The Hit - Le tueur était presque parfait

Original title: The Hit

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John Hurt and Laura del Sol in The Hit - Le tueur était presque parfait (1984)

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Ten years after Willie Parker ratted on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men kidnap him and drive him to Paris for his planned execution. However, they enco... Read allTen years after Willie Parker ratted on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men kidnap him and drive him to Paris for his planned execution. However, they encounter many mishaps along the way.Ten years after Willie Parker ratted on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men kidnap him and drive him to Paris for his planned execution. However, they encounter many mishaps along the way.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Hopwood
(as Bernie Searl)

Brian Royal

Fellows

Albie Woodington

Riordan

Willoughby Gray

Judge

Jim Broadbent

Barrister

Manuel de Benito

Juan
(as Manul De Benito)

Juan Calot

Priest

Enrique San Francisco

Kidnapper
(as Quique San Francisco)

Will More

Kidnapper
(as Joaquin Alonso)

José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'

Kidnapper
(as Jose Luis Fernandez)

Camilo Vilanova

Kidnapper

John Hurt

Braddock

Tim Roth

Myron

Director
- Stephen Frears
Writer
- Peter Prince
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Joe Strummer was originally considered for the part of Myron, but his bandmates (in The Clash) nixed the idea. Strummer then recommended Tim Roth for the part, based on his appearance as "Trevor the Skinhead" in Made in Britain (1983). This movie was Roth's first theatrical feature, and granted him a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer.

Goofs
At the beginning of the film, a black Ford Zephyr Mark III pulls up outside Willie Parker's flat. It has a number plate ending in K, denoting that it was first registered in 1971 or 1972. However this model of car was only made between 1962 and 1966. The DVLA rules on personalised number plates forbid a plate that makes a car look "younger" that its actual year of manufacture.

Quotes
Willie: It's just a moment. We're here. Then we're not here. We're somewhere else... maybe. And it's as natural as breathing. Why should we be scared?

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Heartbreakers/The Hit/Alamo Bay/A Private Function (1985)

Soundtracks
We'll Meet Again
(uncredited)
By Ross Parker and Hugh Charles
Performed by Terence Stamp and other cast menbers

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Featured review

8/10

Who's in charge here anyway?

Two hit men go to Spain and pick up a fellow crook who went into hiding years before. They are suppose to drive him back to Paris, however as they hit the road, it quickly becomes clear that things are not what they seem and that the hit men are in for more than they ever bargained for.

Tightly plotted and neat little thriller that works thanks to its three stars. Terrence Stamp kicked his career into high gear once more with his turn as the man hauled off for execution. So calm in the face of death its almost unnerving and its not hard to see how he can begin to play his captors like a violin. John Hurt and Tim Roth are his equal as the two hit men who never saw what they were walking into. This is ensemble acting at its finest.

This is a great little film. Its worth seeking out.