The Big Hit (1998)
Overview
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $13,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $27,007,143.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.173 |
Directed By
Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
Crew
Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
Robin Russell
Warren Zide
Wesley Snipes
John M. Eckert
Ben Ramsey
Pietro Scalia
Graeme Revell
Danny Nowak
John Woo
Stephen Barden
Mark Gingras
Wayne Griffin
Terry Burke
Mark L. Mangino
Pauline Chung
Terence Chang
David Gianmarco
Craig Perry
James D. Brown
Paula Fleet
Brad Thornton
Tony Van den Akker
Taavo Soodor
Enrico Campana
Ron Mellegers
Craig Lathrop
Margaret Mohr
Gren-Erich Zwicker
Berj Bannayan
Douglas Ganton
Quita Alfred
Goro Koyama
Andy Malcolm
Kyle Menzies
Keith Elliott
Donald Mowat
Anna Malkin
Michael O'Farrell
Victor McGauley
Edelgard K. Pfluegl
Roger Garcia
Andrew M. Stearn
Sandy Gendler
Don White
Linda Petty
Tom Bjelic
Andy Koyama
Reynald Trudel
Kelley Ray
Branko Racki
Robert Racki
Bob Brown
TOP CAST
Mark Wahlberg
Melvin Smiley
Lou Diamond Phillips
Cisco
Christina Applegate
Pam Shulman
China Chow
Keiko Nishi
Avery Brooks
Paris
Antonio Sabàto, Jr.
Vince
Bokeem Woodbine
Crunch
Elliott Gould
Morton Shulman
Lainie Kazan
Jeanne Shulman
Robin Dunne
Gump
Danny Smith
Video Store Kid
Sab Shimono
Jiro Nishi
Lela Rochon
Chantel
Matt Birman
Theater Thug (uncredited)
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