Assassins
Reviewed by: Ken James
STAFF WRITER
Very Offensive
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:
Adults
Genre:
Action Crime Thriller
Length:
2 hr. 12 min.
Year of Release:
1995
USA Release:
October 6, 1995
Featuring: |
Sylvester Stallone … Robert Rath
Antonio Banderas … Miguel Bain
Julianne Moore … Electra
Anatoli Davydov … Nicolai Tashlinkov (Anatoly Davydov)
Muse Watson … Ketcham
Steve Kahan … Alan Branch (Stephen Kahan)
Kelly Rowan … Jennifer, Electra's Neighbor
Reed Diamond … Bob
Kai Wulff … Remy
Kerry Skalsky … Buyer with Remy
James Douglas Haskins … Buyer with Remy
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Stephen Liska … Cop
John Harms … Cop
Edward J. Rosen … Cemetery Caretaker
Christina Orchid … Dowager
Bruce R. Orchid … Cabbie
James Oliver … Customs Officer (James Louis Oliver)
Sue Carolyn Wise … Obnoxious Woman in Elevator
Ron Ben Jarrett … Maintenance Man at Marriott Hotel
Marian Collier … Eugene and Danny's Pet Supply Lady
Dave Young … Male Guard
Ragna Sigrun … Female Guard
Mark Woodford … Room Service Waiter
Anibal O. Lleras … Cabbie
Marta Labatut … Cemetery Woman
Choco Orta … Cemetery Woman
Ivonne Piazza … Bank Teller
Ángel Vázquez … Bank Official
Axel Anderson … Bank President
David Dollase … Bodyguard
Jim Graham … Bodyguard
Wally Dalton … Priest
Paul Tuerpe … Reporter #1
John Procaccino … Reporter #2
Nerissa E. Williams … Reporter #3
Juan Manuel Lebrón … Puerto Rican Cafe Waiter
Eddie Bellaflores … Fruit Vendor
Thomas Helgeland … Soloist
James W. Gavin … Police Helicopter Pilot
Scott Stuber … Parking Attendant at Marriott Hotel
Richard Blum … Watcher
Michael DeCourcey … Cabbie
Whitey Shapiro … Cop
Stefan Enriquez … Cop
Fulvio Cecere … Cop
Shirley Oliver … Cop
Eric Sather … Cab Customer
Wally Gudgell … Upset Passenger
J. Mills Goodloe … Newlywed Man
Peter Sebastian Lackaff … Singer
John Lamar … Money Hungry Man
Ernie Hall … Cop
Calli Medved … Cop
Robert Sanders … Monorail Driver
Rhonda J. Osborne … Police Dispatcher
Christina Herrera … Pro Choice Woman
Cary Sanchez … Bank Receptionist
Frank R. Jimenez Jr. … Towel Boy (Frankie R. Jimenez Jr.)
Jeff King … Helicopter Pilot
David 'Shark' Fralick … Buyer with Remy (David Shark [Fralick])
Bob Minor … Cop
Germán Legarreta … Kid in plaza
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Director: |
Richard Donner |
Producer: |
Alexander B. Collett
Dan Cracchiolo
Dino De Laurentiis
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Richard Donner
Julie Durk
Bruce A. Evans
Karyn Fields
Raynold Gideon
J. Mills Goodloe
Andrew Lazar
Tony Munafo
Cynthia Neber
Ilyse Reutlinger
Lauren Shuler Donner
Joel Silver
Richard Solomon
Jim Van Wyck
Warner Bros.
Silver Pictures
Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
Canal+ [France]
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Evansgideon/Lazar
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Distributor: |
Warner Bros. |
Sylvester Stallone is Robert Rath, the uncontested number one hitman in the world after personally finishing off his former rival fifteen years ago, a Russian named Nicolai. While he violates a good amount of the ten commandments (especially the “thou shall not kill” one), Rath is seemingly a hitman with values… he has compassion for the innocent and manners with beautiful women like Electra (Julianne Moore) who enters his life as a target he is set to kill. But when a mysterious someone tries to steal a hit from Rath (Miguel Bain—Antonio Banderas), he begins to suspect that something is awry. Indeed it is, for he is now the target in a game that replays history from fifteen years in the past.
Bain is a younger, leaner, and meaner version of Rath. While he is Rath’s biggest fan—having devoted much time to study every past move of his and learn as much as possible on the strategies Rath uses—he will stop at nothing to become the best in the world. Of course, killing Rath is top on his priority list so as to become numero uno.
“Assassins”, directed by Richard Donner of “Lethal Weapon” fame, is heavy on the violence (to be expected), normal for its genre in profanity and bad language, and overall not redeeming in its worldview. On the positive side, there is plenty of action and a good story to back it up—without any skin or sexual situations added to appeal to the flesh.

