The Replacement Killers

2/6/19981h 27m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Kill or be replaced. ~

Overview:

Hired 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.

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$30,000,000.00

Revenue:

$19,200,000.00

Key words:

drug dealer
sniper
martial arts
china
police
hitman
funeral
assault rifle
chinatown
conscientious objector
revenge
organized crime
fugitive
on the run
los angeles, california
one man army
sunglasses
drug lord
silencer
uzi
police raid
contract killer
action hero
replacement

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

Danny Trejo

~ as ~

Collins

Clifton Collins Jr.

~ as ~

Loco

Carlos Gómez

~ as ~

Hunt

Frank Medrano

~ as ~

Rawlins

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Reviews (1)

JPV852
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
Not a great action-thriller (one of many of the East meets West team-up pictures of the late 90s/early aughts) but has its moments and liked the pairing of Chow Yun-fat and Bridget Fonda. Still relatively entertaining though apparently highly edited by the studio removing much of the romance between Yun-Fat and Fonda, with only little bits of dialogue left over. 3.25/5