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Killshot (2008) -- A botched scam sends an old-school hitman (Rourke) and a young stick-up kid (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) on a mission to find and kill an innocent couple (Jane and Lane) in order to protect their identities.
Killshot (2008) -- A woman and her husband become the targets of ruthless hitmen
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Overview

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Director:

John Madden

Writers (WGA):

Hossein Amini (screenplay)
Elmore Leonard (novel)

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Release Date:

13 November 2008 (Israel) more

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more

Tagline:

Yesterday she was a witness. Today she's a target. more

Plot:

Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit. full summary | add synopsis

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Rather disappointing more (35 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mickey Rourke ... Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas
Brandon McGibbon ... Blackbird's Kid Brother
Peter Kelly Gaudreault ... Blackbird's Brother
Michelle Arvizu ... Nurse
Richard Zeppieri ... Son-in-Law / Mafia Boss
Alexis Butler ... Girl in Hotel Room
Hal Holbrook ... Papa

Diane Lane ... Carmen Colson
Robert Gow ... Prospective Buyer #1
Catherine Hayos ... Prospective Buyer #2

Thomas Jane ... Wayne Colson
Craig Blair ... Construction Site Foreman

Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Richie Nix
Lynne Deragon ... Mrs. Palino

Rosario Dawson ... Donna
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Киллер (Russia) [ru]
El ave Negra (Argentina) [es]
Killshot - Alvo a Abater (Portugal) [pt]
Killshott - Tiro Certo (Brazil) [pt]
O dolofonos einai edo (Greece) [el]
Tiro mortal (Mexico) [es]
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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

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SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Company:

FilmColony more


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Trivia:

The release date changed several times because the film has undergone a series of re-shoots after it's original completion date in January 2006. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Richie Nix's shooting rampage in the gas station, a close up reveals that his shotgun is an obvious cheap plastic replica. more

Quotes:

[Nix has just tracked Wayne down to a convenience store]
Richie Nix: [taking a gun and a sack out] All right!
[places sack on register and says to cashier]
Richie Nix: It's your big day, honey, it's a double feature. Get your cash laid out on the counter, and get some gum.
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Soundtrack:

Suspicion more


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41 out of 67 people found the following comment useful.
Rather disappointing, 22 March 2009
4/10
Author: tobias1808 from Australia

I saw the movie after checking its rating on IMDb. Back then, it was at 8.0 and I thought, "wow! That must be a good one". I thought wrong. The beginning of the movie actually keeps what the plot promises, but then it goes exponentially down underneath its basement. I think without the character of Richie Nix, it might have been alright - although he is the reason the story line takes the course it does. The character is just too extreme for my liking, and hard to endure. Also, the journey the main character takes from the beginning of the story till its "climax" at the end is partly irrelevant and could easily have been omitted - the alternative is, I just did not understand the movie.

Although I must admit that it is "easy watching", and I had no problems sitting through the whole movie, when it had finished I was somewhat unimpressed by the ending. All in all, rather mediocre.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt was not bad at all in this! StogeBuyerMike
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JGL was so annoying that I loved his performance. Indie_Film
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