Hitman

Original title: Sat sau ji wong

1998
R
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

5.7K

YOUR RATING

Jet Li, Gigi Leung, Eric Tsang, and Simon Yam in Hitman (1998)

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Two hitmen, one a novice and the other a veteran with poor luck, band together to find the "King of Killers" for whom there is a large reward.Two hitmen, one a novice and the other a veteran with poor luck, band together to find the "King of Killers" for whom there is a large reward.Two hitmen, one a novice and the other a veteran with poor luck, band together to find the "King of Killers" for whom there is a large reward.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

5.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Kiki
(as GiGi Leung)

Timmy Ho

David Wu

Kwong-Kim Yip

Martin
(as Ip Kwong Kim)

John Ching

Kau
(as Chen Tung)

Keiji Sato

Eiji Tsukamoto
(as Sato Keiji)

Hideri Meiken

Sasaki
(as Hidari Meiken)

Kenji Sahara

Mr. Tsukamoto
(as Sahara Kenji)

Paul Rapovski

Tall Guy - Eiji's Bodyguard

Frankie Chi-Hung Ng

Father at Amusement Park
(as Ng Chi Hung)

Ta Lei

Leung
(as Tat Lui)

Jude Poyer

Assassin

Shing-Hung Leung

Brother Dog's Man

Kwai-Bo Chun

Brother Dog's Man

Sam Kai-Sen Huang

Brother Dog's Man

Dion Lam

Tsukamoto's Security Guard

Storyline

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Trivia
In the scene where they are buying clothes for Jet Li's character, Jet dresses up as several well known movie hitmen, such as Léon in Léon: The Professional (1994) and Mark in A Better Tomorrow (1986).

Goofs
During the carnival scene where Fu knocks the gun out of his friend's hand, it switches from being a 1911 clone to a Beretta. When Ngok Lo picks it up, it switches back to being a 1911, but when he drops the gun it becomes a Beretta again.

Quotes
Kwan: [sipping some coffee] What's this?
[a secretary says it's decaf]
Kwan: Decaf? What the hell's the point of that?

Alternate versions
The US version, that is released by Columbia/TriStar (under the name "Contract Killer"), is cut by about 6 mins. The original version of the film, which it's original English title was "Hitman," runs at about 104 mins. The US version runs at 98 mins. Also, the original music has been removed and replaced with a soundtrack containing mostly rap and the English dub that is on Columbia/TriStar's version dumbs down the original version's dialog considerably.

Connections
Referenced in Wonsal Pictures: My Complete Dvd And Blu-Ray Collection Part 1. (2023)

Soundtracks
Contract Killer
Written by J. Tegelamn / C.A. Johnson / E. Hamilton
Performed by Chriss K. Kane
Published by Finishit Music/Cat Nip Music/Fresh Corp. Music (all ASCAP)

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Charisma, kicks and comedy

Fast action and lots of laughs too!

In The Contract Killer, Jet Li supplies the charisma and quick kicks as a lowly trainee hitman going for the big score in tracking down the King of All Hitmen.

Li's character is in tandem with a sly, but bumbling conman, played by the great Hong Kong character actor Eric Tsang (Men Suddenly in Black, Accidental Spy), who excels at menace and comic relief. Tsang gives one of his typical 3D performance a la Bob Hoskins or Sydney Greenstreet.

A rare directorial effort from actor/stuntman Wei Tung, who also directed Magic Cop.