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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Featured review

7/10

A good movies makes it to America via Jet Li

This is a good movie that may have never made it to the American market if not for the success of Jet Li in the U.S. Eric Tsang is a very successful actor in the Hong Kong market, but has virtually no following here -- which is too bad. He may have even been listed as the star of the movie in the original Chinese version.

Eric is a Chinese blend of Danny DeVito and Joe Pesci. He can portray the wormy character of DeVito in the Romancing the Stone/Jewel of the Nile movies. And he also does a great blending of the Home Alone/Lethal Weapon Joe Pesci character. People should rent this movie to see him render his role.

As for the movie, itself, this is a little different than most Jet Li fare -- maybe because he is not the clear star. There is a little less of the martial artist and a little more of the actor. It is a pleasant change.