Léon: The Professional (1994)
Overview
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $16,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $45,284,974.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 61.417 |
Directed By
Luc Besson
Crew
Luc Besson
Patrice Ledoux
Sylvie Landra
Françoise Benoît-Fresco
Thierry Arbogast
Gerard Drolon
Todd M. Thaler
Magali Guidasci
Éric Serra
Dan Weil
Geneviève Peyralade
Nick Allder
Peggy Nicholson
Cecilia Kate Roque
Bernard Grenet
Eric McGinty
Claude Besson
Thierry Guilmard
John Garland
Camille Lipmann
Neil Corbould
Sylvie Menard
Al Griswold
Gigi Williams
Patrice Grisolet
Carol Nast
Wing Lee
Carolyn Cartwright
Sylvette Baudrot
Patrick Camboulive
Bruno Tarrière
Peter Bucossi
Pascal Chaumeil
Claude Serra
Gérard Lamps
François Groult
Frank Ferrara
Norman Douglass
Don Picard
Gino Lucci
Roy Farfel
Gregg Smrz
Manny Siverio
Patrick Cauderlier
Garry Pastore
Nick Allder
Michael Russo
Michael E. Phillips
Luc Besson
Miguel Ángel Poveda
TOP CAST
Jean Reno
Léon Montana
Natalie Portman
Mathilda Lando
Gary Oldman
Norman Stansfield
Danny Aiello
Tony
Peter Appel
Malky
Michael Badalucco
Mathilda's Father
Ellen Greene
Mathilda's Mother
Elizabeth Regen
Mathilda's Sister
Carl J. Matusovich
Mathilda's Brother
Eric Challier
Bodyguard Chief
Willi One Blood
1st Stansfield Man
Don Creech
2nd Stansfield man
Keith A. Glascoe
3rd Stansfield man (Benny)
Jernard Burks
Stansfield man
Matt De Matt
Stansfield man
Frank Senger
Fatman
Stuart Rudin
Leon's Taxi driver
Lucius Wyatt Cherokee
Tonto
Maïwenn
Blond Babe
Luc Bernard
Mickey
Joseph Malerba
Stairway Swat
Adam Busch
Manolo
Jessie Keosian
Old Lady
George Martin
Receptionist
Alex Dezen
Ball Kid
Michael Mundra
Cigarette Kid
Kent Broadhurst
1st Policeman
Tommy Hollis
2nd Policeman
Peter Linari
1st Security man
Betty Miller
Orphanage Headmistress
Arsène Jiroyan
Swat Hostage
Geoffrey Bateman
Swat Chief
Peter Vizard
Doctor
David W. Butler
Important Jogger
Robert LaSardo
Client #1
Steve Gonnelo
3rd Security Guard
William James Stiggers Jr.
Subway Rapper
Sonny Zito
DEA Security Guard
Randy Pearlstein
Security Guard
Jeff McBride
Bodyguard
Fred Fischer
Newspaperman
Crystal Blake
Girl
Cary Wong
Chinatown Boss' sidekick
Mario Todisco
Tony's Barber
Samy Naceri
Swat 1
Christophe Gautier
Swat 2
Junior Almeida
Swat 3
David Gregg
Swat 4
Michel Montanary
Swat 5
Hervé Husson
Swat 6
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