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A hitman approaches a writer to help him create his next best seller, but the violent world he was a part of has other plans.A hitman approaches a writer to help him create his next best seller, but the violent world he was a part of has other plans.A hitman approaches a writer to help him create his next best seller, but the violent world he was a part of has other plans.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Charles Tyner
- Cleve's Father
- (as Harold Tyner)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaJames Woods had just quit smoking prior to filming. When it came time to shoot the cigarette on the palm scene, Woods suggested he take an already lit cigarette off of a patron--that way he wouldn't have to light and smoke a cigarette.
- GoofsWhile the robbery at the beginning of the movie was set in 1972, the robbers are driving a 1975-1978 Ford Econoline van.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Saturday Night Live: James Woods/Don Henley (1989)
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Little-Known Thriller.
James Woods plays a hit man named Cleve, who contacts a successful true crime author & former cop Dennis Meechum(played by Brian Dennehy) who got his start after he was the sole survivor of a deadly holdup at the police evidence department years earlier. Cleve wants Dennis to write his life story, which he feels is most interesting, and as a way to get back at his former employer, a powerful corporation he helped build. Meechum is intrigued but also skeptical, so Cleve takes him on a tour of his past, both with his parents and also his "assignments". Dennis learns that Cleve has a deeper connection to him than he realizes, and that some powerful forces don't want this proposed book published...
Little-seen thriller is quite well done, with fine acting by the leads, and efficient direction and story. Almost goes wrong toward the end with the expected violent finale, but is still exciting enough to compensate, with the well-plotted story unfolding most effectively.
Worth catching on DVD.
Little-seen thriller is quite well done, with fine acting by the leads, and efficient direction and story. Almost goes wrong toward the end with the expected violent finale, but is still exciting enough to compensate, with the well-plotted story unfolding most effectively.
Worth catching on DVD.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Hard Cover
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles City Hall - 200 North Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(Interior and exterior shots. 1972 flashback robbery scenes- As Police Depository Building.)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,278,150
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $905,399
- Sep 27, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $4,278,150
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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