The Big Hit
"Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill."
ActionAdventureComedyCrimeThriller
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.
🎬 DirectorKirk Wong Chi-Keung
📅 Release1998-04-24
🌍 CountryUnited States of America, Canada, France
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioTriStar Pictures, Lion Rock Productions, Amen Ra Films
🗳 Votes461
🔥 Popularity1
💰 Budget$13,000,000
💵 Revenue$27,007,143
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🎭 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)
🎥 Crew
DirectorKirk Wong Chi-Keung
ScreenplayBen Ramsey
ProducerWarren Zide
ProducerWesley Snipes
ProducerJohn M. Eckert
Director of PhotographyDanny Nowak
EditorRobin Russell
EditorPietro Scalia
Executive ProducerJohn Woo
Executive ProducerTerence Chang
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🏷 Keywords
dark comedybungee-jumpvideo storekosherstealing a carnight vision gogglessuitcase full of money
💬 Reviews
Dudes' Night again last night... thought about skipping posting this it was just so god-awful... Instead I guess I'll write 400 some words about it... 😛 Hit man Marky Mark "just wants people to like him!" and get's over his head in debt trying to maintain both his mistress' and fiance's lifestyles, all while both treat him like garbage. To get out of debt he joins his "Funky Bunch" of buddies…
I'm beginning to think that nobody on this site has a sense of humor or a brain. This movie is a parody of the rash of all too serious hitman and gangster movies of the nineties, specifically John Woo. You aren't supposed to take anything about this movie seriously. Everything about this movie is mocking the genre including editing, action scenes and continuity. Think Pootie Tang meets t…
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