killing the cop's son. Lee decides to run rather than kill the boy, and Wei doesn't take kindly to the betrayal. Tough-talking passport forger Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino) creates a new identity for Lee, but that's of little help when they must face Wei's army of "replacement killers." First-timer Fuqua provides eye-candy visuals and plenty of action set pieces. John Woo executive produced.
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| Cast |
Yun-Fat Chow
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Killer, Anna and the King |
 | Mira Sorvino
Quiz Show, Summer of Sam, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion |
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King Arthur, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Driven |
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Harry Gregson-Williams
Shrek 2, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Kingdom of Heaven |
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