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The Shooter
a.k.a. "Hidden
Assassin"
(1995)
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The Cuban Ambassador is assassinated
in New York City and U.S. Federal Marshall, Michael Dane (Dolph
Lundgren) is sent by the U.S. Justice Department to locate and
abduct the suspected assassin before she strikes again at the
Cuban / American summit taking place in Prague, Czech Republic. |
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Ted Kotcheff |
Director |
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Dolph Lundgren |
Michael Dane |
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Maruschka Detmers |
Simone Rosset |
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Assumpta Serna |
Marta |
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Gavan O'Herlihy |
Dick Powell |
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John Ashton |
Alex Reed |
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genre |
Action /
Thriller / Drama |
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rating |
R for strong
violence, language and brief nudity |
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production co(s) |
Conquistador
Entertainment / NewMarket Capital Group / Canal Plus / Arco Films
/ Etamp-Netto / Ricochet Productions / Romivest Ltd. / Transatlantique
Films |
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budget |
$7 million
(US) |
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location(s) |
Prague, Czech
Republic / Toronto, ON, Canada |
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- Originally, "The
Shooter" was supposed take place and be shot in Paris, France.
Prague has then been chosen for it's cheapest cost and more exotic
look.
- "The Shooter"
had a world premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in Czech
Republic in July 1995.
- "The Shooter"
has been released theatrically in the U.K., Spain, Italy, France,
Czech Republic and Egypt among others. |
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The first thing I noticed
with this movie was that Dolph wasn't given a whole lot to work
with - there really wasn't much in the way of character development
for him. The script itself seemed to fast-track, skipping over
places where more background or development could have been presented.
Finally, the cinematography is rather bleak in this movie (and
it's not just because it takes place is eastern Europe). All
of that being said, however, Dolph pulls off a good job with
what he was given to work with. There are some good action scenes
in the movie and some pretty dramatic moments, but overall, I'd
have to say it's not one of his best movies (through no fault
of Dolph's, however.) |
ADELSON/BAMGARTEN PRODUCTIONS
& MURAGLIA/SLADEK FILMS and NEWMARKET CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.
in association with CANAL PLUS present a CONQUISTADOR ENTERTAINMENT,
INC. ARCO FILMS/ETAMP-NETTO co-production DOLPH LUNDGREN MARUSCHKA
DETMERS in a TED KOTCHEFF film "THE SHOOTER" starring
ASSUMPTA SERNA GAVAN O'HERLIHY and JOHN ASHTON casting by CAROL
DUDLEY & ASSOCIATES and MELISSA SKOFF music composed and
conducted by STEFANO MAINETTI edited by RALPH BRUNJES production
designer BRIAN EATWELL director of photography FERNANDO ARGUILLES
associate producer JAN BILEK executive producers CRAIG BAUMGARTEN,
DANIEL JAKUB SLADEK and GARY ADELSON story by YVES ANDRE MARTIN
screenplay by YVES ANDRE MARTIN & MEG THAYER and BILLY RAY
produced by PAUL POMPIAN and SILVIO MURAGLIA directed by TED
KOTCHEFF
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