United States / Feb 06, 1998 / R
Kill or be replaced.
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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 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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Clifton Collins Jr. | Loco |
| Carlos Gómez | Hunt |
| Frank Medrano | Rawlins |
| Leo Lee | Lam |
| Patrick Kilpatrick | Pryce |
| Randall Duk Kim | Alan Chan |
| Andrew J. Marton | Stevie |
| Sydney Coberly | Sara |
| Yau-Gene Chan | Peter Wei |
| Carlos Leon | Romero |
| Nicki Micheaux | Technician |
| Max Daniels | Smuggler |
| James Wing Woo | Priest |
| Albert Wong | Old Man |
| Christopher Doyle | Thug |
| Robert Apisa | Thug |
| Norm Compton | Thug |
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| Cle Sloan | Banger |
| Paul Higgins | Banger |
| James Lew | Bodyguard |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | Gangster |
| Eddie Perez | Gangster |
| Mario Roberts | Gangster |
| Richard L. Duran | Gangster |
| David Gene Gibbs | Helicopter Pilot |
| Rodger LaRue | Helicopter Pilot |
| Al Leong | Terence Wei Gunman (uncredited) |
| Dennis Keiffer | Thug (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Ortega | Gangster |
Genres
ActionCrimeThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Replacement Killers |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, WCG Entertainment Productions |
| Release date | 6 febbraio 1998 |
| Executive producer | Matthew Baer, Christopher Godsick, Terence Chang, John Woo |
| Production | Bernie Brillstein, Brad Grey, Michael McDonnell |
| Writer | Ken Sanzel |
| Casting | Wendy Kurtzman |
| Editing | Jay Cassidy, Peggy Davis, Mo Henry, Terry Claborn, Richard Conkling, Andrew Loschin |
| Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister, Darrin DeLoach, Stuart Abramson, Adam Richard Sklena, Peter Mercurio, Guy Norman Bee, Frank Masi, Steve Alessi, Lloyd Ahern II, Thomas J. Ruffner, John Trapman |
| Assistant directors | Jeff Okabayashi, Jeffrey Wetzel, Antoine Fuqua, Christopher T. Gerrity, Maria Battle-Campbell, Allan Graf, Carline Davis-Dyer |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Czechia / May 14, 1998 / 15+
France / May 27, 1998
Germany / May 28, 1998 / 18
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Hungary / Jun 04, 1998 / 18
Ireland / Jun 05, 1998 / 18
United Kingdom / Jun 05, 1998 / 18
Australia / Jul 04, 1998 / MA 15+
Digital
France / Apr 17, 2014 / VOD
Physical media
France / Feb 02, 1999 / 12 / DVD
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