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The Big Hit (1998) [R]

Release Date:
April 24, 1998

Original Title:
The Big Hit

Alternate Titles:
The Big Hit - Volltreffer
無字頭四殺手

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Production Companies:
Amen Ra Films
Lion Rock Productions
TriStar Pictures

Production Countries:
Canada | France | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 16  AU: MA15+  CZ: 15+  DE: 18  DK: 15  NL: 18  US: R 

Runtime: 91

Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

ADR Supervisor:
David Gianmarco

Art Direction:
Craig Lathrop
Andrew M. Stearn

Assistant Costume Designer:
Linda Petty

Assistant Hairstylist:
Paula Fleet

Assistant Makeup Artist:
Edelgard K. Pfluegl

Assistant Sound Editor:
Anna Malkin
Gren-Erich Zwicker

Boom Operator:
Reynald Trudel

Co-Producer:
Roger Garcia
Victor McGauley
Craig Perry

Costume Design:
Margaret Mohr

Dialogue Editor:
Stephen Barden

Director:
Kirk Wong Chi-Keung

Director of Photography:
Danny Nowak

Editor:
Robin Russell
Pietro Scalia

Executive Producer:
John Woo
Terence Chang

Foley Artist:
Terry Burke
Goro Koyama
Andy Malcolm

Foley Mixer:
Ron Mellegers
Tony Van den Akker

Key Hair Stylist:
James D. Brown

Key Makeup Artist:
Donald Mowat

Music:
Graeme Revell

Original Music Composer:
Graeme Revell

Producer:
Warren Zide
Wesley Snipes
John M. Eckert

Production Design:
Taavo Soodor

Production Sound Mixer:
Douglas Ganton

Screenplay:
Ben Ramsey

Set Decoration:
Enrico Campana

Software Engineer:
Berj Bannayan

Sound Designer:
Sandy Gendler

Sound Effects Editor:
Tom Bjelic
Mark Gingras
Mark L. Mangino

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Keith Elliott
Andy Koyama
Brad Thornton
Don White

Stunts:
Branko Racki
Robert Racki
Bob Brown
Chun Kang Wang

Supervising Sound Editor:
Wayne Griffin
Michael O'Farrell

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Kyle Menzies
Kelley Ray

Wardrobe Assistant:
Pauline Chung

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Quita Alfred

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