The Replacement Killers

Theatrical - Wide 1998-02-06

Cast Chow Yun-Fat Mira Sorvino Michael Rooker Kenneth Tsang Jürgen Prochnow
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Written by Ken Sanzel

Box Office Gross: $19,200,000

Running Time: 87 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Columbia Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, WCG Entertainment Productions

Genres: Action Crime Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

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... See more 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.

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The Replacement Killers

Posted 28 years ago

Review Date: Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer: Ken Sanzel Producers: Bernie Brillstein and Brad Grey Actors: Chow Yun-Fat as John Lee Mira Sorvino as Meg Coburn Michael Rooker as Stan Plot: Hitman Lee (Yun-Fat) must kill a police officer’s son for...